Microsoft officially retired Internet Explorer 11 last year, ending support for the final version of the company’s original web browser. But now the company has gone a step further and “permanently disabled” the browser on many Windows 10 systems that still had it installed. An update to Microsoft’s documentation for the IE11 retirement plan indicates […]
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Google Chrome browser gets features to make it less of a memory and battery hog
When Google’s Chrome web browser first hit the streets, it quickly earned a reputation as one of the speediest browsers around. But as it continued to gain market share over the years, it also earned a well-deserved reputation as a memory hog and a resource-intensive application that would shorten your laptop’s battery life. Now Google […]
Lilbits: Comparing single-board computers, Thunderbird for Android, and Nothing’s next phone could come to the US
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the first Raspberry Pi computer hitting the streets. And while the folks at Raspberry Pi certainly weren’t the first to release a compact, low-power, single-board computer, they were among the first to offer such a device at a low cost, while encouraging adoption by educators, students, and hardware […]
Not so Mighty after all (web browser in the cloud business winds down)
Mighty was designed to be a better, faster web browser… by leveraging cloud computing resources to speed up your online experience. But when the company announced an early access program last year, it left a lot of folks scratching their heads. That’s because unlike most web browsers, Mighty doesn’t run on your local computer. It […]
Lilbits: Anbernic Win600 (handheld gaming PC), PineNote (Linux-friendly E Ink tablet), Firefox 102 and Chrome OS 103
The Anbernic Win600 handheld gaming PC is expected to go on sale July 5th. While Anbernic has been offering ARM-based handheld consoles with Android or Linux-based software for years, this will be the company’s first model with an x86 chip. It ships with Windows 10 software and supports alternate operating systems – Anbernic has already […]
Microsoft ends support for Internet Explorer
While the joke goes that the only thing Internet Explorer was good for was downloading a third-party web browser, Microsoft’s first web browser was bundled with Windows for the better part of two decades, making it the de facto browser for millions of users. Now Microsoft is retiring Internet Explorer, instead suggesting users switch to […]
Firefox now offers Total Cookie Protection by default, blocking cross-site trackers
Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser that’s had an increasing focus on privacy over the past few years. In 2021 Mozilla added a feature called Total Cookie Protection designed to prevent cookies deposited by one website from continuing to track your behavior as you visit other sites. At the time, the feature was […]
Vivaldi web browser now has an email client, calendar, and RSS reader built in
Vivaldi has positioned itself as a web browser for power users since it first launched seven years ago. But with the latest release, Vivaldi is more than just a web browser – it’s also an email client, calendar, and RSS feed reader. Vivaldi Mail 1.0 is basically an Outlook or Thunderbird-style email, calendar, and feed […]
Firefox 100 arrives with caption & subtitle support for picture-in-picture videos, new mobile features
Eighteen years after Firefox 1.0 hit the streets, the folks at Mozilla have released version 100 of the open source, cross-platform web browser. The latest release marks a numerical milestone, but it doesn’t bring a particularly large amount of changes or new features. There are a few goodies though. First up, the Firefox picture-in-picture video […]
DuckDuckGo releases private web browser for Mac, Windows version coming soon
DuckDuckGo is best known for its privacy-focused search engine that doesn’t track user data. But DuckDuckGo also offers privacy-focused web browsers for Android and iOS as well as extensions for desktop browsers. Now DuckDuckGo has released its first full-fledged desktop web browser. DuckDuckGo for Mac is now available in beta, and the company says a […]