Google has released new software designed to let Web developers write more powerful programs that can work directly with an operating system, rather than having to be run through a browser. Called ...

The Internet giant announced an open-source project to dramatically boost the power of Web applications. Native Client lets Web apps run with PC power. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

Google has built into its browser the ability to tap directly into a computer's native processing power through software called Native Client. Also: more extensions work. Stephen Shankland worked at ...

When people hear ‘web gaming,’ they usually get the image of a 2D game with bad artwork and simplistic gameplay. With the power of Chrome and Native Client, however, you can bring console-quality ...