Google is working on a desktop version of the Chrome web browser for Android, complete with support for extensions installed from the Chrome Web Store. This is unlikely to come to phones and tablets though, and could be aimed at next-gen Chromebooks powered by Android. https://www.androidauthority.com/try-new-chrome-for-android-with-extensions-3569268/ #Android #Chrome #WebBrowsers #BrowserExtensions #Google

So I made a thing...

The Register: Firefox is dead to me – and I’m not the only one who is fed up. “Also of note is that Mozilla CFO Eric Muhlheim recently admitted Mozilla depends on Google for 90 percent of its revenue. Yeah, all of you who still think Mozilla and Firefox are free and independent of evil old Google, wake up. That hasn’t been the case for ages.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/21/the-register-firefox-is-dead-to-me-and-im-not-the-only-one-who-is-fed-up/

Judge Hears Final Arguments on How to Fix Google’s Search Monopoly - A judge queried lawyers during closing arguments on Friday about how A.I. should factor i... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/google-search-antitrust-chrome.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #decisionsandverdicts #justicedepartment #searchengines #webbrowsers #mehtaamitp #googleinc

The Judge’s Data Dilemma in the Google Search Case - The question is how to fix Google’s monopoly. Is an order to force it to share data the s... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/business/google-search-antitrust-data.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #decisionsandverdicts #justicedepartment #searchengines #webbrowsers #alphabetinc #innovation #mehtaamitp #googleinc

Opera Unveils Neon AI Browser for Task Automation & Creation

#AI #OperaNeon #AIBrowser #AgenticWeb #Opera #TechNews #WebBrowsers

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/05/30/opera-unveils-neon-ai-browser-for-task-automation-creation-xcxwbn/

Oooh, and just like that, @Vivaldi has now become my favourite (= default) Web browser, after 25+ years in Opera

FireFox is still lingering around in my laptop, but Vivaldi is eating that piece of the pie as well faster than I could have anticipated about two weeks ago when I started using V over O

Do you use a WEB BROWSER to browse MASTODON on your COMPUTER???

If you answered YES, then maybe you should try GRAZE FOR MASTODON

https://jmz.fyi/graze

Graze makes it easier to follow, favourite, boost, bookmark, and reply on Mastodon content from other servers.

Thanks, @jaredzimmerman

Vivaldi 7.4 Update Adds Keyboard Shortcut Controls

A new version of the Vivaldi web browser is available to download, carrying changes said to make our collective “everyday browsing smoother, faster, and just a little more delightful.” How does Vivaldi 7.4 make browsing the increasingly gamified, algorithmically manipulative and Ai slopified modern web more ‘delightful’? Shortcuts. More specifically, Vivaldi 7.4 gives you the ability to “fine-tune” how shortcuts behave on a per-site basis. If you want a website’s shortcuts to take priority over Vivaldi’s, you can. “It’s about putting you in control, making sure your shortcuts work where and when you need them most”, says Jon von Tetzchner,
#News #AppUpdates #Vivaldi #WebBrowsers

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/vivaldi-7-4-released-with-stuff

Privacy alert! TechRadar reveals which web browsers are the worst offenders for data collection. Time to rethink your browser choice? Check out the list and protect your info! https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/these-are-the-worst-web-browsers-for-sucking-up-all-your-data-so-you-may-want-to-stop-using-them #PrivacyMatters #CyberSecurity #WebBrowsers ups link was linking

Check out https://privacytests.org/

Perplexity Readies AI Powered Comet Web Browser for Mid-May Launch

#AI #PerplexityAI #CometBrowser #AIBrowser #AISearch #WebBrowsers #GoogleChrome #Chromium #TechNews #BrowserWars

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/05/05/perplexity-readies-ai-powered-comet-web-browser-for-mid-may-launch-xcxwbn/

How Google’s Antitrust Case Could Upend the A.I. Race - A landmark antitrust lawsuit about the past has turned into a fight about the future. - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/technology/google-antitrust-trial-ai.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #decisionsandverdicts #justicedepartment #chrome(browser) #searchengines #smartphones #webbrowsers #mehtaamitp #googleinc #chatgpt

All four major web browsers are about to lose 80% of their funding

https://danfabulich.medium.com/all-four-major-web-browsers-are-about-to-lose-80-of-their-funding-0e42ceb358f1

Is your browser stuck in the past? @thurrott explores the next-gen browsers ready to reshape your web experience after Chrome's big changes on Hands-On Windows 135.

#WebBrowsers #WindowsTips
Download and subscribe here:
https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-windows/episodes/135

Does you web app requires a 10MB JavaScript to work?

Not anymore!

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Guides/Compression_dictionary_transport

Can Using the Light Phone III Help Cure ‘Brain Rot’? - Minimalist gadgets like the new Light Phone III, a smartphone that barely does anything, ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/technology/personaltech/light-phone-iii-brain-rot.html #mobilecommerceandpayments #computersandtheinternet #mobileapplications #textmessaging #smartphones #webbrowsers #start-ups #cameras #iphone

Zcash is the cryptocurrency that all the criminals thought that Bitcoin was. Shielded transactions to another shielded wallet are private. All you see on the blockchain is proof that the transaction happened.

And now it's in @brave

https://brave.com/blog/shielded-zcash/

Digital Trends: Chrome code confirms Gemini is coming to simplify your browsing. “Thanks to newly discovered code, Google’s plans to add Gemini to Chrome’s sidebar are now more concrete, as spotted by Windows Latest. The feature mirrors Microsoft Edge’s Copilot. We previously reported that Google was testing the feature in the latest Chrome Canary build. Now, a Chromium post mentioning […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/01/digital-trends-chrome-code-confirms-gemini-is-coming-to-simplify-your-browsing/

The WebDX #CommunityGroup at @w3cdevs have reached a milestone in their efforts to catalogue #Web browser baseline features, and that's great!

But I worry that some #developers will look at graphs like this one and think "more features == better". And I'm not sure whether or not that's actually true. From some #DX perspectives (and many #UX perspectives), widespread implementation of a new feature can be a net harm, not good.

Deeper dive (choose your preferred medium!):
- https://danq.me/webdx-does-more-mean-better
- gemini://danq.me/posts/webdx-does-more-mean-better
- https://textplain.blog/does-more-mean-better

Vivaldi 7.2 Released with Speed Improvements + More

A big Vivaldi web browser update is rolling out with a set of appreciable improvements long-time users will like, and would-be users may be tempted to try. Vivaldi 7.2 amps up its address bar logic to proffer more relevant results, faster. Search suggestions and search accuracy have been tweaked so that “finding what you need feels seamless”, according to Vivaldi Technologies’ CEO Jon von Tetzchner. Sticking with the speed theme, Vivaldi 7.2 is said to load pages faster—up to 2x as fast for some—thanks to some nifty optimised connection handling work on the backend that reduces latency on domain lookup.
#News #AppUpdates #Vivaldi #WebBrowsers

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/vivaldi-7-2-release-whats-new