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Chrome support for Windows XP, Vista and Mac OS 10.8 ends April 2016

Google announced yesterday on the official Google Chrome blog that it will end support for various operating system in April 2016. While it comes to no surprise that Windows XP is mentioned […]

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Chrome gets Simplify Page printing option

I don't really print out web pages ever, but when I visit my parents, I see them print out Wikipedia pages and other informational web pages regularly. If you do print out […]

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New versions of Opera Mobile and Mini for Android now available

Norwegian company Opera Software launched new versions of its mobile web browsers for Android today. Opera maintains two different browsers for Android which Android users can download and run on their devices. […]

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Finally: Vivaldi Beta is now available

Vivaldi unveiled the official beta version of the company's web browser a couple of minutes ago marking the next step in the company's plan to win over disgruntled Opera users and Internet […]

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Opera 33 Stable brings Opera Turbo 2 support

What's happening over at Opera Software? Apart from suggestions that the company is up for grabs should a serious bidder emerge, business as usual. Opera Software, which abandoned classic Opera some time […]

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Say Goodbye to native "OK Google" voice integration in Chrome on the desktop

Talking to Google while using Chrome on the desktop has become a tad harder in Chrome 46 as the company has removed the native integration of its voice control service Ok, Google […]

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Chrome's Notification Center goes away but notifications will stay

Google announced today that it will remove the Notification Center that is part of Google Chrome from the browser in the upcoming release of the web browser. One of the first things […]

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ProxMate to discontinue free offer

ProxMate is a popular browser extension for Firefox and Google Chrome that adds VPN-like capabilities to the browser to access content on the Internet that is geo-restricted. This enables users of the […]

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Google Chrome sometimes freezes on Windows 10

So I have been experiencing a strange issue when using the Google Chrome web browser on Windows 10. Sometimes, and I'm not sure what triggers this, Chrome freezes. What I mean by […]

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Mozilla, Google and Microsoft to remove RC4 support in early 2016

Mozilla, Google and Microsoft have agreed to remove support for the RC4 cipher in Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge in early 2016. Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in RC4 in […]

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Otter Browser Beta 7: how far has the project come?

It has been a while since we last checked out the Otter Browser project. To be precise, we reviewed the first and third beta of the project back in 2014 which were […]

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Chrome defers media playback in background tabs

Google landed a new feature in Chromium and Chrome Dev today that will defer media playback in background tabs until those tabs are selected. Depending on how you use web browsers, you […]

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How to switch Google Chrome's download toolbar to notifications

Whenever you download a file in Google Chrome, a toolbar is displayed at the bottom of the screen listing the file. The toolbar displays download speed and progress, and remains visible after […]

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Chrome to discard tabs if system memory runs low

Google has added a new discard tab feature to Chromium, the open source version of Google Chrome, that will discard tabs based on an algorithm when physical memory runs low on the […]

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How to block the insecure RC4 cipher in Firefox and Chrome

Whenever you connect to a secure website using Firefox or any other modern browser, negotiations happen in the background that determine what is being used to encrypt the connection. RC4 is a […]

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Manage Windows tasks with TaskSchedulerView

TaskSchedulerView is a new application by Nirsoft that allows you to manage all Windows tasks in an easy to use interface. Programs may not only start during system start but also on […]

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FTP Support may be dropped in Firefox and Chrome

A recent Chromium bug listing indicates that Google is considering removing built-in ftp support in the Chrome web browser. According to the listing, only 0.1% to 0.2% of Chrome users access ftp […]

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You can block WebRTC from leaking your IP now in uBlock Origin

Ublock is without doubt a popular extension for Firefox and Chrome that blocks network requests and popups, and modifies DOM requests on sites you visit to block advertisement, malicious content and other […]

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Hard Drive filling up? Check Chrome's File System folder

I monitor disk space closely on my computer using various built-in tools like Windows Explorer but also third-party programs such as WizTree or the recently reviewed GetFoldersize. Whenever I notice a sharp […]

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Surprise, Google restores the old Bookmarks Manager in Chrome

Google some time ago updated the Bookmarks Manager of the company's own Chrome browser. From a basic folder and list view to something that looked well on mobile devices but was highly […]

