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Google Offers Hackers $1M to Find Chrome Bugs

Rob Quinn — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:02:00 CST

Google is challenging hackers to find holes in its Chrome browser—with a sweetener. The company is offering a total of $1 million in prizes to people who can find bugs or vulnerabilities in Chrome at next week's CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, reports Wired . Hackers stand to win $60,...

For Gaming Search Results, Google Punishes ... Google

Rob Quinn — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:01:36 CST

Google cracks down on companies all the time for trying to mess with its vaunted search results, and it turns out that itself is no exception: Hundreds of bloggers were paid for putting up sponsored links to Google Chrome, with most of the posts containing the kind of irrelevant "garbage"...

And the Gadget of the Year Is ...

Matt Cantor — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:10:05 CST

Apple may top Slate's gadgets of the year , but don't look for an iPad 2 on its list. No, the best gadget of 2011 was the new-generation MacBook Air, writes Farhad Manjoo. It's small but doesn't "feel compromised in any way," he says, calling it "the best laptop I've ever...

Chrome Surges to No. 2

Mark Russell — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:35:28 CST

Less than three years since its official public launch, Google's Chrome has become the second-most popular web browser in the world, reports Digital Trends . In November, Chrome accounted for 25.7% of global browser usage, climbing just past declining Firefox, which fell to 25.23%. Just two years ago, Chrome...

Study: IE Users Have Lower IQs

Kevin Spak — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:30:55 CDT

If you’re reading this site on Internet Explorer 6, you should know you’re not in good company. A new study from a Canadian company called AptiQuant has found that Internet Explorer users are on average significantly less intelligent than users of other browsers, especially if they’re using older versions. Those...

Angry Birds Launches on the Web

Matt Cantor — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:29:05 CDT

You no longer need a smartphone to shoot furious fowl at evil swine: As its international popularity continues to soar, Angry Birds is taking off on the Web. Maker Rovio has teamed with Google for a beta version of the game, which was developed for Google’s Chrome OS and is...

IE9 Looks Like a Game-Changer

Rob Quinn — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:08:00 CDT

It's been quite a while since Microsoft was in the lead for browser innovation, but Internet Explorer 9—released in beta form yesterday—is good enough to lure some users back from Firefox and Chrome, say reviewers. IE9 "not only catches up with its competitors, but improves in several areas,...

Google Chrome Spells Doom for Apple

Kevin Spak — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:09:00 CDT

Apple doesn't seem to realize it, but its new hardware-software gadget strategy is a road right back to the irrelevancy it so recently crawled out of, argues Henry Blodget of Business Insider . As before, Apple will prevail only in the small, premium market, muscled out by a more ubiquitous standard....

Google Chrome Says Goodbye to http://

Kevin Spak — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:54:00 CDT

Do you really need that http:// at the front of a web address? Google doesn't think so. The developer version of its Chrome browser now just hides the ubiquitous prefix, Mashable reports. It's an aesthetic improvement, but not necessarily a functional one—some users have already reported the feature...