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Google today announced the latest set of policy changes to limit extensions abuse and improve security of the Chrome Web Store. This includes requiring 2FA for Chrome Web Store developers and cracking down on deceptive installations. Similar to the Play Console for Android apps just yesterday, Chrome Web Store developers need to enable 2-Step Verification (2SV or 2FA) on their Google Accounts…

For years now, Google has been one of the biggest proponents of using a more secure HTTPS connection everywhere possible. Google’s latest optional push, “HTTPS-Only Mode,” would make older HTTP websites inaccessible in Chrome. HTTPS was once a marker of a website’s safety and a security measure reserved only for websites with things that needed special protection like financial…

It’s no secret that the chips in Apple’s iPhones far outclass even the best Android options, but the gap may be closing in at least one area. According to a new leak, the Samsung Exynos chip that packs an AMD GPU is making big strides when it comes to GPU performance. Ice Universe, a known Samsung leaker with a fairly solid track record, today posted a screenshot to Twitter, which is from a…

This post is best experienced in dark mode. It’s hard to believe, but it’s been 14 years since Apple shipped the first iPhones. On this day in 2007, Apple Stores across the United States hosted the “iPhone World Premiere,” and life was never the same. Looking back on that day, it’s clear that it marked a turning point. It was the beginning of a revolution in basically every single…