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Google ponders shaming slow websites inside Chrome
In a bid to push website developers to speed up their site response times, Google may start flagging those that load slowly.
FAQ: Microsoft sharpens Edge
The company's new Chromium-based browser will officially arrive in final form in January. Here's what you need to know about it ahead of the rollout.
Duck Duck Go offers Mac users even more privacy
Duck Duck Go has revamped its Privacy Essentials extension for Safari users on Catalina.
Living on the Edge Chromium browser
The new Chromium browser from Microsoft blends both Google and Microsoft technology to set a new bar for compatibility, privacy and security in the corporate and personal browser space. It also showcases a competitive future where...
Microsoft sets Jan. 15 launch for its second-chance Edge
A release candidate of the Chromium-based browser can already be downloaded from Microsoft's website. The final version shows up in about 10 weeks.
Top web browsers 2019: Chrome seesaws yet again
Google's Chrome browser gave up some of its recent gains in October, but those losses did little to erode its commanding position among browsers.
Google strengthens Chrome's site isolation to protect browser against its own vulnerabilities
One Google engineer called site isolation 'the single greatest advance in browser security since the creation of the sandbox.'
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Google to stop indexing Flash for search
With browser makers already putting the kibosh on the once-popular multimedia format, Google search is about to deliver something of a coup de grace.
Fast forward: What's coming in future versions of Chrome?
Every time Google updates its browser, it publishes release notes aimed at enterprises to highlight upcoming additions, substitutions, enhancements and modifications. Here's some of what's coming.
What's in the latest Chrome update? More new tab page customization, in-browser Google Drive search
With Chrome 78, tab hover text arrives, users have more options to tweak the new tab page, and yes, forced dark mode is possible. Business users get the ability to search Google Drive from the Chrome address bar.
What's in the latest Firefox update? Firefox 70 stops social media trackers
Firefox 70 adds trackers from social media giants Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to its block list, offers a new privacy report and rolls out a baked-in password manager.
Patch Tuesday problems persist: Start stops, Edge crumbles, Outlook and VMware shake
It looks as if we’ve escaped the major inherited bug in Microsoft’s rapid-fire series of Windows patches — the printing problems have subsided. Now we’re seeing reports of a second wave of bugs: Start menu has critical errors, Edge...
A Chrome security setting you shouldn't overlook
One of Chrome's most important options is out of sight and all too easy to miss.
A troubled update to critical browser patches for October Patch Tuesday
This October Patch Tuesday is an important but troubled patch release from Microsoft. Our advice is to wait, test and stage your patch deployments.
Patch Tuesday preliminary report: Looks like the fourth time’s a charm
It’s still much too early to give yesterday’s Windows patches a clean bill of health, but initial reports are most encouraging. In particular, the printer spooling problems introduced by the emergency manual IE zero-day patches on...
Opera jumps on tracking blocker bandwagon
The browser maker unveiled version 64 of Opera, which now relies on the open-source EasyPrivacy Tracking Protection List to bolster user privacy and speed up surfing.
As Patch Tuesday approaches, turn off Automatic Update temporarily and — especially — disengage IE
Tomorrow’s Patch Tuesday and, given all the havoc we’ve seen with the latest Windows patches, you need to get Automatic Update turned off for now. Based on a security report hidden behind a $690 Microsoft paywall, I also recommend...
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