Google announced its 50th Chrome release, which it considers a major milestone. “We originally launched Chrome to give users a fast, simple and secure browser,” said Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, director of product management on Chrome. “That still remains our mission today.…
Microsoft Rolls Out Skype Video Calling For Edge
Microsoft announced (in preview) new video, voice, and group calling functionality on Microsoft Edge for Windows 10. It utilizes the ORTC media engine that was recently embedded into the browser. “If you use Skype online, whether it’s through Skype for…
Microsoft Edge Browser To Get Porting Tool For Chrome Extensions
Last week, Microsoft announced the first set of browser extensions for Microsoft Edge. They’re now available via the Windows Insider Program. The initial extensions include: Microsoft Translator, Mouse Gestures, and Reddit Enhancement Suite. Microsoft’s Jacob Rossi took to Twitter (via…
Microsoft Edge Browser Gets Extensions (In Preview)
Microsoft announced the first set of browser extensions for Microsoft Edge. They’re now availble in preview via the Windows Insider Program. Build 14291 was just released to the Fast ring, and the extensions are included. The initial extensions include: Microsoft…
Google Ends AdWords Support For Old Versions of IE
Earlier this month, Microsoft ended its support for older versions of Internet Explorer, including 8, 9, and 19. Support ended on the 12th. On the 11th, we looked at a survey from Manta, which found that a whopping 61% of…
Chrome Gets Some Updates (Including An Important One on iOS)
Google announced the newest release of Chrome, which includes some significant updates. “In this release, we’re updating Chrome for iOS to UKWebView (Apple’s rendering engine). The highlight here is that Chrome will crash 70% less, and have a ton of…
Facebook Tests New Mobile Browsing Experience
Facebook has been testing a new browsing experience from its mobile app that puts it more in line with an actual web browser. TheNextWeb points to a screen cap from Henry Wilmer on Twitter, noting that others have mentioned it…
Google Adding Cast Functionality Into Chrome
Google appears to be in the early stages of making its cast technology part of its Chrome browser. Currently, Chromecast users have to use the Google Cast extension to be able to cast browser tabs, but may change in future…
A Lot of Small Businesses Still Using IE Versions Microsoft Is Ending Support For
Microsoft recently announced that it would stop supporting older versions of Internet Explorer, which means a lot of businesses are going to need to take action very soon. A survey from Manta finds that 61% of small business owners who…
Microsoft Is About To Stop Supporting Older Versions of Internet Explorer
Next week, Microsoft will stop supporting older versions of Internet Explorer including 8,9, and 10. The company announced that support will end on January 12. In a post on its website (via Neowin), Microsoft says: Beginning January 12, 2016, only…