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How to play GeForce Now in your Chrome browser without installing anything on your PC or Linux machine
You just have to spoof your browser's user agent with an official Google tool

Manuel Vonau Manuel Vonau
How to play GeForce Now in your Chrome browser without installing anything on your PC or Linux machine

While Google Stadia needs nothing but your browser to work, the story is different for GeForce Now. Nvidia would like you to install its dedicated application for its game streaming service on Windows and Mac. But ever since GeForce Now is available on Chromebooks, we know that it's capable of running inside Chrome, and where there's a will, there's a way. By spoofing your browser user agent with an official Google tool, you can use GeForce Now right in Chrome on your PC, Mac, or Linux machine — nothing but an extension required.

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Chrome wants to kill browser user agent strings, cites compatibility and privacy concerns

Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
Chrome wants to kill browser user agent strings, cites compatibility and privacy concerns

The user agent string is the part of the browser that identifies itself to websites. It tells sites the browser and browser version number you are using, as well as limited information about your device. However, it has become an ever-growing problem for both users and developers over the past decade, so Google wants to switch to something else.

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GoogleBot Ditches The iPhone, Now Scrapes Web Pages As A Nexus 5X

Matthew Hughes Matthew Hughes
GoogleBot Ditches The iPhone, Now Scrapes Web Pages As A Nexus 5X

Everyone knows someone who has made the switch from iPhone to Android. This latest convert will surprise you though. It’s GoogleBot – the all-important web crawler used by Google.

GoogleBot is a vital cog in the Google search engine. In its most simplified form, it works by going from website to website and sucking up as much information as it possibly can. The data is then passed to other Google algorithms, where it is processed, ranked, and transformed into search results.   

In order for GoogleBot to get all perspectives of a website, it masquerades as different types of devices – a desktop browser, a feature-phone browser, and a smartphone browser.

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Nexus Prime User Agent Profile Spotted On Samsung's Site - "Really?" Responds Android Community

Nexus Prime User Agent Profile Spotted On Samsung's Site - "Really?" Responds Android Community

Liam Spradlin Liam Spradlin

For those still wondering whether Android's first Ice Cream Sandwich device will be made by Samsung, there may finally be a definitive answer. A file recently spotted on Sammy's website called "nexusprime.xml" tells us that the answer is yes.

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The XML file contains the User Agent Profile for what we are assuming is the Nexus Prime, but there are a few shocking revelations buried within. The first thing that stands out is the screen resolution, which is listed as 480x800. This goes against just about every Nexus Prime rumor we've seen that have indicated a 720p resolution.

Additionally, the file lists an ARM11 processor, and the model number GT-I9250 - a number that we've seen before.

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Motorola XOOM Hack Brings Forth Desktop Browsing, Voice Calls, SMS, And More

Motorola XOOM Hack Brings Forth Desktop Browsing, Voice Calls, SMS, And More

Cameron Summerson Cameron Summerson

WARNING: This fix is for rooted 3G XOOMs only. The Wi-Fi only version is not supported (yet).

Most XOOM owners will tell you that they love their tablet, but that it does have its annoyances - like the fact that the stock browser loads pages in their "mobile" view by default. What good is a 10 inch screen if you can't load the desktop version of a website? Of course, there is the about:debug fix, but that can be tedious, since you have to reapply it every single time you restart.

Thankfully, sangreal06 over the XDA forums has created a hacked framework-res.apk

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