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Chrome’s Built-in Translate Now Support Nine New Language Pairs

Tim April 25, 2017 3

Users of Chrome's built-in Translate functionality who are in need of more Indian and Indonesian support are in for a treat this week. Announced by Google, nine new language pairs are getting support, including English to/from Bengali, Punjabi, and Kannada. ...

Report: Google Chrome Getting Ad Blocker to Kill Bad Ads

Kellen April 19, 2017 50

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Google, an ad company, is considering putting an ad blocker in its Chrome internet browser on mobile and desktop. The ad blocker won't be a full blocker, though, but rather a blocker that targets unacceptable...

Chrome Update Kills “Annoying” Page Jumps as You Browse

Kellen April 11, 2017 51

Browsing the web from our phones is only going to increase from here on out, so as you might expect, Google will continue to do everything in their power to make that experience pleasurable when done through their own browser. In a new update to Chrome, Google...

Ready Your Daydream Headset, VR-Enabled Sites Up on Chrome

Tim February 9, 2017 14

Following up on December's story that Google wanted to make Chrome a better place to find virtual reality content, sites are already going up to support the initiative. This week, there are a handful of websites that offer VR-supported content, such as light...

Chrome and Android About to Take Progressive Web Apps Seriously

Tim February 3, 2017 9

Announced this week, a new version of the Chrome Beta app will soon roll out, taking steps to bring Progressive Web Apps to the forefront of the Android experience. As of right now, web apps are essentially applications that run directly on a webpage. They...

Chrome 56 Intros Long Press for Suggested Article Downloads

Tim February 2, 2017 9

Chrome 56 is official, rolling out to all of the various platforms Chrome resides on. For the changelog, the Chrome team lists three notable additions (one of which doesn't really seem new) on top of the various bug fixes and improvements that go into these...

Latest Version of Chrome Improves Page Reload Efficiency Dramatically

Tim January 26, 2017 15

A new version of the Chrome browser will soon be in the hands of users across the globe. According to the Chrome team, this update focuses on dramatically increasing the efficiency of webpage reloads. While this might sound a bit boring, the implementation can...

Google Wants to Make Chrome the Place to Find VR Experiences

Tim December 14, 2016 6

Google is bringing virtual reality to the web, whether you want it or not. Thanks to the launch of the WebVR API and GamePad API extensions, developers can start creating VR experiences for anyone with access to the web via a mobile device and a headset. To...