Verizon is now allowing third-party tethering apps, Facebook is enforcing the switch to Timeline for all users in the fall, Google Chrome update

Putting aside the issue of Apple not allowing other browsers to bring their own engines to the table in iOS, there's more to a great browser than just its engine, and there are plenty of great browsers for the iPhone and iPad. Deciding which one is the best for you is a matter of taste, but we asked you last week which ones you thought were the best. Then we tallied your nominations and took a look at the top five iOS web browsers and put them to a vote. Now we're back to highlight the winner. More »

Google is adding advertisements to Chrome extensions, Verizon Wireless halts the sales of unsubsidized tablets, Google integrates Google+ into the Chrome Web Store, and Mozilla details its upcoming mobile OS.More »

Chrome: Ford KeyFree is a Chrome extension that automatically logs into your Google, Facebook, and Twitter logins when your phone is near your computer, then logs you out when you walk away. It's made by the car company; it looks awesome. More »

According to a note published by Macquarie Equities Research, Google is working on an iPhone and iPad version of its Chrome browser, slated for launch sometime this year.More »

Chrome for Android gets a little better, there will be no Windows 8 Home Basic East Blue Sigma Lite, and Verizon's massive LTE expansion is ready to go live. More »

Today Google released new updates to the offline version of Gmail in their Chrome web browser. While offline support is nothing new for Gmail, you can no synchronize up to 31 days of mail for offline access. All attachments are also downloaded for easy access, along with full keyboard shortcut support and a variety of performance boosts. To give this new version a try, just install it via the Chrome Web Store. More »

Regardless of how you feel about Facebook's recent changes to its layout, there are plenty of tools that can help you take control of your experience without sacrificing your ability to keep in touch with friends and family.

Google's brought some good news for those of us who've been tolerating Chrome in Mac OS X Lion: they've released an update for proper compatibility. It's not that Chrome didn't work before, but it didn't fully support the new UI and—more importantly—wasn't terribly stable. This latest release promises to fix those things while also adding support for C and C++ code, seeking to blur the lines between web and native desktop applications. All good things for Mac users, we think. More »

Twitter's promoted tweets come to everyone's Twitter stream, Evernote's Chrome extension gets smarter, and Verizon's unlimited prepaid plan get

Android and Chrome could become closer pals, cloud music services get a boost from the federal court, and Twitter is making secure HTTPS connections the default for some users.

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Google adds games to it's social network, LinkedIn updates its privacy settings to allow for the use of your li

Make calls from Gmail with lowered rates to 150 destinations all over the world, Apple slips in tech support satisfaction, and IE users found to have lower IQs than other browser users.

Chrome: Google's Instant Pages feature, previously available to Chrome beta users, is now available in the latest stable version of Chrome to load Google search results much faster. You can see the side-by-side speed comparison in the video above. More »

If you've been unhappy with Firefox's somewhat stagnant design rece

• Google Maps 5.8 for Android adds photo uploads, My Places: The latest update from the search engine's Android app also includes descriptive terms for its Places services and the ability to add Places on-the-go. [Google Mobile Blog]
• OneNote Mobile for iPhone 1.2: Microsoft released OneNote for for the iPhone, including features like the ability to search notes, and sync notebooks through Windows Live SkyDrive. [OneNote Blog]
• Snaporama Extends The Life of Your Tabs: Mozilla newest add-on allows users to take a "snapshot" of their open tabs, allowing users to effectively save the tab group for viewing at a later time. [Mozilla Labs Blog]

The team behind Firefox officially begins work on a new web OS

Google has been working on multiple profile support in Chrome since we last mentioned it. The latest Canary and Dev channel releases both have the new features, and it's come a long way, even if its still a little rough around the edges. More »

For awhile, Google's been using their own goo.gl shortener to compress long links, but as of today they'll be using a different shortener, g.co. However, the goal behind g.co is not to provide another URL shortener for you to create short links. Instead, it's a service that only Google can use to shorten links to their own pages—that way, when you see a g.co link, you know that it's coming from a trusted source and you can click on it. For your own links, you can still use Goo.gl, but just know that when you see a g.co link around the internet, it's coming straight from Google and is safe to click on. [Official Google Blog] More »