August 17, 2012
Catching bugs in your spare time can turn into a lucrative hobby, provided the bugs you’re hunting reside in Google’s Chrome browser. The Chromium Vulnerability Rewards Program has shelled out over $1 million to date, putting money in the pockets of se…
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December 1, 2011
At the rate things were going, it was only a matter of time before Google’s Chrome browser skipped ahead of Mozilla Firefox, and according to at least one Web analytics company, it’s finally happened. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who’s paid attention to the browser market. Chrome has been gaining ground ever since [...]
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February 2, 2011
For the first time ever, Google’s Chrome browser busted through the 10 percent global market share threshold in January, according to market research firm Net Applications.
Chrome’s market share has been steadily rising every month, while both Internet…
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January 24, 2011
Today Google announced a new Chrome extension that aims to give users more control over online privacy. The extension is called Keep My Opt-Outs, and does mostly what the name suggests. It allows you to opt out of advertising tracking cookies while usi…
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January 14, 2011
Google’s Chromium Security Rewards program offers participants cash bounties for the discovery of eligible bugs. Rewards range in value from $500 to an ‘elite’ $3133.7 (get it?), and up until now, that max payout has never been claimed.
Enter Sergey Gl…
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January 3, 2011
Google’s Chrome browser is now the go-to browser for 1 out of every 10 PC users, suggests new data by Net Market Share. Let’s put that in perspective. At the beginning of 2010, Chrome’s share of the browser market hovered around 5.6 percent. By the end…
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December 16, 2010
Flash is often the villain in any tale of technological woe. It eats battery, hogs resources, and can even make your system vulnerable to malware. Well, the new version of Chrome can at least address that last issue. The version of Chrome for Windows t…
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December 10, 2010
Google’s Chrome browser didn’t gain full extension support until late in the game, but developers have apparently stepped up to the plate in a big way. After looking over the Chrome Extension Gallery, TechCrunch is reporting that Chrome has surpassed 1…
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