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What's in the latest Chrome update?
The newest version of the popular browser, Chrome 73, adds support for Progressive Web Apps on Macs and patches 60 vulnerabilities.
Urgent updates for Windows and IE for March Patch Tuesday
This is a big month for Microsoft updates. With 64 reported vulnerabilities addressed in this month’s Patch Tuesday release, the focus is on the two zero-days for Microsoft Windows. Both Windows 7 and Windows 10 platforms are...
Mozilla launches free in-browser (any browser) file-sharing service
Firefox Send is a website anyone can use free of charge to transfer files. Links to the files can be set to expire in a week or less, and downloads can be limited in number.
How to go incognito in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge
While 'incognito' mode in any of the big four web browsers offers a measure of privacy, it doesn't completely hide your tracks online. Here's how the feature works, and how to use it.
Top web browsers 2019: IE and Edge stop slide-to-doom during year's shortest month
It was a topsy-turvy browser world in February as Microsoft's Edge and Internet Explorer gained ground, while Firefox and Chrome slipped.
Mozilla partners with news subscription startup to try and separate web ads from content
The Firefox browser maker plans to work with Scroll, a news subscription service that charges a flat monthly fee for access to ad-free news from a variety of publishers.
A Mac user’s guide to the Google Chrome browser
Though Safari is the default browser for most mac OS users, some have to use Chrome.
Mozilla to harden Firefox defenses with site isolation, a la Chrome
With 'Project Fission,' the developer hopes to wall off malicious sites and attack code so websites don't bring down the whole browser.
A large February Patch Tuesday is warming up for a big year for Microsoft
75 vulnerabilities addressed, critical updates for IE and Windows and a large number of patches to Microsoft’s development platform make this a substantial Patch Tuesday.
Don’t waste your money on Office 2019 (says Microsoft)
Office 2019 has been out just a few months, so naturally Microsoft has a big marketing push urging you to … NOT buy it?
Firefox set to silence auto-play audio with March upgrade
Version 66 of the browser will block audio and video by default, though user interactions can override the setting.
Microsoft to end IE10 support years early, tells enterprises to upgrade to IE11
Companies that still use Internet Explorer 10 have until next January before Microsoft cuts support for the browser. That end of support comes more than three years sooner than had been expected.
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11 smart browser alternatives to Safari for iOS
While all iOS browsers today use the same core rendering engine as Safari, many of them offer additional functions useful in the enterprise. We've rounded up 11 Safari alternatives -- some talkative, some secretive -- for Apple's iOS....
There’s a newly acknowledged Edge local IP networking bug in Win10
Responding to complaints, Microsoft acknowledges that all of this month’s Win10 Patch Tuesday cumulative updates make it impossible to access certain local pages from Edge.
Brave browser previews ad-replacement feature in latest Dev build
The privacy-focused web browser strips all ads from websites and blocks ad trackers; it aims to eventually roll out an unusual advertising model that pays users in cryptocurrency tokens.
Chrome to take ad blocking worldwide in July
Google's browser targets what it calls 'disruptive' advertising and will expand blocking practices it's had in place in North America and Europe since last year.
Why full-Chromium Edge means end times for IE
Microsoft's decision to adopt the Chromium open-source code to power its Edge browser could mean a sooner-than-expected end to support for Internet Explorer.
Google yanks option to restore Chrome's older UI; users decry 'ugly' new look
The move, which came after Google upgraded its popular browser to version 71 last month, prompted an outcry from users who hate the latest user interface.
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