9 ways to personalize Google Chrome’s look and feel
Google Chrome is the most popular desktop web browser in the world by a long shot, with a current market share of about 65.7%, according to Statista. And for good reason! While it’s far from…
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Chrome’s AI can block threats and swap bad passwords. Hooray?
AI is the hot buzzword in tech. We’re hearing it repeatedly from major tech companies, as they integrate AI models into their products. The latest company to trumpet the inclusion: Google, in its Chrome browser.…
Chrome’s Incognito mode no longer saves copied stuff to clipboard history
It’s been a few years since Microsoft started making changes to Chromium, the open-source engine that powers most web browsers today, including Chrome and Edge. One of the more recent changes grants more privacy to…
Boost your laptop battery life with Chrome’s new performance tools
A new version of Google’s Chrome browser has recently been released, and one of the new features is the program’s performance tools. In particular, they are designed to reduce energy consumption, thus improving the battery…
Chrome’s new features will get memory-hogging tabs under control
Chrome is the most popular browser on the planet, but even its most ardent fans will admit that this thing gobbles up memory like an Olympic swimmer chomping down protein bars. Google has tried various…
Google Chrome’s hidden link preview feature is actually pretty useful
Google Chrome is constantly being updated, whether to add new features (like AI-powered image searches) or take away beloved functionality (and killing popular extensions in the process). In this case, we’re talking about the former.…
Google is killing one of Chrome’s biggest ad blockers
Most people on the internet use the Chrome browser, and most Americans are using ad blockers. And even though advertising puts food on my table, I can’t blame them — because I block ads, too.…
Chrome’s password manager recently swallowed over 15 million passwords
It hasn’t been a good year for Google. Last week, there was a glitch in Google Chrome that caused over 15 million passwords to simply disappear, forcing the global tech company to publicly apologize. Due…
I got sick of Chrome’s BS and switched to Vivaldi. Here’s what happened
I honestly can’t remember exactly when I switched from Firefox to Chrome. I definitely let Google’s “new” browser stew for a year or two after it came out in 2008, as I was big into…
Don’t feel bad about using Chrome’s password manager
According to advice on the web, you should never use a browser’s password manager. Security experts particularly dunk on Chrome, the most popular browser. If they had their way, no one would touch it with…