I'm not yet sure whether i like it yet, but if you are as annoyed as some other users are about the ticker, you can now kill it with fire — i mean, a new Google Chrome extension. Browsing for things that your spouse or family might not approve of is always a slightly risky business, but with most modern browsers now offering ways to surf without a history being kept, the problem is on the decline. Click on the About Google Chrome under the Settings button, and it should start downloading and installing the update. Google has fixed 32 security vulnerabilities in its popular Chrome Web browser and in process released a shiny, updated version of Chrome. Yesterday was the eighth anniversary of Johnny Cash’s death, and Google Chrome was on-hand to commemorate it. Bear with us, here. Google has prepared an update for its Chrome browser that protects users against an attack that decrypts data sent between browsers and many websites protected by the secure sockets layer protocol. Internet Explorer is still the number one Web browser, but Chrome is continuing to grow at both it and Firefox’s expense. Version 2.4 adds enhanced support for Apple’s os x 10.7 Lion operating system, Safari 5.1, Firefox 64-bit mode and Google Chrome web browsers, plus exclusive Windows Media export support for Apple Final Cut Pro x and Motion 5 through Compressor 4. One of the ways around that, besides picking a relatively crash-proof browser (we recommend Google Chrome), is to use a “site-specific browser” to give your Web app some desktop permanence.

Brad Richards, who missed part of Tuesday's practice with a sore groin, is not skating with his group today. As the hockey world has contemplated what freshly signed New York Rangers playmaker Brad Richards can do for scorer Marian Gaborik, Richards spent his time thinking about what Gaborik can do for him. Count Brad Richards in that camp. Few are better positioned to talk about it than the New York Rangers' Brad Richards, who emerged from the shadows of a concussion this summer to sign a nine-year, $60-million (us) free-agent contract. For Brad Richards, there is a comforting sense of déjà vu as he prepares for his first season as a New York Ranger. Everyone, including myself, was of the belief that the biggest storyline entering Rangers training camp last week would be the progression of new top line center Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik. Richards was present at Tuesday's workout, but he did not take part in conditioning drills. Brad Richards said he plans to skate tomorrow, despite missing today’s session with a sore groin. Brad Richards, who missed part of Tuesday’s practice with a sore groin, is not skating with his group today. Brad Richards is saying all the right things as he prepares to become the face of the New York Rangers. It is what happens when you are young and indestructible, this tendency to overlook the base economics of hockey’s crisis of consciousness. A few weeks ago i posted an article that was met with both criticism and confusion. Brad Richards understands The John Tortorella Training Camp Experience. The main news out of Westchester today was that while Staal skated for a second straight day, Brad Richards did not. Brad Richards was the biggest name on the NHL’s free-agent market this summer, and on July 2, he became a Ranger, agreeing to a nine-year, $60 million contract to center the team’s top line. Brad Richards has been a durable player over his 10-year career. Brad Richards, the Rangers’ new center, seems prepared to take on some of the more controversial aspects of the game, such as hits to the head, and, guardedly, fighting. Boomer was thrilled when Craig surprised him by bringing in Rangers center Brad Richards on Tuesday to talk a little hockey.

