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Google Chrome is getting new security and performance features. The web browser’s latest version (M12) upgrades Safety Check and Memory Saver while adding the ability to save tab groups.Safety Check is Chrome’s security hub that checks for updates and compromised passwords and displays whether Safe Browsing is turned on. With the browser’s latest version, Safety Check becomes more proactive, running automatically in the background. “You’ll get proactively alerted if passwords saved in Chrome have been compromised, any of…

What do tropical fish, bubbles, green fields and dewdrops have in common? They are all visual markers of a mid-2000s aesthetic that is taking the TikTok generation by storm, amid a wave of nostalgia for a time when technology was seen as a path to a brighter future.Dubbed Frutiger Aero by design gurus, the trend is named after the Swiss typesetter Adrian Frutiger whose lettering featured widely in early colour computers, and Windows Aero, a visual style embraced by Microsoft’s 2006 Vista software, with its screensavers…

Microsoft is testing an Energy Saver in the latest insider build for Windows 11, which can help users extend the battery life of their portable computers. This feature is available for Insiders in the Canary Channel who have installed Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26002. Energy saver mode is available on both desktop and laptop devices (even when they are plugged in), and functions similarly to battery saver. However, this feature prioritises energy conservation by sacrificing some system performance, having…

Laptop battery life has gotten increasingly better in recent years, especially if you’re rocking a MacBook with a custom M-series chip. It’s not just the hardware components that are more efficient. It’s the software, too, and Microsoft is looking to improve energy consumption on Windows 11. The company just released a brand new energy saver mode that’s currently in testing on a Windows 11 beta release that Insider program members get access to.The energy saver aims to improve battery life for laptops, but it…

Understand that the Battery Saver icon only appears when your laptop is unplugged. The second you plug it in, the icon disappears. Why? Because when you unplug your laptop (and you have Opera open), the Battery Saver mode automatically kicks in. It doesn't matter if your battery is at 100% or 1%, Battery Saver mode will be enabled the second you unplug the laptop.However, even with the icon appearing in your browser, it doesn't mean Battery Saver mode is on. If the battery icon is black, the mode is off. If the battery…

Nothing Phone (1) is available at a massive discount in the Flipkart Summer Saver Days sale that ends today (April 17). The Carl Pei led UK-based tech brand Nothing is gearing up to launch its next smartphone the Nothing Phone (2) and ahead of the launch, the Nothing Phone (1) is available at an unbelievable price in the Flipkart sale. The Nothing Phone (1) is the first and only phone launched by the company till date and soon after the launch, it became the ‘best-selling’ phone in its segment. The Nothing Phone (1)…

Online commerce platform Flipkart is running a Summer Saver Days sale. The sale started on April 13 and will continue till April 17. As part of the ongoing sale, buyers can avail discounts on smartphones, laptops, home appliances like smart TVs, refrigerators, and more. If you are…

Apple iPhone 11 is a budget smartphone from Apple that is available at just Rs 12,999 in the Flipkart Summer Saver Days that begins today (April 13). During the Flipkart Summer Saver Days, the ecommerce platform is offering massive discounts on a range of products across several categories including Apple iPhone 11. The Apple iPhone 11 was the base model in the iPhone 11 series that also comprises iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Apple iPhone 11 is still available for purchase on several ecommerce platforms and the…

You can check which version you are on by going to the browser's settings and choosing About Chrome, or by typing the following into the address bar and pressing Enter:chrome://settings/helpIf you are not yet running version 110 or higher, you need to update (which you can do from the screen that gives you the version information).One rub here is that Google is dropping support for Windows 7 and Windows 8 with this release, so if you're still using these aging operating systems, you don't get this update. You can check…

Google’s Chrome is the most popular internet browser on the planet, but it’s also an annoying resource hog, especially on laptops. Google has been looking to fix this Chrome drawback for years, and the latest initiative consists of two new modes: Energy Saver and Memory Saver. Google announced the new features in mid-December, and we showed you how to configure them. But Chrome’s new Energy and Memory Saver modes were not available everywhere. Luckily, the two features are now rolling out to more users, so you…