Tag Archives: Chrome
Firefox is giving you a reason to switch from Chrome: no more notification pop-ups
Firefox 72 will block push notification request popups by default. This means you'll no longer see messages asking 'Will you allow xyz.com to send notifications?' Mozilla ran an experiment to determine how people interacted with such popups, find that 97% … Continue reading
Chrome will soon block sites that mix HTTP and HTTPS (possibly including some favorites)
Having already introduced warnings in Chrome that let you know when you're visiting a non-secure website – that is, HTTP rather than HTTPS – Google is taking things further and is planning to start blocking ‘mixed content’. In future versions … Continue reading
Faulty Google Chrome update makes Mac Pros in Hollywood grind to a halt
A faulty Google Chrome update was responsible for an error that caused data corruption on Mac Pros at several major TV and movie studios, including the whole editing team on Modern Family. As Variety reports, after downloading the Chrome update, … Continue reading
Internet Explorer hack could steal users’ data – even if you use Chrome or Firefox
Microsoft's much-maligned Internet Explorer web browser has been discovered to be the cause of a new Windows exploit, which could let hackers access and obtain operating system user data. Security researcher John Page discovered the security flaw, finding that any … Continue reading
Google Chrome Labs’ latest experiment is an Etch-a-Sketch for your browser
If you miss the days of struggling to draw a simple shape using iron filings with a classic Etch-a-Sketch, you'll love the latest experiment from Google Chrome Labs (a sandbox where the company lets its developers work on their own … Continue reading