Windows 10X leaked: very similar to ChromeOS
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
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
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...
Box, Citrix, Dell, Google, Slack and others want enterprises to use modern web apps
A group of industry leaders came together to announce the launch of Modern Computing Alliance. They include Google, Box, Citrix, Dell, Imprivata, Intel, Okta, RingCentral, Slack, VMware, and Zoom. The mission states to drive silicon-to-cloud innovation.
The mission says that the results will ben...
Chrome extensions will show the data they collect from users
Google said this week that it plans to add a new section on the Chrome Web Store. It is intended for extension developers, who will be required to show what user data they are collecting and what they plan to do with the data collected.
The section will go into effect on January 18, 2021. It wil...
Google updates Chrome to be much faster and use less power
Google has begun rolling out new updates for its Chrome web browser to ensure that it can increase user productivity and make the experience much faster than usual. The specific changes they are making are on the tabs and the newer tab grouping feature.
They want to make this easier and quicker ...
Google Chrome will now warn users for weak passwords
Users who try to save a weak password in the Google Chrome password manager will now receive a warning message. Google tries to improve user behaviour by letting users choose for stronger passwords.
Last year, Google Chrome already added a function which checks stored passwords against data brea...
295 malicious Chrome extensions discovered with millions of downloads
Over 80 million Google Chrome users have downloaded at least one malicious extension that steals search results from Google and Bing and inserts ads at the same time, according to research by AdGuard.
AdGuard, a company that provides adblocking solutions, discovered the existence of almost three...
New Chrome extension promises transparency about ads
Google introduces a new Chrome extension that gives users more information about ads. The extension shows how many ads are loaded on a web page, which advertisers are active and what user data is used to display personalised ads.
With the new extension, Ads Transparency Spotlight, Google hopes t...
Google experiments with shortened URLs
A new way of shortening URLs in the address bar of the Chrome browser has been found in the developer version. Websites would no longer show the full URL in the address bar but would be shortened to the original domain name.
It is not the first time that Google explores such a feature in Chrome....
Microsoft starts with automated rollout of Edge Chromium
Microsoft has begun automatically rolling out the new chromium-based Edge browser to all Windows 10 users. In the coming weeks, the browser will be installed through Windows Update.
Microsoft announces that the new Chromium Edge browser will be rolled out to Windows 10 users via Windows Update. ...
Chrome: ’70 percent of vulnerabilities are caused by memory issues’
The majority of critical vulnerabilities in Google Chrome are attributed to faulty memory usage, Google technicians confirmed.
According to Google, 70 percent of all security problems with Chrome are memory-related. Half of these are use-after-free vulnerabilities; these errors occur when Chrome...