Google is currently working on an built-in ad blocker feature for Chrome, according to a latest report from the Wall Street Journal. The search giant plans to roll out ad blocker in the next mobile version of its Chrome browser that would filter out certain types of ads.
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Google Chrome has been a primary reason for battery drain on laptops. The company has been working on improving Chrome’s efficiency for about a couple of years. To combat this issue, the latest version of the browser – Chrome 57 has been designed to solve this issue as the update will throttle individual background tabs by limiting the timer fire rate for background tabs using excessive power. This in turn will result into a prolonged battery life.
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Google has announced that the code for Chrome for iOS is being added to its Chromium project. This means like any other Google platform
Last month Google Chrome 54 for Android with new features was available in beta. Now Google has released the latest version of the browser that has shed its beta tag. Continue reading “Chrome 54 for Android gets support for background media playback, article suggestions and more”
Google was rumored to be working on a new OS which will be a merger of Android and Chrome. Now a new report claims that the company will unveil Andromeda, a hybrid OS along with the new Pixel devices next month. Continue reading “Google expected to announce Andromeda Android-Chrome OS on October 4”
Google has released new version of Chrome which receives new payment features and performance improvements. Chrome 53 now gets support for Android Pay mobile payment service.
Google has rolled out a new integration between Google Chrome and Google Hangouts. The company has baked Cast functionality right into the browser which makes it easier for users to share screen from your Chrome browser to a Google Hangout. Continue reading “Google Cast now built into Chrome on desktop, gets Casting to Hangouts”
Google has announced that it is phasing out Chrome apps for Chrome apps on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Introduced in 2013, Google will kill these Chrome apps in early 2018.
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Google is bringing some improvements to video playback for Chrome for Android. Chrome 52 for Android will make video playback feel smoother and it has been improved for speed and power efficiency.
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Google is looking forward to implement HTML5 by default in Chrome by the end of Q4 2016. The company will continue the removal of Flash for the browser .
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Google is giving Chrome OS a major makeover. The update that bumps the app to version 50 adds a Material Design revamp to Chrome OS. Google also revealed that Chrome browser now has 1 billion monthly active users. Continue reading “Google Chrome OS version 50 gets Material Design update”
Microsoft is working on a tool that will let Windows Insiders members port Chrome extensions to Microsoft Edge. Jacob Rossi of Microsoft Edge team confirmed the same on Twitter.
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Google has just released the first update to Chrome for iOS in 2016. It brings about improved speed and stability while browsing.
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Google has announced that it is bringing Safe Browsing security feature to Chrome on Android. The company has now enabled the feature by default on the Chrome browser for Android.
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