YouTube For Android Update Now Allows For HD Streaming On 2.2+ Devices
So this is both great news and slightly — fragmented. The YouTube for Android app has been updated so that devices on Android 3.0 Honeycomb and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich are not the only ones capable of streaming HD video. There is however, a catch: it depends on your device’s screen resolution and screen size, so that is something to take into account. Otherwise, for those ready and willing, the update is now available in the Android Market.
This is pretty monumental. The only things you were able to do as an avid user of the Google homepage is to search, but now you can directly share content on Google+ from the start page. Perhaps Google was looking for an easy boost in traffic and usage? It’s not very intrusive, but it is very apparent in its little top right corner. It was eventually coming, but now that it’s here we shall see if users retaliate or embrace it. It also appears in many of the other Google products (an exception is YouTube), but it also is not very intelligent — it does not pick up the URL of the you’re on; say for example you want to share Google News or a location, you would still need to copy/paste the link, manually.
Google has just released the Chrome 17 update, which adds pre-loading to the browser. You can now have web pages instantly load when you start typing them out in the Omnibox, and Chrome will begin to understand web pages you visit every frequently and will pre-fetch them as well. This also applies to web pages Google “thinks” you will visit, so they will also pre-load to make your visits faster, per their algorithm.
With Mozilla’s new launch cycle of every six weeks, Firefox 10 is not much of a jump from previous versions. There are bug fixes, minor improvements, and a few user interface switches. Also, according to Mozilla, updates will change versions once every seven releases, making the next release due around November, essentially meaning Firefox 11. Keep in mind this forced effort is mainly a response to get Firefox back to the honorable position it once was in; Google Chrome has taken Mozilla’s spot of world’s second favorite browser, with Internet Explorer being first. Via: 
