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NEW DELHI: If you are a Google Chrome user then the tech giant has some good news for you. Google has started testing a useful feature for Chrome browser users. Chrome users who leave a lot of tabs open in the browser and then forget about them then this feature is for you. This new Chrome browser feature will remind the users to close and clear the tabs they are not using. The feature works on both smartphones and desktop. In order to get it working on smartphones, users need to enable a flag and then follow the directions. It is interesting to note that whether enabled via flag or by default, Chrome will notice the last time you opened a used each of the tabs. Once the app opened crosses the threshold then Google will consider them to be stale and then Chrome will show a recommendation in the tab switcher to close the unused tabs. So, when a user taps on the recommendation, the unused app will not close automatically but they will first get to see its review. After reviewing the … [Read more...] about Google Chrome users may get this interesting feature soon

Also on the Amazon side, it wasn't all good news. Ring, a home security company Amazon owns, was under a lot of pressure at the show following a handful of problematic security lapses in recent months. Ring's CEO talked a lot this week about how they're working to improve privacy and security, but it was obvious that they now need to rebuild trust and their new CES product reveals were completely overshadowed. … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant try making themselves the talk of CES 2020

Officially, Flutter is in beta but has been under development and used internally at Google for quite some time now. New beta builds are expected to arrive about once every four weeks. To follow the latest progress on Flutter development, visit Google's developer blog. … [Read more...] about Google launches Flutter dev toolkit for creating Android and iOS apps

Google Pixel 4 Summary performance Snapdragon 855 storage 64 GB camera 12.2 MP + 16 MP battery 2800 mAh display 5.7" (14.48 cm) ram 6 GB See Full Specifications Google Pixel Summary performance Snapdragon 821 storage 32 GB camera 12.3 MP battery 2770 mAh display 5.0" (12.7 cm) ram 4 GB See Full Specifications Variants Google Pixel Google Pixel 128GB … [Read more...] about Google explains why Pixel 4, 4XL don’t have this Apple iPhone 11 camera feature

The EU's proposal for a temporary ban on facial-recognition technology won backing from Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Monday but got a cool response from Microsoft President Brad Smith. While Pichai cited the possibility that the technology could be used for nefarious purposes as a reason for a moratorium, Smith said a ban was akin to using a meat cleaver instead of a scalpel to solve potential problems. "I think it is important that governments and regulations tackle it sooner rather than later and give a framework for it," Pichai told a conference in Brussels organised by think-tank Bruegel. "It can be immediate but maybe there's a waiting period before we really think about how it's being used," he said. "It's up to governments to chart the course" for the use of such technology. Smith, who is also Microsoft's chief legal officer, however cited the benefits of facial recognition technology in some instances such as NGOs using it to find missing children. "I'm … [Read more...] about Here’s why Microsoft president disagrees with Google’s Sundar Pichai on facial recognition