Chrome – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 08 Aug 2021 23:07:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Chrome – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 How useful is Google Chrome’s new privacy security review tool? https://www.theinfostride.com/how-useful-is-google-chromes-new-privacy-security-review-tool/ https://www.theinfostride.com/how-useful-is-google-chromes-new-privacy-security-review-tool/#respond Sun, 08 Aug 2021 23:07:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303334 Google is working on a new Chrome tool, called Privacy and Security review, which complements the browser’s Safety Check feature. Safety Check, designed to check standard protections, extensions, passwords, device software and updates, was introduced some time ago. Privacy and Security review walks users through a series of configuration pages “hat helps the user to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/how-useful-is-google-chromes-new-privacy-security-review-tool/feed/ 0 Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge to change your copy-paste method https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-and-microsoft-edge-to-change-your-copy-paste-method/ https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-and-microsoft-edge-to-change-your-copy-paste-method/#respond Wed, 14 Jul 2021 18:21:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=300743 Google Chrome is one of the most powerful web browsers available today, and Google’s Chromium team is always looking at adding new features to the popular browser. In fact, the Chromium browser engine not only powers Chrome, but also Microsoft Edge, Brave browser, Vivaldi, Opera, and more. Then there is Microsoft, freshly off announcing its [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-and-microsoft-edge-to-change-your-copy-paste-method/feed/ 0 Google Chrome will soon direct you away from insecure websites https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-will-soon-direct-you-away-from-insecure-websites/ https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-will-soon-direct-you-away-from-insecure-websites/#respond Mon, 05 Jul 2021 20:44:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=299643 Google is working on a new Chrome feature that is going to automatically direct users away from websites that are not secure and are still using HTTP. Users will be directed towards sites that use HTTPS instead of HTTP. Google has long been a proponent of using HTTPS and it had started marking all HTTP [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-will-soon-direct-you-away-from-insecure-websites/feed/ 0 Google pushes back blocking of tracking cookies on Chrome to late 2023 https://www.theinfostride.com/google-pushes-back-blocking-of-tracking-cookies-on-chrome-to-late-2023/ https://www.theinfostride.com/google-pushes-back-blocking-of-tracking-cookies-on-chrome-to-late-2023/#respond Sat, 26 Jun 2021 09:48:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=298552 Google’s Chrome web browser will not fully block tracking cookies until late 2023, the Alphabet Inc company said on Thursday; delaying by nearly two years a move that has drawn antitrust concerns from competitors and regulators. Google Chrome Google had wanted to bar reams of ad-personalisation companies from gathering users’ browsing interests through cookies from [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/google-pushes-back-blocking-of-tracking-cookies-on-chrome-to-late-2023/feed/ 0 How to create profile on Google Chrome browser https://www.theinfostride.com/how-to-create-profile-on-google-chrome-browser/ https://www.theinfostride.com/how-to-create-profile-on-google-chrome-browser/#respond Tue, 08 Jun 2021 07:42:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=296475 Google Chrome gives a number of features to personalise your experience on your browser. Already, we have told you how to customise your home page and startup page on the browser. Today, we take a look at another useful feature – how to create a profile on the Google Chrome browser. Profiles on the Chrome [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/how-to-create-profile-on-google-chrome-browser/feed/ 0 Google testing new ‘Follow’ button on Chrome for websites that support RSS https://www.theinfostride.com/google-testing-new-follow-button-on-chrome-for-websites-that-support-rss/ https://www.theinfostride.com/google-testing-new-follow-button-on-chrome-for-websites-that-support-rss/#respond Wed, 26 May 2021 21:01:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=294882 Web browser Google Chrome is testing a new ‘Follow’ button in Chrome’s overview menu. According to Mashable, Google Chrome, during the testing phase of a new feature; adds it to the Google ‘Chrome Canary’ channel and then the feature is moved over; to the Chrome Beta channel before finally arriving on the stable version. Such [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/google-testing-new-follow-button-on-chrome-for-websites-that-support-rss/feed/ 0 Microsoft Announces Shut Down of Internet Explorer https://www.theinfostride.com/microsoft-announces-shut-down-of-internet-explorer/ https://www.theinfostride.com/microsoft-announces-shut-down-of-internet-explorer/#respond Tue, 25 May 2021 04:29:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=294706 Microsoft said it is retiring Internet Explorer, the browsers it created more than 25 years and which is now largely abandoned as people instead use competitors like Google’s Chrome or Apple’s Safari. “We are announcing that the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge,” the company said in a blog post [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/microsoft-announces-shut-down-of-internet-explorer/feed/ 0 Google LaMDA Lets You Converse With a Paper Airplane https://www.theinfostride.com/google-lamda-lets-you-converse-with-a-paper-airplane/ https://www.theinfostride.com/google-lamda-lets-you-converse-with-a-paper-airplane/#respond Wed, 19 May 2021 19:59:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=294118 Google has announced LaMDA, a new natural language technology, which will enable Google Assistant users to have conversations with objects, planets and…paper airplanes. In a somewhat bizarre demonstration during the opening session of Google I/O; the company previewed a voice chat with the planet Pluto, which will enable Assistant users to learn more about the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/google-lamda-lets-you-converse-with-a-paper-airplane/feed/ 0 Google Chrome Gets a Bunch of New Productivity Features https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-gets-a-bunch-of-new-productivity-features/ https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-gets-a-bunch-of-new-productivity-features/#respond Sat, 17 Apr 2021 19:35:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=290648 Google has rolled out new features for Chrome that are aimed at boosting productivity. These features are available for Chrome on Android and iOS, and desktop as well. Google has already rolled out some of these features, while others are coming soon. Google has added new features to PDFs on Chrome. You can now use [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-gets-a-bunch-of-new-productivity-features/feed/ 0 Google Chrome will default to HTTPS for incomplete URLs on Android and desktop https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-will-default-to-https-for-incomplete-urls-on-android-and-desktop/ https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-will-default-to-https-for-incomplete-urls-on-android-and-desktop/#respond Thu, 25 Mar 2021 03:46:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=288330 Google Chrome would previously load a domain via HTTP by default the moment you typed an incomplete URL (say, neowin.net) into the omnibox.   