Cop shop rapped for 'completely avoidable' web form blunder Made public highly sensitive data on complaints about Metropolitan Police Service Security15 Mar 2024 | 14
Oh look, cracking down on Big Tech works. Brave, Firefox, Vivaldi surge on iOS Thanks to Europe forcing Apple to offer a browser choice screen. Now, about ditching WebKit ... Applications14 Mar 2024 | 64
Now you can compare your Chromium browser with that other Chromium browser using Speedometer 3.0 When almost everyone has the same engine, are benchmarks so important? Applications12 Mar 2024 | 10
Supermium drags Google Chrome back in time to Windows XP, Vista, and 7 If you really need obsolete OSes, here's a modern(ish) browser OSes06 Mar 2024 | 47
EU-turn! Now Apple says it won't banish Home Screen web apps in Europe So, er, how will WebKit-only applications work under latest Euro antitrust laws? Anyone? Tim? Applications02 Mar 2024 | 38
Apple makes it official: No Home Screen web apps in European Union iBiz expresses regret for the impact of its entirely avoidable decision Applications16 Feb 2024 | 113
Roses are red, violets are blue, Opera GX gives Valentine's a gray, rainy hue HeartBlocker extension aimed at the 'forever alone' crowd Offbeat14 Feb 2024 | 1
Chrome engine devs experiment with automatic browser micropayments I'd buy that for a $0.00000001 Applications13 Feb 2024 | 105
Mitchell Baker logs off for good as CEO of Firefox maker Mozilla HTTP 301 Moved Permanently Software09 Feb 2024 | 27
In its tantrum with Europe, Apple broke web apps in iOS 17 beta, still hasn't fixed them PWAs demoted to OWB: Operating Within Browser Software08 Feb 2024 | 60
Still no love for JPEG XL: Browser maker love-in snubs next-gen image format Fans of the spec bemoan lack of transparency in Interop 2024 process Applications03 Feb 2024 | 76
Web devs fear Apple's iOS shakeup for Europe will be a nightmare for support Still, there's hope for actual browser competition on iPhones Software31 Jan 2024 | 24
Microsoft Edge ignores user wishes, slurps tabs from Chrome without permission Updated What goes together better than Redmond and respecting people's preferences? Everything, really OSes30 Jan 2024 | 56
Firefox 122 gets even more competitive with Chrome on translation Plus a big change for Linux folks – native .deb packages Software25 Jan 2024 | 57
Wait, hold on, everyone – Mozilla thinks Apple, Google, Microsoft should play fair Firefox maker about five years too late Software25 Jan 2024 | 63
YouTube video lag wrongly blamed on its ad-blocking animus Slowdowns apparently due to a bug afflicting browser extensions, not retaliation against filters Personal Tech17 Jan 2024 | 92
Google updates Chrome's Incognito Mode data slurp disclaimer in early browser build After settling privacy lawsuit now admits you're observable even when trying for anonymity Software17 Jan 2024 | 4
Mozilla decides Trusted Types is a worthy security feature DOM-XSS attacks have become scarce on Google websites since TT debuted Security21 Dec 2023 | 15
Google pencils in limited third-party cookie purge for January One percent of Chrome users will experience the web as if using Firefox or Safari Personal Tech14 Dec 2023 | 19
Firefox slow to load YouTube? Just another front in Google's war on ad blockers Search giant says delays not specific to any browser – just those evading advert breaks. YMMV Personal Tech21 Nov 2023 | 113
What's really going on with Chrome's June crackdown on extensions – and why your ad blocker may or may not work Special report Manifest V3 transition deemed 'far from terrible' and yet not great for content filters Personal Tech18 Nov 2023 | 97
Bad eIDAS: Europe ready to intercept, spy on your encrypted HTTPS connections EFF warns incoming rules may return web 'to the dark ages of 2011' Security08 Nov 2023 | 121
Mozilla tells extension developers to get ready to finally go mobile Firefox Android add-ons coming soon Software03 Nov 2023 | 18
Microsoft seeks EU Digital Market Acts exemption for underdog apps like Edge Exclusive Vivaldi boss calls for browser choice and warns that Redmond might be deflating usage figures Applications26 Oct 2023 | 39
13-year Google privacy settlement pays litigants the equivalent of a Big Mac meal Chocolate Factory agrees $23m guilt-free settlement Legal25 Oct 2023 | 14
When is a privacy button not a privacy button? When Google runs it, claims lawsuit 'It looks like even Sundar Pichai is confused about how this control works' Personal Tech24 Oct 2023 | 38
Google - yes, that Google - testing proxy scheme to hide IP addresses for privacy Plan for Chrome echoes Apple iCloud Private Relay Software23 Oct 2023 | 26
Malware crooks find an in with fake browser updates, in case real ones weren't bad enough Researchers say ransomware could be on the horizon if success continues Cybersecurity Month18 Oct 2023 | 2
Rusty revenant Servo returns to render once more Open Source Summit Mozilla gave it the boot, but the Linux Foundation Europe gave it the kiss of life instead Software27 Sep 2023 | 10
No joke: Cloudflare takes aim at Google Fonts with ROFL Reckons it can deliver Comic Sans faster and keep your shame a secret Software26 Sep 2023 | 39
Europe wants easy default browser selection screens. Mozilla is already sounding the alarm on dirty tricks Can you blame it? Applications23 Sep 2023 | 67
