Google Chrome users will soon get a “choose your search engine prompt” when they start the desktop web browser. This prompt allows them to select a search engine out of several popular ones in the user’s region. The change is not global but will roll out in early 2024 to Chrome users from the European […]
Google is preparing to launch a new Chrome feature that will give users the ability to hide their IP address. Previously known as Gnatcatcher, the feature is now called IP Protection and makes use of proxies to help prevent online tracking. IP Protection is described as “a privacy proxy that anonymizes IP addresses for qualifying […]
Google released an emergency security update for its Chrome web browser that addresses a critical security issue that is exploited in the wild. Chrome users are encouraged to update the stable version of the web browser to the new version immediately to protect the browser against potential attacks. This is done easily on desktop systems: […]
Browse seamlessly, quickly, and efficiently smooth browsing experience is crucial when you’re online looking up content for work, school, or just enjoying leisurely web surfing, streaming videos, gaming, and more. Sometimes, however, the experience can slow down because you have too many tabs open or the computer is using too many resources in general. Thankfully, […]
There’s good news! Photoshop will soon be available as a free web edition for Chrome users and is currently being tested in Canada!. Many people have been put off by Photoshop’s expensive price in the past, but Adobe is now testing a free version of their renowned image editing tool on the Google Chrome browser. Canadian […]
Chrome is changing its logo for the first time since 2014, and if you squint really hard, you might actually be able to see what’s different. Elvin Hu, a designer for Google Chrome, offers a first look at the logo’s redesign in a thread on Twitter, as well as some of the thinking behind the […]
Yes, seriously, Microsoft’s web browser just keeps getting better. It might be hard to believe, but Microsoft has finally atoned for the sins of Internet Explorer. Last year, the company hit the reboot button on its web browser efforts, launching a new version of Microsoft Edge to replace the one that shipped with Windows 10. This […]
Microsoft is working with Google on a set of new “Pickle Clipboard APIs” that would improve Google Chrome and Edge’s default clipboard facility, allowing users to easily copy and paste a wide variety of complex data payloads (file types) between the browser and native apps, according to multiple design documents seen by us. At the […]
Microsoft has reported a ‘shapeshifting’ variant of a well-known malware strain that attacks browsers to embed malicious ads With the pandemic seismically shifting the way we work, there is an increasing dependence on digital connectivity in our day-to-day lives. As December rolls through to Christmas, Microsoft has now reported that a sophisticated set of malware […]
How can I update my browser’s homepage? Internet browsers are preloaded with a default homepage, often Google.com or Bing.com, which opens upon launching your Web browser. These preset pages can be easily changed to launch a default homepage of your choice. The steps for changing the default homepage vary slightly depending on your Internet browser. […]
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