As of today, Microsoft’s default web browser is officially shifting to an open-source engine best known for powering a rival browser. Let that sink in for a second, and you’ll… Read More
Microsoft is giving its Edge to Chromium. On Thursday, Microsoft announced that it will adopt the Chromium open source project for its Microsoft Edge web browser on the desktop, “to… Read More
Today’s featured stories Smart gameball startup Play Impossible inks retail deal with Apple, partners with NFL players, raises cash Seattle engineer creates Cluck, a Chrome extension to identify scams in… Read More
After spending a couple years working at Zillow as a software development engineer, Joyce Wu thought she had a grasp on what the biggest challenges are when it comes to… Read More
Anonymous sources told Bloomberg Friday that Google plans to release an ad filter for an upcoming version of its Chrome browser, rather than an ad blocker, as was reported by… Read More
Google is on the verge of what could be a major shift to the business model of online advertising. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Google is planning to offer an ad-blocking… Read More
Google and Asus officially unveiled the Chromebit on Tuesday, an $85 HDMI stick that delivers the full Chrome OS experience to any TV or monitor. The device, which measures 12… Read More
Google announced today that extensions for its Chrome browser not available in the Chrome Web Store have been blocked for all Windows users, and that Mac users will follow come… Read More
Microsoft’s new web browser for Windows 10 will be called “Microsoft Edge,” the company announced this morning. The new software, which will replace Internet Explorer as the primary browser in Microsoft’s… Read More
Google wants to stop successful password phishing attempts where many begin: In your web browser. Today, it released a free, open-source extension for its Chrome browser that warns users when… Read More
The newest version of Google’s Chrome browser aims to allow websites to act more like native mobile apps by supporting push notifications from sites — even when the web page is… Read More
Microsoft this morning unveiled a way to use Skype on “just about any screen you can lay your hands on.” The new browser-based Skype for Web will work on Chrome, Firefox… Read More
Users of Google Chrome’s beta version will now have access to notifications from Google Now on their desktops. Google announced today that its intelligent notifications system, which is designed to… Read More
A new set of tools announced by Google today will help developers port their apps from the Chrome desktop browser to Android and iOS — part of an effort by the search giant… Read More
For users of a pair of Chrome extensions, their ad-filled nightmare has finally come to an end. Google has blocked Send to Feedly and Tweet this Page, a pair of… Read More
Microsoft is ending all support for Windows XP in April 2014, and doing its best to move users to newer versions of its desktop operating system. But Google isn’t letting… Read More
Adult app company MiKandi has worked around Google developer restrictions — again. The Seattle-based startup made headlines this past summer after releasing the first-ever pornography app for Google Glass that allowed people to record… Read More
It’s the week for new features for Google’s iOS apps. The Mountain View-based search titan released key updates to Google Maps and Chrome for the iPhone and iPad, bringing new… Read More
Web analytics firm StatCounter, which has been reporting a steady decline in Internet Explorer market share, has issued an extensive defense of its research techniques in an open letter to… Read More
Google is preparing to release a test version of its Chrome browser for Microsoft’s Windows 8, and company this afternoon provided a first glimpse of the app, which looks a… Read More
Google’s Chrome has surpassed Microsoft’s Internet Explorer as the world’s most widely used browser, according to the latest numbers from StatCounter. The trend shows a steady decline for IE over… Read More
Microsoft just announced another patent licensing agreement with a maker of Android and Chrome devices, Pegatron Corp., making more headway with its claims that the Google operating systems violate its… Read More
Microsoft plans to streamline the way Internet Explorer is upgraded through its Windows Update process, aiming to move more PC users to the latest version of its web browser, even… Read More
Microsoft has rolled out a new holiday promotional campaign that aims, in part, to get people on Windows 7 to use Internet Explorer 9 rather than Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox… Read More
Microsoft just announced another Android patent licensing deal, this one with Quanta Computer — saying that the agreement “provides broad coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio for Quanta’s tablets, smartphones and… Read More
Uh, whoops? Microsoft this morning scrambled to release a fix after reports surfaced that its Security Essentials software was mistakenly identifying the Google Chrome browser as password-stealing malware — and… Read More
Overall usage of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox fell slightly in July, while Google Chrome and Apple Safari both posted modest gains, according to numbers tracked by Net Applications. The… Read More
A study released this past week by AptiQuant, a Vancouver, B.C., “psychometric consulting” company, found that Internet Explorer users, on average, scored lower on IQ tests than users of other browsers… Read More
Microsoft today announced that another Android hardware maker, Wistron Corp., has agreed to pay royalties to Microsoft for its use of Google’s mobile operating system — bowing to Microsoft’s claims… Read More
Comic books made the leap to the online world long ago, but Microsoft and Disney are aiming to take things a step further with the release today of a new… Read More