Remains of the Day: Google Now is Coming to Chrome

A Google Now flag hides in the latest Chromium build, Netflix starts to track ISP speeds, a security patch is released for the Galaxy S3 lock screen vulnerability, and BitTorrent Live enters open beta.

• Google Now Spotted in Chromium The latest Chromium build now has a flag explicitly named Google Now that you can find in chrome://flags. It's not currently usable, as the URL to the Google Now server is currently unknown, but we're that much closer to seeing Google Now in Chrome. [Google+]
• The ISP Speed Index from Netflix Netflix has launched a website for keeping track of ISP speeds based on its video streaming data. The site currently only tracks the data for eight countries that have Instant Streaming?South American countries have yet to be listed. [Netflix]
• Patch for Samsung Galaxy III Lock Screen Vulnerability Lookout Mobile Security has updated their Android app to address a Galaxy S3 lock screen bypass found last week . It's free on Google Play, with a payed premium tier also available. Samsung has stated that their own fix will be sent out shortly. [Lookout Blog]
• SXSW Update: BitTorrent Live Now An Open Beta BitTorrent Live, BitTorrent's peer-to-peer web streaming protocol, has entered open beta. It's now available for download over on their site. [BitTorrent]

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