Tag: Chrome
MacDefender Defeats Apple Update, Use Chrome to Avoid It
MacDefender has morphed into something that only hours after Apple updated OS X to “defeat” the threat is able to defeat Apple’s defenses. AppleInsider reports that the new package is called “Mdinstall.pkg” and it gets past the security update Apple just released. We were hit today with the warning while doing some searching for images [...]
Google Missing the Mark with Chromebooks
At Google I/O the search giant announced that this summer some interesting Chromebooks are coming from Samsung and Acer, with others likely to follow. A Chromebook is a netbook computer running Google’s Chrome OS. Is there room for a fourth mobile operating system? Microsoft Windows still dominates with Apple’s Mac OS X coming on strong [...]
Samsung Alex Coming wth Chrome OS: Google Chrome Notebook
It looks like Samsung will release a new notebook with the Google Chrome OS according to reports of a leak a Dutch site ChromeNieuws.nl (Google Translation). The original site at Google Chrome OS code site where the leak first showed up is no longer available. Below is a screen shot of it. The beginning of [...]
How to Prevent Internet Explorer 9 from Automatically Installing Through Windows Update
Microsoft announced earlier this month that they would be accelerating Internet Explorer 9 adoption by automatically pushing it through Windows Update. A lot of users might not be happy with this decision since there are websites and web applications that are still being optimized for the browser. Not everyone want’s Internet Explorer 9 automatically installed, [...]
Weekly Wrap Up: Notebook, Tablet and Smart Phone News for March 25th
Another busy week is wrapping up and we’ve pulled together the biggest notebook, tablet and smart phone news of the week, including our Best of CTIA winners, to help you get caught up on what’s going on in technology. The biggest news of the week was arguably the CTIA Wireless 2011 show in Orlando which was the [...]
With Google, Asus May Finally Launch a $200 Netbook
Despite lofty goals of getting its netbook prices down to $200, Asus has so far been unable to achieve that feat despite using free Linux distributions rather than loading the lightweight systems with Windows licenses. However, with the aid of Google software, Asus may finally be able to bring down its netbook prices to $200-$250. [...]
Internet Explorer 9 Review
Internet Explorer 9 has been released, this IE 9 Review will let you know what’s new and how Internet Explorer 9 compares to Chrome and Firefox. Last August Internet Explorer celebrated its 10th anniversary making it one of the oldest surviving web browsers on the market to date. Its interesting when you look back to the [...]
No More Google Cr-48 Netbook for Now
Google has announced that it has shipped the last of its Cr-48 netbooks, which run on the company’s Chrome OS and looks reminiscent of Apple’s black MacBook of yore. The Cr-48 was announced late last year and have been shipping to developers and pilot users. Google was delivered 64,000 units from Inventec, and now the [...]
7 Google Chrome Extensions to Make Work (and Play) Easier
Adding extensions to Chrome is an easy way to customize the browser to meet your individual needs and make it easier to get work done, or just to keep track of your day and listen to Pandora easier. We’ve rounded up our favorite Chrome extensions to make your browsing experience better. Cloud Save – Cloud [...]
Pandora Chrome Extension Provides Keyboard Controls for Pandora
If you use Pandora, you need to get the Unofficial Pandora Chrome Extension which lets you use your keyboard to control Pandora without the need to keep a tab open or even use your mouse. The Pandora Chrome Extension is free and works with free and paid Pandora accounts, but is not officially supported or [...]
