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Google Chrome 46 to include Mac-specific changes, reduce memory consumption, boost performance

If the current builds of the Chrome web browser have been driving you mildly nuts, Google might have some fixes on the way. A test build of Google’s forthcoming Chrome 46 makes substantial improvements to the performance of the Web browser on the Mac. The build appears to halve Chrome’s memory consumption, and make formely […]

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Google releases Chrome Remote Desktop app for iOS, Android

This could come in handy. On Wednesday, Google released its Chrome Remote Desktop app for iOS and Android. The app, which connects mobile devices to Mac, Windows & Linux-based computers for desktop access, requires the Chrome web browser and application to install and run as well as a user-configured 6-digit PIN.

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Apple releases Safari 8.0.2 update

It’s not a huge update, but it helps. On Friday, Apple released version 8.0.2 of its Safari web browser. The new version, a 53.8 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Fixes an issue that could prevent history from syncing across devices if iCloud Drive is not on. • – Fixes an issue […]

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Microsoft begins overhauling Skype, launches selected users to Skype for Web beta

A while back, it was reported that Microsoft has been significantly overhauling Skype. As of Friday, the company announced that it is starting to roll Skype out onto the Web. Per 9to5Mac, Skype for Web will allow users to chat, video call, and manage contacts from a web browser without having to download the Skype […]

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Apple announces OS X 10.10, iOS 8 at WWDC

Even if Apple didn’t announce any new hardware yesterday, you can’t say Tim Cook’s keynote speech was uneventful. The company announced OS X 10.10 Yosemite, the next incarnation of its OS X operating system, which will feature subtle window translucency for windows and the Dock, plus OS 7-style flat-looking icons. According to The Mac Observer, […]