[TechRepublic] App by app, Google is bringing self-serving Intents to iOS

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Editor's note As a part-time iPhone user who spends most of his time on Android, the lack of ability to select a default browser other than Safari on iOS really gets my goat. Google has improved the situation somewhat this week by announcing a Controller class that will search for Chrome on the iDevice and launch the browser on URL events. If you want to see how it works, Google is pushing it in its own apps, such as Gmail. If you've been looking at the Australian Technology blog and wondering what Tony McSherry was up to, the answer is he was in South Australia, wrestling with technology and hunting for HDMI cables. As Tony writes for us this week, even the way that people go on holidays has been changed by technology. Have a good week, everyone. --Chris App by app, Google is bringing self-serving Intents to iOS Google makes it easier for iOS app developers to integrate with Chrome. Read more Resource of the day FREE up.time Trial - Comprehensive, Unified IT Systems Monitoring That's Easy to Deploy Give yourself a unified view of your global IT systems' performance, availability and capacity across all server platforms, network devices, applications and IT business services with up.time. Download your free 30-day trial now. (Available in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia only.) The realities of mobility and hitting the road Over the past couple of years, the increase in connectivity has even changed the way people go on holidays. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Looking for Australian tech pros TechRepublic is looking for some IT pros who would like to write about tech for our Australian Technology blog. Read more LinkedIn's summary feature allows you to shine LinkedIn's summary feature serves as your elevator speech. Here are some ways to make the best of it. Read more Samsung Galaxy S4 teardown reveals redesigned interior, easier-to-fix phone Bill Detwiler cracks open the Samsung Galaxy S4, explores the redesigned interior and shows you why it's easier to repair than previous Galaxy phones. Read more Hackers: From innocent curiosity to illegal activity Researchers asked why talented youth skilled in "computerese" evolve into criminal hackers. Michael P. Kassner explains their unexpected results. Read more Seven traits of effective programmers Being a great programmer involves more than writing code that works. Justin James lists the hallmarks of programmers who rise to the top ranks of their profession. Read more Windows XP: If it ain't broke... Although XP has less than one year of official support remaining from Microsoft, many organizations have no plans to replace it. What's going on? Read more Featured multimedia   Five apps that provide more performance using less resources With the right app you can get high performance without taking up a large amount of resources. View on site Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy S4 Bill Detwiler cracks the Samsung Galaxy S4 (AT&T), explores the hardware inside and shows you why it's easier to repair than previous Galaxy phones. View on site Today's recommended downloads Integrating Business Process Management and Complex Event Processing (Oracle) Start by Protecting Data at the Source: Your Databases (Oracle) Live Webcast - ERP Enhances Every Aspect of Your Business: Find Out How (TechRepublic) Data Masking Best Practices (Oracle) McAfee Database Security: Real Time Protection (McAfee) Connect with TechRepublic Special Feature: The Evolution of Enterprise Software Enterprise software represents the glue that ties together teams and business processes, especially in global organizations. Check out this TechRepublic and ZDNet special feature to see how enterprise software is simplifying, mobilizing, and getting a lot more social. TechRepublic newsletters   Get programming, mobile development, and design tips and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Software Engineer App Builder Web Designer IT Consultant

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