Google's Chrome exited beta last December, well ahead of when you might normally expect a Google product to do so. It wasn't, however, because the browser was necessarily ready for prime time; it was because OEMs would not pre-install a beta product on their computers, and Google longed for those deals.

It's finally managed to ink such a deal, with Sony. Google spokesperson Eitan Bencuya said the deal went into effect his summer. No details were given, such as financial terms (which we wouldn't have expected), but not even the models that Chrome is installed on, either.

Internet Explorer's market share continues to drop, but it still dominates the browser market. Some of that, however, is because the browser is integrated with Windows. According to Net Applications, in July Microsoft's Internet Explorer has a 67.7 percent market share, followed by the Mozilla Foundation's Firefox, with 22.5 percent, and Apple Inc's Safari, with 4 percent. Chrome lags in 4th with 2.59 percent.

On Monday, Rockstar Games, the developers behind the Grand Theft Auto series, announced that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch this fall.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is currently available on the Nintendo DS. It's coming to the Sony PlayStation Portable in October. Price for the iPhone version? Currently unknown, and of course the app will have to make it past the App Store's approval process.

While it's unclear if Rockstar has gotten pre-approval for the game, some of the content typically featured in a Grand Theft Auto game would seem to run up against Apple's policies against adult-themed material in the App Store. However, Rockstar told C|Net that they had no trouble with Apple's App Store policies and that the game will be made available as is.

Also on Monday, Rockstar announced that Beaterator, an app that allows users to create “world-class beats and songs,” will also be made available for the iPhone. Like Chinatown Wars, Beaterater is slated for availability this fall; price is still unknown.

Olympus expanded its DSLR line-uptoday with the E-600. The E-600 is essentially a lower-cost version of the E-620 which was launched earlier this year, but with a fewchanges that help reduce the cost and differentiate between the two models. Targetingusers who are moving up from a basic point-and-shoot, the E-600 offers a12.3-megapixel image sensor along with Olympus’ TruePicIII+ Image Processor and in-body Image Stabilization.

You’ll find a 2.7-inch Live View HyperCrystal III LCD thatcan swivel 270 degrees on the E-600. To help eliminate blur caused by camerashake, the E-600 uses three imagestabilization modes. Designed for general shooting, the IS-1 mode adjuststhe sensor on both the horizontal and vertical planes to compensate formovement. The E-600’s two specialized image stabilization modes assist whencapturing moving subjects. IS-2 mode is ideal for capturing a moving subject inthe horizontal mode, preserving the sense of motion while panning. IS-3 modeachieves the same effect when the camera is held vertically.

Similar to the E-620, the E-600 offers some unique ArtFilters that let you enhance and customize an image in-camera. The E-600 comeswith Pop Art, Soft Focus, and Pin Hole Art Filters. The E-600 also offers aPerfect Shot Preview mode that lets you preview the result of various whitebalance and exposure compensation settings before capturing an image.

Other features of the E-600 include Face Detectiontechnology that can track up to eight faces in a scene and a fast burst rate offour frames per second. The camera also uses Olympus’ proven Dust ReductionSystem to help remove dust and other particles from the front of the imagesensor.

Olympus claims the E-600 is the world’s smallest DSLR withbuilt-in Image Stabilization. Indeed the camera is small, measuring 3.7 x 5.1 x2.36 inches (HxWxD) and weighing approximately 16.75 ounces (body only).

The E-600 accepts CompactFlash Type I & II, UDMA,Microdrives, and xD-Picture Cards. The camera will be available in earlyNovember for an estimated street price of $599.99 with the ED 14-42mm f3.5/5.6Zuiko Digital Zoom Lens.

Casio announced the new EXILIM Zoom EX-Z280 and EX-Z33compact digital cameras today. Both models target new digitalcamera owners or families looking for a second or replacement digital camera.The EXILIM Zoom EX-Z280 is a 12.1 megapixel digital camera with a wide-angle 26mm 4X optical zoom lens. The EXILIM EX-Z33 is a 10.1 megapixel digital camerawith a 3X optical zoom lens.Both new cameras will be available thisSeptember. The EX-Z280 will be offered in a silver body for $179.99. The EX-Z33will come in black, light pink, vivid pink, silver, and blue for $119.99. Readon for a closer look at what each of the new models has to offer.

EXILIM Zoom EX-Z280

The EXILIM Zoom EX-Z280 features a CCD-shift image stabilizationmechanism, Face Detection, a Handheld Night Scene function, a Lightingfunction, and a Makeup function. This camera also offers an Easy Mode function fornew photographers with a simplified menu screen that offers the ability tochange the image size, turn on and off the flash, and access to the self timer.

The camera also features an update to Casio’s DynamicPhoto feature. As a result of the update, users will now be able to addanimated clip art to any picture using only the camera. As with previousiterations of the Dynamic Photo feature, you’ll also be able to cut out movingpeople or objects as if you were using a green screen and place them on otherstill backgrounds. The Dynamic Photo feature works together with the EX-Z280’sEXILIM Engine 4.0 to enable all of these features in camera without a computer.

The EX-Z280’s Tracking AF feature also takes advantage ofthe EXILIM Engine 4.0. This autofocus function automatically follows a movingsubject. If a subject should leave the frame, the camera will remember thesubject and detect when the subject reenters the frame. When the subjectreenters the frame, auto focusing will resume.

For ease of use, the EX-Z280 offers a built-in YouTubemode that lets you easily record video at the ideal size and quality settingsfor fast and easy upload to the popular video sharing site using includedsoftware. For higher quality videos, you can also capture moving images usingthe EX-Z280’s 720p HD Movie function which captures videos at 1280×720 pixels. TheEX-Z280 has a 2.7-inch wide TFT color LCD with 114,960 dots (479 x 240) forreviewing images and movies.

EXILIM EX-Z33

The EXILIM EX-Z33 doesn’t offer quite as many features asthe aforementioned EX-Z280, but it does offer a lower price tag. This camera featuresa slim body that measures just 17.4 mm at the thinnest point and weighsapproximately 3.6 ounces. You’ll also find a 2.5-inch wide TFT color LCD with230,400 dots (960 x 240) on the EX-Z33. Other features include face detectionand an Easy Mode designed for new users. The Easy Mode restricts photo settingsto image size, flash on/off, and self timer.

Using the EX-Z33’s dedicated movie button, you can recordwidescreen movies with a 16:9 aspect ratio.Like the EX-Z280, the EX-Z33offers a YouTube Movie Mode for easy recording and uploading videos to YouTube.