Which of my two dozen browser tabs is that obnoxious sound coming from? The latest Chrome stable will tell you, along with lengthy list of other fixes. January 14, 2014 3:17 PM PST Tabs in Chrome 32 Beta will notify you via icons when they're streaming audio. (Credit: Google) Think of it as Google's annoying horsefly detector, where the irritating insect is one of your dozens of tabs streaming audio. Related stories: Chromebooks on a tear? Fear not: More horsepower coming Toshiba Chromebook to arrive at CES, booth photo shows As Chromebooks catch on, 2014 promises more models IE 11 snares 10 percent of desktop browser traffic Nginx upgrade funded by fans of Google's SPDY Web protocol A new feature in Tuesday's update to Google Chrome brings to the masses a tab indicator to tell you when a site is streaming audio. The feature will add a speaker icon to tabs streaming audio, a red record button when a tab is using your webcam, and a Google Cast icon when you're sending a tab to your Chromecast. Google Chrome 32 brings to the fore other new features worth mentioning. It calls out potentially malicious downloads in a more visible way, so you know when the browser is blocking you from downloading something dangerous. It brings to Windows 8 Metro mode the Chrome OS desktop launcher, making it easier to see Chrome Apps. However, there are several known bugs in Windows 8 Metro, including problems with the keyboard, profile switching, and support on legacy computers that don't have hardware acceleration. These problems do not affect the Desktop mode. Chrome 32 also offers an interesting option called Supervised Users, allows the main Chrome account to offer sub-accounts. A supervised user can have their Web access restricted by site, and browsing activity can be monitored through a control panel. Supervised users brings a helpful feature from Chrome OS to the main Chrome browser. (Credit: Google) Chrome 32's security fixes include a fix that allowed an unprompted sync with an attacker's Google account, and address bar spoofing in Chrome for Android. Chrome 32 has an unresolved conflict with Symantec's Norton security software, including its toolbar. Chrome's new interface for Windows 8's "Metro" mode also takes a cue from Chrome OS with its desktop launcher for Chrome Web Apps. (Credit: Google)
Which of my two dozen browser tabs is that obnoxious sound coming from? The latest Chrome stable will tell you, along with lengthy list of other fixes.
Tabs in Chrome 32 Beta will notify you via icons when they're streaming audio.
(Credit: Google)
Think of it as Google's annoying horsefly detector, where the irritating insect is one of your dozens of tabs streaming audio.
Related stories:
- Chromebooks on a tear? Fear not: More horsepower coming
- Toshiba Chromebook to arrive at CES, booth photo shows
- As Chromebooks catch on, 2014 promises more models
- IE 11 snares 10 percent of desktop browser traffic
- Nginx upgrade funded by fans of Google's SPDY Web protocol
A new feature in Tuesday's update to Google Chrome brings to the masses a tab indicator to tell you when a site is streaming audio. The feature will add a speaker icon to tabs streaming audio, a red record button when a tab is using your webcam, and a Google Cast icon when you're sending a tab to your Chromecast.
Google Chrome 32 brings to the fore other new features worth mentioning. It calls out potentially malicious downloads in a more visible way, so you know when the browser is blocking you from downloading something dangerous. It brings to Windows 8 Metro mode the Chrome OS desktop launcher, making it easier to see Chrome Apps. However, there are several known bugs in Windows 8 Metro, including problems with the keyboard, profile switching, and support on legacy computers that don't have hardware acceleration. These problems do not affect the Desktop mode.
Chrome 32 also offers an interesting option called Supervised Users, allows the main Chrome account to offer sub-accounts. A supervised user can have their Web access restricted by site, and browsing activity can be monitored through a control panel.
Supervised users brings a helpful feature from Chrome OS to the main Chrome browser.
(Credit: Google)
Chrome 32's security fixes include a fix that allowed an unprompted sync with an attacker's Google account, and address bar spoofing in Chrome for Android.
Chrome 32 has an unresolved conflict with Symantec's Norton security software, including its toolbar.
Chrome's new interface for Windows 8's "Metro" mode also takes a cue from Chrome OS with its desktop launcher for Chrome Web Apps.
(Credit: Google)
