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Published June 29, 2012, 4:00 a.m. ET

Google’s Chrome, the world’s top Internet browser, is now available on the iPhone and iPad, as Apple finally granted access to its arch-foe’s more popular Web-surfing app.

At Google’s annual developer conference yesterday in San Francisco, executives also announced the limited launch of a cloud-computing and hosting service to take on Amazon.com’s thriving Web services arm.

Both moves underscore how Google is moving to protect its Web dominance.

Launched in 2008, Google’s browser overtook Microsoft’s Internet Explorer in May as the world’s most popular, according to analytics firm StatCounter.

Chrome, which has 310 million active users, was set to appear in Apple’s App Store for download yesterday.

Google shares sank $4.99 to $564.31 yesterday; year to date the stock is off 13 percent.