Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Edge and other Chromium browsers now support SVG files in Async Clipboard API, which should make it easier to copy-paste SVG files across browsers and apps.
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Microsoft has released a new security update for the Edge browser in the Stable Channel. Version 125.0.2535.85 fixes seven different Chromium security vulnerabilities of high severity.
Microsoft has released another security update for the Edge browser in the Stable and Extended Stable Channel to fix five security vulnerabilities, some of which are exploited in the wild.
Microsoft is rolling out another Edge update in the Stable and Extended Stable channels to fix one more Chromium security vulnerability, CVE-2024-4761, which is exploited in the wild.
Microsoft has released a new update for the Edge browser in the Stable Channel. The latest release fixes sync-related crashes and delivers three patches for Chromium security vulnerabilities.
Google Chrome may soon get proper ClearType Text Tuner support on Windows to improve text rendering. According to a page on Chrome Platform Status, Microsoft is helping Google in this area.
The Chromium team, which is behind the development of Google Chrome, and other popular browsers, claims to have saved users 10,000 years thanks to all the performance improvements it has made.
Google Chrome has added a new feature that allows users to capture still images from videos. It is currently available in the latest version of Chrome, but may not be available on all sites.
Chromium has announced that it will default to HTTPS on all web pages soon. The change is coming to make browsing more secure. It will also warn against potentially insecure connection downloads.
The 1.0 version of the Arc web browser for Mac and iOS is now generally available, bringing some interesting new features. The Windows version is still in the works and due in late 2023.
Sidekick, a productivity-focused Chromium-based browser that promises a distraction-free experience, has unveiled a new suite of features for teamwork with the necessary security requirements.
Chrome 114 Beta is now available for download with several under-the-hood changes, such as improvements for headlines with CSS balancing, new scroll listening API, and new origin trials.
A new change list on Chromium Gerrit reveals Microsoft's plans to implement the Mica Alt effect in Chromium, giving Chrome and other browsers a fancy-looking title bar that matches Windows 11's looks.
Sidekick is a relatively new Chromium-based browser with a noble goal in mind: deliver a distraction-free experience for those wanting to stay focused on work and get a great all-around browser.
Microsoft has published its refined roadmap detailing migrating from Manifest V2 to V3 extensions. According to the updated documentation, Edge will support Manifest V2 extensions until January 2024.
The latest Microsoft Edge Canary update has finally introduced dark mode support for the window frame context menu, fixing one of the oldest consistency issues in Microsoft's browser.
This guide shows you how to install your favourite websites as apps on your computer using the Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Brave web browsers. People on any operating system can follow along.
Following in the footsteps of Chrome, Edge has received an update to fix a rather severe 0-day exploit too. This is because the issue affects all browsers based on Chromium, including Edge.
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Google has announced that Chrome on macOS is 20% faster than it was three months ago, according to Apple's own benchmarking software. Even back then, Chrome beat Safari fairly comfortably.
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Google's Project Zero team has published its findings for 0-day exploits in the year 2021. It detected the most 0-days in this year but some positive insights that can be drawn too.
Following the release of 100 major versions of Chrome, Google executives have penned their thoughts on their key learnings regarding performance, security, privacy, and more since 2008.
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Google has proudly claimed that its latest Chrome version outperforms Apple's Safari on Mac in terms of speed. Interestingly, it has results from the company's own benchmarking software to prove this.
Google is considering introducing the ability to add notes to your saved passwords in Chrome. Its use-cases could be storing information about security questions and last modified date of credentials.
Microsoft Edge will hit v100 this year, and so will other popular web browsers such as Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Microsoft is now testing if v100 will cause some websites to misbehave.
With Chromium 97, the ability to remove a default search engine from the settings has been deleted as it was inconvenient to re-add. However, the removal has led to a new unexpected problem.
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Chrome 97 will be arriving later today. While it features a notable enhancement to communication protocols, it also has a controversial Keyboard API change that is at odds with Apple and Mozilla.
According to a Chromium Gerrit patch, Google Chrome may soon inherit a new user experience for downloading files, with a ring progress bar in the toolbar of the browser instead of at the bottom.
Microsoft has introduced a new set of tools that can be used to measure system performance. The company has emphasized its utility as a way to measure browser performance on Android and Linux.
Information buried within the settings information of Google's new Chromium Gerrit patch may suggest that the stop Autoplay feature could be making a comeback on the Google Chrome for Android.
It appears that 2021 is the year of Edge on the Linux Desktop as the Yum repository for the browser now lists stable builds for Edge 95. Interestingly, Microsoft hasn't yet announced this officially.
Google added tab hover cards in Chrome 91, replacing the traditional tooltips for tabs. However, It might consider adding a setting to disable it, or even tweak the feature due to negative feedback.
Microsoft says that Edge for Android and iOS will move to a common Chromium codebase, with that of the desktop version, bringing feature parity across platforms. Mobile betas are coming soon.
Google has announced that it will be restricting several Chrome APIs from March 15, 2021. An audit by the firm found that some unnamed third-party Chromium-based web browsers were leveraging them.
The ISOs for Linux Mint 20.1 have been approved for release according to the project's website. This means that we should be able to download Linux Mint 20.1 in just a matter of hours or days.
The Linux Mint 20.1 beta has been released. It comes with several new programs including an IPTV client called Hypnotix and another called Web Apps. Chromium has also returned to the repositories.
Edge Canary users can now decide if they want to download new browser updates over a metered connection or not. With this feature, Microsoft aims to give users more control over background data usage.
While Microsoft's Edge Chromium WebView2 has been available for C and C++ applications for a month, it's now available for .NET applications, and also as a Fixed Version distribution.
Microsoft has submitted a Chromium commit that helps automatically "de-elevate" browsers when launched with elevated privileges. However, Google engineers suggest de-elevating downloads instead.
Clem Lefebvre, head of Linux Mint, has said Chromium is available again in its official repositories after it started building the browser itself. It has also started work on an IPTV player.
Today, Microsoft announced the general availability of WebView2, its new component that's based on the company's Chromium-based Edge browser. It's available for Win32 apps and coming for more.
