Brave has reminded users about how much better it is than Google Chrome as the latter begins disabling MV2 extensions like uBlock Origin.
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Google Chrome remains the dominant web browser in the market in terms of market share, and performance may have a lot to do with it. The company has detailed how it managed to gain so much recently.
The official Microsoft performance-boosting and clean-up app for Windows called "PC Manager" thinks a user's PC needs repairing if they choose to ignore Bing. But it's hardly a surprise at this point.
The Patch Tuesday updates for the last few months have quietly rolled out a new UCPD driver. This new driver by Microsoft is seemingly intended to block default app switches by Registry hacks.
If you happen to use Firefox and you recently noticed YouTube loading up slowly on it, chances are it's not your internet or your hardware— Firefox itself allegedly causing the issue.
Microsoft is going to update its services agreement very soon and rival Mozilla is relentlessly questioning the Redmond giant about its true intentions with user data regarding AI services.
Mozilla has managed to defeat Google in a benchmark test on Windows 10, something which isn't the case on Linux. This victory though may or may not be relevant as it is a decade-old legacy test.
Google's proposed Web Environment Integrity API faces backlash from developers and companies for granting too much control over web access. Some concerns include privacy, security, and more.
Vivaldi has announced that its web browser is available in the Mercedes CLE Coupé in-vehicle infotainment system. It brings several features users expect including tracking protection and sync.
According to a new report, some senior Microsoft execs are apparently eyeing a deal with Mozilla's Firefox in a bid to replace Google as the default search engine, with its own New Bing.
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In this episode of Microsoft trying to force people to use Edge, the company, since the latest Patch Tuesday, has now been pushing the default apps Settings page up when a link is opened via Chrome.
When visiting Google Bard's website, users noticed that Microsoft Edge Canary and Dev now show a large Bing AI ad in the browser's address bar, offering to compare the two AI-powered chatbots.
AMD GPU drivers may be unfairly favoring certain browsers, according to a report by Russian browser maker Yandex. The firm alleges that simply renaming a file can reduce crashes by over five times.
A new study has found that Google Chrome is the browser with the greatest number of security vulnerabilities in 2022. It is also the only browser with newly discovered vulnerabilities in October.
Mozilla has implied that tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple use their dominant position in the market to limit, steer, and influence consumer choice, especially regarding web browsers.
DuckDuckGo has released a beta version of its web browser for Apple macOS. However, users will have to join a waitlist in order to be able to download it. The browser promises 'privacy by default'.
After backlash from its browser rivals, Microsoft has finally made the default browser on Windows 11 much easier with a new single click option. However, Vivaldi is still not fully pleased about it.
Vivaldi has slammed Microsoft over the latter's aggressive moves in trying to make more people adopt the Edge web browser. It has called out Microsoft's moves as "desperate" and "openly abusing".
It's been an eventful week in the Microsoft-verse thanks to some Edge shenanigans, a festive Windows Ugly Sweater, and Dev Channel build 22509, which addresses many issues related to Windows 11.
Microsoft has been really trying to promote Edge amongst people so that it can gain more regular users. There are now funny pop-ups when trying to download Google Chrome on Edge, and a lot more.
Microsoft Edge rivals Chrome, Firefox, Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi, are rather unhappy at how the Windows 11 Default apps selection for browsers works presently in the Windows 11 preview builds.
Microsoft may have unintentionally kicked off 'Browser Wars' after it claimed that Edge was the only browser to offer a specific feature - even though Opera and Vivaldi have had it for years.
Last month, Microsoft claimed Edge was the best browser for your battery life, and now the company is saying its Windows 10 browser is the best choice for video streaming as well.
After years of Chrome's infamous memory-hogging problems, Google is finally addressing the issue, with a plethora of optimisations and RAM-saving techniques being included in the next version.
Despite what Microsoft's official blogs might be saying, some are reporting that December was another bad month for Internet Explorer. IE is growing and falling, and Chrome isn't far behind.
Google's Chrome Frame lets IE users turn their browser into Chrome, while still being able to access legacy apps. But is it really moving browsers forward, or is it helping to create a new stagnation?
Internet Explorer's total market share has now dropped below 50 percent for the first time, with further decline a possibility.
April was an interesting month in the browser wars. Computerworld reports that Net Applications' analysis shows Google's Chrome browser increasing it's share of the browser market by .6 of a percentage point. It did significantly...
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