Webpages can load faster with new Facebook-developed Chrome API
Facebook has developed a new API for Google Chrome to help develop web pages that load quickly and are responsive at the same time. Currently, developers face a compromise between these factors.
The new API should solve a problem when loading pages with a lot of JavaScript elements. Developers a... Read more
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.... Read more
Ubuntu is willing to talk with Linux Mint about Snap
Ubuntu has finally explained their position regarding Chromium Snap. Canonical is welcome to open up a dialogue with Linux Mint and hammer out the issues they have been having with Snap.
The Linux Mint distributors are annoyed with how Canonical’s Snap is dealing with the Chromium web browser ... Read more
Microsoft starts with automated rollout of Edge Chromium
Microsoft has begun automatically rolling out the new chromium-based Edge browser to all Windows 10 users. In the coming weeks, the browser will be installed through Windows Update.
Microsoft announces that the new Chromium Edge browser will be rolled out to Windows 10 users via Windows Update. ... Read more
Edge browser disappears from Windows
As of today, the Edge browser will disappear from Windows and users will be replaced by the Chromium Edge browser. Microsoft hopes that the new browser will catch up with, for example, Google's Chrome browser.
The new browser will be offered to users via an automatic update. It concerns versions... Read more
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... Read more
Microsoft publishes preview of browser Edge for macOS
Microsoft has published a first preview of its browser Edge for macOS. The new browser is slightly different from that for Windows 10, to match conventions on Apple's operating system.
Edge was only suitable for Windows 10 at its launch. This meant that on platforms like Windows 7 and macOS, web de... Read more
Google wants to support new Edge browser
Google has no problem with providing Microsoft's Edge browser on Chromium with the necessary support. That's what the company itself says.
Google and Microsoft are not always the best friends. When it turned out that Google's chat application Meet didn't work on the trial version of Chromium Edge, t... Read more
Microsoft Chromium Edge now officially available as a trial version
Microsoft is today making its Chromium-based Edge browser available to developers. The software giant has Canary and Developer-builds on offer with daily or weekly updates. Only English 64-bit installations of Windows 10 are supported for the time being.
After an early leak at the end of March, Micr... Read more
Microsoft Edge on Chromium looks almost ready for public preview
For the time being, Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser will continue to be tested only internally. However, The Verge was allowed to take an exclusive look at the browser, which suggests that a public preview is no longer far away.
In contrast to previously leaked screenshots, the version that ... Read more