Charlize Theron is looking to do some investigatin'. At the gq Men of the Year Awards last night Charlize Theron rocked up locking stunning, as usual. Back to the Fuchsia Plus, Leighton Meester, Charlize Theron, Hailee Steinfeld 'n' Ivanka Trump. To celebrate the latest incarnation of J'adore fragrance, Dior Beauty last night officially released a new commercial starring Charlize Theron mingling with three long-gone movie icons. But it seems the baggy, long trouser look has well and truly arrived, as Charlize Theron and Tess Daly demonstrate. Charlize Theron is in early talks to star in and produce Cities of Refuge, a crime thriller by Brandon Willer that has been optioned by Inferno Entertainment. To celebrate the latest incarnation of J’adore fragrance, Dior Beauty last night officially released a new commercial starring Charlize Theron mingling with three long-gone movie icons. When you carry a title like “sexiest Man Alive” on your unusually well-sculpted shoulders, you can’t be expected to remain single for long — or at the very least remain untargeted by kissy-face celeb gossip. Wearing black shades, skinny jeans and stilettos, Theron, the face of the fragrance, arrives late backstage for a fashion show set at the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Olivia Wilde turns heads wherever she goes, and last night was no exception. Charlize Theron , Leighton Meester , Olivia Wilde , and Rashida Jones got decked out in nyc last night to celebrate the launch of the new htc Rhyme Android smartphone. Leighton wore a dress from uk designer Marios Schwab and Burberry heels while Charlize was decked out in green Chloe. Als Gesicht von Dior zierte Charlize Theron mit ihrer unglaublichen Schönheit nun die jüngste Werbekampagne für den Marken-Duft J’Adore. Charlize Theron, Leighton Meester, Olivia Wilde and Rashida Jones got decked out in nyc last night to celebrate the launch of the new htc Rhyme Android smartphone. The stars dazzled on the red carpet for the gq Men of the Year Awards in London on Tuesday evening. Weird and freaky? Yes. But also kinda awesome.

Google Buzz which failed to create much of a buzz is now betting big on Google Plus. In March, Google settled with the ftc over privacy concerns with Google Buzz, only to be called before the Judiciary Committee in May to testify about its mobile privacy policy for location services. That has prompted Google to try and overhaul Facebook with its Google+ offer, the latest in several attempts after the high profile failures of Orkut and Google Buzz to try and create its own rival. Google is also looking ahead to Facebook's F8 conference, by opening Google+ to everyone and making hangouts even more awesome. Poaching names is nothing new in the tech world, though. Google’s new Buzz service gives you four ways to post updates from your mobile phone. Buzz and speculation is building around a new and as-yet-unreleased programming language from Google called Dart. That leaves plenty of time for the buzz to get around the non-techy real world The change is widely seen as a joint response to the unexpected success of Google Plus. Google+ got a ton of buzz when it launched in June, and got a lot of visitors thanks to its integration across Google Web sites. The theory is that social media buzz and the volume of Google searches can accurately predict who will win the awards on Sunday night. In June, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt publicly asserted “we’re a law abiding company.” Eric Schmidt managed to come out of Wednesday’s Senate antitrust hearings gaffe-free. Google wants to replace your wallet. Look out Facebook, here comes Google+. It’s two days before Facebook’s developer conference and one before Google Chairman Eric Schmidt gives his testimony on Capitol Hill. Last week’s purchase of the granddaddy of “user-generated” restaurant reviews, Zagat, by Google forced me to again question why diners value the opinion of strangers with an unknown level of experience.

The "home" page provides a stream of posts from followed users in real time, but can be filtered by choosing "friends," "family" and whatever Circles users have created. As our own Marshall Kirkpatrick commented, in other words these numbers suggest the Circles metaphor is working. Add a photo, write something interesting in the employment section. I'm sure there's an easy explanation, something like that person wasn't signed up to Google Plus but was there because they had a Google login maybe. Billion plan to buy Motorola Mobility, my thoughts went back to the search company’s mission statement that declares in part, “it’s best to do one thing really, really well. Google is also renaming its Huddle mobile group messaging feature to Messenger. A few months ago, Google announced the availability of a new project So now when you’re sitting down for a meal, or kicking back on vacation, you can show your circles what’s happening, right this second,” the said blog post continues. One thing that won’t effect a user’s Klout score is the number of people or circles they are included in. Taking a page from Google Plus, Facebook is doing what most social-media industry watchers expected: giving members the ability to segregate their friends based on specific circles. This is a mistake Google+, whose Circles feature serves the same purpose, would never make. Google has unleashed Google+ on the world, now completely unfettered by its earlier requirement to join via invitation. Anyone can now sign up for Google Plus, which has new features including mobile video “hangouts.” Facebook has begun rolling out its answer to Google Circles with a new focus on its Friend Lists feature, included an auto-intelligent grouping tool. What a day. In the space of a few short hours, Google+ wrenched open the floodgates, allowing anyone to sign up for the fledgling social network — while Facebook retooled its newsfeed so you won’t miss any of your friend’s vital updates. Last month, Google made the +1 button more like the Facebook “like” button for Google+ in the sense that when you click the button, you can now share content to your Google+ Circles. Google recently launched a +snippets feature that makes it easy for users to visit a webpage and then share it with their Google+ circles.

