Microsoft’s Edge Browser Not Winning Over Windows 10 Users
Microsoft’s new Edge browser is being used by a small percentage of those running Windows 10 — between one-sixth and one-third — according to data from a pair of analytics vendors. The early returns on...
View ArticleDoes AVG Respect Your Privacy?
"Knowing that 10 million users like a certain TV programme gives broadcasters the data to get producers to make more of that type of programme.
View ArticleFirefox To Get Instant Messaging Courtesy Of WebRTC
But it is the instant messaging service that will prove most interesting, as it, hypothetically, removes the need for Skype and Google Hangouts.
View ArticleMozilla Aims To Protect Privacy With New Firefox Privacy Browsing Feature
Firefox users who want mask their browsing habits have a new tool to use, thanks to Mozilla’s launch of Private Browsing with Tracking Protection in its latest browser release. The new feature is an...
View ArticleMobile OS Sailfish Continues To Struggle, Layoffs Loom
With Android and iOS controlling most of the mobile operating system market, it’s tough going for alternatives like Sailfish, now in survival mode as its maker, Jolla, moves to lay off a large part of...
View ArticleFirefox 64-bit Finally Is Available For Windows
Mozilla has finally shipped Firefox 43, the first edition that lets users download a production-grade 64-bit version for Windows. While Mozilla did not debut the 64-bit support with any fanfare, it was...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s IE Falls Below 50% Market Share
Microsoft’s once dominant Internet Explorer browser lost its majority position last month, according to a Web metrics vendor, falling under the 50% bar for the first time since it thrashed Netscape...
View ArticleMozilla Ending Persona Login Feature, Sites Low Usage
Mozilla’s login system Persona will discontinue operations on Nov. 30 as its usage is low and has not grown over the last two years. The foundation’s decision to take persona.org and related domains...
View ArticleMozilla Debuts Push Notifications With Firefox 44
Mozilla has released Firefox 44, following in rival Chrome’s footsteps by adding push notifications to the browser. The update to version 44 lets users opt in to receive notifications from websites...
View ArticleMozilla Announces End Date For Firefox Mobile OS
Mozilla has announced when it plans to shut down the Firefox mobile operating system. Firefox OS for smartphones will be retired once Mozilla wraps up version 2.6, George Roter, who leads Mozilla’s...
View ArticleEdge Continues To Weaken Microsoft’s Browser Standing
The inability of Microsoft’s Edge to gain new users from the Windows 10 operating system has contributed to the company’s overall decline in browser share, analysis of recently-published data shows....
View ArticleIs Mozilla Dropping Smartphones For IoT?
One of the solutions through the internal tests early doors is the Firefox Smart TV platform, an already fragmented market that should still be licking its wounds from the Matchstick debacle.
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Edge Showing Signs Of Life
Microsoft’s Edge browser notched some gains in users and usage share last month, but the default browser of Windows 10 remained the choice of a minority of users — according to some sources, a very...
View ArticleMIT Researchers Develop Technology To Share Internet Browsing History
MIT researchers have developed technology that allows people to share their browsing history — or just selected parts of it — with friends and the general public. The new system, called Eyebrowse,...
View ArticleOpera Becomes First Browser With Automatic Ad Blocker
Norwegian company Opera rolled out a new version of its desktop computer browser that promises to load web pages faster by incorporating ad-blocking, a move that makes reining in advertising a basic...
View ArticleMozilla Going Servo In June
It will support Windows, as well as 64bit Linux, 64bit OSX, Android, and Gonk (aka Firefox OS).
View ArticleTor Assures Users It Can Quickly Detect Would-be Snoopers
The Tor Project is strengthening its software so that it can quickly detect if its network is tampered with for surveillance purposes, a top developer for the volunteer project said. There are worries...
View ArticleApple Releases Developer’s Preview Of Safari For OS X
Apple has finally released its first developer preview of Safari for OS X, saying it is following in the footsteps of other major browser makers — all of whom provide early looks at their...
View ArticleEU Seeks Greater Transparency In Web Search Results
The European Union’s digital chief wants search engines such as Alphabet Inc’s Google and Microsoft’s Bing to be more transparent about paid ads in web search results but ruled out a separate law for...
View ArticleMicrosoft Makes Edge, Bing The Only Search Box Options For Cortana
Microsoft began blocking competitor’s browsers and search providers from using Windows 10′s Cortana search box, the operating system’s prime search real estate. “To ensure we can deliver the integrated...
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