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Chrome passwords on Mac/Windows laptops can soon be accessed with biometrics

July 10, 2022 By Johanna Romero View Comments

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It appears that Google is working on bringing biometric authentication to Chrome on Mac and Windows, as indicated by the presence of an experimental flag in the Chromium Gerrit repository. This will give users another option for authenticating when trying to view saved passwords in Chrome. … [Read more...] about Chrome passwords on Mac/Windows laptops can soon be accessed with biometrics

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How to set up Network File Shares on your Chromebook

February 27, 2022 By Johanna Romero View Comments

It's no secret that most Chromebooks don't come with a lot of internal drive space, so for those of us who are file hoarders - or simply like to maintain a thorough media library - we have to resort to other external storage options. But what if that external storage is in the form of another device … [Read more...] about How to set up Network File Shares on your Chromebook

YouTube Premium users get 3 months of PC Game Pass for free

December 14, 2021 By Gabriel Brangers View Comments

Last week, the 2021 Games Awards show took place, and during the event, Google snuck in some tantalizing news that Windows would soon be getting its own client for Play Games. This addition will give PC users direct access to a Play Games application designed and built specifically for PC. That's … [Read more...] about YouTube Premium users get 3 months of PC Game Pass for free

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