<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware in Google-chrome ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/browsers/google-chrome Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:25:05 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Popular VPN extension for Google Chrome is a security nightmare, screenshots every page users visit and sends them to anonymous developer — FreeVPN.One flagged over enormous privacy concerns ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/a-popular-vpn-extension-for-google-chrome-has-been-screenshotting-every-page-users-visit-freevpn-one-flagged-over-enormous-privacy-concerns 2mPsMWnLEX4PbytjoMnUpm Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:25:05 +0000 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:29:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google is killing the web with AI Overviews – I made an extension to block them ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/block-google-ai-overviews dfQj6ibGGu4bkLYUvnerhU Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:57:23 +0000 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:53:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google tools required for classwork are allegedly being used to build data profiles of each student ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/google-chrome/google-tools-for-required-for-classwork-are-allegedly-being-used-to-build-data-profiles-of-each-student 7Q4wjZW2dZqVXdxTUHZBGY Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:34:28 +0000 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:48:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google may be forced to sell its Chrome browser due to monopoly complaints — potential $20 billion sale if approved by a judge ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/google-chrome/google-may-be-forced-to-sell-its-chrome-browser-due-to-monopoly-complaints-potential-usd20-billion-sale-if-approved-by-a-judge vaBnGwPZhgD8DgSKeTXQfS Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:54:01 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:58:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to stop Chrome from asking for a PIN when autocompleting passwords ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/google-chrome/how-to-stop-chrome-from-asking-for-a-pin-when-autocompleting-passwords HWtZpPgsSfGCkGKLqUHq7V Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:00:19 +0000 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:11:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft is working on a RAM limit slider for its Edge Browser, to prioritize memory-intensive applications, PC games ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/browsers/microsoft-is-working-on-a-ram-limit-slider-for-its-edge-browser-to-prioritize-memory-intensive-applications-pc-games MUvgVZRGqYBnmziCNYyLQd Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:45:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google releases Chrome for Windows on Arm ahead of Snapdragon X Elite launch ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/browsers/google-releases-chrome-for-windows-on-arm-ahead-of-snapdragon-x-elite-launch kJszBEJFjVvLGePFT4kZBk Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:53:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google allegedly crippling Firefox's YouTube performance — company's response to five-second video delay for non-Chrome users misses the point ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/youtube-responds-to-delayed-loading-in-rival-browser-complaints fumkxNVMyNowsVnr5ubuWF Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:21:34 +0000 Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:43:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chrome Will Soon No Longer Function on 15+ Year Old Processors ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-stops-working-on-old-processors K7qUfy6WBekE4cnEPfVVBG Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:12:17 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:52:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google's Bug Bounty Program Paid Out $6.5 Million in 2019 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-security-bug-bounty-program-rewards-2019 fKPbbSJ7RhdcUngs94MbVR Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:53:41 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:05:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft's New Chromium-Based Edge Browser Is Now Available for Windows and macOS ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/new-edge-browser-chromium-download-windows-macos uFqFdXcrzfP5GBRYo9FYoR Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:56:14 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:17:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google's Working on a 'Heavy Ad' Blocker for Chrome ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-chrome-heavy-ad-blocker-automatic oxWGUcEeHBthWgtp8htBRQ Thu, 31 Oct 2019 15:35:31 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:30:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Chrome Update Damages macOS File System ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-chrome-damages-macos-file-system,40473.html cGNKRCvbFhasxuuZPwotfn Wed, 25 Sep 2019 14:30:03 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:28:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Websites Evade Google Chrome's Incognito Protections ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/websites-publishers-evade-chrome-incognito-mode,40138.html gR7doRyfNVoucycLFBLBs8 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:16:02 