Sync Google Chrome Settings Across Multiple Devices with Latest Stable Release

Google has extended syncing functionality of Chrome to its latest stable release of the browser. Users with Chrome beta have been able to do this since November, but now all Chrome users can sync bookmarks, extensions and other settings across multiple devices.

For those who use Chrome on a shared computer, you can now create a separate profile to make Chrome personalized to you. When you sign in to Chrome on a different device, those settings, extensions, apps and bookmarks will be there waiting for you.

"Keep in mind that adding new users to Chrome isn’t...

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Facebook Wants You to Enable Secure Browsing to Protect Account from Hackers

If you're worried that you'll see porn or violent images the next time you login to Facebook, or fear that someone will be able to access your private photos, you can now easily enable secure browsing right from the Facebook homepage.

"To always view Facebook over a secure connection and help prevent hackers from accessing your info over public networks, turn on Secure Browsing now," the box states.

If the box does not appear when you first login, you...

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Experience Tsunami-Affected Areas of Japan with Google Street View

国道398号線, Onagawa, 牡鹿郡, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

Google just released a digital archive of the areas of Northeastern Japan affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami via Google Maps Street View and a special website entitled "Build the Memory." 

"A virtual tour via Street View profoundly illustrates how much these natural disasters have transformed these communities," Street View Senior Product Manager Kei Kawai writes on the Google blog. "If you start inland and venture out toward the coast, you’ll see the idyllic countryside change dramatically, becoming cluttered with mountains of rubble and debris as you get closer to the ocean. In the cities, buildings that once stood proud are now empty spaces."

The "Build the Memory" site features before and after...

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The Average Facebook User Knows 73.2% of Friends

Do you ever wonder how many of your Facebook friends you actually know? WhatsHerFace-book.com is a quick, personalized game that helps you figure that out and helps you to increase your privacy online.

"People are getting smarter about their privacy online," the game states. "By now we all know how to restrict our profiles so that only friends can see our personal information. But after 3,4,5+ years of social networking, do you still even know all your friends?"

To see how many of your friends you actually know, you must first connect the app to Facebook. When you hit "Go" you will have 90 seconds to...

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Go H.A.M. in Google Street View Shooter Game

[UPDATE 12/13 4:44pm PT: The Business Insider reported today that Google pulled their right to use the Street View API due to a violation of the terms of service. ]

[UPDATE 2:29pm PT: The Google Shot View game is back online but still in violation of the Google Maps API terms of use.]

[UPDATE 1:04pm PT: The Google Shoot View game is no longer available on the Pool Worldwide server. Note that it violates the Google Maps API terms of use.]

First-person shooter game Google Shoot View, created by Dutch advertising agency Pool Worldwide, lets you take an M4A1 to the streets, walk around and unleash fire on anyone and anything. Or in the words of Kanye West and Jay-Z, you can go H.A.M. 

With a rifle overlaid on top of Google Maps, you can shoot...

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