Chrome 50 Released for Windows, OS X, Linux; Retires Legacy Platform Support

Google has released Chrome 50 for Windows, OS X, and Linux. The update brings several improvements, as well as bug and security fixes, apart from new features. An update for Android and Chrome OS is also expected to roll out soon. As announced back in November, Google has retired support for older operating systems, namely – Windows XP, Windows Vista, OS X 10.6, OS X 10.7, and OS X 10.8. Chrome 50 for Windows, OS X, and Linux updates the Push API to add push notifications payloads, which is meant…

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Lyft Is Gaining on Uber in the US as It Spends Big for Growth

Visit many of America’s top landmarks, and amid the crowds of tourists, you’ll find hip, young people in pink, mustache T-shirts. This small army, spread across 20 of the largest US cities, has been out in full force since late last year, handing out $50 Lyft ride vouchers to anyone passing by. For those who happen to miss the street teams, Lyft Inc. has been running giant billboards in Times Square and on bus stops around the country. Once a customer signs up, the company keeps them coming back by…

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Google Maps for Android Can Navigate to Multiple Destinations With This Trick

Google Maps for Android previously allowed users to side-track during a trip to gas stations, restaurants, cafes, and shopping marts. The app however didn’t allow users to navigate to multiple destinations, something that Google Maps allows on desktop. Now, Android Police reports that it is possible to navigate to multiple destinations using the Maps for Android with a little help from the desktop. This indicates that the navigation to multiple destinations feature may be available to users soon. Users will have to copy the full URL of a multiple destination…

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Chrome 50 Released for Windows, OS X, Linux; Retires Legacy Platform Support

Google has released Chrome 50 for Windows, OS X, and Linux. The update brings several improvements, as well as bug and security fixes, apart from new features. An update for Android and Chrome OS is also expected to roll out soon. As announced back in November, Google has retired support for older operating systems, namely – Windows XP, Windows Vista, OS X 10.6, OS X 10.7, and OS X 10.8. Chrome 50 for Windows, OS X, and Linux updates the Push API to add push notifications payloads, which is meant…

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Yahoo Messenger Update Brings Support for Hindi and More

Yahoo India on Tuesday announced updates to Yahoo Messenger for Android and iOS users. The Android update focuses on reaching more users in the country as it gets support for Hindi language. The iOS update on the other hand brings support for third-party keyboards. To be specific, Yahoo Messenger v1.1.0 for iOS and v2.1.0 for Android for the first time supports non-English languages such as Hindi (for Android only), Chinese, French, German, Indonesian and Spanish. The app also syncs and matches users mobile contacts to easily search for friends and…

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Google Wants to Help You Find Time for What You Love

If you are unable to find time for the things you love with your hectic work life getting in the way, Google thinks it may have a solution. The search giant is introducing a new feature into its Calendar app called Goals that will help you find the right time to do these activities. “One day it’s ‘I got called into a last-minute meeting.’ The next day it’s ‘I have a friend in town,’” Jyoti Ramnath, product manager for Google Calendar, wrote in an official blog post. “And before you…

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