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Top web browsers 2018: Firefox sits on slippery slope, Chrome grows even bigger
If past is prologue, Mozilla's Firefox, Microsoft's Edge and Internet Explorer, and Apple's Safari are all in trouble. Analytics vendor Net Applications' data shows all three web browsers slipping in May as Google Chrome continued to...
Microsoft lost its antitrust suit almost two decades ago. What would be different if it had won?
A lot has changed in the tech sector since 1998. How much of that change is due to the landmark decision against Microsoft?
Inside the mind of internet pioneer Vinton G. Cerf
Read the full 47-page transcript of a sweeping 2001 video interview, in which Cerf, widely recognized as one of the fathers of the internet, unspools the story of his lifelong fascination with technology, his early days at DARPA,
Look, this isn't rocket science, it's networking!
Private school's IT support guy struggles with things as simple as what IP addresses to use on the internal network, so his replacement MUST be an improvement -- right?
Everything you knew about Chromebooks is wrong
Myth: Chromebooks don’t run apps. Fact: Chromebooks run more apps than any device ever.
How your web browser tells you when it's safe
As Google moves to change how its Chrome browser flags insecure websites, rival browsers may be forced to follow suit. Here's how other browsers currently handle website security and what changes they have coming.
Google details how it will overturn encryption signals in Chrome
Google has fleshed out its plans to upend the way browsers warn users of insecure websites, spelling out gradual steps the company will take with Chrome.
What's in the latest Firefox update? Enterprise management engine
Firefox 60 for Windows, macOS and Linux includes a policy engine that allows IT admins to manage the browser within the enterprise.
Chrome's Canary reveals UI refresh
The changes to browser tabs and other top-of-window elements are the first in two years; they have been rolled out only for the Windows version of the browser so far.
What's in the latest Chrome update?
Version 66 of the popular browser quashes 62 bugs and keeps auto-play content from playing unless the volume has been muted.
Facebook's data debacle is a wake-up call for Android users
Attention, Android users: Whether you use Facebook or not, now's the time to proactively assess how much access you're giving to different apps. Here's how to do it.
Apple’s Siri: The only search engine you’ll need
Is Apple about to get into search? Probably not in the conventional sense, but Apple’s successful hire of Google’s John Giannandrea shows there’s a new kid in town.
Mozilla touts Firefox Reality, browser built for AR/VR
The browser is available now in developer builds.
Microsoft wants you on Edge, even if it has to trick you
Stealthily getting users to use its browser is ill-advised. Why not just make the thing better?
What were they thinking?
This outfit assigns email addresses to its employees in a very common way -- first initial, last name. So why is the new guy having so much trouble with his mail?
Why email is the best social network
The #DeleteFacebook trend has users searching for a better social network. Guess what: You’re soaking in it.
Mozilla takes advantage of Facebook woes to trumpet isolationist Firefox add-on
The browser maker is touting 'Facebook Container' as a way to wall off users' Facebook activities – a new bid to attract the privacy conscious.
Firefox to ape Chrome and add anti-ad filter in 2018
Mozilla, in a new 2018 roadmap, plans to follow Google's lead by adding an ad filter to its Firefox browser this fall.
Blockchain and cryptocurrency may soon underpin cloud storage
Emerging now: P2P networks that use blockchain to manage cloud storage based on the sharing of excess drive and network capacity on PCs and in data centers. Those who share capacity get free storage – and can be paid in cryptocurrency....
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