Google Chrome redesign

Time to update Chrome, another vulnerability is exploited in the wild

Google released an update for its Chrome web browser some hours ago that fixes several vulnerabilities. One of these, CVE-2023-6345, is exploited in the wild according to Google. Chrome users may want […]

Samsung Internet

Samsung launches its Internet browser Samsung Internet for Windows

Samsung Internet, Samsung's flagship web browser for the Android operating system, is now available for Windows. Windows users may head over to the Microsoft Store and hit the Install button on the […]

Open extensions on Firefox for Android will be available from December 14

Open extensions on Firefox for Android will be available from December 14

Mozilla has announced that it will allow Open extensions on Firefox for Android from December 14. Users will finally be able to break free from Firefox's limited collection of extensions, and install […]

Google is the master of fake Privacy features

Google started out with a "don't be evil" motto when it launched its first product, Google Search. Today, Google is a different company. It has created numerous products and abandoned a lot. […]

Firefox 120 ships today with massive privacy improvements

Later today, Mozilla plans to release Firefox 120. The new stable version of the web browser includes a large number of privacy improvements and some other changes. The release date is November […]

YouTube video loading delayed? Fix inside

Some visitors of YouTube noticed that the loading of videos would take a whole lot longer than usually. Affected users seem to use browsers that are not Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. […]

Ad Accelerator mutes and speeds up YouTube ads

Ad Accelerator is a new browser extension for Chromium-based web browsers such as Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. It's only purpose is to make ads on YouTube easier to bear. The extension […]

Mozilla launches AI shopping helper Fakespot Chat

Fakespot Chat is an AI-powered shopping helper by Mozilla-owned Fakespot. Fakespot is a free service designed to analyze product reviews online to provide Internet users with adjusted ratings. The main idea behind […]

Mullvad's public encrypted DNS Servers run in RAM now

Sweden-based VPN provider Mullvad announced today that its public encrypted DNS servers run fully in RAM. The announcement comes less than two months after Mullvad completed the migration of its VPN infrastructure […]

Copilot

Microsoft hides sidebar controls in Copilot Settings in Edge

Microsoft released a new version of its Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser last week. Microsoft Edge 119 is a smaller update that focused on security updates. The new version introduced support for restoring […]

Google Chrome 120 won't run on Android 7 (Nougat) devices

Android users who still run Android Nougat on their devices won't be able to upgrade the Google Chrome browser to version 120 on their devices. Google announced the change on its Chrome […]

Google trashes its "DRM for the Web" API

In May 2023, privacy groups and developers were up in arms over Google's plan to integrate the Web Environment Integrity API into its Chrome web browser for the desktop and mobile devices. […]

Brave Browser 1.60 launches with Leo AI and security improvements

Brave Browser 1.60 is now available. The latest version of the Chromium-based web browser introduces Brave Software's Leo AI to all desktop users. It is not the only change though, as users […]

This special YouTube Adblocker skips ads instead of blocking them

Google is cracking down on the use of content blockers on YouTube. More and more users see prompts that "ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube". Currently, Google appears to test various […]

Vivaldi Browser 6.4 released with address bar, popout video and calendar improvements

Iceland-based Vivaldi Technologies released Vivaldi 6.4 for all supported platforms today. The new version of the Chromium-based web browser adds volume controls to its popout video feature, gives users more control over […]

Google Chrome 118 update fixes 2 security issues

Google release a point update for Chrome 118 today that addresses two security issues in the web browser. The new version is available already via the browser's integrated updating system and as […]

IP Protection tests start in Google Chrome to improve user privacy

Google plans to start testing a feature in Google Chrome that it calls IP Protection. It is designed to protect user IP addresses through the use of proxy servers. The IP address […]

Report: This Chrome feature may leak frequently visited sites

Google Chrome and all other Chromium-based web browsers collect site engagement statistics. It measures how "engaged" a user is with a particular site. The score ranges from 0 to 100, with 100 […]

Edge 118: updated on-page search may send data to Microsoft

Microsoft has released Microsoft Edge 118, a new stable version of the Chromium-based web browser. The new browser version fixes security issues in Edge and introduces a handful of changes. One of […]

Brave Browser 1.59 is here with security and crash fixes

Brave Browser 1.59 is the new desktop version of the Chromium-based web browser. The release revamps the main menu of the browser, introduces a few new options and fixes security issues and […]

Malicious Google Chrome extensions

Google Chrome 118 is a massive security update

Google Chrome 118 is now available. The new version of Google's web browser addresses 20 security issues in the browser, one of which is rated critical, and also introduces new features and […]

YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers more aggressively

YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers more aggressively, here's how to bypass it

Google is taking a more aggressive stance in detecting ad blockers on YouTube. The issue seems to have become more widespread than before, here's how you can block the anti-adblock measures. In […]

Would you trust your browser's tab organizing skills?

