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Vivaldi 5.7 introduces game-changing tab management features, drops Windows 7 and 8.1 support

Vivaldi Technologies published Vivaldi 5.7, a new stable version of the Chromium-based web browser, today. The web browser is available already, and users may get it automatically over time, or by running […]

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Google's Privacy Sandbox beta on Android: A step forward for privacy, or a clever way to target you with more ads?

Google announced the beta launch of Privacy Sandbox, which aims to transform advertising. The inapt name of the feature, at least from a user perspective, is laying a smoke-screen. The words privacy […]

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Google Chrome 110 Stable fixes 15 security vulnerabilities

Google published Chrome 110 to the stable channel, exactly a week after the first Google Chrome Early Stable release. Chrome 110 is available for all supported desktop operating systems and mobile operating […]

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Brave is testing a Quick Commands feature

Brave Software is testing a Quick Commands feature in the company's Brave web browser currently. The feature gives users access to a prompt to run different commands from that prompt right away. […]

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Phoenix: Microsoft working on Edge redesign

According to a report, Microsoft is working on a redesign of its Edge web browser, code-named "Phoenix," that should better differentiate Microsoft Edge from its browser competition. Development focuses on an updated […]

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Google Chrome 109 point release fixes 6 security issues

Google published a new version of its Google Chrome Stable web browser for all supported desktop operating systems. The new Chrome 109 point release addresses six different security issues in the browser. […]

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Microsoft is testing a Split Mode in Edge

Microsoft is testing a Split Mode feature in development versions of Microsoft Edge currently that allows users to display two webpages or internal pages side-by-side in a single tab. Microsoft Edge's Split […]

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Microsoft Edge support extended to October 2023 for Windows Server 2012

Microsoft announced in December 2022 that Microsoft Edge 109 would be the last version of the web browser for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. The company retired the two desktop operating systems […]

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Here is what happens when you try to install and run unsupported browsers on Windows 7

Microsoft ended support for its Windows 7  and Windows 8.1 operating systems on January 10, 2023. End of support means that the company will not release security updates or any other type […]

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Edge 109 Printing Issue affects printers with special characters

Microsoft's Edge web browser has an unconfirmed new issue that affects in-browser printing for some users. Affected users may notice that quick printing no longer works, that printing hangs, or that printing […]

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Brave Browser 1.47: Windows group policy templates, clean link improvements, more

Brave Software Inc. released Brave Browser 1.47.171 for supported desktop operating systems. The new browser includes a number of important improvements, including support for Windows group policy templates, clean link improvements, built-in […]

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Microsoft Edge 109 launches with text prediction feature and security fixes

Microsoft released Microsoft Edge 109 Stable today, just a few days after Google released Chrome 109 to the Stable channel. The new version of Microsoft Edge is already available. It should be […]

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Google Chrome 109 launches with 17 security fixes

Google Chrome 109 is now available for all supported operating systems. The new browser version fixes 17 different security issues and is the last major version release for Windows 7 and Windows […]

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Why isn't Google Chrome losing market share?

Google's Chrome web browser is the dominating web browser on desktop and on mobile. Statcounter, one of the leading third-party trackers of usage, lists the worldwide market share of Chrome by 66.14% […]

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Google Chrome: block insecure downloads option in development

Google is working on introducing a new security option in its Chrome web browser that will block insecure downloads when enabled. Most of the Web has migrated to HTTPS, but there is […]

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Make tabbed browsing better by changing the focus on the tab bar

Tabbed browsing is a great feature, especially for people like me who have dozens or even hundreds of tabs open at any time in the browser. Currently, I have about 70 tabs […]

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How to save webpages as PDF in Firefox for Android

Firefox users who run the web browser on Android devices may use it to save webpages as PDF documents. Mozilla added the feature to Firefox for Android recently. Veteran Firefox users may […]

Mozilla, Google and Apple are building a new browser benchmark

Mozilla, Google and Apple are building a new browser benchmark

Mozilla, Google and Apple have announced that they are working together to build a new browser benchmark. The service will be called Speedometer 3. You may have heard of Speedometer, which is […]

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Google Chrome 108 security update fixes 8 security issues

Google released another point release update for Google Chrome 108 Stable that addresses 8 security issues in the web browser. This is the second security update for Chrome 108, which itself fixed […]

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Google delays Chrome Manifest V3 rollout once again

Google's initial plan to start Manifest V3 experiments in several versions of its Chrome web browser have been postponed again by the company. An update from December 9, 2022 on the Manifest […]

