Mobile

After rolling out to Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux, version 76 of Chrome OS is now available. Notable features include Flash being blocked by default, a new single sign-on for Android apps, media controls, and much more. As a big HTML5 proponent, Google over the past decade encouraged sites to switch away from Flash for faster, safer, and more battery-efficient browsing. In late 2016 and early…

In its ongoing quest to rid the world of passwords, Google is introducing a new feature that allows Android owners to use their phone’s fingerprint sensor or PIN lock code, instead of a password, to log into one of the company’s web services. Notably, this marks the first time Google has allowed its customers to use their biometrics to authenticate their identity on the web rather than…

From time to time, you’ll be asked to enter your Google Account password online even when already signed in. On Android, the company’s first-party web services can now “Verify that it’s you” with just a fingerprint. When accessing sensitive information, Google often throws up the sign-in screen again to make sure it’s really you. For example, passwords.google.com shows a list of…

Wireless presentation software developer, Squirrels, is out today with a new application for Apple TV to offer enhanced screen mirroring from almost any device. The Ditto tvOS Receiver app allows mirroring of up to four devices at a time from iOS, macOS, Chrome OS, Windows, and Android. Coming as an expansion of its Ditto screen mirroring software, the Ditto Receiver app for tvOS greatly…