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CatBlock: first ad-blocker for Microsoft Edge

CatBlock is the name of the first ad-blocking extension for the Microsoft Edge web browser that has just been released as an alpha version. Experimental extensions support for Microsoft Edge is currently […]

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WebExtensions still on track for Firefox 48

WebExtensions, a new browser API for Firefox that Mozilla wants add-on developers to focus on once it has been released, is still on track for a Firefox 48 release. Mozilla announced the […]

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Tip: use a secondary browser for Java, Flash and other plugins

While most browser makers plan to drop support for Java, Flash and other plugins such as Silverlight or Quicktime, or have stopped supporting these technologies already, there are still a lot of […]

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Opera ships with free VPN client

Norwegian company Opera Software released a new version of the Developer Edition of its web browser today that ships with a free built-in VPN option. Opera browser is the first major browser […]

Opera is an attractive option for left-behind Chrome users

Google announced back in 2015 that the company's Google Chrome web browser would support Microsoft's Windows XP operating throughout 2015 but would drop support shortly thereafter. It revealed in November 2015 that […]

Microsoft Edge: VP9, WebM and Opus support

Microsoft announced a moment ago that it has added support for the media formats VP9, WebM and Opus in preview versions of Microsoft Edge on Windows Insider systems. The company wants to […]

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No, Firefox won't become a Chrome clone

The last couple of days have been filled with widely speculative articles suggesting that Firefox's future is Google Chrome and not the company's own Gecko or Servo engines. Read the Register piece […]

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Browser editions overview

The browser editions overview lists companies that produce web browsers, the different versions of these browsers, supported operating systems, and download links for each. Most companies that work on web browsers, be […]

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This computer will soon stop receiving Google Chrome updates

If you are running Chrome on a Windows XP or Vista machine, you will have received a notification by now on the browser's new tab page that informs you that support for […]

This Is Ghacks (Stats April 2016)

I have published quite a few articles over the years in which I analyzed the rise and decline of operating systems or web browsers, but never really revealed how the situation looks […]

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Block Firefox Chrome from opening Windows Store automatically

If you work on a Windows 10 system you may have noticed that Windows Store may get opened automatically whenever you open a Windows application link in a web browser on the […]

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How to uninstall Avast SafeZone Browser

Avast SafeZone Browser is one of the components that may gets added to your Windows machine when you install the antivirus solution. It is selected by default and if you don't select […]

Mozilla: WebExtensions are great for developers

Mozilla revealed in a new blog post on the official Addons blog why Webextensions, a new API for Firefox add-on developers, are advantageous to the development community. The organization plans to release […]

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How to find out if a Chrome flag is enabled

Google Chrome's chrome://flags page may not be as powerful as Mozilla Firefox's about:config page, but it provides users of the web browser with access to experimental features and options that they can […]

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Hide elements on a page in Chrome, Firefox and Edge temporarily

Some web pages annoy the hell out of me with page elements they display to me when I'm opening them in a web browser. Maybe it is this silly "we use cookies" […]

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First Look at Brave Browser for Windows

Brendan Eich's new web browser Brave has finally been released as a preview for the Windows desktop. Initially released only for Apple's iOS platform, Brave is now also available for Windows, Linux, […]

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Center Image brings Firefox's image viewer to Google Chrome

Center Image is a free browser extension for the Google Chrome web browser that changes the design of the browser's image viewer to that of the Firefox web browser. The default image […]

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Surprise: Opera 12.18 has been released

Opera Software has released version 12.18 of the classic Opera browser two years after the latest update has been made available. When Opera Software switched from the company's own Presto rendering engine […]

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First look at dual-engine web browser Polarity

Polarity is a dual-engine web browser that is powered by Chromium and the Internet Explorer Trident engine. The browser, available for all versions of the Windows operating system starting with Windows XP […]

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Change how many processes multi-process Firefox uses

Mozilla added support for multiple content processes in Firefox 54 Stable. The company tested the functionality in development versions of the Firefox web browser before and made the decision to enable content […]

