Google has announced an update to tab management in Chrome, and it just might make your life a bit more organized. According to the company, the next update will introduce a grid-style layout for tabs; you can select from an assortment of colors, which will change the color of the tab strip and will also […]
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Chrome 77 arrives with new performance metrics, form capabilities, and Origin Trials
Google today launched Chrome 77 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. The release includes new performance metrics, form capabilities, and Origin Trials. You can update to the latest version now using Chrome’s built-in updater or download it directly from google.com/chrome. With over 1 billion users, Chrome is both a browser and a major platform […]
Google Chrome 76 will stop websites from seeing users in Incognito Mode
Google Chrome 76, scheduled to roll out on July 30, will fix a loophole that allows websites to detect visitors who are Incognito Mode, a move that will affect how publishers implement paywalls for their content. In a blog post, Google said that some websites have been taking advantage of an unintended loophole involving Chrome’s […]
Chrome 76 prevents NYT and other news sites from detecting Incognito Mode
Enlarge / The Boston Globe and some other news sites prevent non-subscribers from viewing articles in a browser’s private mode. Boston Globe Google Chrome 76 will close a loophole that websites use to detect when people use the browser’s Incognito Mode. Over the past couple of years, you may have noticed some websites preventing you […]
Google’s Safe Browsing service gets its own Chrome extension
Google today released the Suspicious Site Reporter Extension. As its name implies, the extension lets users report suspicious sites to Google’s Safe Browsing service. Google also highlighted that Chrome recently started warning users about sites with deceptive URLs. Google’s Safe Browsing service provides lists of URLs that contain malware or phishing content to Chrome, Firefox, […]
Paid browsers are the future, and Firefox might offer a better deal than Chrome
Mozilla Corporation The future of the internet may lie in premium web-browsing services, and it looks like Mozilla could be handling that shift better than Google. As we reported earlier, Google’s recent move to block ad-blockers in Chrome, save for G Suite Enterprise subscribers, indicated an overall push for “pay-for-play” web browsing. And while the […]
How to block websites on Google Chrome using a simple extension
Shutterstock/Evan Lorne Whether to keep yourself on task at work or to keep your kids from visiting sites you don’t want them to see, blocking websites on your Google Chrome browser can often be a good idea. Using a free, easy-to-use Chrome extension called BlockSite you can make the process of blocking sites on Chrome […]
Chromium-based Edge screenshots might as well be Chrome
Edge-on-Chromium’s homepage. Neowin Edge-on-Chromium’s more Windows-like settings page. Neowin Edge-on-Chromium’s dev channel about page. Neowin Edge-on-Chromium’s canary channel about page. Neowin Some early screenshots of Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser have leaked to Neowin. Unsurprisingly, Microsoft seems to be working on a development cycle that’s similar to that of Chrome, with pictures of both a Canary […]
New Chrome feature aimed at preventing websites from blocking Incognito Mode
PhotoMIX Ltd./Pexels A new Chrome feature, to be included in future versions of Google’s browser, is expected to finally address a fairly well-known loophole that allows websites to detect and block the use of Incognito Mode browsing. According to 9to5Google, Google’s efforts to implement a fix for the loophole were spotted on Chromium Gerrit’s source […]
Google partially backtracks on Chrome changes that would break ad blockers
Google has said that it will revise the proposed changes to Chrome’s extension API that would have broken or reduced the functionality of a wide range of ad-blocking extensions, to ensure that the current variety of content-blocking extensions is preserved. The initial plans generated a wide backlash from both the developers and users of those […]
Google planning changes to Chrome that could break ad blockers
Google is planning to change the way extensions integrate with its Chrome browser. The company says that the changes are necessary for and motivated by a desire to crack down on malicious extensions, which undermine users’ privacy and security, as part of the company’s continued efforts to make extensions safer. The move also means that popular […]
Google Chrome wants to stop back-button hijacking
Enlarge Google Have you ever been to a website where the back button just doesn’t work? In these instances, you press “back” to go back but instead you just end up at the same page where you started. A new commit on the Chromium source (first spotted by 9to5Google) outlines a plan to stop weird […]
Chrome fights manipulative sites that don’t allow you to hit the back button
Chances are that you’ve encountered the frustrating experience where a website won’t allow you to hit the back button and exit the site. Enraged by your inability to escape, you begin mashing the back button on your browser, only to find that you are a car spinning its tires in the mud. This tactic by websites […]
macOS Mojave’s dark mode is coming to Google Chrome
Enlarge / Google Chrome in macOS Mojave. Samuel Axon Apple added dark mode to macOS with its Mojave software update on September. Since then, third-party apps have been adding dark themes to go along with it, but there have been a handful of notable outliers, like Slack and Google Chrome. We’ve now learned that the […]
Report: Microsoft is scrapping Edge, switching to just another Chrome clone
Enlarge Getty / Aurich Windows Central reports that Microsoft is planning to replace its Edge browser, which uses Microsoft’s own EdgeHTML rendering engine and Chakra JavaScript engine, with a new browser built on Chromium, the open source counterpart to Google’s Chrome. The new browser has the codename Anaheim. The report is short on details. The […]