Microsoft and Google are working on automatic tab organization options in Edge and Chrome. Tabs play an important role for most users who use a desktop or mobile web browser. All modern […]

Brave Browser maker lays off 9% of its workforce

Brave Software, maker of Brave Browser and Brave Search, confirmed that it has laid off 9% of its workforce. Brave Software was founded in 2015. The private company has seen significant growth […]

The End of DNS-based Site Blocking is near

For well over three decades, DNS-based site blocking has been used to block users from accessing certain sites on the Internet. Court rulings may commit Internet Service Providers to block their customers […]

Firefox 118 boosts security with Encrypted Client Hello support

Mozilla released Firefox 118 Stable in late September 2023 to the public. It was a major release, as it introduced the long awaited native translate feature in the browser. Privacy friendly translations […]

Firefox Beta for Android lifts restrictions for Extensions

When Mozilla launched the redesigned version of Firefox for Android in 2019 as a preview, it changed several key features of the browser. The classic Firefox for Android browser was not restricted […]

Firefox 118.0.1 and ESR 115.3.1 fix a critical security issue

Mozilla has just released a security update for its Firefox web browser that patches a critical security issue in all supported versions of the web browser. The update is available for Firefox […]

Brave Browser 1.58 launches with YouTube adblocking improvements

Brave Software has released a new version of Brave Browser Stable. Brave 1.58 is the latest stable version of the browser and it is available for all supported desktop operating systems already. […]

Mozilla patches critical WebP security issue in Firefox and Thunderbird

Mozilla has released security updates for all supported versions of its Firefox web browser as well as for the email client Thunderbird. The updates address a critical security issue in WebP that […]

Google Chrome will get weekly security updates

Update Chrome ASAP! Critical security issue exploited in the wild

Google released an emergency security update for its Chrome web browser that addresses a critical security issue that is exploited in the wild. Chrome users are encouraged to update the stable version […]

How to go incognito on iPhone

You can browse the internet privately on your iPhone too

Do you ever want to browse the web without your browsing history being saved? Or maybe you want to keep your search results private from others who might be using your iPhone? […]

Privacy

Vivaldi says no to Google Topics in its browser

Google's euphemistically named Privacy Sandbox or Ad Privacy feature is a topic of hot debate. While it is true that it is changing tracking on the Internet fundamentally by getting rid of […]

Windows 11 browser changes

Microsoft finally backs down on Edge, but only in EU

Windows 11 has caused quite a stir in the tech world. One of the most talked-about changes is the Windows 11 browser's overhaul, which has garnered mixed reactions across the tech world. […]

How to fix Disney+ Hotstar Error code PB_WEB_DR-6007-001_X

How to fix Disney+ Hotstar Error code: PB_WEB_DR-6007-001_X

Is your web browser unable to play videos on Disney+ Hotstar? I ran into this problem, and managed to fix it. Here's what happened. I normally access Disney+ Hotstar on my TV […]

These tools will soon be removed in Microsoft Edge to make it simpler

Microsoft announced the removal of several tools in its Microsoft Edge web browser to "improve the user experience" and simplify the browser. Starting in Microsoft Edge 117, which Microsoft plans to release […]

Soon you will get rid of constant CAPTCHA solving

Are you also tired of constantly solving CAPTCHA? Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge are working on new features to save you from the hassle. A new "auto-verify" function was being tested out […]

Google addresses five security issues in Chrome 116 point update

Google published a point update for Chrome 116 today that addresses five security issues in the desktop versions and the Android version of the web browser.  The update is available already, but […]

firefox

Firefox users may import Chrome extensions now

One of the main arguments brought forth for the switching to the WebExtensions system for browser extensions was that it made cross-browser extensions easier. Firefox users may now reap the benefits of […]

Windows 10 users may now attach Microsoft Edge's sidebar to the desktop

Microsoft has published Microsoft Edge 116, a new stable version of its Chromium-based browser. Released on August 21, 2023, Microsoft Edge 116 includes security updates and two new features. Existing installations of […]