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:29:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chrome 76 To Prevent Incognito Mode Detection ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-76-prevents-incognito-detection,39987.html ptVgAfsU6375nvyUrvTEjd Sat, 20 Jul 2019 17:28:01 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:19:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Denies That Chrome's Killing Ad Blockers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-denies-chrome-killing-ad-blockers,39648.html bftFE2xKMGksC2mC2o5PW Thu, 13 Jun 2019 15:22:01 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:28:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Chrome May Support Windows Mixed Reality Soon ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-chrome-chromium-windows-mixed-reality-support,38519.html EqcaxJhX2RDKfRD2NfvxFV Tue, 29 Jan 2019 14:56:01 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:49:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Adds Drive-By Download Protection to Chrome ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-to-disable-drive-by-downloads,38508.html zcasHrwbeg8Fx4HihPpyMn Mon, 28 Jan 2019 12:14:03 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:32:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ People Are Mad That Google Chrome May Kill Ad Blockers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-killing-chrome-ad-blockers,38498.html duKDqtpFw5srvGf9FWRPAR Thu, 24 Jan 2019 18:58:02 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:19:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google to Start Locking Down Chrome Extensions ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-chrome-70-extension-privacy,37875.html DFsMfAhfNgmmvs9cG7jjCW Tue, 02 Oct 2018 13:50:03 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:28:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Responds to Chrome Sign-in Backlash ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-responds-chrome-sign-in-backlash,37850.html 3wB9fqCLb73sFLGsZGRhkY Wed, 26 Sep 2018 13:58:02 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:19:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Criticized for Automatic Chrome Sign-In ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-chrome-automatic-secret-sign-in,37835.html 7hixXdgKQ9J5MV22AuJcj6 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:16:03 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:27:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Brings Shape Detection Online With Chrome 70 Beta ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-chrome-70-beta-shape-detection,37796.html pj5JzSpQEapWaEV3bd87m3 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 17:06:02 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:19:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Celebrates Chrome's 10th Birthday With Password Manager, Design Overhaul ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-chrome-69-updates-features,37744.html 4aF4pEmRtPUaCN7BqZwW4S Tue, 04 Sep 2018 17:02:02 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:27:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Chrome Bug Let Hackers Grok Private Data ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-bug-exposed-private-data,37613.html 22DzUKPszHBENmCh3f9PEW Wed, 15 Aug 2018 18:36:03 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:41:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lock it Down: Google Pushes HTTPS With Chrome Warnings ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-pushes-https-chrome-warnings,37506.html QJWErUhdEVCYk8xDJt6EwX Wed, 25 Jul 2018 13:44:02 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:30:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Testing Chrome Redesign With Early Adopters ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-material-design-canary-channel,37442.html zCD6yG2AiZrn5EpxGGjT6T Wed, 11 Jul 2018 20:00:03 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:32:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Rolls Back Change That Broke Web-Based Game Audio In Chrome ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-chrome-broke-web-based-game-audio,37064.html 7XacZgPK7wGpcVTpFd6RcS Wed, 16 May 2018 15:40:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:39:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to Turn Off Chrome Notifications ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/turn-off-chrome-notifications,37053.html RNUDdAoU3qZDaFyfUgLqm6 Tue, 15 May 2018 16:46:00 +0000 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:13:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Upcoming Chrome Releases Will Prevent Abusive Page Redirects ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-prevent-abusive-page-redirects,35886.html TDnMEV3ti7AvBJx5K2MoLL Thu, 09 Nov 2017 15:55:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:19:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ WoSign, StartCom Certificates Won't Work In Chrome 61 And Beyond ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-wosign-startcom-certificates-banned,35055.html sjKS9tyYatmedeHsXSWBqU Fri, 21 Jul 2017 16:10:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:31:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chrome To Deprecate ‘PNaCl,’ Embrace New ‘WebAssembly’ Standard ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-deprecates-pnacl-embraces-webassembly,34583.html aG9LBFbem6TvPuSXJWNAfV Wed, 31 May 2017 15:15:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:19:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chrome 57 Throttles Background Tabs To Save