Tag: Google Chrome

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Chromebook and tablet shipment volumes decline in Q3
November 2 2 min Trends
Chromebook and tablet shipments have gone down for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The numbers for this conclusion come from research firm IDC. Chromebook shipments fell 29.8% year-on-year in the third quarter of this year. That drop brought the number down to 6.5 million uni...

Despite three testing channels, Chrome OS update locked out users
July 26 2 min Workplace
Google reported last week that it fixed a major Chrome OS flaw that locked users out of their machines. In a post to the Google bulletin, Google states that Chrome OS version 91.0.4472.165, which was only briefly available the week before, bricked devices of users. Chrome OS is designed to autom...

Chrome OS 91 rolling out with Nearby Share launch
June 2 2 min Workplace
The latest release of Chrome strives to match the facility of Apple features such as AirDrop This week Google rolled out Chrome OS 91. The new release sports many new features, bowever one new addition stands out among the others. In Chrome OS 91, Google is finally bringing its Nearby Share f...

New Chrome features boost productivity and lower memory usage
April 19 2 min Workplace
Enhancements offer users a "productivity boost" during the pandemic, according to Google. Last week Google introduced a slew of new features designed to help users get more out of the browser. Kayce Hawkins, Google's Product Manager for Chrome, detailed the new features in a blog post. "Yest...

Google is heading towards a monopoly in online ads
April 15 6 min Security
Tracking cookies have been a hot topic for debate for years. Ever since advertising companies first used them to build up a profile of Internet users, privacy activists have been calling for something to be done about it. Most browsers now block these cookies by default, but the largest of all, Goo...

Google fixes zero-day vulnerability in Chrome
February 8 2 min Security
On Thursday, Google released a Chrome fix for a high-severity security problem in the browser. It is believed that the flaw was being exploited in the wild. The update will roll out in the coming days and weeks, according to Google’s blog post about the issue. Google has named the vulnerabilit...

Google updates Chrome to fix weak passwords easily
January 20 2 min Security
Protecting passwords is hard. Remembering them is even harder. Using the same password for everything is very dangerous, and one needs to have strong measures to stay safe. We have all had passwords that were subpar in the past. Recently, there have been tools and services to protect your passwo...

Windows 10X leaked: very similar to ChromeOS
January 15 2 min Workplace
A version of Windows 10X has been leaked close to the version Microsoft plans to release later this year. With the lightweight operating system, Microsoft wants to bring low-cost hardware to the market to compete with Google's Chromebooks. The Verge has shared several details about the new opera...

Google testing larger cache in Chrome to improve performance
December 28 1 min Workplace
Google is testing whether increasing the cache in Chrome can mitigate performance losses from a previous update. The company had decided to separate the cache for different websites for security reasons. Until version 85 of Chrome, Google used a single pool to store all browser cache. The browse...

Microsoft warns of virus hijacking browser and stealing data
December 11 2 min Security
Microsoft has found a virus that creates fake search results and hijacks stored login details. The Windows virus, named Adrozek, has been installed on at least 30,000 computers. The virus spreads by leading victims to a rogue website that persuades them to download and install the malicious soft...
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