Back in August of this past year, Microsoft became notorious for its decision to intentionally make it more difficult for anyone looking to switch away from its Edge browser to do so. Instead of visiting the "Defaults" setting in Windows 11 and simply clicking over to another installed browser as … [Read more...] about You can finally set Chrome as your default browser on Windows 11 with one click again
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Chrome reaches milestone with the release of version 100
It's been a hectic week and we're a bit behind on the news but we couldn't overlook the big announcement from Google. The Chrome browser for Desktop has officially hit the version 100 milestone. Launching earlier this week, the triple-digit version of Chrome is trickling down to desktop users on … [Read more...] about Chrome reaches milestone with the release of version 100
Chrome Beta adds user controls for ad personalization to Privacy Sandbox
Since Google’s Privacy Sandbox considered launching the Federated Learning of Cohorts, or FLoC for short, it quickly failed to persuade anyone that it would be an effective replacement for third-party cookies, so the idea was quickly abandoned. Now, it’s working on something called Topics which will … [Read more...] about Chrome Beta adds user controls for ad personalization to Privacy Sandbox
Zoom reminds everyone it will soon kill off its Chrome app in favor of the shiny, new PWA
During the height of the global pandemic, Zoom dove into deep competition with Google Meet by providing feature parity and free calls during holidays for millions of people. It quickly rose in popularity, and now, anyone you ask will likely be using it for day to day use instead of Meet. Sure, this … [Read more...] about Zoom reminds everyone it will soon kill off its Chrome app in favor of the shiny, new PWA
Chrome issues emergency update to fix in-the-wild exploit
A new zero-day bug (CVE-2022-1096) has been discovered to affect Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers such as Microsoft Edge on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Google explained via a blog post that the vulnerability already has an exploit in the wild, which is restricting access to information on the … [Read more...] about Chrome issues emergency update to fix in-the-wild exploit
Gmail expands mobile notifications pause to favor desktop ones
Last month, a test rollout was discovered that prompted users to pause their Gmail mobile notifications in favor of Gmail notifications on the full browser. The feature simply paused notifications on your phone when it detected that you were using the desktop version of Gmail. At the time, we didn't … [Read more...] about Gmail expands mobile notifications pause to favor desktop ones
How to use Picture-in-Picture mode on YouTube videos in Chrome for desktop
One of my favorite features on chromeOS is the Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode that allows you to pop-out video players to increase your multitasking capabilities. You get a smaller player and can drag it around the screen to continue watching while you type or do something else. However, anyone … [Read more...] about How to use Picture-in-Picture mode on YouTube videos in Chrome for desktop
How to identify images in Chrome using Google Lens
Besides web search, Google Lens may be one of the most helpful products Google has ever released. You can use it to scan and translate text in real-time, copy and paste printed or handwritten text, call a phone number on a street sign, or even identify that shoe you saw someone else wear that you … [Read more...] about How to identify images in Chrome using Google Lens
How to unofficially save and recall your Chrome Tab Groups using the built-in Bookmarks system
As an organization fanatic, I've become obsessed with Google Chrome's Tab Groups feature since it was released. Unfortunately, I've seen no reliable way to date to save these, close them, and recall them at another time. Google does have a feature in the works that will allow you to save Tab Groups, … [Read more...] about How to unofficially save and recall your Chrome Tab Groups using the built-in Bookmarks system
Chrome OS Exclusive ‘Side Search’ feature coming to Chrome on desktop
December 2021 was a rocky month for Google and Chrome OS users with the unfortunately-wonky rollout of Chrome OS 96, which had to be halted and then resumed. However, even with its troubles, Chrome OS 96 brought us a few pretty handy hidden features that Robby covered in our December "5 New Hidden … [Read more...] about Chrome OS Exclusive ‘Side Search’ feature coming to Chrome on desktop
JXL (JPEG XL) is a new image file type you’ll see more of, and Chrome support is now working, too
I'll be completely transparent, here: until I saw this flag in the list on my Chromebook, I didn't even know JXL was even a thing. There are so many photo and video file types these days, it's hard to keep up. At the end of the day, we all want high fidelity images that don't take up gobs of space … [Read more...] about JXL (JPEG XL) is a new image file type you’ll see more of, and Chrome support is now working, too
Afterplay is yet another promising game emulator that runs directly in your web browser
We recently covered a game emulation tool that ran Playstation 2 games entirely in the Chrome browser, and today, we've got yet another one for you. Today, we'll be checking out something called Afterplay, and while it doesn't run Playstation 2, it does have a slew of other platforms it can operate … [Read more...] about Afterplay is yet another promising game emulator that runs directly in your web browser
