Google is adding advertisements to Chrome extensions, Verizon Wireless halts the sales of unsubsidized tablets, Google integrates Google+ into the Chrome Web Store, and Mozilla details its upcoming mobile OS.
- Get Ready, Chrome Users – You're About to Start Seeing Ads Inside of Extensions Google Chrome users may begin to see ads appear in their extensions soon. An email that went out to extension developers mentions that extensions will soon be able to monetize via integrated AdSense ads. [The Next Web]
- Verizon Wireless Stops Subsidizing Tablets, Now Selling Them At Full Retail Sans Wireless Contract Verizon ended its subsidized pricing on all tablets today, meaning that users must now pay full price for a tablet whether they want to or not. Thankfully, though, users now have the option to get a month-to-month data plan or go without one when purchasing a tablet. [TechCrunch]
- Find the Perfect App with a Little Help from Your Google+ Friends Google announced today that Google+ is now integrated into the Chrome Web Store. There is a new section, called "From Your Circles," dedicated to social discovery of new apps, add-ons and games. [Google Chrome Blog]
- Mozilla Gains Global Support For a Firefox Mobile OS Mozilla's upcoming mobile operating system has been renamed to Firefox OS and plans to have the first Firefox OS phones start shipping early next year. [The Mozilla Blog]
