Just moments after Voice Actions for Android was introduced, Mountain View, California-based Google announced today at its Mobile Press Event in San Francisco, California the availability of its Chrome to Phone extension, which was first announced at the 2010 Google I/O developer conference back in May. Chrome to Phone allows users to quickly and easily send a web page, Google Map, YouTube video, and selected phone numbers or text from your computer browser to an Android-powered smartphone.
According to a post on the Official Google Mobile Blog by Google Engineering Manager Dave Burke, the Chrome to Phone extension code is open, which means that developers can create the same or a similar extension for other browsers. Currently, the Chrome to Phone extension is only available in English for Android 2.2 [Froyo] devices. Other languages are expected to be added in the near future.
To get started, download and install the Chrome to Phone extension in your Google Chrome browser. Also, don’t forget to install the Chrome to Phone application, which can be found in the Android Market, on your Android 2.2 smartphone.
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