Small but important security changes arrive in Chrome 17 stable, along with an slight expansion of the browser's precognitive superpower.

AP - Karaoke lovers typically fall into two categories: Those who enjoy it, and those whose arms have to be twisted to get up and sing in public.

Appolicious - Mobile game maker Gameloft is responsible for some of the biggest-budget, biggest-name games on Google’s Android operating system (as well as Apple’s iOS), which is probably why it has 7 million registered players in its proprietary gaming network. Today the company released a new app that lets dedicated Gameloft fans access that network even when they’re not playing Asphalt 6 or Modern Combat.

The software giant takes another step toward releasing its next computer operating system, holding an event at Mobile World Congress to unveil the Windows 8 beta.

ContributorNetwork - Some of you might have been wondering: If Google makes the Android operating system and Google makes the Chrome Web browser, why don't Android smartphones and tablets use Chrome? Instead, for awhile now they've just used a generic "browser" app, which requires third-party apps and workarounds to even share pages back and forth with your desktop or laptop Chrome browser.