Google’s new Chrome extension rules improve privacy and security

Google has announced several rules aimed at making Chrome extensions safer and more trustworthy. Many extensions request blanket access to your browsing data, but you'll soon have the option to whitelist the sites they can view and manipulate, or opt...

Fake ad blockers in the Chrome store had over 20 million installs

If you can't find that ad blocker you recently installed from the Chrome Web Store, you might want to do some browser spring cleaning. Google has killed five top-ranking ad blockers after AdGuard published a report revealing they're fake extensions w...

Chrome gaming add-ons steal your Steam inventory

Beware browser add-ons that promise to boost your Steam-based games -- you might be in for a rude surprise. Security gurus have spotted a known scammer offering Chrome extensions that claim to change your Counter-Strike: Global Offensive theme or he...

Chrome may let you try Web Store apps without installing them

Launching Chrome web apps without installing

Ever want to test a Chrome Web Store app without installing it? You may get your chance if a new Chromium feature find its way into Google's commercial browser. Mountain View is experimenting with support for "ephemeral" apps that launch like regular Web Store titles, but don't leave a footprint in Chrome or Chrome OS. Users wouldn't even have to visit the Web Store in the first place -- a recent Chromium build lets surfers launch an app directly from a Google search result page. There's no certainty that the new try before you buy (or at least, try before you glorified bookmark) capability will actually land in Chrome's stable channel, but it certainly wouldn't surprise us.

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Via: The Next Web

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TweetDeck for web and Chrome gets New Tweet panel with image previews, as-you-type suggestions

TweetDeck for web and Chrome gets New Tweet panel with image previews, autocompletion

TweetDeck just received a big upgrade for those who compose as many tweets as they read. Updated versions of TweetDeck's web and Chrome apps now include a simple, dedicated New Tweet panel that shows image previews and streamlines posting to multiple accounts. It should also be much faster -- the new client suggests usernames and hashtags as you type, speeds up replying to multiple tweets and automatically shortens web addresses. While only browser-based users will see the New Tweet pane today, Twitter promises corresponding updates to TweetDeck's native Mac and Windows apps in the near future.

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Via: Twitter Blog

Source: TweetDeck, Chrome Web Store

Motorola Connect and Migrate tools arrive ahead of Moto X event

Motorola Connect for Moto X hits Chrome Web Store early, lets you check calls and texts from the web

We thought we knew virtually everything there was to know about the Moto X ahead of its launch later today, but Motorola apparently has a few surprises left -- or rather, had. The company has quietly posted two tools that are clearly targeted at users of its upcoming flagship. Motorola Connect, a Chrome extension, lets those with a Moto X or a new Droid phone handle their incoming calls and text messages through web notifications. Motorola Migrate, in turn, is built to ease the pain of moving to a new Motorola phone -- the Android app lets users transfer media, text messages and other content that Google doesn't necessarily store in the cloud. We'll no doubt hear more about Connect and Migrate at the Moto X unveiling, but those who want to get a first-hand look can download both utilities at the source links.

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Source: Chrome Web Store, Google Play

Packaged Chrome apps now searchable in dev channels for Chrome OS and Windows

Packaged Chrome apps now available on Dev Channels for Chrome OS and Windows

While Google opened the door to packaged Chrome apps back in February, it's been a largely one-way affair ever since -- developers could upload the native-style apps, but they couldn't find anything without a direct link. As of a dev channel update, the relationship is a little more two-directional. Both Chrome OS and Windows-based Chrome testers can at last search for packaged apps in the Chrome Web Store alongside the usual releases. Google is mostly holding back on wider access to give developers more time to polish their work. Us non-coders will have to be patient, then, but truly offline-friendly apps just came one step closer.

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Via: Chromium Blog

Source: Chromium Projects

Packaged Chrome apps now searchable in dev channels for Chrome OS and Windows

Packaged Chrome apps now available on Dev Channels for Chrome OS and Windows

While Google opened the door to packaged Chrome apps back in February, it's been a largely one-way affair ever since -- developers could upload the native-style apps, but they couldn't find anything without a direct link. As of a dev channel update, the relationship is a little more two-directional. Both Chrome OS and Windows-based Chrome testers can at last search for packaged apps in the Chrome Web Store alongside the usual releases. Google is mostly holding back on wider access to give developers more time to polish their work. Us non-coders will have to be patient, then, but truly offline-friendly apps just came one step closer.

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Via: Chromium Blog

Source: Chromium Projects

Chrome 27 beta wrings out more speed, streamlines HTML5 input

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It's like clockwork, really. Chrome 26 has barely hit the stable track, and Google is already posting a Chrome 27 beta for desktops and Android devices to show what's next. Apparently, that future centers mostly on raw efficiency: Google has eked out an average 5 percent speed boost through a more aggressive resource scheduler. It also has a simpler interface for date and time forms on HTML5 pages. Most of the other upgrades coddle developers, such as the introduction of live audio input for the Web Audio API and an offline storage API for Chrome Web Store apps. There's no mention of Blink, so those who were expecting rapid adoption of the web engine beyond Chromium will be disappointed -- even so, it's good enough that we could see internet Guinea pigs giving the release a try.

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Via: Chromium Blog

Source: Google Chrome Beta