extension developers

Earlier today, we were tipped about this thread in the Chromium Google Groups area. Gregor Hochmuth, the Product Manager for the Chrome Web Store, responded to a question wondering if Google would be giving developers advanced notice before the store goes live.

Hochmuth said that yes, there would be reminders sent out before the launch to let developers get edits and updates in before it rolls live.

Well, the first such message was sent out today. Specifically, Google is starting to notify current Chrome extension developers about the upcoming Chrome Web Store launch.

Firefox can finally orient itself, at least in terms of iPhones and MacBooks. Mozilla's latest browser, Firefox 3.6 beta 1, can now talk to accelerometers such as those in many Apple devices, thanks to orientation event objects introduced in the new Gecko 1.9.2 presentation engine at the browser's core.