Tag: browsers
Yes, Google is a near-monopoly, but selling off Chrome won’t make it better
Google‘s Chrome browser is dominant; not in the way Google’s search engine is, but at 67% market share, according to Stat Counter, it sits comfortably atop competitors like Safari, Edge, and Opera, who are mostly fighting over scraps. For the US Government, which is now calling for the breakup of…
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Microsoft promises Windows 11’s Edge browser will become “very fast” – but will it be enough to beat Chrome?
Microsoft Edge’s settings page is getting an overhaul in December, which the company promises will boost its performance. This overhaul is the latest in a series aimed at improving the responsiveness of the browser overall in a bid to gain more market share from Google’s rival web browser, Chrome, which…
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Microsoft plans to debloat Edge browser and take a leaf out of Google Chrome’s book when it comes to Settings
Microsoft is planning to streamline its Edge browser considerably when it comes to the configuration of the app. Windows Latest noticed that the official roadmap website for Microsoft 365 now has an update for Edge which informs us that the Settings for the browser are going to be revamped to…
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Google is developing a new Web Monetization feature for Chrome that could really change the way we pay for things online
Google’s monopolistic throne in online search and related advertising matters may have just been hit with a major blow, but that’s just one type of digital market and Google (of all entities) knows that there are plenty of others out there – y’all ever heard of Patreon? Now, Google is…
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Safari wants to fix your broken web browsing experience with its new ‘distraction control’ feature
Apple seemingly didn’t fit all of its new Safari features into its jam-packed WWDC 2024 keynote in June, as it’s just announced ‘one more thing’. Alongside updates to Reader, a new web page summary tool called ‘Highlights’, and ‘Viewer’ (for making watching videos less of a chore), Apple also wants…
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Chrome could revolutionize search on PC with a big Google Lens upgrade that lets you Circle to Search images
Google Chrome on the desktop is going to get the equivalent of the popular Circle to Search feature on mobiles, and the ability, powered by Google Lens, should arrive in the browser soon. As 9 to 5 Google reports, on a Chromebook, the feature will be activated by clicking on…
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