Google is on a mission to make using the internet a safer experience for even the least techie surfers. One feature at a time, it’s been trying to highlight not just when something is safe, but when it’s not. And soon, another one of those tweaks is coming to Chrome. [More]
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Google Chrome Dethrones Internet Explorer To Become Most Popular Browser
By 5.2.16
If the technology world was a high school hallway, Google Chrome would be shoving past former prom queen Internet Explorer while wrinkling its nose like it smells something particularly offensive. That’s because Chrome is now the most popular browser, as it recently took home a larger share of the market than its rival for the first time. [More]
Google Chrome Will Block Flash Ads, Auto-Playing Videos Starting Sept. 1
By 8.28.15
If you hate the blast of noise and music that hits your ears every time an auto-playing video unexpectedly goes off on a web page you’ve just opened, rejoice: Google Chrome will be blocking all Adobe Flash content deemed not central to a web page starting Sept. 1. [More]
Google Chrome's New Extension Lets You Block Content Farms
By 2.16.11
Don’t feel like feeding into the machine of content farms, which mine your searches in order to create stories that fit the terms you just plugged in to find something? Google Chrome has introduced a new extension called Personal Blocklist so you can hide what you’re looking for. [More]
