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Next gen 2019 Snapdragon PC goes multi OS
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 19 October 2018 10:41

Next gen 2019 Snapdragon PC goes multi OS


Chrome to join Windows 10

Miguel Nunes, a senior director of product management at Qualcomm, took the stage at one of the ARM TechCon presentations and shared details about the 2019 always connected Snapdragon PC. ACPC stands for Always connected PC.

Google gives another reason to uninstall Chrome
Published in News
Tuesday, 25 September 2018 09:59

Google gives another reason to uninstall Chrome


Chrome now uploads all your browser history

In previous versions of Chrome, you could visit Gmail, YouTube or other Google websites and log into them without Chrome automatically uploading all of your browsing histories to Google but "fortunately" Google has seen fit to correct this flaw.

Flash gets old and runs out of steam
Published in News
Thursday, 01 March 2018 11:04

Flash gets old and runs out of steam


Only used by eight percent of Chrome users

The percentage of daily Chrome users who've loaded at least one page containing Flash content per day has gone down from around 80 percent in 2014 to under eight percent in early 2018.

Bait and switch sites fall to might of Chrome
Published in News
Thursday, 09 November 2017 11:37

Bait and switch sites fall to might of Chrome


Stop you being forwarded to another site

Google's Chrome browser is going to kill off redirects that send you to a website you didn't expect.

Microsoft presentation gives up on Edge
Published in News
Wednesday, 01 November 2017 11:51

Microsoft presentation gives up on Edge


Installs Chrome instead


A Microsoft engineer carrying out a demo before assorted hacks had to abandon his Edge browser and install Chrome after his Vole-approved default browser froze.

Microsoft finds hole in Chrome
Published in News
Monday, 23 October 2017 11:04

Microsoft finds hole in Chrome


Pot calls kettle?

Software king of the world Microsoft has poured much scorn on Google's Chrome browser for having a rather large security hole.

Google purges Symantec certificates
Published in News
Wednesday, 13 September 2017 11:33

Google purges Symantec certificates


Chrome will not trust them any more


After deciding to distrust Symantec's certificates in March, Google has decided that from Chrome 66 it will completely remove any trust of Symantec-issued certificates issued before 1 June, 2016.

All roads lead to Chrome ad-blocker
Published in News
Wednesday, 02 August 2017 06:00

All roads lead to Chrome ad-blocker


Will not block all ads 

Google's Chrome is set to have its own ad-blocker.

There's a hardware bloodbath over education
Published in AI


Apple, Google and Microsoft need no education


A hardware war is brewing over the US education market with Apple, Google and Microsoft mud-wrestling for the hearts and minds of educators and school districts.

Epic games boss slams Windows 10 Cloud plans
Published in Gaming
Thursday, 02 February 2017 11:59

Epic games boss slams Windows 10 Cloud plans


Calls it Crush Steam Edition

Epic Games founder has slammed Microsoft over its rumoured move to build a version of Windows 10 that can only install apps from the Windows Store.