Just spotted a change to the new tab page in the Google Chrome browser. The change is life in the latest Google Chrome Dev build, and I’m not 100% sure when it was first introduced (meaning it could be older than today, but I failed to spot it). Previously when you’ve opened a new tab [...]

Categories: Browsing, Google Chrome

I have to admit that I’m not a user who likes to change the default theme of a web browser. Not because there are no cool themes out there for my browsers, but mostly because I do not really care how my browser looks like design wise. But themes are very popular and I certainly [...]

Categories: Google Chrome

SRWare Iron is a web browser that is based on the Open Source Chromium web browser. It offers the same fast performance and rendering abilities as the Chrome browser, but without the security and privacy issues that prevent some users from installing and using the Google Chrome web browser. The developers of Iron have created [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Yup, it’s the summer, that time traditionally called the “silly season” here in the UK so far as the news is concerned.  Now tech blogger Paul Thurrott has found a lovely little gem of a report from a company called AptiQuant Psychometric Consulting into the “Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and Browser Usage” of the public. The [...]

Categories: Browsing

Unlike Opera, Google Chrome does not support mouse gestures by default. This input method is probably not at the top of Google’s priority. Chrome users who would like to add mouse gestures to their browser can do so by installing an extension like Smooth Gestures. The extension adds default gestures to the browser that work [...]

Categories: Browsing, Google Chrome

Malware on the web has exploded in recent years. Malicious organizations and users have moved from the Windows operating system as their main target to the web, and that with great success. When you look at the operating system in past years, you will notice that Microsoft has improved the security of it considerably, thanks [...]

Categories: Browsing, Security

Microsoft has switched into full gear and is now releasing new versions of the Internet Explorer on a regular basis. That’s good for the Internet as a whole, and especially good for Windows users who work with the system’s default browser. Not a lot of time has passed since the release of Internet Explorer 9. [...]

Categories: Browsing, Internet Explorer

Every browser developer seems to be inclined these days to streamline and at the same time minimize the user interface. We have seen it with Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer, and now it is Opera’s turn do propose the same. Currently available as an Opera Next snapshot only but soon making its way to stable [...]

Categories: Browsing, Opera

I have dealt with Firefox security add-ons about a month ago and promised to write another guide this time dealing with privacy related add-ons. So what’s the core difference between privacy and security anyway? I personally consider privacy to be a part of security, which explains for instance why Ghacks has only a security category, [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox