In what is becoming a regular occurrence, Google has issued another Chrome update to fix a number of issues, including seven serious security flaws.
Microsoft Is Going Back to the ‘90s, Using Windows to Push Its Web Browser
Microsoft is under fire for (once again) abusing its Windows platform to push its own web browser, reminiscent of its actions in the mid-90s.
Google Releases Chrome Update Addressing Zero-Day Exploit
Google has released a major updated for its Chrome web browser, addressing a number of security issues, including a zero-day exploit.
Opera Acquires YoYo Games, the Company Behind GameMaker
Opera has announced it has acquired YoYo Games, the company behind GameMaker.
Google and Microsoft Reigniting Browser Wars
Some things are too good to last, and it appears Google and Microsoft’s BFF cooperation on the browser front is one of them, as both companies are taking swipes at the other.
Google Chrome Will Get Error Codes To Help With Troubleshooting
According to ZDNet, Google’s Chrome web browser will soon receive error codes similar to those shown on the Windows blue screen of death (BSOD) display. The feature was proposed by Eric Lawrence, a software engineer working on the Chromium-based version…
New Google Chrome Feature May Drive Users to Firefox
The Register is reporting on a new feature in an upcoming version of Google Chrome that has privacy-conscious users worried. A recent API called getInstalledRelatedApps may allow websites to determine what apps are installed on a user’s device. At first…
Renee Fleming an Opera Star, But Hitting Broadway for the First Time
Renee Fleming is already a well-known name among opera enthusiasts. But her name is joining Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, and Maria Callas as household words nowadays. Renee Fleming sang the national anthem at Super Bowl XLVIII, showing previous pop diva…
Mobile Shoppers Most Active On Sundays [Report]
A new report out from Opera looks at mobile shopping habits, and has determined that Sunday is the best day of the week when it comes to sales from mobile shoppers. “Unlike desktop traffic to e-commerce sites, which tends to…
Andrea Bocelli Talks Opera and Fatherhood
Andrea Bocelli can’t get away from singing opera, even when he’s in the role of ‘Dad.’ The 56-year-old says even when he’s singing his two-year-old daughter Virginia a lullaby, she prefers opera. “My daughter … likes every kind of music,…
Shareaholic Browser Report: Safari Is On The Rise
Shareaholic has released its latest Browser Share Report, which indicates that Safari is creeping up in market share. The data comes from 250 million web users visiting over 200,000 publishers in Shareaholic’s network. Here’s how it shook out over the…
Andrea Bocelli Weds Longtime Girlfriend
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli married longtime companion Veronica Berti Friday, in the coastal town of Livorno, Italy. Bocelli, 55, had been dating Berti, 30, for 12 years, and the couple has a two-year-old daughter together named Virginia. The newlyweds married…
Harriet Tubman: The Underground Railroad Meets Opera
The story of Harriet Tubman has recently hit the performance arena in New York. “Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed That Line To Freedom,” is an opera written by a third-generation Nigerian-American who practically grew up on the stories of Tubman and…
Maria Callas Gets A Google Doodle (Watch Her Perform Here)
Google is celebrating famed opera singer Maria Callas with its homepage doodle today, which would have been her 90th birthday. She died from a heart attack at the young age of 53 in 1977. Callas, born in New York, is…
The New Opera Is Out Of Beta And Available On Windows, Mac
Earlier this year, Opera said that it would be ditching its own rendering engine in favor of Google’s Blink. The new browser launched in beta in May, but now a final version is available for all who want to try…
The Chromium-Powered Opera Is Finally Here
Opera made a big stink a few months ago when it was announced it was ditching its own Presto Web rendering engine in favor of Webkit. After Google announced it was ditching Webkit in favor of its own forked version…
Risë Stevens Dies; Opera Singer Was 99
Opera singer Risë Stevens died this week at the age of 99. Stevens was best known for her title role in the opera Carmen during the 1950s. According to her New York Times obituary, Stevens died at her home in…
Google Updates WhatBrowser.org; 43 Languages, Mobile Support
Google says that no matter which browser you choose, you should at least be informed on whether or not it’s updated and what the other options are. Three years ago, they created a site that answers those questions and more.…
Opera And Google To Remain BFFs Until 2014
Most major browsers currently available on the market use Google as their default search provider. Mozilla continues to utilize the search engine in Firefox after announcing an agreement in December that will extend their partnership for at least three more…