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December 2nd 2021

Seriously, What Is Going On With Microsoft Edge?

Microsoft is sending Edge users weird messages when they try to download Chrome, and it's not OK.

Tech News Phillip Tracy Dec 2

November 30th 2021

Microsoft Keeps Making Its Edge Browser Worse for Some Reason

Edge users are furious after Microsoft integrated a financing app into the browser.

Tech News Phillip Tracy Nov 30

October 1st 2021

Microsoft’s Subscription-Less Office Costs $150, and Here’s What You Get

You don't have to subscribe to Microsoft 365 to get all the new Office features.

Tech News Florence Ion Oct 1

June 17th 2021

This Browser Plugin Can Kill Those Annoying ‘Privacy Setting’ Pop-Ups

Cookie banners were supposed to make the web more private, but they just made it more obnoxious.

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky Jun 17

June 12th 2021

Like Google Chrome, Chrome OS Will Transition to a Four-Week Update Release Cycle

Google said it plans to sync the two release cycles in the third quarter of this year.

Tech News Alyse Stanley Jun 12

May 12th 2021

7 Gmail Browser Extensions That Are So Good They Should Be Native Features

Google is pretty regularly adds new features to Gmail, but there’s always room for improvement, and third-party developers have been quick to plug the gaps. Here are seven browser add-ons that are polished and powerful enough to be native features (and hopefully will be one day…). 1. Checker Plus for Gmail (Chrome, Edge) Checker Plus…

Gadgets David Nield May 12

April 28th 2021

A Cloud-Based Google Chrome Sounds Neat, but Consider Upgrading Your Hardware Instead

As I sit at my desk typing this blog, I have 15 Chrome tabs eating up 790MB of memory. I also have 17 Microsoft Edge tabs open, which take up 535MB of memory. Aside from those two extra tabs on Edge, I have the same webpages open, yet Chrome is hogging more memory. Complaints about…

Tech News Joanna Nelius Apr 28

April 14th 2021

Gaze Upon My Browser Extensions and Despair

They’re not what any of us would call “intimate,” but you can really tell a lot about a person from a quick glance at the browser extensions they use. Is your boyfriend’s browser decorated with favicons from Evernote, Trello, and literally nothing else? He’s either a type-A perfectionist or zen to a fault. Is your…

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky Apr 14

March 29th 2021

Why You Should Ditch Google Chrome For Microsoft Edge

The odds are good that you’re reading this right now in Google’s web browser, Chrome, which has become hugely popular since it made its debut in 2008. But Chrome has some issues, and now that Microsoft is back with a rebooted version of its Edge browser—based on the same Chromium code as Chrome—it might just…

Gadgets David Nield Mar 29

March 13th 2021

Syncing up With Chrome, Microsoft Accelerates Edge’s Release Cycle to Every Four Weeks

Taking a page from Google’s book, Microsoft is speeding up the release schedule for its Edge browser and will issue updates every four weeks instead of six weeks, the company announced Friday. If reading that gave you déjà vu, that might be because Google issued a similar announcement last week in which it stated that it’s…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Mar 13

March 3rd 2021

12 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do in Google Chrome

Even if you’ve been using Google Chrome since it first rolled out back in 2008, the browser is capable of some tricks you may have not discovered yet. Google adds new features on a regular basis, while older features get lost and forgotten about if you’re not using them every day. Here are 12 things…

Gadgets David Nield Mar 3

February 25th 2021

Google’s Live Caption Tool Is Now Available as a Hidden Feature in Chrome

Live Captions is one of the most useful features on Android phones, allowing your mobile device to automatically transcribe any audio it’s currently playing. And now it seems Google is bringing Live Captions to Chrome, with the feature already available as a hidden option in the browser. First noticed by Chrome Story, Live Caption can…

Tech News Sam Rutherford Feb 25

February 12th 2021

Chrome Beta Lets iOS Users Lock Incognito Tabs With Face and Touch ID

Google appears to be testing a tool to make Incognito browsing even more private in Chrome for iOS. The beta version of the iOS Chrome app introduced a feature to require Touch ID or Face ID to unlock Incognito tabs that you might not want others accessing. With the feature enabled, returning to Chrome after…

Tech News Catie Keck Feb 12

February 4th 2021

Chrome Removed the Great Suspender Extension, but Don’t Mourn Your Lost Tabs Just Yet

Google has reportedly blocked the popular extension The Great Suspender and removed it from its Chrome Web Store for containing malware. But if you were one of the many users who relied on the tab manager to keep your browser running smoothly, don’t freak out just yet. You may still be able to recover your…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Feb 4

Seriously, What Is Going On With Microsoft Edge?

Microsoft Keeps Making Its Edge Browser Worse for Some Reason

Microsoft’s Subscription-Less Office Costs $150, and Here’s What You Get

This Browser Plugin Can Kill Those Annoying ‘Privacy Setting’ Pop-Ups

Like Google Chrome, Chrome OS Will Transition to a Four-Week Update Release Cycle

7 Gmail Browser Extensions That Are So Good They Should Be Native Features

A Cloud-Based Google Chrome Sounds Neat, but Consider Upgrading Your Hardware Instead

Gaze Upon My Browser Extensions and Despair

Why You Should Ditch Google Chrome For Microsoft Edge

Syncing up With Chrome, Microsoft Accelerates Edge’s Release Cycle to Every Four Weeks

12 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do in Google Chrome

Google’s Live Caption Tool Is Now Available as a Hidden Feature in Chrome

Chrome Beta Lets iOS Users Lock Incognito Tabs With Face and Touch ID

Chrome Removed the Great Suspender Extension, but Don’t Mourn Your Lost Tabs Just Yet

First Statewide Data Center Ban Passed by Maine Legislature

FCC Exempts Netgear from Foreign-Made Router Ban for Some Reason

Jamie Dornan Is Your New Aragorn in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

Trump’s Fed Pick Is Knee Deep in Tech and Crypto Investments

The First Trailer for ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Takes Terror Stateside

The Trump Phone Still Looks Like Total Trash

‘Masters of the Universe’ Really, Really Wants to Be the Next ‘Barbie’

Samsung’s Micro RGB TVs Provide So Much Color It May Be Too Much

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

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