Chromium

Google polishes Chromium code with a layer of Rust

Mozilla-incubated systems language should make Chrome shine

Software12 Jan 2023 | 7

Google kills forthcoming JPEG XL image format in Chromium

And just for balance nixes version 2 of its own format, WebP, as well

Software31 Oct 2022 | 65

Firefox 105 is here, and it's faster and more memory-frugal

If you love having thousands of tabs open, this might be one for you

Software21 Sep 2022 | 48

Microsoft mistakenly rated Chromium, Electron as malware

Windows Defender update fixed the mess after a weekend of false positive weirdness

Security05 Sep 2022 | 26

Chromium-adjacent Otter browser targets OS/2

See? Not everything old from IBM is being ignored

Software18 Feb 2022 | 53

Scam, pyramid scheme, environmental disaster: Vivaldi boss shares his thoughts on crypto-coins

So not keen then?

Software14 Jan 2022 | 76

Santa's sack is bulging with browsers: Vivaldi 5.0 arrives full of festive cheer

Keeping one's privates private

Applications02 Dec 2021 | 10

FYI: If the latest Windows 11 really wants to use Edge, it will use Edge no matter what

Updated The days of redirecting microsoft-edge: links to a non-Microsoft browser are over

OSes11 Nov 2021 | 197

Awkward. At Chrome summit, developer asks: Why should anyone trust Google?

Also: Engineers call for 'a diverse set of browsers across all platforms including iOS'

Software08 Nov 2021 | 60

Citrix has built a browser, and lost a CEO

Chrome, Edge, and Opera can rest easy – this one's designed just to run virtual apps Citrix already manages

Software15 Oct 2021 | 3

UK competition bods to keep tabs on Google, ensure 'Privacy Sandbox' doesn't distort competition

CMA claims to have taken 'oversight role' over removal of third-party cookies

Software11 Jun 2021 | 4

Six years in the making, Vivaldi Mail arrives alongside version 4.0 of the company's browser

Nú með þýðingarmöguleika

Software09 Jun 2021 | 26

Vivaldi update unleashes the 'Cookie Crumbler' to simply block any services asking for consent (sites may break)

Plus: Browser sends Google's FLoC straight to the blacklist

Security29 Apr 2021 | 83

Chrome and Chromium updated after yet another exploit is found in browser's V8 JavaScript engine

JS component seems to be focus of researchers and miscreants alike

Security14 Apr 2021 | 7

Microsoft and Google, sitting in a tree, working on browser compatibility

Software behemoths to spend 2021 fixing CSS pain points

Applications23 Mar 2021 | 19

OK, Google: Unshackled from Windows, Edge team is free to follow where Chromium leads

Microsoft's new browser dials up the release cadence

Software16 Mar 2021 | 20

Chrome release cycle accelerated to four-weekly frenzy

Faster, Sysadmin! Install! Install!

Software05 Mar 2021 | 13

Chrome zero-day bug that is actively being abused by bad folks affects Edge, Vivaldi, and other Chromium-tinged browsers

Install your updates pronto

Security05 Feb 2021 | 32

Chromium cleans up its act – and daily DNS root server queries drop by 60 billion

That’s a 41 per cent traffic relief for all concerned

Networks04 Feb 2021 | 74

Microsoft drives users to the Edge: Internet Explorer to redirect to Chromium-based browser in November

'Hey, you folks heard that there's this virus starting to spread?' – IE, probably

Software26 Oct 2020 | 65

Another Chromium browser for Linux? Microsoft Edge arrives in preview form, no love for Arm yet

One question: Why Redmond, why? Ah, you need to meet developers wherever they are...

OSes21 Oct 2020 | 30

Microsoft will adopt Google Chrome's controversial Manifest V3 in Edge

Thought Microsoft would resist Google's ad-friendly tweaks to the browser extension API? Think again

Software15 Oct 2020 | 21

FYI: Chromium's network probing accounts for about half DNS root server traffic, says APNIC

Detecting ISP shenanigans has led to a constant deluge of packets

Networks21 Aug 2020 | 51

Microsoft to take a break from Edge releases: Hits pause button to align with Chromium

In Brief Plus: A release candidate for Azure DevOps, Pylance gallops into VS Code and hairdressing in Teams

Software07 Jul 2020 | 6

Firefox 78: Protections dashboard, new developer features... and the end of the line for older macOS versions

New Regular Expression evaluator borrowed from Chromium V8 – a sign of more collaboration to come?

Software01 Jul 2020 | 19

Features vs compatibility: Google Chrome team promises more 'rigour', but what does that mean?

Fixing scrolling issues and CSS flexbox but fears of browser monoculture remain

Software22 Jun 2020 | 9

When open source isn't enough: Fancy a de-Googled Chromium? How about some Microsoft-free VS Code?