Power ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-57-throttles-background-tabs,33905.html YuEnDycKNakMNSgp6p9CNR Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:20:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:57:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chrome 57 Brings Back DRM Toggle, Supports CSS Grid Layout, WebAssembly ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-57-drm-toggle-grid,33873.html 8bTijFgfh7hZo9c2hUEnQg Fri, 10 Mar 2017 20:20:00 +0000 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:28:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Chrome Gets Virtual Reality Support ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-chrome-virtual-reality-support,33630.html aLey2xgP3sdEZjAAsan578 Thu, 09 Feb 2017 20:00:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:27:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chrome 55 To Intelligently Reduce Memory Usage By As Much Half, When Needed ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-55-memory-usage-reduction,32835.html bSLKyoJ9Pe4muDcMbyGXXo Mon, 10 Oct 2016 17:15:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:55:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google To Wind Down Chrome App Support In Chrome Browser ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-deprecates-native-web-apps,32529.html hZTdrdmJjRKdmDJmkEpv48 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 16:04:02 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:29:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Chrome To 'De-Emphasize' Flash Starting Next Month, Block It By Year's End ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-53-de-emphasize-flash-plugin,32432.html nwho4dHc3fuUxSThrYqc4D Tue, 09 Aug 2016 20:50:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:30:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chrome To Block Most Flash Content By Default By End Of 2016 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-to-block-flash-content,31807.html 9o6xpT6AoCWTY5mZ7rUzY7 Mon, 16 May 2016 17:45:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:19:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Vivaldi 1.0 Targets Browser Power Users With Advanced Features, Chrome Extensions ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/vivaldi-power-user-features-extensions,31558.html hT4pzKXiHTBvngJqWffGhU Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:20:00 +0000 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:07:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google's Chrome Data Saver Feature Won't Load Images, To Reduce Data Usage ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-chrome-data-saver-update,30670.html 7XkLAjpcEZpc4eJra4rnuL Tue, 01 Dec 2015 19:30:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:27:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chrome 47 Beta Brings Cooperative Multitasking, Android Splash Screens And Flexible Desktop Notifications ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-47-multitasking-splash-screens,30391.html Lwnjmy6pv7sGvWQWTE3M2o Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:15:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google To Remove China's Root Certificate Authority From Chrome Over Ties To Forged Certificate ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-bans-cnnic-root-ca,28873.html gSVhphS5JFWxqtmg3cKsxZ Thu, 02 Apr 2015 22:20:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:29:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chrome Now Warns Users Before They Visit Harmful Sites ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-chrome-safe-browsing-malware,28624.html xmGVDTCLuvSHCKLJsRvJh8 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 21:55:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:32:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chrome Security Team Proposes Marking HTTP Sites As 'Non-Secure' ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-security-http-non-secure,28223.html GtW84QksE5m6QHsjso2j2a Mon, 15 Dec 2014 20:50:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:48:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Upgrades Security From 'reCAPTCHA' to 'No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA' ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-no-captcha-recaptcha,28161.html BUZqHjw97pbJaAAp39NMyW Wed, 03 Dec 2014 21:40:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:28:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is Chrome Sucking The Life Out Of Your Laptop's Battery? ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-chrome-laptop-battery-tick-rate,27286.html YAJ4MFgGJsmbnksVADyn9k Mon, 21 Jul 2014 15:01:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:17:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to Use Chrome Remote Desktop on Android ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-desktop-remote-android-smartphone,26573.html iLjAMi2EGjKM73piU3Ur7K Thu, 17 Apr 2014 19:04:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:40:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Google is Making Chrome Faster and Smoother ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-speed-stutter-javascript,26045.html 32vKdMDrRzYHatUUT2vxFh Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:19:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chrome for Android/iOS Cuts Browsing Bandwidth in Half ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-chrome-android-ios-compression,25776.html HSyiZM2THLp6JtMxfCATwN Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:10:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:29:23 +0000