Google has updated Chrome to allow accelerated video decoding through the graphics processing unit (GPU) for users running its web browser on Microsoft Windows operating systems.
For a while now, Google has been experimenting and testing GPU video acceleration on its Chrome web browser. Chrome 23, the latest version, is the first one to bring accelerated H.264 video decoding among its stable releases.
Google said Chrome 23 (my Windows 7 laptop shows Version 23.0.1271.64 m) will provide longer …

The search giant has lately been revamping Google Drive in an effort to make the applications quicker to locate  and simpler to open and utilize, while tech rival Apple has been launching new products.
Google is constantly working on the user-friendliness and the convenience when it comes to using Drive.
One of the steps Google took to revamp their free file storage service was to change the names of their 3 most widely-used apps, which are spreadsheets, word processing, and graphical …

Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox prepare important updates that will attract more clients and users.
Google prepares the “Do Not Track” option for Chrome
Google seems to understand the desire of many users of the browser of not being tracked online in order to be provided targeted advertising: Google Chrome includes new build-in option called “Do Not Track”.
Currently, the option included in more and more browsers are in tests at the Chromium developer channel, but will …

The Android version of the Google Chrome browser has received an update that, in addition to various security issues fixes and stability, it also enabled a new protection for the virtualization machine. Launched in February this year, Google Chrome for Android has become the default browser in version 4.1, replacing the old native application.
One criticized aspects of the Android platform, the security, is taken seriously by Google. The new version of the Google Chrome browser provides, in …

Forced to give up under pressure from the Europe Union, Microsoft Windows 7 gives offers the chance to choose their favorite web browser and even helps to download and install it with minimal effort.
This change came in the form of an update package for the operating system,consists in a window titled “Select your web browser(s)”, where users can find a list of the most popular alternative web browsers, each with a short description and button to start the installation …

Google has bought VirusTotal, a web-based security tool developer, to fortify the defenses of its Chrome web browser.
The search giant said it will uphold the maintenance of VirusTotal’s online malware scanning tool and keep its team operations a separate entity.
VirusTotal is an online security service that allows users to scan files and websites for potential malware infections through its web-based scanning tool.
The company said the Google deal will give pull in more resources and allow …

Opera Software ASA has renewed its deal with Google to keep Google Search as its default search engine for the next two years.
The Norwegian web browser maker said the agreement to extend its use of Google Search as default search engine both in its mobile and desktop web browsers will last until August 1, 2014.
The new deal bears on the previous term both firms signed since November 2009 and will follow Opera as it also promotes several Google products and

The Windows Chrome release was Google’s first version to integrate Adobe Flash Player in its Pepper Plugin API (PPAPI) sandboxing. Adobe’s decision to depart from Flash client development has triggered Google to take the task of incorporating Flash Player to Google Chrome, the company’s market-leading web browser.
It was last week that the search giant released the latest version of its web browser, but it now reveals that it is the first Windows version to feature Flash Player with PPAPI …

Google Chrome not only is the world’s most used web browser, but it now covers one-third of the global market.
StatCounter’s recent global statistics show that Google Chrome had a 33.81 percent market share from 32.8 percent in June. Last month was a big boost from the 22.1 percent during the same period last year.
Microsoft Internet Explorer still clings onto a tight second place with 32.04 percent of the global web browser market, whereas Mozilla Firefox dropped from 24.5 percent in June …

Google has released a new version of its Chrome web browser to add support for the Retina display MacBook Pro.
The Google Chrome 21 release is a long-awaited version among owners of Apple’s new MacBook Pro notebook. The latest update has support for its 2880×1800 pixels high-resolution screen, which means owners can now fully use more polished fonts and graphics.
The stable version of Google Chrome 21 has lots more to offer. The web browser also adds support for the HTML5 getUsermedia …