browsers

UK’s CMA Begins Probe Into Apple, Google Mobile Ecosystems

British regulator confirms investigation of Apple and Google's domination of app stores, operating systems, and browsers

3 months ago

Critical ‘Magellan’ Bug Hits Google Chrome, SQLite

SQLite is broadly used in most mobile and desktop operating systems, browsers and other software, meaning the code execution flaw…

6 years ago

Google’s Chrome Browser To Remove ‘Secure’ HTTPS Indicators

From September, Chrome will gradually eliminate messages showing a site uses HTTPS - while adding stronger warnings for those that…

7 years ago

Google Publishes Unpatched Flaw In Microsoft Edge Browser

The bug could allow hackers to use Edge to launch malicious Javascript code, getting around a security feature introduced last…

7 years ago

Microsoft Edge Now Generally Available For iOS And Android

Microsoft Edge web browser leaves preview for iPhone and Android smartphones

7 years ago

Opera 49 ‘Reborn’ Browser Offers Integrated Chat And VR Player

Opera says users want a change and promises Opera 49 will make desktop browsing the same as using a mobile

7 years ago

Poll: Is It Time To Retire Adobe Flash?

Adobe is retiring Flash, but will you lament or rejoice at its passing? Vote now!

8 years ago

Opera 44 Adds Browser Support For Apple Mac Touch Bar

Opera adds Touch Bar support along with multiple new features in browser update

8 years ago

Firefox 52 Marks The End Of Support For Windows XP & Vista

Firefox 52 will be the last mainstream release for Windows XP and Vista, adds WebAssembly support

8 years ago

HP Sure Click Aims To Isolate Malware Lurking On Unknown Websites

Working with Bromium, HP Inc has created a tool that protects laptops from browser malware by using virtual machines

8 years ago

Poll: What Web Browser Do You Use?

We all need a web browser, but which one do you use?

9 years ago

Firefox 49 Adds Android Offline Viewing But Removes Firefox Hello From Desktop

Firefox 49 improves the stability, expands reading mode and adds offline viewing but plug-in-less chat is gone

9 years ago

Opera Enables Native VPN In Desktop Browser

Opera adds VPN for all users following beta, claiming it's a safer, more private way to browse the web

9 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Netscape Navigator

Netscape Navigator was the dominant web browser in the 1990s, before Microsoft opted to join the party

9 years ago

Yandex Offers ‘Complaint’ Button And AI As Alternative To Ad Blocking

Yandex, a major search engine in Russia, hopes to reach a compromise between users and advertisers as an alternative to…

9 years ago

Free Opera VPN App Arrives On Android

Opera says VPN offers better performance, privacy and choice on Android

9 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: Web Browsers

What do you know about Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari and others? Test your web browser knowledge!

9 years ago

Firefox 48 Improves Stability By Isolating Web Page Crashes

Firefox 48 will ensure one demanding web page doesn't freeze others, while Android gets better media support - even if…

9 years ago

Web Users Are Still Being Tracked By Their Smartphone’s Battery Status

Battery Status API in HTML5 is being used to track user activity, warn security researchers

9 years ago

Adblock Plus Comes To Windows 10 Edge Browser

Windows 10 Anniversary adds support for Edge extensions, including pop up gatekeeper Adblock Plus

9 years ago

Opera 39 Improves Ad Blocker, VPN And Pop Up Video Player

Opera adds more features to the desktop version of its browser as it seeks to compete with Chrome, Firefox and…

9 years ago

Mozilla Firefox iOS 5.0 Is Quicker, Uses Less Battery And Has Custom Search Engines

Mozilla updates Firefox for iOS with back end and front end improvements - including a new menu and tab options

9 years ago

Mozilla Firefox will Block Flash Content To Save Battery And Boost Security

Curtains for Flash? Next month Firefox will block certain Flash content deemed “not essential to the user experience”

9 years ago

Yahoo Fails To Reveal Buyer, Suffers £332m Loss In Q2

Yahoo also announces £365m write-down of Tumblr

9 years ago

Chinese Consortium’s £900m Opera Takeover Fails

Chinese internet consortium's takeover bid fails to meet regulatory approval, instead picks up parts of Opera's business for £450m

9 years ago

Opera Adds Native Ad Blocking To iOS Browser

Native ad blocking comes to iOS and Windows Phone versions of Opera browser to block "intrusive" ads

9 years ago

Opera Battery Saver Extends Laptop Battery Life By 50 Percent

New power saving setting helps laptop batteries last for 50 percent longer when using Opera rather than rivals like Google…

9 years ago

Mozilla Adds Synced Tabs And Android Data Saving Options In Firefox 47

Mozilla improves security, data efficiency and usability in Firefox 47, available for desktop and Android

9 years ago

Bing Malware Warnings Get More Specific

Microsoft's broswer will now alert users when a dangerous site is looking to steal information or contains malicous links

9 years ago