Tag: Chrome
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Older Android Devices Could Soon Lose Support for Google Chrome and the Calendar App
Google will soon drop support for its Calendar and Chrome apps on Android devices still running Android 7.1 and below. Starting early next year, Google will raise its minimum operating system requirement to Android 8.0, or Android Oreo, alongside the release of Chrome 120. The news was spotted earlier by The SpAndroid. If you’re still…
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This Google Chrome Feature Will Identify and Fix Typos in URLs
Google Chrome can now tell whether you’ve incorrectly typed a URL in its address bar. The new feature is part of Google’s effort to build out its accessibility tools this year. “This will help people with dyslexia, language learners or anyone who makes typos get to the content they’re looking for faster,” Eve Anderson, Google’s…
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Google Removes Links to Pirate IPTV Services From Users’ Saved Links
If you’ve ever tried to find a show or movie for free online through Google — we know you would never — you’ve probably seen a note saying that some of the search results have been removed. Google can take down search results for pirate websites under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). While…
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Your Chrome Browser May Be Infected if You Visit Free Streaming Sites
Do you skirt the line between streaming subscriber and piracy? If so, beware – your Chrome browser may be infected. HP Wolf Security issued a warning to anyone who uses Chrome to search for free films and series that a new threat is lurking within these freebies. Scammers have unleashed a fake extension called Shampoo…
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Google is Working on a Streaming Aggregator
Google is reportedly building a streaming video aggregator tool for the Chrome web browser. Called “Kaleidoscope,” the feature is not yet available but screenshots show that the tool could allow users to watch streaming video from different sites and services in one place. Chrome Story first posted about the project and shared screenshots of the…
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Chrome Extension Lets You Chat, Watch Netflix with Friends Remotely
A Chrome browser extension that lets users watch Netflix content in sync with friends and conduct a group chat alongside their viewing is gathering attention this week, as many stay home and away from social gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic. Called Netflix Party, the extension allows users to engage in remote watch parties where participants…
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DIRECTV NOW New DVR Adds Support for More Devices
Yesterday we reported that AT&T’s live TV streaming service DIRECTV NOW had sent out a third round of invites to its DVR beta. In that post we said everyone we had talked to has only been using the beta on their mobile devices. Later in the day we learned that it was also running on…
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Sling TV Adds Support For in Browser Streaming
Today Sling TV announced that they are launching an in-browser player on Google Chrome. The in-browser streaming is available in beta for all new and existing Sling TV customers, you can now watch live and on-demand television directly in their web browser, with no app required. If you want to start watching Sling TV content…
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DIRECTV NOW Drops Support For Several Popular Browsers
AT&T has since launch offered support to stream DIRECTV NOW through your browser. Now it seems they are cutting back on what browsers they will support. Recently DIRECTV NOW posted this message if you tried to access DIRECTVNOW.com to stream video on anything but Chrome. For our best streaming experience, DIRECTV NOW will live exclusively on…