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Replace Boris Johnson with puppies with Pawry-Party tool

Fed up of seeing pictures of Boris Johnson all the time in the run up to the general election? Well now you can replace his face with that of a much cuter puppy when you are online! The Paw-ry Party is available to users of Google Chrome and will remove all pictures of the PM…

19th November 201920th November 2019 Chris Price Internet, News

Google Chrome to shame sites that load slowly

A badge highlighting websites that typically load slowly could land within Google Chrome in the future (Google/PA) Google could soon call out websites that load slowly by displaying a badge of shame within its Chrome web browser. The tech giant said it believes the web “can do better” and is considering…

12th November 201915th November 2019 Chris Price Google, Internet, News

Google to offer Android users choice of search engines

Google will allow users across Europe to choose their preferred search engine when setting up a new Android smartphone from next year, following last year’s record EU fine. In July 2018 the tech firm was told to pay £3.9 billion by the European Commission competition authorities for allegedly abusing its market position through the Android…

2nd August 20192nd August 2019 Chris Price Google, News

Google to plug loophole in Chrome Incognito mode

Google has said it will plug a loophole in the Incognito mode of its Chrome web browser in a bid to better protect user privacy. Chrome’s Incognito mode allows users to access websites more privately than the usual browser, by not storing information such as browsing history, and cookies and site data. To do this…

19th July 201919th July 2019 Chris Price Google, News

Google Chrome users urged to update browser amid security alert

Google Chrome users need to update the desktop version of their web browser as soon as possible, its lead security engineer has warned. Justin Schuh gave the warning after the internet giant announced it had uncovered a bug – known as a zero-day exploit – in its software which is actively under attack by hackers.…

8th March 20198th March 2019 Chris Price Cybersecurity, Google, News

Microsoft Fake News tool warns users not to trust Mail Online

The NewsGuard tool warning users about trusting the Mail Online (Screenshot/PA) An online tool designed to combat fake news is warning users not to trust the Mail Online website. NewsGuard, a tool used by Microsoft’s Edge web browser, uses a team of experienced journalists to analyse and rate news websites. It shows an…

23rd January 201924th January 2019 Chris Price Microsoft, News

Microsoft to rebuild Edge browser with Google Chrome technology

Microsoft is giving into the power of Google Chrome by adopting the same technology behind the rival web browser into its own struggling Edge browser. Edge was first introduced as a future replacement to Internet Explorer with the launch of Windows 10 in July 2015, but has failed to gain much traction over Google’s dominant…

6th December 20187th December 2018 Chris Price Microsoft

Google's Chromecast TV dongle to compete with Apple TV

It wasn't just a new upgraded Nexus tablet complete with Android 4.3 (the latest iteration of the Jelly Bean flavour of Google's mobile operating system) which Google launched today. Also announced was a new TV dongle, designed to compete with…

24th July 20137th April 2017 shinychris Digital set-top boxes, DTR, Gadgets, Google

Google Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer as most-used browser for first time

Google's Chrome web browser has overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer for the first time to become the world's most-used internet browser. According to StatCounter, Google Chrome crept up the usage tables to overtake the veritable Microsoft offering for the first time…

21st May 2012 Gerald Lynch Internet, Tech Digest news

Google Chrome for Android hits Google Play store

Google's Chrome browser app has made it onto the Android Google Play store. Currently in a beta testing phase after being available in a few select territories, it's now available worldwide in 32 languages. The free app allows users to…

18th April 201222nd December 2015 Gerald Lynch Android, Android apps, Tech Digest news

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