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Apr 15, 2021

Chrome 90 is now available with AV1 encoder for video conferencing apps

Google has released Chrome 90 with a new AV1 encoder which is used for video conferencing apps with RTC integration. The new browser update also uses HTTPS by default when a website URL is entered in the address bar, in…

Mar 19, 2021Mar 19, 2021

Google Chrome brings Live Captions for videos and audio feature to Mac

by Asma Hussain

Google Chrome’s latest update allows users to enjoy live captions when watching videos or while listening to audio. Users will need Google Chrome 89 to access Live Captions. Live captions can be helpful for users trying to consume content in…

Mar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021

Chrome for macOS now uses 1GB less memory and shows 65% better energy efficiency

by Imran Hussain

The Google Chrome team has been hard at work to improve its browser on various platforms, after years of well-deserved criticism regarding its CPU and memory usage. Despite being one of the most popular and perhaps the best cross-platform web…

Feb 21, 2021Feb 22, 2021

No, Chrome does NOT use 10X more RAM than Safari

by Imran Hussain

A new blog post has been making rounds on the web which demonstrates that Chrome browser uses 10X more RAM than Safari. The blog post does a test on macOS Big Sur, in which Twitter and Gmail are loaded in…

Feb 18, 2021Feb 18, 2021

Google’s Chromebooks beat Apple’s Macs in global sales

by Rida Imran

Based on numbers given by IDC, Geekwire reports that for the first time, Chromebooks led the market share by outselling Macs worldwide in 2020. The impressive sales of Google’s laptop helped it gain a large share of the market at…

Feb 8, 2021

Microsoft Autofill launches – a cross-platform password manager for Chrome, Edge, iOS, and Android

by Usman Hussain

Microsoft has officially launched its Autofill password manager that allows users to easily manage and store their website passwords on different devices. Microsoft Autofill is now available on Android phones, Windows PCs, iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Autofill was already available…

Jan 31, 2021

GeForce Now gets support for M1 Mac and Chrome browser

by Imran Hussain

GeForce Now, Nvidia’s game streaming service, has received a new update for its Mac app which now features native support for M1 Macs. The service also gains support for running in Chrome browser, however, it is in beta at the…

Jan 30, 2021Jan 31, 2021

Apple is adding iCloud Keychain passwords support to Chrome

by Imran Hussain

Apple is working on adding iCloud Keychain passwords support to Google Chrome via an extension installed through the iCloud app for Windows. This will allow users to fill website passwords using the password information that is stored in the iCloud…

Dec 22, 2020Dec 22, 2020

Apple, Google, Mozilla and Microsoft ban Kazakhstan’s spying HTTPS certificate

by Rida Imran

Apple, Google, Mozilla and Mircosoft, the U.S Leading browsing companies, have teamed to ban Kazakhastan’s malicious HTTPS certificate. ZDNet reports that Kazakhstan’s government was using a root certification to intercept and decrypt HTTPS traffic to spy in the capital, the…

Dec 15, 2020

Chrome allegedly slows down Macs because of Keystone updater

by Rida Imran

As per information shared by developer Loren Brichter, Chrome has been slowing down Macs because it installs something called Keystone to automatically update itself. He claims that Keystone hides itself from macOS’ Activity Monitor, and deleting the browser does not…

New Mighty browser makes Chrome faster on macOS via cloud computing

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How to enable ‘Reading List’ in Google Chrome on Android

Chrome 90 is now available with AV1 encoder for video conferencing apps

Google Chrome brings Live Captions for videos and audio feature to Mac

Chrome for macOS now uses 1GB less memory and shows 65% better energy efficiency

No, Chrome does NOT use 10X more RAM than Safari

Google’s Chromebooks beat Apple’s Macs in global sales

Microsoft Autofill launches – a cross-platform password manager for Chrome, Edge, iOS, and Android

GeForce Now gets support for M1 Mac and Chrome browser

Apple is adding iCloud Keychain passwords support to Chrome

Apple, Google, Mozilla and Microsoft ban Kazakhstan’s spying HTTPS certificate

Chrome allegedly slows down Macs because of Keystone updater