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<title><![CDATA[Google Gearing Up For A Chrome Web Store Launch (For Real This&nbsp'Time)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Back in August, at a conference in Europe, Google showed a little preview of the Chrome Web Store and noted that a launch would probably take place in October. While there were some hints of it coming along in October (including some pricing details that were apparently turned on by accident), it never came. And since today is the last day of November, I think it&amp;'s safe to say it&amp;'s not coming this month either. But it now definitely appears that Google is ramping up for an early December launch of the store, perhaps alongside a Chrome 8 release or a Chrome 9 beta release.Earlier today, there was a flurry of activity in the Chromium Issues list. Specifically, there was a lot of activity surrounding the &amp;''ReleaseBlock&amp;'' labeled items. And if you look them over, you&amp;'ll notice that most of these 16 issues are related to the Web Store or Chrome Apps in some way. Google appears to be tying up loose ends to get this product out the door as soon as possible.So what&amp;'s being worked on Well, first of all, as you can see above, Google has created a new logo for the Web Store. This logo has already made it into the latest builds of Chromium, and should trickle in the dev channel of Chrome shortly. Further, a Chrome Apps promo to be shown in the browser is now just about complete a4&quot; they&amp;'re just fixing some bugs with it.Meanwhile, Google is trying to finish updating the documents detailing what&amp;'s new with extensions. Extensions are going to be a part of the Web Store (alongside themes and apps), so the fact that they&amp;'re getting the documentation ready is another good sign that a launch is very close.Another pretty big feature being worked on is the ability to create desktop shortcuts for apps. You would be able to right click on an app in Chrome and create a desktop shortcut for it. The coding work on this appears to be done and it&amp;'s now being implemented.Google is also doing some last-minute work on some new API features for the Omnibox, including some sort of new Chrome Search extension.A bigger change that is only going to apparently be enabled behind a flag in Chrome 9 is the ability to create apps without using the crx format. This is now slated as a M10 feature. One problem with crx (which current Chrome extensions use) is that they&amp;'re limited to 10 MB in size.Given that these things are labeled as &amp;''M9&amp;8243' blockers, it&amp;'s not clear if Google will launch the Chrome Web Store as a feature of Chrome 9 in beta, or Chrome 8 in stable release. Chrome 7 is currently the latest stable release of the browser, while Chrome 8 is in beta, and Chrome 9 is in the dev channel. Again, you can probably expect the company to shift those all up shortly. This may even happen as soon as early next week, which would be in line with what MediaMemo reported a month ago.The Chrome Web Store is also expected to be a key part of Chrome OS, so it makes sense that Google would want to get it out there first in Chrome, then roll out the first versions of Chrome OS, still slated to hit before the end of the year.CrunchBase InformationGoogle ChromeInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nokia loses smartphone market share and operating profit, hints at OS switch]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Despite  increased smartphone shipments in the fourth quarter of 2010, Nokia  still lost ground to the iPhone and Android in market share &amp;8212' something that hurt the phone manufacturer when it came to operating profit,  according to the companya4a4s fourth quarter 2010 earnings report.But  new CEO Stephen Elop has some ideas on how he can turn around Nokiaa4a4s  fortune. In particular, he hinted in a call with investors that the  company may consider adopting a competing operating system in its  high-end devices.Nokia  shipped 28.3 million smartphones in the last quarter, an impressive  bump from 20.8 million units shipped a year ago and 26.5 million from  the previous quarter. But its market share dropped a massive 7 points  since the previous quarter to 31 percent &amp;8212' a sign that the release of  Microsofta4a4s Windows Phone 7 platform, as well as increasing success from  the iPhone and Android, were significant blows to Nokiaa4a4s smartphone  presence.Operating  profit dropped to a4s1.09b (a4s745 million net) from a4s1.47 billion (a4s950  million net) last year. So while Nokia may indeed be shipping more  phones, theya4a4re likely lower-end dumbphones and feature phones, both of  which are not making the company much money.The  company is still mum on sales numbers of its flagship N8 smartphone,  which is a sign that therea4a4s not much good news to report (personally, I sort of hated it). We also reported last week that it canceled the release of its X7 smartphone on AT&amp;amp'T, something that would have been a major step forward for Nokia in the US, and its E7 smartphone has been delayed for some time.Nokiaa4a4s  biggest problem right now isna4a4t hardware, ita4a4s the companya4a4s complete  inability to deliver a modern OS that can compete with Applea4a4s iPhone  OS, Android, or even Palma4a4s floundering webOS. Hype for its upcoming  MeeGo OS has been floating around for years, but the company has still  failed to deliver anything meaningful on that. So now it has to rely on its aging Symbian OS, which by this point is just a stain on the company&amp;'s generally slick hardware.Perhaps  in recognition of its current software deficiencies, Elop mentioned to investors the  companya4a4s need to a4Abuild or join a competitive ecosystema4 &amp;8212' which is a  roundabout way of saying that hea4a4s considering Android or Windows Phone  7 Nokia devices. Wea4a4ve reported on Nokiaa4a4s potential interest in WP7 for months now, and considering Elop came straight from Microsoft, a move in that direction wouldna4a4t be all that surprising.Via Engadget, All Things DigitalNext Story: Boku and Zong let Verizon customers pay via their phone bill Previous Story: Umair Haque on the tech industry&amp;'s &amp;''thin value problem&amp;''PrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: E7, N8, smartphones, Symbian, Windows Phone 7, X7Companies: nokiaPeople: Stephen Elop          Tags: E7, N8, smartphones, Symbian, Windows Phone 7, X7Companies: nokiaPeople: Stephen ElopDevindra Hardawar is VentureBeat's lead mobile writer and East Coast correspondent. He studied philosophy at Amherst College, worked in IT support for several years, and has been writing about technology since 2004. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at devindra@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @Devindra. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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