Google Chrome: News

Google Chrome gets major design overhaul for its 10th birthday

Guess what Google Chrome is getting for its 10th birthday? A design overhaul and a host of new utilities.

#TechBytes: 5 awesome features of Mozilla Firefox Quantum

Tired of using unprotected, slow, convoluted web browsers? Well, then you should give the relatively new Firefox Quantum browser a try.

#TechBytes: What Incognito mode of browser can and cannot do

Google Chrome's 'Incognito mode', also known as inPrivate browsing, private browsing, private window etc. on other popular web browsers, is a useful tool when it comes to safe and private browsing as it leaves no traces of cookies.

Google's new Chrome 69 to be released on September 4

Google's Material Design, that we have seen on ChromeOS powered devices, is now coming to the Chrome browser.

After Android Pie, Chrome all set to embrace the notch

With a lot of Android phones featuring the now-popularized notch, Google has already added support for notched displays on its latest mobile OS, Android Pie.

#TechBytes: A guide to using Google Chrome extensions safely

With nearly 60% of market share across all platforms as of June 2018, Google Chrome sits on the throne of internet browsers.

What is Dark Web and how can you access it?

Believe it or not, not all of the internet is visible to everyone. In fact, a major part of it is "hidden," and cannot be accessed through browsers like Chrome.

Google might face a record penalty in the EU

Google might be facing a record penalty this month from European regulators over what they hold to be an unfair trade practice.

After Netflix, and Snapchat, Google set to enter gaming industry

Going by this week's announcements, the gaming industry is set to see a bunch of new players soon.

Google's biggest-ever rebranding of its ad lineup

Google's is rebranding its complex lineup of ad products and categorizing all of them into three major brands. With this, Google is retiring the DoubleClick and AdWords brand names.

Now measure distances and areas on Google Earth

Google Earth has launched a new feature called "Measure" that allows users to measure the area and distance of anything on the map.

Surf the web on Google Chrome without an internet connection

Google has updated Chrome on Android to allow users to surf the web even without a constant internet connection.

Mobile apps gobbling data? You can monitor, reduce data-usage

As smartphones get increasingly sophisticated, apps are becoming more "data-hungry", eating up all mobile-data often leaving users wondering how their data plan has ended so quickly.

Google Chrome isn't secure: Here are 6 safe, secure browsers

Google Chrome is undoubtedly the world's most popular browser, but unfortunately, it's not among the most secure ones as it spies on its users.

Google Chrome 66 released, now blocks autoplay videos by default

Google has rolled out the latest version of Chrome - Chrome 66 - for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS platforms.

'Internet': Amazon's lite browser for Android released in India

Amazon has discreetly released an Android web browser app in India.

Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox to support biometric login

Internet browsers like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Mozilla Firefox have agreed to support a new standard called Web Authentication API that uses fingerprints/facial recognition for login.

Mobile apps gobbling data? You can monitor, reduce data-usage

As smartphones get increasingly sophisticated, apps are becoming more "data-hungry", eating up all mobile-data often leaving users wondering how their data plan has ended so quickly.

Google Chrome isn't secure: Here are 6 safe, secure browsers

Google Chrome is undoubtedly the world's most popular browser, but unfortunately, it's not among the most secure ones as it spies on its users.

Microsoft wants you to use Edge-browser, nevermind what you want

Microsoft has released two new test-build versions of its Windows 10 operating system which feature a major change regarding the company's Edge browser.

How are fake Jio websites stealing your banking credentials?

After conquering the telecom sector with its affordable pricing, Reliance Jio has been in talks to venture into the DTH set-top boxes and wired network services.

Google Chrome may now let you export saved passwords

Remembering several passwords can be tedious, especially when you change browsers or move to another password manager app or simply switch to a new device.

7 browsers that would make you more productive!

Despite hundreds of internet browsers being out there, most users generally stick to favorites like Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, and Mozilla Firefox.

Is Google's new Chrome adblocking feature too self-serving?

Bye-bye ads! Google Chrome's integrated ad blocker to go live

As of today, Google is firing up an integrated ad blocker in Chrome in a bid to combat what it calls 'intrusive' ads.

Google rewards $2.9 million under its Bug Bounty Program

Google has announced on its official Security Blog that the company paid out $2.9 million to security researchers in 2017 under its Bug Bounty Program.

Google Chrome's latest update lets you mute 'annoying' websites

The Google Chrome 64 update has been released by the company and is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.

Google to add Augmented Reality's magic to Chrome

After launching ARCore Augmented Reality platform last year, Google is now experimenting to integrate AR directly into desktop and mobile web platforms through Google Chrome.

"Google Pay" launched; will arrive on India's Google Tez, too

Google has announced it is integrating all its digital payments services, including the Android Pay and Google Wallet, under a new, unified one called "Google Pay".

Using autofill for passwords? Well, you're being secretly tracked!

Almost everyone uses browsers' inbuilt login managers to save their login information that is auto-filled by the browser on websites.

Samsung Chromebook with detachable keyboard to arrive early next year

Samsung is reportedly developing a detachable Chromebook likely to be unveiled at Consumer Electronics Show 2018 in Las Vegas (9-11 Jan'18).

Meet Firefox Quantum browser: 2x faster and 30% less memory

Google Chrome has always been the go-to search engine for the majority of internet users. To change this scenario, Mozilla has now released "Firefox Quantum", the biggest and most exciting update to Firefox browser in 13 years.

This WhatsApp flaw lets hackers, stalkers "monitor" your activities!

Over 1.2-billion people use WhatsApp everyday around the world; however, it turns out the popular messenger can also be used by stalkers and hackers to spy on people.

7 browsers that would make you more productive!

Despite hundreds of internet browsers being out there, most users generally stick to favourites like Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, and Mozilla Firefox.

Google Chrome's new feature will let you mute noisy websites

Websites, which have the habit of auto-loading videos with sound, are a general nuisance. However, thanks to a new development, this will be a thing of the past.

Adobe to pull the plug on Flash Player in 2020

Adobe Systems is going to end an era by retiring its once-popular Flash Player plug-in by 2020.

7 browsers that would make you more productive!

Despite hundreds of internet browsers being out there, most users generally stick to favourites like Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, and Mozilla Firefox.

Google Android case will attract a bigger EU fine

Let's hope that Google has been saving up enough for rainy day expenses because right now, another major EU fine is looming overhead. It has already agreed to cough up the $2.7 billion fine levied for favoring its own shopping service over others. However, in its second case filed over its Android mobile OS the fine will be harsher.

Puffin Browser: World's fastest browser

There are a lot of browsers you can choose from when you need to browse the Internet from your smart devices, most leave a lot to be desired.

Google and Facebook are leading the online advertisement revolution

The world is on the Internet and, therefore, the advertisements are following suit.