Mozilla is working on a design refresh for Firefox
The project marks the first major design refresh for the popular browser since 2017.
Mozilla is preparing to unveil a design refresh for the group's Firefox web browser. Details at this time are limited, but we do know that the project is being referred to internally as Proton.
The last major...
Google testing larger cache in Chrome to improve performance
Google is testing whether increasing the cache in Chrome can mitigate performance losses from a previous update. The company had decided to separate the cache for different websites for security reasons.
Until version 85 of Chrome, Google used a single pool to store all browser cache. The browse...
Microsoft bringing personal feeds to new Edge tabs
A screenshot has been leaked of the new tab page in future versions of Microsoft Edge. The tabs have a more personal look with information about emails and the weather.
The screenshots were shared on Twitter by user Alumia. The new tab page shows an overview of frequently visited websites, upcom...
Tab hoarders get some extra love in newest Chrome update
Google has released version 87 of Chrome. The new version comes with performance improvements for when you have a lot of tabs open at the same time. Google has also started to roll out a tab search feature.
Javascript Timer
Google has been able to achieve some extra speed by reducing the numb...
Google updates Chrome to be much faster and use less power
Google has begun rolling out new updates for its Chrome web browser to ensure that it can increase user productivity and make the experience much faster than usual. The specific changes they are making are on the tabs and the newer tab grouping feature.
They want to make this easier and quicker ...
Microsoft will kill their failed browsers; IE11 and Edge legacy
Microsoft is going to end the support for their failed browsers from the past. In 2021 the Microsoft 365 apps and services will no longer support their legacy browsers. Finally the tech giant will kill their failed browsers and make the life of web developers a lot better.
Starting on November 3...
Google experiments with shortened URLs
A new way of shortening URLs in the address bar of the Chrome browser has been found in the developer version. Websites would no longer show the full URL in the address bar but would be shortened to the original domain name.
It is not the first time that Google explores such a feature in Chrome....
Are browser extensions still safe to use?
Browser extensions have been around for years now, both Chrome, Firefox and Safari support browser extensions. Since a few weeks, Microsoft Edge joined as they switched to Chromium, the same browser engine as Google Chrome. The number of security issues, fraud reports and privacy risks with browser...
Azure AD login available for beta Microsoft Edge
On the beta-channels for Microsoft Edge, it is now possible to log in with Azure AD accounts. Microsoft announced this in a blog post. The feature is a response to feedback that the company received from beta users.
In the blog post, Microsoft states that many users of Microsoft Edge's beta indica...
Google makes it harder for websites to detect Incognito Mode
Google has removed a method that allows websites to detect visitors who have used Chrome's Incognito Mode. From the end of July onwards, websites will no longer be able to see whether or not a visitor has this mode enabled.
Detecting the Incognito Mode was possible via the FileSystem API, writes ZDN...
Mozilla nominated for internet villain of 2019
A trading group of British internet service providers (ISPs) has nominated Mozilla for Internet villain of 2019. The reason is that the company proposes to introduce DNS over HTTPS (DoH). It bypasses content blockers.
The trading group, ISPA, consists of more than two hundred members, including BT, ...
Facebook makes projects to boost browser performance open source
Facebook has made several new technologies open source, which it hopes the web browsers will adopt. With the technologies, the company wants to improve the performance of web-based applications.
Vlad Djeric of Facebook's browser engineering team said during a presentation that the poor performance o...