Browser settings hijackers are nothing new and even Chrome is affected by these nasty and unwanted programs. Google now makes it easier for you to bring back Chrome to its factory default state.
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Red Nexus 5 slated for February 4 launch says leaked document
Colourful handsets seem to have gotten onto every vendor’s agenda and recent leaks and rumours point to a possibility of Red Nexus 5’s eminent launch on February 4. At first there were…
Google may have arm-twisted Samsung to tone down its Android Magazine UI
Samsung and Google have reportedly reached an agreement whereby the former will tone down its Android custom user interface dubbed Magazine, which the Korean electronics giant showcased on its Galaxy Note Pro…
Gmail iOS bug might have accidentally deleted emails
Google’s email service was recently struck with a nasty bug that resulted in inadvertent deletion of some emails and other related issues. The issue reportedly happened days before the downtime that struck…
Worried that your Gmail account may be hacked? Do these things to check, secure it
If you are concerned that your Gmail account may be hacked or if you want to be sure that your account is safe, Google provides a set of tools that will aid you in staying secure.
Google to ditch Nexus branding for Play Edition range?
Google may be planning to ditch its Nexus branding by 2015 and instead adopt the Play Edition naming convention – even the existing Nexus devices will be renamed. These bold claims come…
Leading tech companies allowed to disclose more data request information
The Department of Justice, United States in a ruling on Monday announced leading tech companies including Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Facebook and LinkedIn will now be allowed to disclose more information on data…
Court rules in favour of Vringo, asks Google to pay 1.36 percent of AdWords revenue
US District Judge Raymond Jackson has handed out Vringo the payout it sought from Google for infringing on its AdWords patents – 1.36 percent of Google’s AdWords revenue. Just last week Judge…
Google Glass gets prescription lenses
Here’s good news for people looking for prescription Google Glass. Their wait is finally over now as Google has officially announced launch of a range of prescription Google Glass devices. Google’s ‘Titanium…
Google rolls out updated Chrome for iOS with translation, data compression features
Google has finally released the updated Chrome for iOS with feature such as quick translation, and data compression two weeks after it promised the update. The latest version of Chrome for iOS…
Google acquires AI startup DeepMind
Google is buying DeepMind, a UK based artificial intelligence startup, in a deal that is believed to be in the $400 million to $500 million range making it Mountain View’s largest European…
Samsung, Google extend partnership with global patent licensing deal
Samsung and Google, have entered into a global patent cross-licensing agreement that will not only cover existing patents owned by the companies, but also patents to be filed in the next 10…
Google: Friday disruption was due to software bug
Google encountered a service blackout on Friday when around 42 million users were disconnected from its services for up to an hour. The search engine giant’s Gmail, Google+, Calendar and Documents services…
Google tweaks search engine to help users ‘find the right result’
Google, with its new update, will help its search engine users find more information about the source of a link in the search results before actually clicking on the link. The search…
Google announces Pwnium 4; over $2.7 million in bounty up for grabs
Google has announced the fourth edition of its Pwnium competition for Chrome OS this March at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver. Continuing the trend starting 2013, those who can hack Chrome…