Browsing with Chrome is about to get a lot faster and safer

The final nail in Adobe Flash's coffin goes in later this year.

Google announced on its Chrome Blog that it will begin taking actions in September to deemphasize and then disable Flash by default.

Chrome 53 will block Flash and Chrome 55 in December will make HTML5 the default. For Flash-only websites (which apparently still exist) users will be prompted to install it. 

The reasons cited are not surprising. Google cited HTML5 as "lighter and faster" for loading websites and videos.

HTML5 is also more power-efficient and more secure than Flash. Any laptop users who use Chrome know all too well what a battery hog it is. Read more...