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All right, quiz time: In a single sentence, can you tell me exactly what Google Voice does? It’s a question even the most giddy Google-appreciating geeks struggle to answer succinctly — and for normal, non-tech-obsessed Homo sapiens, the answer typically falls somewhere between “Huh?” and “Wait, is that the same thing as gChat?” Really, it’s no surprise. Google Voice is one of Google’s most complex, confusing, and poorly promoted services. But it’s also one of… Source link

It is estimated that the Google Chrome web browser has a userbase in excess of three billion across platforms. Desktop users, be they of the Linux, Mac or Windows persuasion, are advised to update their browser as soon as possible as nine new security vulnerabilities, including one rated critical, are confirmed by Google. Critical new Google Chrome web browser vulnerability confirmed In a June 21 posting to Google’s Chrome releases channel, a security update was confirmed that fixes a… Source link

Russian Internet giant appears to be preparing to shift Russian-speaking users to a minimalist home page, after sanctions forced it to sell its media products. The company has been quietly updating its neglected search-only page ya.ru, as a possible replacement for yandex.ru, its current home page, which hosts a mass of content from Yandex social media and news sites. This could be the first step in moving to a more limited and less controversial home page, according to TechCrunch, which… Source link

When Google told some small businesses in January that they would no longer be able to use a customized email service and other workplace apps for free, it felt like a broken promise for Richard J. Dalton Jr., a longtime user who operates a scholastic test-prep company in Vancouver, British Columbia. “They’re basically strong-arming us to switch to something paid after they got us hooked on this free service,” said Mr. Dalton, who first set up a Google work email for his business, Your… Source link

Google’s 3.2 billion Chrome users now have a reason to switch to Firefox, because the … [+] privacy-focused browser has just confirmed some big news. NurPhoto via Getty Images Google’s 3 billion Chrome users now have a reason to switch to Firefox, because the privacy-focused browser has just confirmed some big news. The announcement concerns ad blockers, and the Google Chrome changes dubbed Manifest V3, which may cause some ad blockers to break. It’s been… Source link

Google has warned Chrome users that multiple new vulnerabilities have been found in its browser. Fixes will roll out “over the coming days/weeks” though it is possible to protect yourself right now. Google published the news on its official Chrome blog, confirming seven vulnerabilities, including four discovered by external researchers which it classifies as carrying a ‘High’ threat level. The vulnerabilities affect Chrome on Windows, macOS and Linux. Multiple new high-level… Source link

Google is expanding its custom text stickers to Android users who use the US-English version of its Gboard keyboard. Previously, only Google Pixel users had access to the feature, which lets you create and send personalized stickers by typing in your own text and choosing a premade design. In addition to expanding custom stickers, Google is also introducing over 1,600 new Pride Month and summer-themed mashups to Gboard’s Emoji Kitchen. You can use the feature by simply typing in an… Source link

Based on a recent report, Apple’s Safari finally hit one billion users, becoming the second browser to hit the milestone, next to Google Chrome, which still shines brighter in popularity. According to Atlas VPN, 1,006,232,879 internet users (19.16% of all internet users) currently use the Safari browser. Meanwhile, Google Chrome has three times more, with a whopping 3,378,967,819 users. Microsoft Edge sits in third place with about 212,695,000 users. Atlas… Source link

May 26 Update below. This post was originally published on May 25 Many people equate the regular discovery, and patching, of product vulnerabilities with being a sign of bad security; I am not one of them. I have always said that I’d much rather these security flaws are picked up, be that by in-house teams, bug bounty platforms or independent researchers, than go undiscovered. Vendors that patch regularly and transparently are demonstrating a strong security posture, not a weak one. Sure,… Source link

The good news for the estimated 3.2 billion users of Google’s Chrome web browser is that, as far as we know, there are no new zero-day attacks ongoing against them. However, according to the latest confirmation from Google, a total of 32 new security vulnerabilities have been discovered that impact the Chromium-based browser. Of these, one has a critical impact status, eight are rated high and a further nine are medium. This is one big, and very important, security update for all Chrome… Source link