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Scan all downloads automatically with Metascan Online in Chrome

It is often a good idea to scan downloads using online virus scanners as a first line of defense before the download is canned by local antivirus solutions. Online scanners offer several […]

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Google improves Chrome's power efficiency by pausing (some) Flash contents

Websites go overboard sometimes with Flash contents which you may notice as it may stop web browsers dead in their tracks, consume lots of battery if you are on a mobile device, […]

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Latest Vivaldi snapshot introduces interface scaling

The makers of Vivaldi have released a new development snapshot of the browser that introduces several new customization options. The web browser, which is still only available as a technical preview and […]

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5 Vivaldi features that Google Chrome does not support

Vivaldi is a relatively new web browser based on the Blink engine which Google Chrome and Opera use as well. A stable version of the web browser has not been released yet […]

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Turn any page in a night-friendly version in Chrome and Firefox

The brightness of the computer screen can be an unpleasant one especially at night, right after you wake up or maybe even at all times depending on how sensitive you are. I […]

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Google expands non-Store extension installation policy to all Windows channels

Google announced today that it made the decision to expand its non-Store extension installation policy to all Windows versions of the Chrome browser. The company started to enforce the policy back in […]

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Mozilla adds -webkit prefix emulation to select sites in Firefox

Mozilla has added a new feature to Firefox 39 which emulates some -webkit prefixes on select sites to improve compatibility of those sites in the Firefox browser. One issue that you may […]

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First Firefox uMatrix build created

The first Firefox build of uMatrix has been created by Gorhill on Github. The release is dubbed a "very early preview" and users are asked not to file feature requests currently. The […]

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Test scrolling improvements in latest Chrome Dev for Android

Only Chrome Stable and Beta were available up until recently for the Android operating system. Google changed this recently by adding Chrome Dev as another build to the company's Play Store. Chrome […]

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First look at Opera's Sidebar Extensions implementation

Opera Software's work on the Opera browser continues. One of the recent additions to the browser are so-called sidebar extensions which, as the name suggests, are browser extensions designed specifically for Opera's […]

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Chrome 42 blocks Java, Silverlight, other plugins by default now

Google pushed out an update to the stable channel of its browser Chrome yesterday that brought the version of the browser to 42. With it comes the second phase of a major […]

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How to install Chrome policy templates on Windows machines

Policies provide system administrators and users with options to configure the behavior of certain features of the Windows operating system or applications available on machines running it. They are used mostly to […]

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VPNs the next big browser feature?

While there are hundreds of web browsers, there are only a handful of engines all of these browsers run on, especially on the desktop. Chromium alone is the building block for more […]

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Latest Vivaldi build introduces automatic updates

I'm keeping a close eye on the development of the Vivaldi browser as it shows some promise especially when compared to other Chromium-based browsers. Vivaldi Technologies releases snapshot builds of the technical […]

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Google Data Saver extension for Chrome on the desktop

If you wanted to use the compression proxy that Google introduced in mobile versions of Chrome some time ago on the desktop, you had to use a third-party extension until now to […]

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How to transfer browser bookmarks without Sync account

Browser bookmarks have not changed a lot in recent time. The only major feature that most browsers introduced is bookmark syncing to synchronize bookmarks across devices. Firefox Sync or Google Sync require an […]

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uBlock for Firefox mobile now available

The browser extension uBlock so far has only been available for desktop devices. The extension was released for Chromium-based browsers first and then later on for Firefox as well. Today, a version […]

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Latest Vivaldi Snapshot supports direct Chrome Web Store installations

The Vivaldi browser, just like many other Chromium/Blink browsers, shares much of its core with Google Chrome and other browsers Chromium based browsers. One positive effect of that is that it supports […]

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You need to stop using Chrome on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

If you are running an Android device with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and use the Chrome browser on it, you may want to switch to another browser soon as Google just […]

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Mozilla releases 64-bit Firefox Developer Edition for Windows

Windows users who wanted to run a 64-bit version of Firefox in the past were limited to the Nightly Channel up until now as it was the only channel that offered 32-bit […]