Google on Thursday took the Web browser battle to
iPads and iPhones with the release of Chrome software for the popular
Apple devices built with Safari online surfing programs at heart.
"People have been asking to use Chrome on the
iPhone," Chrome product management director Brian Rakowski said while
showing off the new browser programs slated to be available in Apple's
online App Store late that day.
"We figured why stop there, that we would launch Chrome for the iPad too."
Apple has long been protective of the Safari
program used by default in gadgets that the California-based company
controls from the hardware to the software.
If Apple has opened the door to a rival
browser, down to the "engine" used to render results, that shift will
get the attention of Mozilla's Firefox, Microsoft's Internet Explorer,
according to NPD Group analyst Ross Rubin.
Google announced Chrome for iPads and iPhones
as it introduced an array of software upgrades to synch the browser
across the array of Internet-linked devices commonly used in modern
lifestyles.
People could start browsing with Chrome on a
Macbook and then pick up where they left off on a smartphone, tablet, or
other computer, Rakowski demonstrated at the company's annual gathering
of developers.
"Chrome was built for a better Web," Chrome senior vice president Sundar Pichai said during an on-stage presentation.
"We want to make sure Chrome acts like a
layer to work seamlessly across all your devices," he continued. "No
other browser is doing this."
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