Chrome Browser for IOS - first impressions

I've played a little with the new Chrome browser for IOS on iPhone 4S and iPad and it's generally a pretty positive experience.

 I didn't personally notice the speed differences referred to in the article. I probably will now that it's been pointed out to me but who knows?

 Chrome does a couple of things that Apple ought to have done with Safari for IOS: 

• The synching with other Chrome browsers is very nice. It's surprising that Safari hasn't already done this. Perhaps in 6. We'll see... 

• The major thing I noticed and liked was the way Chrome handles Tabs in the iPhone version. This also ought to have been implemented in Safari.

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From the Washington Post

Chrome for iOS: What you should know »

Google has just launched Chrome for iOS, the long-awaited browser replacement we've all been hoping for

You may read the entire article here

Dunno - Personal Research Assistant

Your own personal research assistant

iPad view

 Back when I was and undergrad at UC Berkeley, I had a work-study job as a lab assistant. One of my many jobs was to be available and when Dr. Valcana said "Go to such and such library and get me every article for the last three years on so and so." I ran and spent the rest of the afternoon rooting through journals. I found a wonderful app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac OS yesterday that performs that job for you while you do other things.


The app is called Dunno and is available at all of the Mac App Stores. I've only used it a couple of times but I am intrigued with its utility; particularly for writing blog posts, presentations, training documents, and a host of other uses.


The way it works is that you write a note about a subject you are researching in the box on the left-hand column and go away to do something else. Dunno does the leg work and sends push notifications (or not, your choice) when the research is completed. Articles, images, and other information it finds are displayed in a series of collapsible windows on the right side.

Dunno syncs in real-time across your devices so you can ask it to find information in the morning from your computer, check the results at lunch on your iPhone, and prepare a presentation in Keynote on your iPad later. The developer cautions that it's a work in progress and that features are being added and refined constantly.


Best part is that for now, it's Free. See more at: http://www.wedunno.com/desktop.html or search "Dunno" on the App Store.

more screenshots:

desktop version results window

desktop version detail window

iPhone screen

App Store page