How to Enable Link Preview in Google Chrome

You can enable the currently hidden Link Preview feature in the Chrome browser. It will allow you to check out where a link points without clicking it and opening it. Instead, Chrome will show you a pop-up window with the target website preview thumbnail. Continue reading "How to Enable Link Preview in Google Chrome"

Chrome 131 released with PDF, Google Lens, and Power efficiency improvements

Google Chrome 131 is now available to everyone. The release comes with several improvements. The  built-in PDF viewer can now do OCR for embedded images. Google Lens can now translate the text in images, and more. Continue reading "Chrome 131 released with PDF, Google Lens, and Power efficiency improvements"

Enhanced Protection in Chrome is now AI-powered, along with several other features

Google has strengthened the security of its Chrome browser by incorporating artificial intelligence (AI). The "Enhanced Protection" that feature offers real-time defense against harmful websites, downloads, and extensions is now states that it is AI-powered. Continue reading "Enhanced Protection in Chrome is now AI-powered, along with several other features"

Google makes Chrome Performance Alerts available to a wider audience

Google Chrome's latest  performance tool has become available in the stable channel. The browser can now show Performance Issue Alerts for heavy web pages, and optimize them with one click in order to make them consume less system resources. Continue reading "Google makes Chrome Performance Alerts available to a wider audience"

How to Enable or Disable Top Notification Toasts in Chrome 130

Google Chrome 130 has introduced a new style of toast notifications that appear when you have successfully done some system action. E.g. it will inform you that a link has been copied to the system clipboard, shared, or added to the reading list. The new toasts appear in the screen center at the top of the browser frame, right below the address bar. Continue reading "How to Enable or Disable Top Notification Toasts in Chrome 130"

How to Make Chrome Freeze Tabs in Energy Saver

One of the new features of Chrome 130 is the ability to freeze tabs in Energy Saver mode that consumes a lot of system resources. This will greatly extend battery life of your device. Google is going to gradually enable it in Chrome 131, but you can give a try to this useful feature right now. Continue reading "How to Make Chrome Freeze Tabs in Energy Saver"

Chrome 130 starts killing uBlock Origin but offers several new features

Google Chrome 130 has reached the stable channel. The infamous change in this update is ManifestV3 that has become available to more users, and it makes uBlock Origin unusable. The rollout of the change has reached some critical stage, so a lot of users now find their manifestV2 extensions disabled. Besides this unfortunate move, Chrome 130 has several new features to offer to the user. Let's dive into the details. Continue reading "Chrome 130 starts killing uBlock Origin but offers several new features"

Google Chrome 129 Released with AI-powered Tab Compare and fixes

World's most popular web browser, Google Chrome, has reached version 129. The update is notable for inclusion of the new AI-powered feature - Tab Compare. There are also a number of important security fixes. Continue reading "Google Chrome 129 Released with AI-powered Tab Compare and fixes"

How to Disable Google Lens in the Chrome Browser

Google has added tight Lens integration to Chrome 127 and onward. Its button appears in the URL box, in the search flyout (Ctrl + F), and in the main menu. If you do not use Google Lens, you may find this change pretty annoying. Here is how to disable Google Lens in the Chrome browser and remove the Lens button from everywhere. Continue reading "How to Disable Google Lens in the Chrome Browser"

Edge 128 and Chrome 128 stable released with several improvements

Two major browser market players have updated their browsers. Both Edge 128 and Chrome 128 stable are available for downloads. Microsoft's browser boasts with Edge Bar improvements, but drops CPUs without SSE3. Chrome 128 comes with Isolated Web Apps, HDR for WebGPU, and standardized CSS zoom support. Continue reading "Edge 128 and Chrome 128 stable released with several improvements"

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