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Chrome for Android to support notifications from websites

Google has announced details on what we can expect in version 42 (!) of its Chrome web browser for Android. Announced in a blog post, the biggest new addition appears to be notifications from websites using an emerging notification standard. What this means is that you could soon be receiving notifications from, say, eBay, without…

21st April 2015 James O'Malley Android, Android apps, Mobile phones

Google launches Chrome “Data Saver” extension

If you tether your computer to your phone a lot, then you'll know that the full-size web can often be a drain on precious bandwidth - but luckily Google may have found the solution. What the extension does is when you navigate to a webpage, it will send the data to Google's servers and crunch…

27th March 20157th June 2019 James O'Malley Computers, Google

Google launches Chrome Remote Desktop on iOS to control your PC with your iPhone or iPad

Ever needed to access your desktop PC whilst out? Or need to quickly email yourself a file sat on a hard disk at home? The good news for iPhone and iPad users is that might have just become pretty easy to do - as Google has launched Chrome Remote Desktop for iPhone and iPad. The…

13th January 20152nd July 2020 James O'Malley Apps, Computers, Google

Google Now coming to desktops via Chrome

Google Now, the clever cards that seem to know what you're doing before you do are coming to Mac and Windows computers via Google's Chrome browser, according to reports on the Google Operating System blog. Google Now has been available…

16th January 2014 James O'Malley Google

HP Pavilion Chromebook hits stores today for $329.99

Following last month's leak, HP have officially lifted the covers off their Pavilion Chromebook. However, rather than being released on February 17 as the inadvertent reveal of the computer suggested last month, the Pavilion Chromebook will in fact go on…

4th February 2013 Gerald Lynch Chromebook, Tech Digest news

Google Chrome store hit by Facebook hack extension

Google Chrome users beware: a series of new extensions claiming to add customisation options to your Facebook profile are in fact malicious tools created by hackers intended to hijack your social networking accounts. Hiding in plain sight on the official…

27th March 2012 Gerald Lynch Computer Security, Google, Internet, Tech Digest news

Google Chrome update loads web pages before you've even typed them in

Google have unveiled Chrome 17, the latest stable release of their increasingly popular web browser. A major upgrade for the browser, it has re-vamped its page pre-rendering process, meaning that when you begin to type a web address into…

9th February 2012 Gerald Lynch Google, Internet, Tech Digest news

Chrome overtakes Firefox in bid for web browser dominance

Google's Chrome web browser has overtaken Mozilla's Firefox for the first time to become the second most popular broswer in the world behind Microsoft's Internet Explorer. That's the word from analytics firm StatCounter, who note that Chrome has benefited from…

1st December 2011 Gerald Lynch Internet, Tech Digest news

Facebook block Chrome Friend Exporter as Google+ social network battle begins

Facebook are upping their defenses in the social networking fight after this week's launch of the Google+ network. Not only does Zuckerberg's gang have "something awesome" to reveal tomorrow, but they're now actively working to hamstring the growth of…

5th July 201110th January 2016 Gerald Lynch Facebook, Google, Social Media, Tech Digest news

Microsoft officially launch Internet Explorer 9 browser

After a year's worth of beta testing, Microsoft have finally given their Internet Explorer 9 browser an official launch. Claiming to have made significant improvements to both speed and security, Microsoft are looking to quell the rising tide of Google's…

15th March 2011 Gerald Lynch Internet, Tech Digest news

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