Google purges Symantec certificates
Chrome will not trust them any more
After deciding to distrust Symantec's certificates in March, Google has decided that from Chrome 66 it will completely remove any trust of Symantec-issued certificates issued before 1 June, 2016.
All roads lead to Chrome ad-blocker
Will not block all ads
Google's Chrome is set to have its own ad-blocker.
There's a hardware bloodbath over education
Apple, Google and Microsoft need no education
A hardware war is brewing over the US education market with Apple, Google and Microsoft mud-wrestling for the hearts and minds of educators and school districts.
Epic games boss slams Windows 10 Cloud plans
Calls it Crush Steam Edition
Epic Games founder has slammed Microsoft over its rumoured move to build a version of Windows 10 that can only install apps from the Windows Store.
Adobe pushed insecure spying Chrome browser extension
And it can be hacked
Adobe installed a browser extension for Google Chrome alongside an update for the company's Adobe Acrobat Reader DC software.
Chrome cops some FLAC
In a good way
Google has begun adding FLAC support to Chrome, and it should be rolling out to the great unwashed very soon.
Windows 10 on nearly a quarter of machines
But all roads still lead to Chrome
Beancounters for Net Marketshare have added up some numbers and divided by their shoesize and worked out that Windows 10 is installed on 24.5% of devices.
Android not merging with Chrome
Chrome Alone
A top Googler has denied rumours that Android and Chrome will merge into an OS that crosses platforms.
Chrome now disables Flash by default
End of an error
Chrome 55, released earlier this week, now blocks all Adobe Flash content by default.
Chrome to be lighter on RAM
Heavy shoppers might be able to multi-task
Heavy users of Chrome might actually be able to do something else on their high powered PCs and not find that their browser had eaten all their RAM with a side order of other systems resources.