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Chrome Beta update syncs tabs across computers and Android

Rue Liu, Apr 10th 2012 Discuss [2]

Google has released an update for its Chrome Beta web browser that lets you sync your tabs across multiple computers and devices. The update expands on the tabs feature that was introduced with the Chrome Beta for Android release back in February, which offered a convenient tab-based navigation where you could access tabs you've opened on one device from another as long as you are signed in. Read The Full Story

PSA: How to temporarily fix the Chrome SSL bug

Ben Kersey, Apr 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Over the weekend, Google Chrome received an update that prevented the browser from accessing SSL based services such as Gmail, as well as Facebook and Twitter. While Google has acknowledged the problem on Google Groups, a solution has yet to be pushed out. In the meantime, there are two temporary fixes for the problem so that you can continue using Chrome without frustration. Read The Full Story

Google Chrome hit by SSL bug restricting Google services

Ben Kersey, Apr 6th 2012 Discuss [42]

Google Chrome today has been hit by a bug that prevents the browser from logging on to Google services requiring SSL, such as Gmail and Google Docs. After an update was pushed to Google Chrome, users on Windows 7 found that trying to access Google services resulted in an “Invalid Server Certificate” message, with no way around the problem except to use another browser. Read The Full Story

Internet Explorer gains market share while Chrome slips

Ben Kersey, Apr 2nd 2012 Discuss [7]

Internet Explorer has been losing ground as of late, but it's important to remember the sheer amount of Windows PCs out there with the browser pre-installed. While Chrome and Firefox aim to try and eventually dethrone Microsoft’s browser, Internet Explorer has seen an increase in usage for the first time since September 2011. Read The Full Story

Chrome 18 release fixes bug competition finds

Chris Burns, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

It was the Pwnium competition held by Google that revealed the bugs that the newest release of Google's Chrome web browser version 18. This version has been release today to the public in its first stable release, and includes notes to the effect of congratulating the participants of the Pwnium competition for their hard work and great contributions to the Chrome project. The Chromium security page has full details of what this update is all about, meanwhile let's have a look at some simplified details below! Read The Full Story

Yahoo starts ‘Do Not Track’ this summer

Chris Burns, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [1]

This week Yahoo Inc has announced that they'll offer their own "Do Not Track" feature on all of their associated websites by this summer. What we've learned over the past few weeks about how much and how often search engines, web browsers, and other web giants track us has been shocking, to say the least, and Yahoo appears to be joining the fray of groups attempting to win back customers turned off by such allegations. This feature will provide customers with a peace of mind, Yahoo hopes, that at this moment will come from nothing else but those three words: Do Not Track. Read The Full Story

Google Chrome 18 features improved graphics acceleration

Ben Kersey, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [2]

Google and Mozilla both seem to content to chase higher version numbers, but we don’t mind looking the other way as long as they bring useful features along for the ride. Google today released the latest version of Chrome. For those who are counting, we’re up to version 18 now. Features include new hardware acceleration for HTML5 elements as well as bug fixes. Read The Full Story

Google I/O 2012 Streaming Video details revealed

Chris Burns, Mar 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

This year's Google I/O has sold out in just a bit over 20 minutes, the fastest it's ever done so, and Google is well prepared for the "overwhelming" interest with video feeds galore! In addition, Google will be having Extended locations so you can get hands-on time with all of the hot Google action! What we've got below is details on all three days of technical Input/Output with streaming video sessions for all the most important moments! Read The Full Story

Google restores Chrome’s PageRank after 60-day penalty

Ben Kersey, Mar 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Back in January, it was discovered that Chrome’s PageRank was being boosted as part of a third party’s marketing campaign. Google claimed it had nothing to do with the effort, placing the blame solely on the marketing firm, Unruly Media. As a result, Google manually lowered the PageRank for a period of “at least 60 days.” That penalty has now come to an end, with Chrome’s normal PageRank restored. Read The Full Story

Chrome briefly became the most popular browser in the world

Ben Kersey, Mar 21st 2012 Discuss [13]

Google’s Chrome browser very briefly became the most popular browser in the world yesterday, according to data from StatCounter. On March 18th, Chrome managed to overtake Internet Explorer to take the crown, with Mozilla’s Firefox coming in third. However, by the next day, IE once again reigned supreme. Read The Full Story

Firefox 11 brings Chrome imports and 3D DOM viewer

Ben Kersey, Mar 14th 2012 Discuss [5]

The eleventh version of Mozilla’s popular Firefox browser is upon us. Firefox 11 brings various improvements over version 10. The casual user can look forward to improved stability, fewer crashes, and security fixes, although there are two big stand out features. The first is the ability to import bookmarks and history from Google Chrome, and the second is a 3D rendering tool of webpages, designed to help visualize page elements as blocks. Read The Full Story

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