Google Chrome extensions and add-ons

Google Chrome, the new browser from Google, is gradually gaining popularity. This browser of efficient and faster, with the extensions and add-ons added web navigation with Chrome becomes more productive.

The browser extensions/add-ons plays a vital role in making a browser popular. Speaking about the extensions one of the reasons that made Firefox popular is that its availability of a variety of extensions.

Now Google Chrome has also taken a attentive measure by adding several useful extensions. This works as follows.
When you research several web pages and collect data, the data might be useful for further analysis however there is a limitation on the data. You cannot copy the table content, also it may not be amendable for further processing.
In order to do this we need some means to extract the data from the web page tables for further processing. The FireFox table tool extension is – (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2637) So now the same way Chrome also has an extension that can extract data from web page tables.
The extension of Chrome(https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/iebpjdmgckacbodjpijphcplhebcmeop)
with this extension the Table capture efficiently works as soon as the browser hits on a page with HTML tables. It immediately recognizes all the tables and brings the “Table capture” icon for you to navigate through the available tables and capture the ones that you need.



Chrome with digital dictionary

For instance if you want to install a digital dictionary, you will have to download the software and then install it in to your PC.
But now its hazel free to do the same. All that you will have to do is just to use the Chrome’s ‘Google dictionary’ extension which is – (https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/mgijmajocgfcbeboacabfgobmjgjcoja) with the browser. Once installed, to obtain the meaning of a word just double-click on it.

Chrome’s extension of Facebook
Chat with friends without visiting the site! Just install the Facechat extension – (https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/ipobohbjlmabahmlcmjggaklkjellnfc?hl=en-US)

Google+Twitter
Try out the Chrome extension for ‘Google+Twitter mashup” – (http://tinyurl.com/ydaj7cp) which automatically displays Twitter search output along with Google search results.

Apart form these features there are two other stunning features added to make your life ease.
An event reminder tool – which helps you to alert on your tasks to be performed each day. the extension for Chrome Remind me – ((https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/dkbeopafgiefnlffkhmkhldcojehlgam)

Automatic web page translation – To use web pages of different languages the users have to go through several steps. Now its hazel free, here is the latest beta version of Chrome (http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/chrome/beta/). If you are on an alien language web page, the browser will sense it and ask you if you would wish to view the page in the browser’s default language. By pressing the relevant button, you will be able to see the web page text in your preferred language.

Pwn2Own contest 2010 – Many exciting hack on mobile devices and browsers

Pwn2Own Contest 2010 is over and we could see the data and the browsers got hacked by many talented hackers and they also won the device they hacked and many got the cash prizes.
First iPhone SMS data got hacked in 20 seconds.This happened by just directing the user to a mallacious website and with that the hacker was able to access entire database and he was able to retreive the sent, received and even deleted text messages and going further even photos and the details of personal contacts can easily be traced and hacked.
The hacking formula was later submitted to Apple for further analysis
With the help of these contests all the browser and mobile device organisation can get full details on hacking mechanism and can also deisgn the devices in such a way that it becomes highly secured.
Next important hack was on Safari browser.It is pretty interesting that Miller (hacker of Safari browser) was able to hack the same browser since the year 2008.So this is the third time he is hacking the Safari browser and winning cash prize.
Almost all the major browsers like IE8,Firefox and Safari were hacked and the non-jailbroken iPhone was also hacked and that too its entire SMS database was hacked in a very short time of 20 seconds.