Chrome adds reset prompt in Windows to combat hijacking

Browser hijacking is an annoying sort of malicious activity that often spawns from downloading toolbars or freeware of some sort, the end result being a messed up browser and trouble … Continue reading

ASUS Chromebox hits 4K displays in March

If you’re aiming for what might be the smallest package for the largest-definition delivery in a computer this upcoming season, you might want to have a peek at the ASUS … Continue reading

Google Now notifications pop up in Chrome beta

Google has added Google Now notifications to its Chrome browser, bringing the contextual alerts for travel warnings, flight information, and package shipments to the desktop. The functionality, now an option … Continue reading

A Handy Chrome Hack That Simplifies Obnoxious Mobile Sites

A Handy Chrome Hack That Simplifies Obnoxious Mobile Sites

Reader, a built-in iOS service for Safari, lets you strip websites of extraneous junk. You can do the same thing on Chrome in Android by following these simple steps.

    



The rumors are true: Google’s bringing Chrome apps to iOS and Android.

The rumors are true: Google’s bringing Chrome apps to iOS and Android. Well, it’s providing the tools developers need in order to do so. The toolkit is only in a beta form at the moment, but it holds the promise turning Chrome apps into cross-platform suckers for your phone. If it turns out to be as easy at it sounds, Chrome apps just got a lot more interesting. [Chomium Blog]

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Chrome builds LEGO into browser for time-eating brick fun

Google and LEGO have collectively destroyed any semblance of productivity today, by opening up the Build with Chrome virtual LEGO set to everyone. Originally launched back in 2012 in Australia, … Continue reading

Chrome + LEGO: Unleash Your Imagination!

If there is one thing about LEGO bricks, it is this – they are virtually able to be anything, limited only by your imagination as well as the number of pieces available. I suppose this is somewhat akin to programming as well, where you have certain functions available, and with the right technical know how, you too, would be able to program some of the other functions that you would like to use. This is the basis for Build with Chrome, which happens to be a collaboration between Chrome and the LEGO Group that relied on WebGL, a 3D graphics technology, to be brought to life.

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    Chrome browser may be listening in (but don’t burn your mic yet)

    Google’s Chrome browser is under fire after speech recognition researchers identified a vulnerability that allows websites to clandestinely record users through their computer’s microphone, though some have questioned quite how … Continue reading

    Chrome Exploit Can Allow Hackers To Listen In Even After A Tab Is Closed

    Chrome Exploit Can Allow Hackers To Listen In Even After A Tab Is Closed

    There’s an exploit in Google’s popular Chrome browser that can allow hackers to listen in to a user’s offline conversation through their computer’s microphone even after the tab has been closed. The exploit lies in Chrome’s microphone settings, if a website is given permission to use the device’s microphone in Chrome, it can easily use a pop-up window to keep accessing the microphone and even record while being hidden in the background. Closing the tab will have no effect on the pop-up window’s ability to listen in.

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    Google’s Removing Chrome Extensions Which Are Serving Spam Ads

    Google's Removing Chrome Extensions Which Are Serving Spam Ads

    Google’s so removed two Chrome browser extensions over the weekend, because the software appears to serve spam ads—in turn violating company’s terms of service.

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