Microsoft is reportedly giving up on the core technology in its Edge browser for Windows 10 and will rely instead on Google’s browser software. The new browser is codenamed Anaheim and will use software from Chromium, Google’s open-source project on which Chrome is based, Windows Central reported Monday. Specifically, it’ll use Google’s Blink, the browser engine with the key job …
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An expanded Firefox search deal with Google helped push Mozilla’s annual revenue up 8 percent to $562 million for 2017 — money that should come in handy as the nonprofit tries to salvage what’s good about the internet. Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal and Russian election meddling have led plenty of people to question whether today’s tech is actually a …
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You probably don’t think too much about whether your browser will protect you from the bad parts of the internet, but Google’s Chrome is hoping to change that. Google said it plans to tune up the web browser, used by nearly two-thirds of people on the internet, to crack down on pages that are out to trick you into signing …
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Whether you need always-connected Chrome OS or a long day of undemanding computing, two of Samsung’s latest options are now ready for you. The Chromebook Plus LTE version is now shipping for $600, while the $1,000 Galaxy Book2 can now be had from AT&T (as well as other outlets); Sprint and Verizon models are coming later this month. The Chromebook …
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Good news for Google Drive workaholics: creating new docs, sheets, slides, sites and forms in Google Docs is now quicker and easier with the introduction of a few new shortcuts using the .new domain, the company announced on Twitter Thursday. Using the shortcuts bypasses the need to go to Google Drive to create files, and that’s going to be a …
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The Internet is the best for work. The Internet is the worst for work. It makes research a thousand times easier than in the dark days before Google, and web tools like Slack and Google Drive can certainly help streamline your workday. But then there’s Twitter, Reddit and the wormhole that is Wikipedia among the multitude of sites that distract …
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Without much fanfare, Asus has unveiled the new Chromebook C423, a lightweight, midrange Chrome OS laptop. The C423 appeared on Asus’ website over the weekend, where it was spotted by Reddit users. The Asus Chromebook C423 has a 14-inch screen and weighs under 3 pounds (1.34kg) with battery, making it easy to lug around. It’s powered by an Intel quad-core or dual-core …
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One of the worst-kept tech secrets in recent history is officially out of the bag. Google has announced a new tablet, the Pixel Slate, alongside a handful of other new products including the Pixel 3 phone and Home Hub. Google Pixel 2018 event Pixel 3, Google Hub and Pixel Slate: Everything Google announced Google Home Hub wants to finish the job …
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Firefox has joined Google’s WebP party, another endorsement for the internet giant’s effort to speed up the web with a better image format. Google revealed WebP eight years ago and since then has built it into its Chrome web browser, Android phone software and many of its online properties in an effort to put websites on a diet and cut …
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Eight years after Google introduced WebP in an effort to speed up the web, Microsoft’s Edge browser now supports the image format alternative to JPEG and PNG. The change comes with the new version of Windows 10 that Microsoft introduced Tuesday, according to a tweet from Patrick Kettner, an Edge product manager. Many web developers who like WebP will doubtless …
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