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Google Chrome 108 adds support for Passkeys on Windows, macOS and Android

Google Chrome 108 was released to the stable channel last week. It added support for a new way to sign in to online accounts, passwordless logins, aka Passkeys. Google Chrome adds support […]

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Microsoft Edge 109 last version to support Windows 7 and 8.1

Microsoft released a new development build of its Microsoft Edge web browser this week that makes a number of changes to the browser. Included in the changelog is the information that Microsoft […]

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Google releases Chrome 108 update without revealing anything about it

Chrome users may have noticed that Google released a new update for the browser on December 7, 2022. The update to Chrome 108 installs fast and the browser looks just like before […]

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Vivaldi 5.6 launches with Mastodon integration

Vivaldi 5.6 Stable was released today. The new version of the Vivaldi web browser integrates Mastodon and stacked tab pinning, and includes a redesigned Settings page and security updates as well. Vivaldi […]

The Microsoft Edge browser is putting billions of tabs to sleep

The Microsoft Edge browser is putting billions of tabs to sleep

Microsoft Edge has come a long way since the software giant decided to launch it as a Chromium-based browser and in November 2022 made up roughly 4.5% of the web browser market. […]

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Chrome notification suggests Windows 10 or 11 on Windows 7 and 8.1 devices

Google Chrome users who use the web browser on Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 devices get a notification at the top of the browser screen […]

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Chrome 108 update fixes security issue that is exploited in the wild

Google released a new version of its Chrome web browser for desktop operating systems and Android on December 2, 2022. The new Chrome 108 update is a security update that addresses a […]

Brave Browser 1.46 launches with Brave News improvements

Brave Software released a new version of its desktop browser, Brave 1.46 on December 1, 2022. The new version of Brave browser includes a number of changes, many of them improving Brave […]

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Google Chrome 108 update patches 28 security issues

Google released a new stable version of its Chrome web browser for all supported desktop operating systems, Android and iOS. The update addresses 28 different security issues in the browser and introduces […]

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Google releases security update for Chrome that is exploited actively

Google published a security update for its Chrome Stable web browser that addresses a security issues that is exploited in the wild. Other browser makers who use Chromium, the core that Chrome […]

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Google Chrome Canary gets experimental Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) support

Google Chrome Canary users may enable experimental support for Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) now. Encrypted Client Hello, also referred to as Secure SNI, improves the privacy of Internet connections. It is rather […]

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January's Firefox release will support Manifest V3 extensions

Mozilla plans to launch support for Manifest V3 extensions in Firefox 109, which it aims to release on January 17, 2023. The first Firefox Stable release of the year introduces support for […]

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Google Chrome: save tab groups to bookmarks feature

Google launched the ability to save tab groups to the bookmarks of the Chrome web browser earlier this year. Back then, the saving was not persistent, which meant that the saved group […]

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Google Chrome 107 Stable out with 10 security fixes

Google released a new stable version of the company's Chrome web browser yesterday. The Chrome 107 update patches 10 different security issues in the web browser. Chrome desktop installations should receive the […]

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TranslateLocally: local translations as an Extension and Desktop app

TranslateLocally is an open source browser extension and desktop application that promises local translations. It's source is the same that the official Firefox Translations extension uses: Project Bergamot. Project Bergamot is a […]

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Microsoft Edge 107: security updates and new policies

Microsoft released a new stable and extended stable version of its Edge web browser today. Microsoft Edge Stable 107.0.1418.24 and Microsoft Edge Extended Stable 106.0.1370.59 are already available. Both updates address a […]

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Brave 1.45 Stable out with Brave Translate improvements and more

Brave 1.45.113 Stable is now available. The new version of Brave Browser for the desktop is a massive list with a long list of improvements. Existing installations should be upgraded to the […]

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Google ends Chrome support for Windows 7 and 8.1 in early 2023

Google Chrome users who run the web browser on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 devices will soon have to do without updates for the web browser. Google announced today that its support […]

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Google Chrome 106 point update fixes 6 security vulnerabilities

Google released a new stable version of its Chrome web browser today. The new version of Chrome patches six different vulnerabilities in the web browser according to Google's release announcement on the […]

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Google releases mysterious update for Google Chrome 106

Google announced on Wednesday that it has released updates for the company's Google Chrome web browser. The updates for Chrome Stable and Chrome Extended Stable are already available. What makes the update […]