Microsoft Edge gets a password generator, pre-made themes, and 'sleeping tabs'
The browser's latest features roll out this month
Opera buys YoYo Games, the team behind GameMaker Studio
Opera now has an entire Gaming division
Chrome 88 arrives with improved password security features, tab search, more
Identifying weak and compromised passwords
Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla unite to ban Kazakhstan's citizen-tracking certificate
It's not the first time this happens either
Researchers identify 28 malicious Chrome and Edge extensions with millions of users
Remove any you might have installed
Chrome 87 claims to drastically reduce CPU usage and increase battery life
Google claims up to 5x CPU usage reduction
A third of Android devices will lose support for many secure websites next year
Expect problems if you're still running Android 7.1 or older
Chrome zero-day V8 vulnerability found being actively exploited
Google recommends immediately updating Chrome on desktop and Android
New Edge feature will launch the browser much faster
Start-up boost arrives in Edge 88
The DOJ antitrust lawsuit against Google could have collateral consequences for Mozilla and others
The lawsuit may cast a wide net
Firefox 82 is faster and offers a better picture-in-picture experience
Latest Firefox could save battery life on your laptop
US lawmakers are deliberating on whether Google should sell Chrome
DOJ targets Chrome over probable Google antitrust violations
Chrome 86 arrives with a slew of new security features
The latest version of the browser does a lot to protect users
Tab groups in Chrome are ready to make your browser nice and tidy
Optimizations also allow tabs to load faster
What Ever Happened to Netscape Navigator?
It was a magical time, home computers sales were just booming and if you were lucky enough, your PC would come equipped with a modem for dial-up Internet access. You would hear the scrambling sound of your phone line connecting you to the world. Launching Netscape and staring at the throbber animation while a single web page loaded.
Microsoft 365 is dropping support for Internet Explorer 11 next year
And Edge reaches its end-of-life in 2021
An Incognito mode desktop shortcut is coming to Chrome for Windows
Reach your "favorite websites" even quicker
Chrome 84 hits the stable channel with numerous security fixes
Google Chrome 84 arrives with 38 security fixes, more than half solve medium to critical flaws so updating your browser is highly recommended. Check here for release notes and download links.
Windows 10 segment heap memory improvement could lead to efficiency gains in Chrome
Microsoft did the same with Edge to great effect
Google removes 106 malicious Chrome extensions that were spying on users
Downloaded 32 million times, they were collecting keystrokes, authentication cookies, and more
Google experiments with URL-hiding function for Chrome
If enabled, the feature won't display full URL paths
Google is bringing Live Caption to Chrome for desktop
It's available in Chrome's Canary branch right now