Would it not have been great if you had the ability to remember all the passwords that you enter in all of the websites you sign up to? Google has just made it possible by releasing a useful extension for its Chrome browser that can safely be used on personal computers.
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Google Powers Chrome Beta with MS Office File Viewer
If you are mailed Microsoft Office documents and often need to open them, you can do so right from your Chrome browser. All you have to do is install a new Chrome extension that brings MS documents like Word, Excel and Powerpoint before your eyes without needing you to download them. Plus, you are also safe from any malware intrusion potentially attached with opening such files.
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New Features Added to Latest Chrome OS Build
The Chrome OS has been updated and it is now sporting various interesting features that could be good news for users of all Google devices based on the platform. In a new post in the official blog of Google Chrome developers, this has been confirmed.
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Google Adds Cloud-Based Admin Tools to Chrome Browser
Google has added a number of admin tools to its increasingly popular Chrome browser that makes it easier to control for corporate users and IT administrators. Users would now be able to use cloud-based management tools that would make their job a lot easier than it was before.
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Google Allows Chrome Users to Remove Notification Icon
Some changes are for the good, and some for the bad. Google seems to have made a change for the good with its recent addition into its Chrome browser of a feature that lets you remove the notification icon from it.
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Spruce Up New Tab Page in Chrome Browser with Eponymous Add-On
The white new tab page in the Google Chrome browser has always tickled your imagination. A new extension for the browser now makes it easier for you to decorate the page with the kind of stuff that you like and find useful.
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Chrome OS Scores Low among PC Users, Windows Way Ahead
In what comes as a surprise, although not to many, the much hyped Chrome OS of Google has scored low among global users. The operating system released by the search-engine giant has only managed to win a meager 0.02% of PC users. This makes it not only more hated than the dud Windows RT platform, but also the old biggies like the Windows 2000 and NT versions.
The ZDnet website reported that the web traffic from Chromebooks, or notebooks running the Chrome OS, accounted for an approximate 0.02%. The figure is too small to make it earn a place among the globally used operating systems – let alone the top ones like Windows or Linux.
Picture - Pixel Notebook with Chrome OS
Sold at a low price and boasting of decent features and performances for their cost, the Chromebooks has had a disappointing start. The lukewarm response to the Chrome OS apparently has its cause in the requirement of an internet connection at all times and reliance on web-based apps. Moreover, it comes without support for any advanced applications. Chrome users need to use cloud-based applications and always be connected to the World Wide Web, which even the more popular Google platform – Android, does not.
If Chrome really wants to be a Windows killer, or at least be counted as an operating system, the folks at Mountain View need some serious brainstorming sessions before long.
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Google Tempts Chrome Business Users with Great Features
In an effort to make Chrome dearer to business users, Google has launched a series of innovations that it hopes would boost the fortunes of its browser in a corporate environment.
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Chrome Stops Silent Installation of Malicious Add-ons
With the internet serving more and more functions for you, it becomes necessary to add extensions to your web browser that can make your life easier. The trouble is, mischief makers target many of these add-ons to gain entry into your system. Chrome has recently added a feature to its latest stable version that guards you from these malicious extensions.
What it does is to block the silent installation of extensions in the Chrome browser. This prevents automatic installation of third-party plug-ins like security applications or other programs running on the system. From this week, Chrome will also scan all the extensions that are downloaded to the local drive and inform users whether or not the programs are potentially harmful. While trying to install an add-on, you would be notified like this:
Picture – Chrome Notification for Malicious Extension Download Screenshot
In the past, many users encountered the misfortune of having malware infecting their system in the form of third-party extensions that were silently installed by the Chrome browser. The present security fix seeks to address this important issue and make add-on installation safer for Chrome users.
In recent months, developers have tried to address many security holes in the Chrome browser and the latest stable versions have come with plenty of bug fixes. Alongside its browser, Google is also constantly striving to make the Chrome OS more secure for users which it hopes would increase the sales of the program.
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Internet Explorer Catches Up On Google Chrome by a Narrow Margin
The war of the browsers seems to have taken a new turn with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer gaining back some of its market share from Google’s Chrome, although by a small margin.
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