The one thing Google Chrome was missing that kept a lot of the Firefox faithful from making the switch was the browser’s lack of add-on support. Well, that’s set to change, according to Google ...

Reliant on plug-ins like Silverlight, Unity, and Java? Make plans to move on or change browsers, because most plug-ins will be banned from Chrome in the next year. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

Plug-ins can open vulnerabilities in even relatively secure browsers like Chrome. Even coders, like Jeff Atwood, can fall victim. Here's how to reign in plug-ins like Java, or disable them entirely, ...

If you’re using Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome without any additional extensions, you’re missing out on key features that your browser doesn’t provide. Browser extensions are almost always free, easy ...

Why it matters: Google is suggesting changes to Chrome APIs that will change what plugins can be installed and run. Security software and ad blockers will be drastically reduced in effectiveness or ...

One of the best things about using Google Chrome is also one of its biggest dangers. People use plugins to increase the usability of the browser. However, a handful of malicious Chrome extensions have ...

I'm finding myself using Google Chrome more and more lately, and while the browser does have its downsides -- its voracious appetite for RAM being one -- it is on the whole quite a decent browser. And ...

Once upon a time there was a browser named Firefox — an open source project that many people happily picked up and spun off into their own versions with names like Iceweasel and Pale Moon. Now the ...