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Reports about problems to run Google Chrome on Windows started to emerge in early June 2025 on the official Chrome forum. Users claimed that they could not run the Google browser anymore on their Windows devices. Chrome would not start or close itself immediately after start; attempts to fix the issue, e.g., by uninstalling and…
Google released a new security update for its Chrome web browser that fixes three security issues, including one that is exploited in the wild. The security issue affects the desktop versions of Google Chrome and the Android version. Desktop users may select Menu > Help > About Google Chrome to install the security update immediately….
Google announced Gemini in Chrome yesterday. The integration of the AI into Google’s browser is the next step in Google’s masterplan to spice up its products using artificial intelligence. Chrome users in the United States who are subscribed to Google AI Pro or the new Google AI Ultra plan, will be the first to gain…
Google released a security update for its Chrome web browser for the desktop and Android that fixes several security issue. One of the issues is rated high and already exploited on the Internet according to Google. The details: The security update changes the version of the Chrome web browser to the following versions: Google lists…
Google has been hard at work to establish Manifest V3 as the new and only set of rules for Chrome extensions. Report suggest that Google has shifted the process into a higher gear and is disabling classic extension support for more Chrome users. The effect is the following: any extension that is not compatible with…
Google is apparently testing a new privacy feature in Chrome that blocks third-party cookies by default in the browsers Incognito mode. While that is great that Google is introducing the change, most Internet users may want to take matters into their own hands instead. Why not block third-party cookies altogether? Yes, there is a tiny-tiny…
Browser extensions are great. They improve usability and functionality on the Internet. From blocking ads and tracking over creating screenshots to improving password management or games. All extensions come with a manifest file. This file defines rights and permissions. One of these sets the websites the extension is designed to run on. This can be…
Google plans to roll out an automatic picture-in-picture mode in Chrome 134. The browser will be released next month. When it does, Chrome may continue to show video content on certain sites when the user scrolls away from the video content. This feature works for the most part identical to that of Mozilla Firefox, which…
If you still use Google Chrome, then you may have noticed that the browser displays a Google Lens entry in the address bar. It is still rolling out I guess, but more and more installations get this. With Google Lens integration, Chrome users may run searches for anything that they see on the page. So,…
Google released a new stable version of its Chrome browser today. The new version is a security and feature update. As far as security is concerned, users no longer have to worry about 17 security issues, as Google patched them in the new release. Three of the publicly disclosed one are rated high, which comes…