This has been long in practice for those of us who didn’t have the luxury of time to type the entire URL with the proper protocol. That’s changing soon with a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-will-default-to-https-for-incomplete-urls-on-android-and-desktop/feed/ 0 Goggle Chrome on Android adds New Feature; Ability to Preview a Page https://www.theinfostride.com/goggle-chrome-on-android-adds-new-feature-ability-to-preview-a-page/ https://www.theinfostride.com/goggle-chrome-on-android-adds-new-feature-ability-to-preview-a-page/#respond Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:50:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=287212 In early 2019, Google was spotted working on a nifty feature for Chrome on desktop that would let you preview a tab; by hovering your cursor over it. That capability was later released through an update to Chrome’s desktop version; and now it has come to its Android version as well. The mobile page preview [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/goggle-chrome-on-android-adds-new-feature-ability-to-preview-a-page/feed/ 0 Google Chrome Announces Shift to Four-Weeks Cycle https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-announces-shift-to-four-weeks-cycle/ https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-announces-shift-to-four-weeks-cycle/#respond Sat, 06 Mar 2021 20:53:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=286656 Google has announced that it’s shifting things up a gear by switching Chrome to a four-week release cycle that will see users get the latest features more quickly. As things stand, Google releases major Chrome updates every six weeks and has done so for over a decade. The new changes will come about in the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-announces-shift-to-four-weeks-cycle/feed/ 0 Google to ‘lock’ Incognito Chrome Tab Using Fingerprints https://www.theinfostride.com/google-to-lock-incognito-chrome-tab-using-fingerprints/ https://www.theinfostride.com/google-to-lock-incognito-chrome-tab-using-fingerprints/#respond Sun, 14 Feb 2021 18:24:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=284740 Google is testing the ability for users to “lock” incognito Chrome tabs on iOS and iPadOS using biometrics for enhanced privacy. The feature is currently rolling out for beta channel users of the browser on iOS; and is in line with how other apps let users secure information using Touch ID or Face ID. However, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/google-to-lock-incognito-chrome-tab-using-fingerprints/feed/ 0 Google to Limit Chrome Sync API following Current Audit https://www.theinfostride.com/google-to-limit-chrome-sync-api-following-current-audit/ https://www.theinfostride.com/google-to-limit-chrome-sync-api-following-current-audit/#respond Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:40:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=281905 Google has announced that it will be limiting access to private Chrome APIs that enable features such as Chrome sync and Click to Call so that only its browsers can use them. The decision follows an audit by the company which uncovered that third-party Chromium-based browsers were using the APIs. The web giant said that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/google-to-limit-chrome-sync-api-following-current-audit/feed/ 0 UK to Investigate Google Chrome’s Privacy Plan https://www.theinfostride.com/uk-to-investigate-google-chromes-privacy-plan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/uk-to-investigate-google-chromes-privacy-plan/#respond Fri, 08 Jan 2021 22:53:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=281013 Google’s plan to replace web browser cookies with a system that shares less data with advertisers is being investigated in the UK. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Google’s plan could have a “significant impact” on news websites and the digital advertising market. It had already raised concerns that publishers’ profits could sink if [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/uk-to-investigate-google-chromes-privacy-plan/feed/ 0 Google to Publish Viral Video on how to Use Chrome Browser https://www.theinfostride.com/google-to-publish-viral-video-on-how-to-use-chrome-browser/ https://www.theinfostride.com/google-to-publish-viral-video-on-how-to-use-chrome-browser/#respond Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:28:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=274811 Google thinks a tutorial makes sense to help users know more about the Chrome browser. The company is going to add video tutorials in the browser, on ‘How to use Chrome’. According to Androidpolice, the company is testing the feature in the Chrome Dev and Canary channels. The report reveals that a new flag is [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/google-to-publish-viral-video-on-how-to-use-chrome-browser/feed/ 0 Google Chrome Upgrades, Gets Dark Mode Version https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-upgrades-gets-dark-mood/ https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-upgrades-gets-dark-mood/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2020 20:42:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272643 Chrome OS may finally be getting a dark mode, but so far it’s only been spotted in its experimental Canary channel, Android Central reported. Before you go tinkering with Canary just be advised: Canary is Google’s “bleeding edge” Chrome OS path; which receives daily updates of features before they’ve been widely tested. It can only [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/google-chrome-upgrades-gets-dark-mood/feed/ 0 Fuel Importation To Decline By 40% – Emeka Offor | #NigeriaNews https://www.theinfostride.com/fuel-importation-to-decline-by-40-emeka-offor-nigerianews/ Sun, 09 Aug 2015 21:30:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/fuel-importation-to-decline-by-40-emeka-offor-nigerianews/ file photo: Port Harcourt refinery Executive Chairman, Chrome Oil Services, Mr Emeka Offor, says importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) would drop by about 40 percent when critical unit of the Port-Harcourt refinery begins operation. “Hope of petroleum products supply stability is about to be accomplished as we at Chrome Oil Services company, the major [...]

