Google's Project Zero team has shared some interesting stats regarding its findings for the past couple of years today. Interestingly, it found the most security issues in Microsoft products.
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Security researchers have publicly detailed a Safari API bug which can potentially leak your personal data and unique identifiers to every website you visit with Safari. A fix is still not available.
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.
Chrome 96 is rolling out today with some performance improvements in page navigation and retention of PNG metadata in clipboard. It also faces some pushback from the Safari WebKit team.
Apple has released macOS Monterey as a free upgrade. It introduces FaceTime enhancements, Tab Groups for Safari and a feature called Live Text that lets you copy and translate text in images.
Microsoft has updated Skype to version 8.71, and while there isn't much in the way of new features, it looks like the web version of the app will now work on Safari, both on desktop and iOS.
Nvidia has launched its GeForce Now streaming service for iOS devices through the Safari web browser, though it's still in beta. Fortnite will be coming later with new touch-based controls.
iOS 14 users are reporting that though the OS lets them change default app preferences for the mail and browser apps, a device reboot resets the settings to Apple's apps, which seems to be a bug.
Spotify's web player is apparently working again on Safari after support for Apple's browser was ended in 2017 due to a security issue with a digital rights management technology owned by Google.
In the latest Technical Preview for Safari, Apple is finally killing off Flash support. Adobe, along with other browsers, are promising to kill it completely by the end of the year 2020.
This free to download cheat sheet reveals the best Safari shortcuts to add to your workflow for some rapid browsing. Available for only a limited time, Transform how you browse the web today!
A CSS-based web vulnerability has been found that crashes iPhones and freezes various browsers including Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 11, and Apple's Safari when an a webpage is rendered.
A legal campaign has been launched on behalf of 5.4 million potentially affected Britons who may have had some of their data unlawfully collected by Google using the "Safari Workaround".
Even though relatively more popular browsers like Google Chrome have lost market share according to latest statistics, it appears that people just don't want to transition to Microsoft Edge.
The Microsoft Company Store will not be accessible from some older browsers, including Internet Explorer 10, after a security update on September 1. The decision comes from the Store's hosting firm.
The latest reports for the market share of browsers are in, and they indicate that Google Chrome is continuing its dominance while Microsoft Edge just isn't good enough for Windows 10 users.
AT&T launched DirecTV Now in November, with apps on multiple platforms, and support for various web browsers. But it now says that the service will work "exclusively on Google Chrome" from July 1.
The latest report for browser market share has remained more or less unchanged compared with last month. Chrome remains the unchallenged leader in the web browser space, and IE continues to plummet.
According to the latest statistical report by NetMarketShare, the situation of the respective market shares of desktop browsers has remained more or less the same as the previous month.
At the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest, Microsoft Edge emerged as the least secure browser after being hacked at least five times. On the other hand, Google Chrome arose unscathed.
Data from NetMarketShare shows that Microsoft Edge is now being utilized by more users. On the other hand, Internet Explorer has continued its free fall with a 55% YoY decrease.
According to a report, Internet Explorer has suffered a 55% year-over-year decline in market share, while Microsoft Edge has increased by 190%. However, the latter is still used by only 5% of users.
The next scripting revolution for the web inched closer to reality with the 'browser preview' of WebAssembly now available in experimental form in Firefox and Chrome, with Edge nearly ready to ship.
Microsoft has introduced EdgeHTML 14, its most significant update to its Edge browser with the launch of Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which brings improved performance, efficiency, and security.
Apple has announced that once Safari 10 reaches the public, as part of macOS Sierra, Flash will be turned off by default in an effort to ensure users have a better and safer experience with HTML5.
Internet Explorer has lost its top spot to Google's Chrome. Internet Explorer has been declining heavily for the past few months while Chrome's usage grew. Firefox also fell into single digits.
Apple has released the third iteration of its OS X 10.11.5 and tvOS 9.2.1 betas. Alongside the developer betas is the third public beta for iOS 9.3.2 and Safari Technical Preview 3.
With people moving to Windows 10 and subsequently the Edge browser, Internet Explorer usage is starting to dip. We will likely see Chrome become the most used worldwide.
It appears that for some odd reason, Safari web browser users are encountering repeated crashes on the desktop, iPad and iPhone. Luckily there's a workaround while we wait for an official fix.
Dedicated ad-blocking apps are now available on both the iOS and Android app stores. But with content blocking Safari Extensions coming to iOS 9, Apple users may not be need a separate app for long.
Following a "reevaluation" of the Pointer Events standard that got approved by the W3C last month, Google has committed to supporting the standard, with a little help from some friends.
A Copenhagen-based developer has discovered a vulnerability that allows telephone numbers in Safari pages on the iPhone to automatically place calls, to any number including the expensive ones.
Google has been ordered to pay an additional $17m in fines divided up between 37 states and the District of Columbia for its data tracking practices in the Safari browser between 2011 and 2012.
A new update to the iCloud Control Panel for Windows adds a way to sync up mobile Safari bookmarks with Chrome and Firefox for the first time, in addition to the already available IE sync.
Internet software testing service Sauce Labs claims the Internet Explorer family of browsers have generated more crash reports than other browsers but that more recent versions of IE crash much less.
A new study from NSS Labs claims that Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 has better privacy protections than Chrome, Firefox or Safari, although IE10's Do Not Track feature doesn't have much teeth.
While it's not uncommon for people with problems to blame others before accepting and dealing with their issues, who would have thought that Apple would be accused of making a person addicted to porn?
A new study from NSS Labs claims that Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 web browser had a 99.96 percent malware block rate while running Windows 8, putting it at the top of the browser list.
Market share for mobile Safari rose by six percentage points, ensuring a lead once again in the browser wars on mobile devices. Mobile IE and Android browsers gain share, while the desktop remains stagnant.
Internet Explorer has once again gained market share in February 2013, rising to 55.82% of the market, while Chrome has slipped a considerable amount to its lowest market share since September 2011