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
Google works on Blink-based iOS browser contrary to Apple's WebKit rule Chocolate Factory insists project is an internal testing tool, isn't extending middle finger at Cupertino Applications03 Feb 2023 | 24
Meta, which pays for web scraping, sues to stop web scraping Social ad behemoth insists what it does it okay ... and what others do is not Personal Tech02 Feb 2023 | 21
Chrome bug bedevils file storage in the cloud 'I'm sorry, Dave. I can't do that' Storage29 Jan 2023 | 5
Google, Mozilla to collaborate with Apple on fresh Webkit browser benchmark The lions shall lie down with the lamb on 'cross-industry' Speedometer v.3 Software19 Dec 2022 | 3
You can hook your MIDI keyboard up to a website with Firefox 108 Don't worry, there are some other improvements thrown in too Software14 Dec 2022 | 35
Google once again stalls Chrome content-blocker shakeup Our v3 prediction comes true Software12 Dec 2022 | 13
TOR Browser 12 released with support for Albanian, Ukrainian If you are concerned about browsing discreetly, this makes it easier Applications12 Dec 2022 | 2
Mozilla Foundation launches ethical venture capital fund An unexpected move, but we suspect that Carl Sagan might have approved Software04 Nov 2022 | 6
Google kills forthcoming JPEG XL image format in Chromium And just for balance nixes version 2 of its own format, WebP, as well Software31 Oct 2022 | 65
Firefox points the way to eradicating one of the rudest words online: PDF Comment The ghosts of dead trees haunt us still Columnists24 Oct 2022 | 240
How I made a Chrome extension for converting Reg articles to UK spelling Hands On Long live the King's English or something like that Applications22 Oct 2022 | 338
Google delays execution of doomed Chrome extensions Busineses get a little longer with Manifest v2, everyone else... it depends Applications30 Sep 2022 | 20
Serious surfer? How to browse like a pro on Firefox Mozilla may seem like it has forgotten, but this is the most customizable browser going Software26 Sep 2022 | 96
Mozilla drags Microsoft, Google, Apple for obliterating any form of browser choice If you've got no OS of your own, you've got little chance to compete, Firefox maker sighs Applications23 Sep 2022 | 134
'I Don't Care About Cookies' extension sold to Avast Users of cookie-warning-buster add-on already forking off due to privacy concerns Security21 Sep 2022 | 24
Firefox 105 is here, and it's faster and more memory-frugal If you love having thousands of tabs open, this might be one for you Software21 Sep 2022 | 48
Ad blockers struggle under Chrome's new rules Analysis As deadline for mandatory code rewrite approaches, Manifest v3 still looks like a step backward Software08 Sep 2022 | 151
No longer prepared to svn commit: WebKit migrates to GitHub Apple's web engine to take advantage of Git’s distributed nature, GitHub’s large community Devops01 Sep 2022 | 23
Let there be ambient light sensing, without fear of data theft Six years on web devs finally settle on sensor privacy defenses Security13 Aug 2022 | 22
Microsoft tightens Edge security for less visited websites We're pretty sure that doesn't mean it's safe to click on sketchy popups Security08 Aug 2022 | 13
Luca Stealer malware spreads rapidly after code handily appears on GitHub Cool, another Rust project ... Oh Security26 Jul 2022 | 3
Browsers could face two regimes in Europe as UK law set to diverge from EU British government wants to boost innovation but lawyers warn of risk to adequacy ruling Legal25 Jul 2022 | 128
Chromium's WebRTC zero-day fix arrives in Microsoft Edge Update addresses heap buffer overflow and type confusion bugs in Google's browser engine Security07 Jul 2022 | 3
If you can find and fix this subtle Chromium bug that breaks some extensions, there's $8k waiting for you Unlucky few percent of netizens affected by weird timing issue Applications05 Jul 2022 | 9
W3C overrules objections by Google, Mozilla to decentralized identifier spec Oh no, he DIDn't Applications01 Jul 2022 | 69
California's attempt to protect kids online could end adults' internet anonymity Websites may be forced to verify ages of visitors unless changes made Personal Tech28 Jun 2022 | 50
Brave Search leaves beta, offers Goggles for filtering, personalizing results Freedom or echo chamber? Personal Tech23 Jun 2022 | 8
Cookie consent crumbles under fresh UK data law proposals Campaigners fear erosion of rights as narrowing of law proposed as well as political control over independent watchdog Security17 Jun 2022 | 121
