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We all knew Google’s Chrome browser was always going to be more than a little popular with both the hardcore and casual e-explorer alike, but the latest figures from this week’s Google I/O 2012 Developer’s Conference has revealed just how popular it is, standing at a mind-boggling, Google-gratifying 310-million active users… read more

Dropbox has announced an experimental Android beta release that will see fans of its file-syncing services enjoy a brand-new Camera Upload feature, plus free storage to help test it out.
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Photo-sharing apps are ten-a-penny these days, but photo-sharing apps backed by Google? Well they’re just a little bit less common.

According to Tech Crunch, Pool Party is just such an app, developed by Slide, one of Google’s acquisitions from last year and currently, it seems, working on autonomous projects within Google. read more

Blackberry and Windows Mobile users may be familiar with Bolt, offering as it does ‘lightning fast mobile browsing’ but until now Android users have been left out in the cold. Bolt is now coming to your favourite platform, though, in the form of a private beta… read more

Mozilla’s Android web browser Firefox 4.0 shed its beta skin as recently as the end of March. Followers of Life of Android will know we didn’t think much of the beta app or the final version proper. It was serviceable enough but when compared to rival apps Skyfire, Dolphin HD and the Opera duo, it fell short – which is a little unfathomable when its desktop version is so awesome. Still, Mozilla is giving up that easily and is back with Firebox 5.0 for Android Beta.

Looking at the updated version, the improvements appear to be centred on performance and bug fixes rather than any major new features. We’re told pages should load faster over a 3G connection while panning and transition animations are slicker than before. Compatibility with the popular SwiftKey keyboard app is now sorted and you can now opt out of online behavioural tracking so your web activity isn’t monitored by visiting the preference menu. read more