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Microsoft’s Edge Browser Up to 112% Faster Than Chrome

That headline is not a typo: Microsoft Edge – the browser formally known as Project Spartan and replacement for the much-maligned…

9 years ago

Google Chrome Starts Blocking Torrent Sites

Since yesterday, Google’s Chrome browser has begun blocking torrent websites, including Torrentz, ExtraTorent, RARBG, and the popular KickAss Torrents, flagging…

9 years ago

Google’s Covert Snooping Tool Installed Without User Consent

Google's reputation with privacy advocates is pretty abysmal and the latest revelation that audio footage has been monitored on PCs…

9 years ago

WebAssembly Hopes To Increase Browser Speed Up To 20X

Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, Firefox and Safari. These are the five big names when it comes to web browsing, and…

9 years ago

Unity Plug-In Leaves Millions of PCs Vulnerable to Data Theft

Jouko Pynnönen, a security researcher from Finland, has uncovered a security flaw within the Unity Web Player plug-in that could…

9 years ago

Microsoft Edge Won’t Be Open Source, at Least Not Yet

It is not a secret that Microsoft is venturing more and more into the world of open source software and…

10 years ago

Microsoft Renames Project Spartan to Microsoft Edge

Project Spartan has long been known as the replacement for Microsoft's aging Internet Explorer browser lineup. Debuting alongside Windows 10…

10 years ago

ASUSTOR Upgrades LooksGood with Media Converter Support

ASUSTOR has released a new version of the LooksGood App with an added Media Converter function for its 5 and…

10 years ago

Google Pulls 200 Chrome Extensions Over Malware Fears

Google has killed nearly 200 extensions for its Chrome browser after discovering that they were injecting ads, and possibly malware,…

10 years ago

Microsoft’s Spartan Browser Included in Latest Windows 10 Preview Build

The latest build of Windows 10 Technical Preview has given us the first glimpse of Microsoft’s new browser, codenamed Project…

10 years ago

Safari Users Win Right to Sue Google Over Privacy Violation

Google has lost its appeal to stop a group of Safari users from suing the company over bypassing user privacy…

10 years ago

Google Targets Firefox Users with Special Warnings

Mozilla users will soon see a new message in Google's search engine urging them to switch their default search engine…

10 years ago

Internet Explorer Is Getting a Name Change

Despite no official word, rumors are that Microsoft is ditching the Internet Explorer brand for something new, and all we know…

10 years ago

First 64-bit Firefox Build Released

Mozilla has joined the 64-bit browsing party with Firefox for Windows, but only in the Developer Edition for now; it's…

10 years ago

First Look at Microsoft’s ‘Spartan’ Browser for Windows 10

Tech website BGR has been given a sneak-peak of Microsoft’s new web browser, codenamed ‘Spartan’, that will replace Internet Explorer…

10 years ago