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Researchers Find 28 Browser Extensions With Malicious Code
There’s a good chance that some of the more tech-savvy among you reading this may have one or more browser extensions installed on your system. Offering various tweaks to how your internet gateway operates, I know I have a few that make the experience an overall smoother ride. – If…
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Google to Introduce Less RAM Greedy Chrome Update
With the introduction of the new Microsoft Edge earlier this year, it’s remarkable that based on the prior (and rightful) criticism of it, how much the new Chromium-based web browser has improved. How much? Well, let’s just say that it has managed to make converts of many of us here…
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Microsoft’s New Edge is Already the 2nd Most Used Browser
Launching around 3 months ago, the newly updated version of Microsoft’s Edge browser took it a huge leap forward. This was thanks, in no small part, to the adoption of a Chromium-based platform. It’s so good, in fact, that a number of us here at eTeknix have already made the…
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Chrome Will Remain Supported on Windows 7 for 18 Months
Like it or not, at the time of writing Windows 7 users have to decide (pretty quickly) whether they’re going to make the ‘upgrade’ to Windows 10 or face living with an operating system that Microsoft no longer supports. Yes, Windows 7 officially enters end-of-life on January 14th. Now, while…
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Google To Test Chrome Play/Pause Button
Google Chrome It can be rather frustrating when you have multiple tabs in your browser open and one of them decides to start playing audio at you. Fortunately, identifying this was made a little easier following an update to the Chrome browser earlier this year. In a report via The…
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Firefox Update Offers Total Autoplay Video & Audio Blocking
Mozilla Firefox 66 When it comes to internet browsers, while Google Chrome has the market pretty sewn up, Mozilla Firefox is, for many, a more than viable alternative. While it is a matter of opinion if it is better than Chrome or not, there are certain aspects that make it…
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Google Warns Users of Two Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Chrome
Update Strongly Encouraged Google‘s Threat Analysis team has discovered two Zero-day vulnerabilities last week affecting the Chrome browser. They have now issued an update fix with the latest version 72.0.3626.121. Normally, some users have auto-update enabled. However, in case you are unsure, simply go to Settings > About Chrome then…
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Google Claims Chrome AdBlock Has Improved Websites
Google Adblock Last year, an update to the Google Chrome browser saw adblocking features added. While these did not specifically prevent adverts from appearing on websites, it did look to change those that did appear. An example of this would be that adverts with flashing lights or popups would no longer be…
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Google Publishes Several How-To Videos for the Pixel Slate
Get More Out of Your Device Google announced the Pixel Slate tablet three months ago and have only begun selling it before the 2018 holiday season. In order to promote it further, they have now published several videos showcasing the device’s capabilities. The 290.9 x 202 x 7mm device combines an…
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Google Chrome To Release Android ‘Preview’ Browser Feature
Google Chrome For Android If you own an Android phone or tablet, the chances are that you regularly use the Google Chrome browser to do your internet searching. One of the biggest problems is, however, that while the Android version of the app is very good at what it…
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Microsoft Giving Up On Edge With Plans For Chromium Browser
Microsoft Giving Up On Edge With the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft really tried to push forward their Edge browser. Regularly prompting us, when we went to install an alternative, that it was faster and better for our battery life, the vast majority of us didn’t care. On the whole,…
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Google Pixel Slate Now Available for Pre-Order
Just in Time Before Black Friday Google unveiled the Pixel Slate tablet last month. Now it is finally available for pre-order. The 290.9 x 202 x 7mm device combines an Intel x86 SoC with the Chrome operating system. Google also offers it in a variety of configuration with the entry…
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Google Project Stream May Bring Game Streaming Mainstream
Google Chrome Latest Game Streaming Platform Earlier in the month, Google launched a new game streaming service. Game streaming isn’t something new as Nvidia, Sony and others have already tried their hand at the market. The new feature this time around is the Google Chrome integration. To kick things off, Google…
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Google Announces the Pixel Slate x86-Based Chrome OS Tablet
Intel x86 SoC Meets Chrome OS Google has announced their new Pixel Slate tablet, a 290.9 x 202 x 7mm device which combines an x86 SoC with the Chrome operating system. The device is Google’s second tablet, albeit now ditching Android after learning a lot from that failure. Teaming up…
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Windows 10 Performs U-Turn On Browser Warning
Windows 10 Performs U-Turn On Browser Warning Despite Microsoft trying to push it quite hard within the Windows 10 platform, the Edge browser is not a success. With some reports suggest that the user base may be as low as 2%, Microsoft are clearly quite keen to look to see how…
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