Microsoft Edge still forcing itself on users in Europe Updated Promised change to allow Windows system links open in the actual default browser not yet evident OSes12 Sep 2023 | 31
Google Chrome Privacy Sandbox open to all: Now websites can tap into your habits directly for ads In the march to rid world of third-party cookie tracking, we've picked up targeting APIs Personal Tech07 Sep 2023 | 71
So you want to save energy? Ditch web apps and go native, boffins say Take up less CPU time and memory? What amazing tech is this?! Software04 Sep 2023 | 32
With version 117, Firefox finally speaks Chrome's translation language It also beats its main rival in some speed tests now Applications31 Aug 2023 | 51
Google 'wiretapped' tax websites with visitor traffic trackers, lawsuit claims And this wiretap, is it in the room with us right now? Personal Tech18 Aug 2023 | 54
Google opens up Chrome 117 Developer Tools box, drops in a few spanners Web devs, rejoice: Finally something is happening in the quiet and steady world of JavaScript Devops17 Aug 2023 | 8
Honey, can you shrink the plugin? Mozilla allows desktop extensions on Firefox for Android Browser has added multi-process support Software14 Aug 2023 | 17
Maker of Chrome extension with 300,000+ users tells of constant pressure to sell out Interview Anyone with sizable audience in this surveillance economy is invited to stuff their add-ons with tracking and ads Security11 Aug 2023 | 25
India launches contest to build homegrown web browser Almost certainly based on a FOSS engine, but with tweaks for the nation's particular needs Software10 Aug 2023 | 21
Brave cuts ties with Bing to offer its own image and video search results There's a word for describing going it alone against huge rivals, starts with a B, just can't put our finger on it Personal Tech03 Aug 2023 | 43
Google's browser security plan slammed as dangerous, terrible, DRM for websites 'The solution to the surveillance economy seems to be more surveillance' Vivaldi boss tells El Reg Applications27 Jul 2023 | 85
Google's next big idea for browser security looks like another freedom grab to some Analysis Safe to say, this proposal has gone down like a poweroff -fn Software25 Jul 2023 | 115
Firefox 115 browser breathes life into old operating systems Release is good news for fans of Windows 7, 8, and macOS from Sierra to Mojave. OSes05 Jul 2023 | 21
Browser extension developers targeted with schemes and scams They're being asked to sell, or modify, their code – and trust in your favourite add-ons could be a casualty Software08 Jun 2023 | 3
Microsoft to let Internet Explorer 11 haunt Windows some more Icon and UI purge plan premuted after organizations object Applications19 May 2023 | 19
Apple warns of three WebKit vulns under active exploitation, dozens more CVEs across its range High school student and Amnesty International named among bug-finders Security19 May 2023 | 14
YouTube's 'Ad blockers not allowed' pop-up scares the bejesus out of netizens Just a small experiment – for now? Personal Tech10 May 2023 | 168
Zoho creates browser with 'Open Season Mode' for when you don't care about privacy Indian software giant thinks you’ll ignore that in favor of the many tracker-killers Software05 May 2023 | 17
Shopify sees $1.5B loss turn into $68M profit, celebrates by firing 20% of staff Thanks for your service, now push off Personal Tech04 May 2023 | 4
Chrome's HTTPS padlock heads to Google Graveyard Logowatch As blue check marks start showing up in Gmail Security03 May 2023 | 40
Microsoft pushes users to the Edge in Outlook, Teams The 1990s are back, baby Applications02 May 2023 | 53
Open source Socket Runtime arrives, with aim to drop cloud as a dependency Interview Web code-based cross-platform app kit offers a P2P alternative Devops11 Apr 2023 | 3
Why UK watchdog abandoned its Apple monopoly probe Analysis You win this round, Cook – but Europe has already lined up changes Britain fluffed Personal Tech04 Apr 2023 | 31
Google halts purge of legacy ad blockers and other Chrome Extensions, again Manifest V2 will die another day Personal Tech01 Apr 2023 | 26
Microsoft to give more than microsecond's thought about your Windows 11 needs Concerns over consistent dialog boxes, pinning, default apps mulled OSes20 Mar 2023 | 38
My God, it's full of tabs: Vivaldi's coolest new features shine on phones and cars Opera founder's outfit continues to push the browser functionality envelope Software02 Mar 2023 | 40
Google Chrome fights the power drain (again) Battery usage optimization comes to Apple MacBooks Software28 Feb 2023 | 6
Microsoft begs you not to ditch Edge on Google's own Chrome download page Monopoly giant can't stand it when anyone else has a monopoly Applications23 Feb 2023 | 184
What Brit watchdog redacted: Google gives Apple cut of Chrome iOS search revenue Exclusive Those billions just may have dissuaded iPhone giant from building rival search, beefing up Safari Applications17 Feb 2023 | 40
Google lets a few Android devices into its Privacy Sandbox Chocolate Factory's ad tech renovation is moving ahead, like it or not Security14 Feb 2023 | 9
Microsoft switches Edge’s PDF reader to pay-to-play Adobe Acrobat And yes, sure, totally secure Software10 Feb 2023 | 118