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05/02/2024 10:08:03 pm

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Google

Google Chrome Reaches 2 Billion Monthly Users Feat

Tech giant Google has announced that its Chrome Internet browser has reached a new milestone. Google said that Chrome has reached two billion active installs on both desktop and mobile platforms. Chrome was able to achieve this feat 12 years following its release in September 2008.

Opera

Opera Web Desktop Internet Browser Launches Built-in Ad Blocker

The team behind Opera Web is planning to make the Internet browser more appealing to users by integrating a feature that will suppress one of the most hated things in the Internet, ads. Opera Software claims that it is rolling out a new update for its desktop browser that will allow it to automatically block ads without the need to install a plug-in.

Cybersecurity

MIT Unveils Polaris; New System Allows Web Pages to Load 34 Percent Faster

Now, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab in cooperation with Harvard developed a system known as Polaris. Researchers from the two prestigious universities claim that the system is capable of decreasing webpage loading times by as much as 34 percent.

internet-explorer

Microsoft Will Not Turn On 'Do Not Track' Feature by Default

Microsoft is adamant it would have kept defaulting the Do Not Track if the W3C standard had not been changed.

internet-explorer

Microsoft Planning to Kill Internet Explorer

After 20 years, Microsoft isn't just looking to kill the search engine, but the entire brand.

Google Chromebook Pixel Successor Launched for $999

Chromebooks doesn't always need to be small cheap plastic notebooks.

YouTube Makes HTML5 its Default Video

Flash is finally off YouTube.

Vivaldi browser

Ex-Opera CEO Launches New Web Browser

The fresh UI looks more like Safari.

Yahoo headquarters

Yahoo's Search Share Spikes, Following Firefox Default Change

Yahoo's search share spiked in December, following Firefox's default search engine adoption.

internet-explorer

Microsoft Developing New Web Browser For Windows 10

Microsoft might be sacking Internet Explorer for Windows 10, in favor of a new web browser.

Samsung Gear S

Opera Mini to be Available on Samsung Gear S

The Opera Mini will have finger-friendly controls.

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