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Security firm Avast has identified 28 malicious Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions that have received three million downloads globally......»»
Google adds accessibility-focused "Live Caption" feature to Chrome
That means podcasts, social media, video sites, "radio content," and most browser-based video or audio chat services and clients will be supported, even if they already have built-in captioning tech. Obviously, you shouldn't expect perfection here, b.....»»
Sidekick Browser wants to be a productivity-honed ‘work OS’ on Chromium
The paradox of connected computing is how much information is made available to us in just a few clicks or taps — but also how this ocean of available data can overwhelm and lap over a particular bit of intel the moment we need to lay our finge.....»»
Alibaba"s Browser Has Been Deleted from Chinese App Stores
Alibaba's internet browser has been removed from several app stores in China as the company's feud with the Chinese government continues. From a report: Android app stores including those operated by Huawei and Xiaomi have blocked downloads or remove.....»»
How to uninstall Steam games (and reinstall them later)
Since so many games need extra storage space, learn know how to free up space permanently or temporarily......»»
Firefox Redesign Drops Compact Density Option
Firefox's "Compact density" option, which reduces the size of the user interface, is set to disappear when Mozilla rolls out its Proton visual redesign for the browser later this year. PCMag reports: A bug was posted on Mozilla's bug tracking system.....»»
Google details performance enhancements in Chrome 89
The Chrome team notes that it is seeing memory savings of up to 22 percent in Windows in the browser process, up to eight percent in the renderer and up to three percent in the GPU. Browser responsiveness, meanwhile, is up nine percent, and it’s al.....»»
Google Must Face $5 Billion Lawsuit Over Tracking Private Internet Use, Judge Rules
"Google failed to win dismissal of a lawsuit alleging it collects users' data on internet activity even when they browse in a browser's private incognito mode," reports CNET: The lawsuit, filed in June, alleges Google violates wiretapping and privac.....»»
Play the Piper for Pi Day
Piper is releasing a new product, Shree Bose share a new product, Piper Make, a browser-based coding platform based on the Raspberry PI Pico and a block-programming interface based on Google Blockly. The post Play the Piper for Pi Day appeared first.....»»
Wordpress Considers Dropping Support for Internet Explorer 11
Bleeping Computer reports: The most well-known and popular blogging platform, WordPress, is considering dropping support for Internet Explorer 11 as the browser's usage dips below 1%. Using three metrics to determine the number of people still using.....»»
Microsoft"s Edge Browser Will Match Chrome"s Upcoming Four-Week Release Cycle
Microsoft is going to adjust its release cycles for Microsoft Edge to match the every-four-weeks release cadence for Chrome that Google announced last week. The Verge reports: "As contributors to the Chromium project, we look forward to the new 4-wee.....»»
How to enable and disable notifications in the Chrome browser
Notifications can be handy, but they can also be annoying at times. Here's how to manage notifications in Chrome with less stress, or get rid of them entirely......»»
Google Slams Microsoft for Trying "To Break the Way the Open Web Works"
Google and Microsoft engineers might collaborate on the Chromium browser code, but that hasn't stopped corporate politics between the pair. From a report: Google has launched a scathing attack on Microsoft today, accusing it of trying "to break the w.....»»
Australia Extends Tech Giant Probe To Google and Apple Browser Domination
With the News Media Bargaining Code out of the way, the Australian government has moved its tech giant battle to the browser scene, keeping Google in its crosshairs while putting Apple under the microscope. From a report: Led by the Australian Compet.....»»
Microsoft Edge is dead—long live Microsoft Edge
To the four of you who were using legacy Edge, we extend our condolences. Enlarge / There can be only one. (credit: Jim Salter) Microsoft officially ended support for the legacy (non-Chromium-derived) Edge browser this week. The death of legac.....»»
Microsoft Is Ending Support For the Old Non-Chromium Edge
Support for Microsoft's original Edge browser is ending today. Legacy Edge, as it is now called, will no longer receive security updates, and anyone still using it should start the process of switching to something else. The Verge reports: Legacy Edg.....»»
The best Google Chrome extensions
Chrome's biggest strength is its customizable nature thanks to thousands of extensions. Here are the best Google Chrome extensions around and how they help out......»»
"Cookies" track your every move online. Now there"s a fight over what should replace them
For decades, "cookies' have been tracking you around the web. They're the snippets of code that uniquely identify your browser and allow those shoe ads to follow you from site to site after you visit an online storefront. Soon, their time may be up......»»
Mozilla Urges "Remain Calm: the Fox is Still in the Firefox Logo"
Last week Firefox's official blog responded to some viral misinformation about the Firefox logo. "People were up in arms because they thought we had scrubbed fox imagery from our browser. Rest easy knowing nothing could be further from the truth...".....»»
Microsoft’s Edge browser gets 41% faster thanks to new Startup Boost feature
Version 89 of Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser is taking aim at Google Chrome with Startup Boost, which can improve the browser's performance by 41%......»»
Google speeds up its release cycle for Chrome
Google today announced that its Chrome browser is moving to a faster release cycle by shipping a new milestone every four weeks instead of the current six-week cycle (with a bi-weekly security patch). That’s one way to hasten the singularity, I.....»»