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​Google is rolling out an invigorated version of Google Earth, the app that lets you explore the globe from as up close or as far as you please. In addition to aerial and street views, Google Earth has new features like 3D views and interactive guided exploration tools.

Airline passengers browsing the web using in-flight Wi-Fi might be forgiven for thinking they've stepped back in time to the age of dial-up. But now a team at Northwestern University has developed an extension for the Chrome browser that significantly speeds up page loading in the air.

Google has built the ability to cast content to your TV right into the Chrome web browser. This means anyone who owns a Chromecast can now cast content with a couple of clicks.

According to StatCounter, the most widely used browser during 2014 was Google Chrome, which promises speed, simplicity and security for its users. You can do a lot more with Chrome than just visit your favorite websites though. This article takes a look at some of its clever functionality.

Acer's latest Chromebox, the CX1 Series, offers solid specs, good connectivity and is designed to feel right at home in small offices, schools and colleges.

The Google Chromebook is gaining in popularity and market share, due in large part to their affordability and ease of use. This means there will be many new users unfamiliar with the devices. We've got a few tips that can help you get the most out of your new Chromebook.

Google has just launched its "Quantum Computing Playground," which is a new web-based integrated development environment (IDE) interface that allows users to write, run and debug software that makes use of quantum algorithms.

Videostream for Google Chromecast is an app for Google Chrome that allows you to stream video files to your Chromecast to play on your HDTV. The big draw here is that it supports virtually any video or audio file type you have – whether it's on your PC, NAS, or server.

At a press event in San Francisco yesterday, Intel and Google upped Chrome OS system designs to 20 by introducing a bunch of new computers and notebooks from OEM partners like Acer, LG, Asus, Dell and Lenovo, including a few powered by the latest generation Core i3 processors.

It's generally just accepted that text embedded in images on the Web is inaccessible. Because images are rendered as a single layer, that's just the way it is ... or was, because a new extension for Google Chrome called Project Naptha now allows users to highlight and copy text from within images.

Regular Facebook users will no doubt have noticed that videos in their news feed are playing automatically. If you're using Google Chrome, you can stop this annoying "feature" quickly and easily.

Google has announced the roll-out of Google Now for Chrome. Google Now users will be able to receive their automated updates in their browser once it has been updated and if they are signed into Chrome. The roll-out is expected to take up to a few weeks.