Ellison declined to comment when he arrived at court. But meantime, he did announce another feature that may be especially appealing to brands: Google's “+1″ button, akin to Facebook's Like button that people use to recommend a post or news story or search ad, now can be used in display advertising. A quick cut to Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, who is appearing alone. With StormPost's Google +1 button, recipients can share the full email or article-level content to the appropriate Circle, ensuring higher engagement and relevance. Republican presidential candidate Gary Johnson will reportedly join a group of his fellow contenders at the upcoming Republican presidential debate hosted by Google and Fox News. Google has just revealed that they are adding the Google +1 Button to their AdSense ads. These buttons would appear along with display ads that usually feature one ad per ad-block. Google is now bringing the +1 button to AdSense and display ads within the Google ad network. If you swing by [chrisbrogan.com], and click on any post, you’ll notice there’s a little Google +1 button at the top, alongside the Facebook Like button. Today, Datran Media announced the expansion of its social media capabilities for its digital marketing platform, StormPost. Now you can +1 any sort of content you come across that you’d like to recommend, with a single click of mouse, on Google’s Chrome browser. He was the guy who figured out how to add Google +1 buttons to websites before they officially went live. As a long-time user of Gmail and several other Google services, I’ve come to appreciate the company’s Spartan UIs, ever-evolving capabilities, and pervasive integration. Google Display Network advertisers will soon see the Google +1 button added to their web and mobile display ads. Google booked record sales and earnings in the first half of this year, made a series of splashy acquisitions, and is on a hiring spree. As mediation talks between Oracle and Google move into their second day the chances of an accord being reached are looking increasingly unlikely. Google+ hopes to gain on Facebook by coming out of its invite-only status today, as well as adding mobile features to bring in a wider swath of users. Reuters – Google Inc and Facebook trotted out a variety of new social networking features in back-to-back announcements on Tuesday, underscoring their intensifying competition for Web surfers. (reuters) – Google Inc urged a federal judge to reject an Oracle Corp expert’s recommendation that it pay more than $2.2 billion for infringing patents for Java technology used in the Android operating system. Shares of credit card networks rallied on Tuesday after Google Inc. announced an expansion of its Wallet mobile payments system.

Google has opened up its popular social network site Google+ to the public after 90 days of limited field-testing. After 12 weeks of socializing in select circles, Google has announced that anyone can sign up for its fledgling social network, Google Plus. Comparing Facebook to the old aol or outdated ibm technology is a way of trying to argue the social network has no long term future. He says he feels Google has done a good job on this. With over 25 million users and noted as one of the fastest-growing social networks, Google+ simplifies the way people share content. The move by Facebook is likely also a reaction to Google's entry into the social networking market with Google+, the biggest threat to Facebook to date. New york — Google Inc. has opened up its Google Plus social network to everyone after testing it with a limited audience for 12 weeks. Too busy to keep up with the tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from cnet for Tuesday, September 20. • File this one under “think before you tweet.” Google Inc. on Tuesday broadened its assault on rival Facebook Inc. by opening its Google+ online social network to the public. “for the first time, you’ll be able to run social-enabled ad campaigns that work across millions of sites in over 40 countries around the world,” Google explained. Like, oh, around 750 million other users of Facebook, i logged on to the world’s biggest social media network this morning and was immediately annoyed. Three months after the Google (goog)+ social network launched on an invitation-only basis, Google is opening up the gates to everybody — at least everyone old enough to vote. Comscore, Inc. (nasdaq:scor) , a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the report The Rise of Social Networking in Latin America. Google+ vs. Facebook, in the battle to become the biggest or best global social network. The “google doodle” today is actually a huge blue arrow pointing users to the company’s Google+ social network, which Google opened to the public Tuesday after a three-month field trial. Facebook on Tuesday began rolling out the latest in a rapid-fire series of enhancements to the leading social network as nascent rival Google+ opened its membership to the world. Google opened the gates to its social network, Google+, to everyone while rolling out more than a dozen new features to the service. Google has launched some major updates for Google+ Hangouts and ‘huddles’ (now called Messenger) that make the Google social network an attractive platform for business communication and collaboration. Google+ is now open to the public, and now it’s “game on” in the battle between Google and Facebook for social network supremacy.