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]]> #Advancement: Google unveils 64-Bit Chrome for Windows 7 and 8 https://www.theinfostride.com/advancement-google-unveils-64-bit-chrome-for-windows-7-and-8/ Thu, 05 Jun 2014 09:35:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=46703 Do you use Google’s Chrome web browser? Are you running a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or Windows 8? If you answered “yes” to both sets of those questions, you might want to take a look at the Chromium blog. There, Google revealed yesterday that…

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]]> ‘OK Google’ Voice Search for everyone now included in Google Chrome https://www.theinfostride.com/ok-google-voice-search-for-everyone-now-included-in-google-chrome/ Thu, 22 May 2014 18:09:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44280 Announced as a feature last year and made available to Chrome beta users earlier this year, Google’s voice-based, hands-free search function “OK Google” is now available to all Chrome users. The feature has been more inclusive on the latest Android…

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]]> Chrome Remote Desktop App Accesses PCs from Android Devices https://www.theinfostride.com/chrome-remote-desktop-app-accesses-pcs-from-android-devices/ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:38:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36293 This is pretty great: today, Google launched Chrome Remote Desktop app for Android devices that makes accessing your desktop PC or Mac remotely supremely easy. It’s exactly what it sounds like: any compatible Android device can access a PC or Mac…

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]]> Google Now Mandating Hardware Manufacturers Put Android Logo on Boot Screens https://www.theinfostride.com/google-now-mandating-hardware-manufacturers-put-android-logo-on-boot-screens/ Sat, 29 Mar 2014 10:45:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31587 Google has always held a fairly strict set of restrictions that manufacturers had to follow in order to be allowed to use some of the core features of Android as most people know it, including the Google Play Store, Chrome, Google Maps, and even the…

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]]> ‘OK Google’ Voice Search now on Chrome Beta https://www.theinfostride.com/ok-google-voice-search-now-on-chrome-beta/ Sat, 01 Mar 2014 16:36:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=25663 A few months back, Google released a beta plugin called “Google Voice Search Hotword” that brought hands-free voice search to Chrome. That feature, first introduced in the Moto X smartphone, appears to have graduated to the level of built-in browser…

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]]> When in Chrome: VMware Provides Windows Access in Chrome OS https://www.theinfostride.com/when-in-chrome-vmware-provides-windows-access-in-chrome-os/ Wed, 12 Feb 2014 21:54:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=20346 Much has been made of the approaching cut-off date for Microsoft’s support of the relatively ancient Windows XP operating system. Since so many offices still rely on XP to run their businesses (not to mention specialized software that maintains customer…

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]]> Five Google Chrome Extensions You Can’t Afford To Miss [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/five-google-chrome-extensions-you-cant-afford-to-miss-video/ Tue, 21 Jan 2014 06:44:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=12212 For years, browsing the Internet was a restricted, linear experience. You logged on, checked your email, did some research, maybe played a few games, and logged off. Nowadays, in the wild west of the web, browsers are almost entirely open source, meaning…

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]]> Google Now Comes to Chrome in New Experimental Release https://www.theinfostride.com/google-now-comes-to-chrome-in-new-experimental-release/ Fri, 17 Jan 2014 02:12:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11120 If you’re okay with living on the bleeding edge of software, Google has a surprise for you – starting today, you can download a new alpha build of Chrome – dubbed Google Chrome Canary – that comes complete with Google Now, the company’s intelligent…

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]]> Google Adds Data Compression to Chrome Mobile Browser https://www.theinfostride.com/google-adds-data-compression-to-chrome-mobile-browser/ Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:01:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=10849 In its continuing effort to be the best option for web browsing on any device, Google’s Chrome browser has a new feature for the mobile app to help users keep from eating up too much bandwidth. New versions of Chrome for Android and iOS will offer…

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]]> ‘OK Google’ Comes to the Desktop Version of Chrome as an Extension https://www.theinfostride.com/ok-google-comes-desktop-version-chrome-extension/ Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:09:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=2610 Voice recognition and voice control aren’t new — not even close — but not many devices actively listen for voice commands. In most cases, the user has to press a button to get a smartphone, laptop or tablet to start listening. Notable exceptions…

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