Video: Google's Chrome browser has come a long way, now on iOS

Google's Chrome browser is arguably the best and most convenient one around right now. Here's a look at how far Chrome has gotten in three years.

When Chrome first launched, many people were tethered to a single computer. Today most people use multiple computers, smartphones and tablets. With that trend in mind, our goal is to offer you a consistent, personalized web experience across all devices. In February, we released Chrome for Android, which exited beta this week and is the standard browser on Nexus 7, a powerful new tablet.

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Apple's Hardware VP Bob Mansfield to retire

Apple announced that Bob Mansfield, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, will retire and the role will be transitioned to Dan Riccio, Apple’s vice president of iPad Hardware Engineering, over several months. The entire hardware engineering team will continue to report to Mansfield until his departure.

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Breaking: RIM to cut 5,000 jobs, delays BlackBerry 10 launch to 2013

Failure to deliver: RIM President and CEO Thorsten Heins reports losses, job cuts and delay of BlackBerry 10 devicesBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Research In Motion held a sombre earnings call today to announce that they will be cutting 5,000 jobs, posting a $518 million loss, as well as delaying their next generation mobile platform BlackBerry 10 until Q1 2013. This is the latest blow to the already beleaguered Canadian mobile icon which helped create the smartphone and the existing mobile ecosystem.

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Google launches $199 Nexus 7 Android tablet with Jellybean OS, targets Amazon's Kindle Fire

If you are an Android tablet manufacturer that has a 7-inch product that costs more than $200, take heed. Google just released their Nexus 7 tablet which boasts a quad-core or 12-core processor, runs the latest Android 4.1 Jellybean OS and is deeply integrated with their books, media, gaming and now magazine strategy. If you are Amazon, maker of the profoundly popular (in the US only) Kindle Fire, take heed. The Nexus 7, made by ASUS, will be available to the US, Canada and UK.