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Chrome Will No Longer Autoplay Video in Background Tabs

The sudden jolt of panic caused by a background tab playing a video unexpectedly... Yeah, it's something most of us are familiar with. But Google's pressing pause on auto-play media.

30 August 2015

Google Chrome is Testing a ‘Material Design’ Toolbar

Google Chrome is edging closer to a full material design revamp with the arrival of a new flag in development builds.

17 August 2015

The Number of Chromebook Developers Is Growing Fast

The number of developers using Chromebooks to code is on the rise.

10 August 2015
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Sneak Peek at the New Look Chrome Download History Page

Google Chrome's Downloads page (the one inside the browser, not the one you visit to get the browser) is undergoing a 'material design' makeover.

7 August 2015

Chrome Will Discard Your ‘Least Interesting’ Tabs To Free Memory

A new power-saving feature is heading to Google Chrome automatically 'discards' background tabs to free up memory.

29 July 2015

These Are Google Chrome’s New Material Design App Icons

Anyone using Chromium, the open-source base that underpins Google Chrome, will soon notice something different: a brand new icon. The newly revamped Chromium logo is already in use in the latest developer build of the open-source browser, where it’s displayed on the […]

29 July 2015

Chrome Is Testing New Ways to ‘Install’ Website Shortcuts

Google Chrome is making it easier to add shortcut links to frequented websites to the task bar, dock and applications folder on Windows, Mac and Chrome OS.

19 June 2015

How Google Is Making Chrome for Mac Less of a Battery Hog

Google Chrome’s power management problems in OS X are far from subtle, with some stats showing it reduces battery life by as much as 3 hours versus Safari. The one-time lightweight browser has become weighty around the edges […]

15 June 2015

You’ll Soon Be Able to ‘Cast’ Your Entire Chromebook Desktop Easier

You'll soon be able to cast your Chromebook desktop to another screen straight from the Chrome OS system tray.

11 June 2015