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Today's release of the Dart SDK and Editor is the first beta release, and contains performance and productivity improvements across the platform. This latest release helps Dart developers automate code evolution, produce smaller JavaScript code and deploy Dart web apps. The Editor's analysis engine, responsible for reporting warnings and errors, is completely rewritten and is 20% faster at parsing and analyzing. Now, there’s no need to run all the unit tests just to discover a typo. The Dart Editor watches your back as you type. In addition, Dart Editor makes it easier for developers to manage an evolving app. Some of the new features include: "Rename Library" refactoring"Convert Method to Getter" and "Convert Getter to Method" refactorings"Import Library" quick fix"Create Class" and "Create part" quick fixes Code completion has also improved. For example, completion is now camelcase aware. Type iE and Dart Editor finds isEmpty. Compiling Dart to JavaScript now results in smaller code. For example, some Dart programs that use reflection and HTML can compile to JavaScript that is 3.7x smaller than previous compilation sizes. Dart VM performance has also improved. Compared against the previous release of Dart, DeltaBlue is 33% faster and Tracer is 40% faster. This release also includes full SIMD acceleration in Dart VM. Finally, deploying a Dart web app is now easier, with the beta pub deploy command. It creates a directory with your app's code and assets and prepares it for hosting on your favorite web server. You can use this command from Dart Editor or the pub command-line utility. That's just the highlights - there are more improvements across the platform. You can read the full release notes for more details and changes. You can download the latest version of Dart Editor, including everything you need for Dart development, from dartlang.org. We look forward to your feedback! Dan RubelProductivity Enhancer, Dart Editor team

The Beta channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.52 for Windows, Mac, and Chrome Frame, and 28.0.1500.45 for Linux. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the SVN revision log. For more information about features coming to Chrome, check out the Chrome Blog. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. Anthony Laforge Google Chrome

Security researchers have detected a Flash-based vulnerability in the Google Chrome browser that lets hackers take control of microphones and webcams through click-jacking. And that can be done in a way smooth enough not to arouse any suspicion in you. The security loophole was supposed to have been fixed in October 2011 by Adobe. But [...]

The Dev Channel has been updated to 29.0.1541.0 for Windows, Mac and Chrome Frame; 29.0.1541.2 for Linux. This release fixes a number of crashes, as well as other bugs. A full list of changes is available in the SVN log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.Jason KerseyGoogle Chrome

The Stable channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.116 (Platform version: 3912.101.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of stability fixes and security improvements. Machines will be receiving updates over then next several days. Release Highlights: Pepper Flash updated to 11.7.700.225-r4 Firmware update for Chromebook Acer C7. Note: A screen with Chrome Logo and a critical update notification will be displayed Security fixes and rewards: Please see the Chromium security page for more information. (Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix.) [249335] Medium CVE-2013-2866: Clickjacking in the Flash plug-in. Known issues: File App keeps loading for small images (248235). Work around: Select multiple images to be able to open/edit File App shows "File could not displayed" when moving across large images when they are still loading. (250936) Please see the Chromium security page for more information. (Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix.) If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our help site or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser).Josafat GarciaGoogle Chrome

The Stable channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.116 for Windows, Macintosh and Chrome Frame platforms. Security fixes and rewards: Please see the Chromium security page for more information. (Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix.) This automatic update includes security fixes. We’d like to highlight the following fixes for various reasons (crediting external researchers, issuing rewards, or highlighting particularly interesting issues): [249335] Medium CVE-2013-2866: Clickjacking in the Flash plug-in. This build also has fixes to the following issues: Multiple flash movies on one page not playing [Issue: 243290] Arc rendering bug in canvas [Issue: 243996] Select box with Multiple option fires Onchange event on scroll [Issue: 244406] Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the SVN revision log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. Karen Grunberg Google Chrome

There has recently been a concern over the report that Google and various advertisers have managed to serve targeted ads by bypassing the privacy settings of users and foregoing third-party cookie policies. The report led to a resentment among consumers as well as privacy advocates. Google and advertising firms have agreed to abide by a [...]

The Stable channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.45 for Linux. The minimum requirements for Linux have also been updated: Ubuntu 12.04+ Debian 7+ OpenSuSE 12.2+ Fedora Linux 17+ If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. Anthony Laforge Google Chrome

The Beta channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.47 (Platform version: 4100.44.0) for Samsung Chromebooks. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. Some highlights of these changes are: Fixed crash when on the login screen when connected to network with proxy auth (244173) Added a delay between screen off & lock (246008) If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our help site or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser). Danielle Drew Google Chrome

[Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog] In Northern California where I live, summer is here, which means family vacations, kids’ camps, BBQs and hopefully some relaxation. But it also means back-to-school shopping is just around the corner. So in case you’re on the hunt for a laptop in addition to pens, paper, and stylish new outfits, your search just got a whole lot easier. Chromebooks—a fast, simple, secure laptop that won't break the bank—will now be carried in over 3 times more stores than before, or more than 6,600 stores around the world. In addition to Best Buy and Amazon.com, we’re excited to welcome several new retailers to the family. Starting today, Walmart will be making the newest Acer Chromebook, which has a 16GB Solid State Drive (SSD), available in approximately 2,800 stores across the U.S., for just $199. Look for Chromebooks coming to the laptop sections of a Walmart near you this summer. And beginning this weekend, Staples will bring a mix of Chromebooks from Acer, HP and Samsung to every store in the U.S.—more than 1,500 in total. You can also purchase via Staples online, while businesses can purchase through the Staples Advantage B2B program. In the coming months select Office Depot, OfficeMax, and regional chains Fry’s and TigerDirect locations will begin selling Chromebooks. In the 10 other markets worldwide where Chromebooks are sold, availability in national retailers continues to expand. In addition to Dixons in the UK, now 116 Tesco stores are selling Chromebooks, as well as all Mediamarket and Saturn stores in the Netherlands, FNAC stores in France and Elgiganten stores in Sweden. In Australia, all JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman stores will be carrying Chromebooks for their customers as well. With our partners, we’re working hard to bring Chromebooks to even more countries later this year. Chromebooks make great computers for everyone in the family—and now you shouldn’t have to look very far to find one. Happy summer! Posted by David Shaprio, Director of Chromebook Marketing, long-time reader, first-time poster