This morning, the Internet has been buzzing (or tweeting) with talk of Google's upcoming hearing before the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee set to start at 11am pst (2pm Eastern). (samsung) Google made its Google Wallet mobile payment service available to certain users for the first time, today, according to a post on the official Google blog. Google+ users are not entirely satisfied with Google's listening and learning: Several of those posting to the company's mobile blog urged Google to rescind its controversial name policy. And, as explained in our little seo trash talk earlier, Santorum's name still comes up because, even as it's definitive negative publicity about the presidential candidate, it's still pretty relevant, as evidenced by this 987-word (so far) blog. Cash can be loaded onto the app using a City MasterCard or Google Prepaid Card. The company's +1 buttons, rolled out earlier this year, will start appearing in Google display ads in October, according to a post on the company's Inside AdWords blog. Today’s the day. Google ceo Eric Schmidt is being called on the carpet in front of a us Senate subcommittee, to talk about whether his company is a monopolistic orge. On Google’s security blog late Thursday, Eric Grosse, vice president for security engineering, said the company was “directly contacting possibly affected users. Google’s mobile display ads are getting +1 buttons, according to a post to the Google Mobile Ads blog, which came through the rss feeds, but is not live on the actual blog. When Google announced the acquisition on Thursday through its company blog, it did not disclose a purchase price. The search giant, with ambitions to take on Groupon and other leaders of the burgeoning (or bubble-ing) daily-deals industry, acquired a company called DailyDeal, based in Germany, according to the company. It’s a sex-related, vulgar term we cannot come close to describing on these pages. After a three-month invite only field test, Google+ released the social network to open beta yesterday afternoon. New to Google+, now that the service is open to the general public? Here’s a primer. Google opened its social network, Google+, to the public, and added new features to help it compete with Facebook. Early today Osama Bedier Vice President of Payments announced through the official Google Blog that the Search Engine Giant had delivered on its May promise to create an app that would make the fat consumer wallet stuffed with credit cards look thin. Eric Schmidt, Google’s chairman, will tell a Senate panel that antitrust investigations of Google are largely the result of complaints by disgruntled competitors. As of today, Google’s Wallet service is officially available, according to a post on the official Google blog. Google offered to the public the long-awaited Google Wallet, which works only with one Sprint phone, a Citibank account and a MasterCard.