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Multi-process Firefox's will use up to 20% more RAM initially

Multi-process Firefox's memory use will increase between 10% to 20% initially on average according to a memory test Mozilla ran recently. Multi-process Firefox, short e10s, is a major feature for Firefox that […]

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Tampermonkey for Firefox released

The author of Tampermonkey, a popular script loader for Chromium-based web browsers, has released a beta port of the add-on for the Firefox web browser. The browser extension is only compatible with […]

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When security products make systems less secure

There has been an increase in reports pf security products recently which make user systems less secure when they are installed, used or even just present on the system. Many antivirus companies […]

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Chromodo Browser has serious security issues

Comodo's Internet web browser Chromodo, based on Chromium, has significant security issues according to a Google Security Research report that puts its users at risk while using it. When Google launched its […]

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Opera 35 Final launches with mute and download improvements

Opera Software just released Opera 35 Final, a new version of the web browser introducing several new features including audio muting, download manager improvements and better customization options. The first stable release […]

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This is Chrome's new Security Overview Panel

Google launched a new Security Overview panel in its Chrome web browser recently which has been designed to provide detailed information about the state if a site's secure connection. Designed for webmasters, […]

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How safe are security products? First AVG, now TrendMicro with major flaws

Google researcher Tavis Ormandy discovered a major flaw in the password manager component of TrendMicro Antivirus for Windows recently that had several major security issues that would, among other things, allow websites […]

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Google Chrome may leak Incognito Mode data

Private Browsing is a relatively new feature of most modern web browsers that serves two main purposes: using a separate browsing session while using the browser, and deleting local information when the […]

Project Eraser: reduce Google Chrome complexity

Google back in mid-2015 announced the start of Project Eraser, an initiative to make the Google Chrome browser less complex by removing obsolete or rarely used features. The project has not been […]

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Chrome Smooth Scrolling: finally coming to Windows and Linux

Google software engineer Steve Kobes announced yesterday that the company is about to enable smooth scrolling in Google Chrome on Windows and Linux. This resolves one of the longest standing feature requests […]

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32-bit vs 64-bit browsers: which version has the edge?

The majority of web browsers are offered as 32-bit and 64-bit version nowadays, and it is up to the user to decide which version to run on the computer. This comparison guide […]

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Google launches experimental Material Design interface in Chrome

The most recent version of Chrome Dev, and probably other versions of the official Google browser as well, have received updates recently that introduce options to switch the interface to Material Design. […]

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Vivaldi Beta 2 is out

Vivaldi Beta 2 has been released a moment ago moving the browser one step closer to a final release. Downloads are available on Vivaldi.com, and via the browser's updater. The new beta […]

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Vivaldi Browser gets silent tabs and Netflix support in latest build

The latest build of the Vivaldi web browser ships with a bunch of improvements that include support to silence websites in the browser with a simple click, and support for Netflix. The […]

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Otter Browser Beta 8 has been released

Otter Browser Beta 8 brings the open source browser one step closer to a final release. The new version introduces new features and improvements to the web browser. The Otter web browser […]

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Malware tricks that you may not know about

There is a constant cat and mouse game between malware, security software companies and computer users, and the chance of one side winning the battle seems slim at best. Malwarebytes revealed recently […]

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Chrome's "clear browsing data" to display details about deleted data

Google Chrome's "clear browsing data" dialog will soon become more useful as Google has started to add information about items that get deleted by it to it. Most web browsers ship with […]

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Chrome support for Windows XP, Vista and Mac OS 10.8 ends April 2016

Google announced yesterday on the official Google Chrome blog that it will end support for various operating system in April 2016. While it comes to no surprise that Windows XP is mentioned […]

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Chrome gets Simplify Page printing option

I don't really print out web pages ever, but when I visit my parents, I see them print out Wikipedia pages and other informational web pages regularly. If you do print out […]

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New versions of Opera Mobile and Mini for Android now available

Norwegian company Opera Software launched new versions of its mobile web browsers for Android today. Opera maintains two different browsers for Android which Android users can download and run on their devices. […]