Escaping telemetry might seem attractive, but there are downsides too

Software09 Jun 2020 | 34

Pre-authentication, remote root hole in call-center software? Thanks, Cisco. Just what a long weekend needs

Roundup This and more bits and bytes from infosec world

Security25 May 2020 | 5

Vivaldi browser to perform a symphony of ad and tracker blocking with version 3.0

Oslo outfit also unveils first stable release for Android

Software22 Apr 2020 | 45

Chrome 81 beta hooks browser up to Web NFC, augmented-reality features

'Web apps should be able to do anything native apps can'

Software17 Feb 2020 | 29

Terrifying bug in WhatsApp allows hackers to steal files. So get patching all nine of you using it on the desktop

Dear Facebook, please keep up with Electron and Chromium fixes, ta

Security05 Feb 2020 | 18

Vivaldi opens up an exciting new front in the browser wars, seeks to get around blocking with cunning code

All Chromium browsers are equal, but some smell more equal than others

Software19 Dec 2019 | 99

White Screen of Death: Admins up in arms after experimental Google emission borks Chrome

Change rolled back, but it's not a good look

Software15 Nov 2019 | 36

Phone home: Indie Chromium browser Vivaldi goes mobile

Hands On Desktop browser fans – and Vulture Central – get an Android client to play with

Software09 Sep 2019 | 14

Allowlist, not whitelist. Blocklist, not blacklist. Goodbye, wtf. Microsoft scans Chromium code, lops off offensive words

Redmond suggests nuking 'profanity, geopolitical, diversity' terms from browser source

Software03 Sep 2019 | 253

Microsoft Chrom... Edge hits beta as new browser prepped for biz testing

Where will you stand now that Redmond has raised the web-surfing stakes?

Software20 Aug 2019 | 38

Microsoft adds Internet Explorer mode to Chromium Edge, announces roadmap

Enterprise features including support for hated ancient browser ready to evaluate

Software17 Jul 2019 | 28

Kids can be so crurl: Lead dev unchuffed with Google's plan to remake curl in its own image

'Why use a copy when the original is free, proven and battle-tested?'

Software20 Jun 2019 | 51

Vivaldi to give abusive sites the middle finger with built-in ad blocking

Same digit could be extended at Google as browser chaps 'evaluate the situation'

Software20 Jun 2019 | 39

It's alive! Hands on with Microsoft's Chromium Edge browser

Hands on You say Edgium, they say Chredge, we say Chrexplorer – let's call the whole thing off

Software08 Apr 2019 | 91

Wow, fancy that. Web ad giant Google to block ad-blockers in Chrome. For safety, apparently

Updated How many ad blocks could an ad slinger block if an ad slinger could block blocks?

Security22 Jan 2019 | 283

Is Google purposefully breaking Microsoft, Apple browsers on its websites? Some insiders are confident it is

Analysis Google's doing to Microsoft what Microsoft did to everyone in the 1990s... allegedly, cough

Software18 Dec 2018 | 121

You better watch out, you better not cry. Better not pout, I'm telling you why: SQLite vuln fixes are coming to town

May your days be merry and bright, and may you all go patch your SQLite

Security18 Dec 2018 | 13

Hot on heels of 2.0, Vivaldi 2.2 adds tab session management among other goodies

But built-in email and mobile clients still works in progress

Software14 Dec 2018 | 17

Microsoft polishes up Chromium as EdgeHTML peers into the abyss

When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes into you. Or is that just Windows Hello?

Software04 Dec 2018 | 170

Yubico snatched my login token vulnerability to claim a $5k Google bug bounty, says bloke

USB gizmo biz apologies amid infosec drama

Security18 Jun 2018 | 31

Penguins in a sandbox: Google nudges Linux apps toward Chrome OS

While keeping things safe

OSes27 Apr 2018 | 36

New open-source ad-blocking web browser emerges from brain of ex-Mozilla boss Eich

Former Firefox head honcho takes a Brave stance

Security20 Jan 2016 | 93

Google IS listening: Binary blob banished from Chromium build

Simply no place for closed-source components, sorry

Software26 Jun 2015 | 15

Pirate captain blasts Google for its 'mystery' Chrome blob

Not Ok Google, says irked open source Chromium collective

Security23 Jun 2015 | 22

Chrome, Debian Linux, and the secret binary blob download riddle

Browser snuck proprietary voice-snoop code into distro

Security17 Jun 2015 | 68

Lollipop unwrapped: Chromium WebView will update via Google Play

Speedier updates, and more Google control for Android

Software23 Oct 2014 | 14

Latest Chrome adds Chrome OS flavor to Windows 8 'Metro' mode

Noisy tab alerts, supervised users, and malware blocking, too

Software15 Jan 2014 | 28

Faster, more private, easier to read: My 2014 browser wishlist

Five features for developers users

Software13 Jan 2014 | 76

Google fires fresh salvo in war on FILTH: Chrome Supervised Users

Aw, come on, dad, can I look at 4chan pleeeeeaaase?

Software23 Oct 2013 | 23

Google forks WebKit, promises faster, leaner Chrome engine

Says 'large-scale architectural changes' coming

Software04 Apr 2013 | 46