This year, they've remained comparatively healthy with the notable exception of the loss of all-pro safety Nick Collins with a neck injury Sunday at Carolina. Thomas Jones and Dexter McCluster are set to step in for Charles. An investigation is under way at Cirencester Park Polo Club into the claims that involve veteran manager Major Nick Musgrave. Meanwhile, things are much more settled in the circuit's Saloon Car championship where Yate's Nick Charles retained his outright title at the last round. Nick Charles, 28, of Forestville took the day off from his acquisitions and program management job with a private contractor at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC, to hand out leaflets for Davis at Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville. Jamaal Charles and Nick Collins are both done for the 2011 season. Nfl players have been dropping like flies ever since the lockout was lifted in late July, leading to a late start of the season for the league. This year, they’ve remained comparatively healthy with the notable exception of the loss of all-pro safety Nick Collins with a neck injury Sunday at Carolina. We’ll have to go from there. Here’s a quick look at all the injury reports and updates from the NFL.com news desk so far in Week 2: Jets center Nick Mangold didn’t return after sustaining a right ankle injury against the Jaguars, but X-rays on the injury were negative. Nick Charles, who ran for the seat as a Republican in 2010, has registered to run this year as a Democrat. Green bay — there’s no sugarcoating the loss of safety Nick Collins for the Green Bay Packers’ season Matthews heads the list, followed in order by Charles Woodson, then probably B.J. Kansas City running back Jamaal Charles was carted off the field midway through the first quarter Sunday with a left knee injury, and coach Todd Haley said after the game the team was still awaiting a definitive word on his status. Jamaal Charles could be out awhile for the Kansas City Chiefs. Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy reviews the political year of Nick Clegg. The Chiefs said Monday that they will put running back Jamaal Charles on injured reserve with a left knee injury, meaning he is done for the rest of the season. The all-pro running back will go on injured reserve after tearing the acl in his left knee, a person familiar with the injury told the Associated Press, leaving the winless Chiefs without one of their best players. Labour is congratulating The Warehouse for joining a two week analogue tv recycling scheme starting today, but says it’s a drop in the bucket compared to what is needed.

It was a text from a familiar name asking him to call, sent almost immediately after the forward's blockbuster trade in June. 18 (richards) were absent from the board on the first Dry Island, as well as the estimated five more times the policy was instituted. Each day the Drew Doughty contract situation remains unresolved, it becomes a bigger problem for the Los Angeles Kings and overshadows the rebuilt roster headlined by the additions of Mike Richards and Simon Gagne. Twitter users have adopted the #blamesubban hashtag — legend has it the tag was used for the first time when then-philly captain Mike Richards accused Subban of being disrespectful to veteran NHLers — for everything under the sun. Matt Read was on the golf course last June when friends came running up to him with the news that Mike Richards and Jeff Carter had been traded. It was a text from a familiar name asking him to call, sent almost immediately after the forward’s blockbuster trade in June. Out with the old and in with the new. On june 23, the first day of the Mike Richards and Jeff Carter anno Domini, Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren understated that he now controls “a totally different team.” Richards believes putting a left-handed shooting right wing “this was a team that no one was questioning their effort,” said nbc analyst Mike Milbury. It was a summer in which they shipped out captain Mike Richards and star forward Jeff Carter in blockbuster trades, two guys who were the faces of the franchise. Pessimistic Flyers fans show concern about trading two of the centerpieces of the franchise, including captain Mike Richards. For the Flyers, camp has more meaning than usual. On September 16th the Philadelphia Flyers made official the naming of Chris Pronger as the team’s 18th captain. A few weeks after Chris Pronger watched Paul Holmgren drop the biggest bombshell of the nhl offseason by trading Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, Pronger and Flyers coach Peter Laviolette had an informal conversation about filling the void for a suddenly vacant captain position. A brief chronology of defenseman Chris Pronger’s time as Philadelphia Flyers captain, before he was actually given the ‘c’ on Friday by the team: Dec. 2009: The Flyers struggle, losing five of six games and tumbling down the standings. When the Flyers sent Mike Richards to Los Angeles and Jeff Carter to Columbus in separate trades this summer, it shook the Flyers and their fans to the core. Chris Pronger has been named as captain of the Philadelphia Flyers, replacing the traded Mike Richards. With all of the departures this offseason for the Philadelphia Flyers , the attitude of the team has probably drastically changed. Even after trading Jeff Carter and Mike Richards, the Flyers have a lot of centers to work with going into training camp.