From The Verge: Google is releasing a new version of Chrome to users this week, and it includes a number of new interesting features. The best addition is the ability to mute entire sites that autoplay videos. There are a number of sites on the web that have decided to annoy users by playing videos...

From PC Mag: Google parent Alphabet on Wednesday announced the formation of a new independent cybersecurity business called Chronicle.

Born in the web giant's X moonshot factory in 2016, Chronicle is "dedicated to helping companies find and stop cyber attacks before they cause harm," the company's...

From CNET: For years, fans and analysts had anticipated Nintendo's move to smartphone gaming -- expecting to see ports of popular Mario titles, or a portable version of the Wii and Wii U's virtual console games. What we got, however, was something completely different. Nintendo's first mobile game...

From PC Mag: Media streaming service Plex is embracing virtual reality.

Plex, for the uninitiated, organizes all your media content — movies, TV shows, music, and photo collections — and streams it to your devices. Now you can stream that content in virtual environments. Imagine watching your...

From ComputerWorld: Microsoft last week added an auto-save feature to the core applications in Office for Mac 2016, matching what Windows users were given in August.

AutoSave is available only to Office for Mac 2016 users who are also subscribers to Office 365.

With the refresh to Office for Mac...

From CNET: Antitrust regulators for the EU have hit Qualcomm with a billion-dollar fine Wednesday for paying Apple to use only its chips.

The European Commission regulators have accused the chip giant of violating antitrust laws by making payments to ensure exclusivity.

But big as it is, the fine...

From The Verge: Snap’s latest effort to fight back against slow growth and the ever-looming threat of Facebook is to bring its flagship Stories product to the web. That way, both Snapchat users and those who don’t have accounts on the mobile app can view the photos and videos.

Snap said that...

From PC Mag: Smartphone users are regularly presented with a decision to make: which public Wi-Fi network do I connect to? Google is making that decision much easier this week for Android 8.1 Oreo users by automatically testing and which networks are the fastest.

As The Verge reports, Android 8.1...

From CNET: Mozilla released on Tuesday a new version of its Firefox Quantum browser, boosting its graphics speed and improving a couple of new technologies designed to make the web more powerful.

The browser, version 58, is the first major update since Mozilla's recovery plan hit full stride in...

From The Verge: Microsoft is making a bigger push to keep students and teachers using Windows this week. At the annual Bett education show in London, Microsoft is revealing new Windows 10 and Windows 10 S devices that are priced from just $189. The software giant is also partnering with the BBC...