Category: Google Chrome
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Google I/O 2016: Chrome OS to Support Android Apps and Play Store
Chromebooks are compact, light, and are great for use on the go – as long as you have a mobile hotspot for Chrome to use. They’re completely reliant on the Chrome browser for laptop functionality, using services like Google Drive to replace Office software and using websites rather than specialised apps. That may be about…
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HTML5 to Become the Default for Google Chrome
On the 9th of May 2016, Anthony LaForge – a Chromium developer, announced the plan to make HTML5 by default. What this means is that they are changing the way Google Chrome works with websites to give you the best experience. Unlike most, who think this means the end of Flash player (and that Chrome…
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All Versions of Chrome Will Now Block Non WebStore Extensions
As some of you are aware, those of us that use Chrome but like to modify it a bit, Google started blocking the installation of Chrome extensions that weren’t from the Web Store sometime last year. Meaning we had to find creative ways to keep our extensions running, for me it was an ad blocker…
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Now You Can Download Your Google History to Your PC!
You can now download your entire Google search history to your computer. Meaning you have a backup of your most visited sites. Why on God’s green Earth would you want that! Let’s be honest here there are dangerous things in your search history, I know where most of you minds just went and I don’t…
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VLC Player May be Getting Chromecast Support
Google’s Chromecast is surprisingly good for the price, it does almost everything you could want from a streaming stick, and it’s about to get even better. The latest update for VLC player will be adding a “Chromecast output module”, for those of you unfamiliar with VLC it’s the one stop shop for all your media…
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Google Reveals Text To Speech Translation
Skype recently came out with their own home brewed text to speech system – users can talk in Spanish and expect a translation into English or from English into Spanish. However, Google have now entered the game with their own text to speech translation software system, directly through a dedicated Google translate app. Currently written…
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Google to Introduce Google Search and YouTube for Kids
As technology becomes a much larger part of a child’s life than it did back in my day, it’s inevitable that they’re going to go online whether you want them to or not. Well the team at Google are realising this and are working on an idea to help protect the world’s web-surfing children. The…
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Chromecast not streaming with BT Homehub 5 – Fixed
Here at the gadget helpline I’ve been seeing a large number of reports that the chromecast may have some compatibility issues with the BT homehub 5, this issue may occur with other similar dual band routers as well. The homehub 5 uses 2.4 and 5ghz and the chromecast seems to have an issue resolving the…
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How to Check for Offers on Chromecast
These days, most streaming devices come with offers to entice you into buying their product over the many others on the market – Google Chromecast is no different. Some promotions include 3 months entertainment pass free Now TV subscriptions or 90 days of unlimited music free from Google Play. Whatever your offer is, you wouldn’t…
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Google Introduces Google Security Key to Verify Accounts
Account security has been at the forefront of the media recently with accounts being hacked and personal information being leaked here, there and everywhere. It’s no wonder Google are actively trying to promote two-step authentication and have done for a while now. Well they’re about to take it a step further with the use of…
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Google’s Updated Gmail App Offers Support for Non-Gmail Accounts
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The Android Gmail app has received an upgrade! The new updated Gmail app will now be a lot better at managing your emails, and not just your Google mail. The update brings with it support for Yahoo, Outlook and other non-Google accounts. Also See: Android Lollipop 5.0 – What? When? Where? The update is said…
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Google Hangouts App Arrives on Windows
Google’s Hangouts service is benefiting from the company’s latest new push behind the software, with the app now arriving on Windows and the Chrome OS as a dedicated standalone platform, meaning you won’t need to bring it up through an internet browser – you can just load it on its own. SEE ALSO: Beta Program…