Brave roasts DuckDuckGo over Bing privacy exception Search biz hits back at 'misleading' claims, saga lifts lid on Microsoft's web tracking advice Personal Tech17 Jun 2022 | 31
How did you mourn Internet Explorer's passing? Tombstones, memes, Clippy, and probably a cat or two. The web pays its respects Software16 Jun 2022 | 86
UK competition watchdog seeks to make mobile browsers, cloud gaming and payments more competitive Investigation could help end WebKit monoculture on iOS devices Legal12 Jun 2022 | 24
Makers of ad blockers and browser privacy extensions fear the end is near Special report Overhaul of Chrome add-ons set for January, Google says it's for all our own good Personal Tech08 Jun 2022 | 158
IETF publishes HTTP/3 RFC to take the web from TCP to UDP Maps HTTP to QUIC to speed the web Networks07 Jun 2022 | 83
This Windows malware uses PowerShell to inject malicious extension into Chrome And that's a bit odd, says Red Canary Research27 May 2022 | 13
DuckDuckGo tries to explain why its browsers won't block some Microsoft web trackers Meanwhile, Tails 5.0 users told to stop what they're doing over Firefox flaw Personal Tech25 May 2022 | 37
Screencastify fixes bug that would have let rogue websites spy on webcams Updated School-friendly Chrome extension still not fully protected, privacy guru warns Patches24 May 2022 | 3
Mozilla opens testing for Manifest v3 extensions in Firefox Browser makers line up for Google's extension system but complaints persist Software20 May 2022 | 24
Anatomy of a campaign to inject JavaScript into compromised WordPress sites Reverse-engineered code redirects visitors to dodgy corners of the internet Research13 May 2022 | 8
Google Docs crashed when fed 'And. And. And. And. And.' Cloud grammar police more Keystone Kops SaaS06 May 2022 | 62
Mozilla browser Firefox hits the big 100 Kinda sorta. It's out there if you look hard enough Software03 May 2022 | 101
Google starts testing fenced frames to guard its Privacy Sandbox Oh, serve me ads, lots of ads, under clouded eyes above, just fence me in Security03 May 2022 | 7
Apple's grip on iOS browser engines disallowed under latest draft EU rules Special report Leaked Digital Markets Act language forbids limiting of Safari rivals Personal Tech26 Apr 2022 | 98
Europe twists YouTube's arm to get better cookie consent popups No dark patterns, no Google nonsense ... Wow, what a superpower Personal Tech21 Apr 2022 | 32
Brave, DuckDuckGo to unplug Google's AMP where possible Updated Webpage acceleration tech deemed harmful by rivals Personal Tech21 Apr 2022 | 47
Scraping public data from the web still OK: US court Latest LinkedIn blow / Profile harvesting legal / HiQ case rolls on Software19 Apr 2022 | 66
Google issues third emergency fix for Chrome this year The latest patch is aimed at a type confusion vulnerability that is actively being exploited Security15 Apr 2022 | 17
SerenityOS: Remarkable project with its own JS-capable web browser Lead dev of modest ground-up Unix-like OS quit job to work on it OSes31 Mar 2022 | 32
Microsoft updates Edge's Internet Explorer mode Still can't say goodbye to the legacy browser? Some cookie and COM functionality has been restored Software30 Mar 2022 | 11
'Enterprise' browser maker Island valued at $1.3bn out of the gate High valuation just weeks out of stealth for browser in business control On-Prem23 Mar 2022 | 22
Google Maps just got lost for a few hours Outage tripped up web, native apps while cloud had a wobble SaaS18 Mar 2022 | 35
This browser-in-browser attack is perfect for phishing If you're involved in malvertising, please don't read this. We don't want to give you ideas Security18 Mar 2022 | 28
Apple, Google urge monopoly watchdog to leave them alone Competitors and web developers would prefer to see mobile market rules rewritten Applications15 Mar 2022 | 15
Moscow to issue HTTPS certs to Russian websites Meanwhile, Anonymous claims it's popped Putin's comms regulator Security11 Mar 2022 | 78
Brave takes the spring out of creepy bounce tracking Just say no to websites bypassing privacy protections with sneaky redirects Applications09 Mar 2022 | 32
Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla agree on something: Make web dev lives easier Browser makers set aside differences Software04 Mar 2022 | 64
Google kills download-shrinking Lite Mode browser tech Mobile data is cheap so Chrome doesn't need to bother saving it any more Software24 Feb 2022 | 28
Three major browsers are about to hit version 100. Will websites cope? Build numbers causing problems: Truly, what is new is old again Applications17 Feb 2022 | 59