Browsers
Accessing the internet is one of the most basic tasks for any computer, but webpages in 2020 are incredibly complex so how the browser interprets the code and renders it as a viewable webpage is no simple task. Modern browsers have both a rendering or layout engine, as well as a scripting engine, and both factor into how well the browser can handle any particular task.
Vivaldi Web Browser Launches With Version 1.0: Built For Power Users Of The Web
Today, Vivaldi has gone from a beta project to a production web browser with the official launch of version 1.0. After more than a year in public development, the...
55 by Brett Howse on 4/6/2016
Microsoft Edge Gains Extension Support And Pinned Tabs In Latest Preview Build
This, well, this has been a long time coming. Windows 10 launched officially on July 29, 2015, and with it came the new web browser to replace Internet Explorer...
44 by Brett Howse on 3/17/2016
Examining Microsoft Edge Browser Performance
In what seems like forever ago, Microsoft’s Project Spartan was announced at the January 21st event in Redmond. This project kept the same rendering engine, Trident, and ECMAScript (JavaScript...
86 by Brett Howse on 7/21/2015
Microsoft Edge Gains SIMD Support, Dolby Audio, And More
Microsoft is pushing their new Edge browser (formerly Project Spartan) as the replacement for Internet Explorer 11. Back on May 5th, Microsoft opened up the Microsoft Edge Dev Blog...
29 by Brett Howse on 5/26/2015
Internet Explorer Project Spartan Shows Large Performance Gains
With the release of build 9926 of Windows 10, I have had some time to get to know the new build. One of the things discussed at the Windows...
49 by Brett Howse on 1/25/2015
Browser Face-Off: Chrome 37 Beta Battery Life Revisited
Last week we posted our Browser Face-Off: Battery Life Explored 2014, where the battery run down times of Firefox 31, IE11 Desktop, IE11 Modern, Chrome 36, and Chrome 37...
22 by Stephen Barrett on 8/18/2014
Browser Face-Off: Battery Life Explored 2014
It has been five years since we did a benchmark of the various web browsers and their effect on battery life, and a lot has changed. Our testing then...
112 by Stephen Barrett on 8/12/2014
Mobile IE Updates For Windows Phone
Only yesterday Microsoft officially announced the Windows Phone 8.1 Update and today some more details emerged about what is coming as part of the update. Internet Explorer was bumped...
17 by Brett Howse on 7/31/2014
Firefox 12 Released with Updated Updater
Mozilla has just released Firefox 12 to the release channel, six weeks after Firefox 11. Version 12's chief addition to the browser is a new auto-updater for Windows users...
25 by Andrew Cunningham on 4/24/2012
Chrome 18 Released to Stable Channel
Google Chrome 18 is working its way out to users' computers today after its release to the stable channel. As usual, the update brings a number of small feature...
12 by Andrew Cunningham on 3/30/2012
Google and Mozilla Working on Metro-Enabled Browsers, Opera May Follow Suit
Both Mozilla and Google have confirmed to various sources that they have begun (or are planning to begin) work on Metro-style versions of their Firefox and Chrome browsers for...
11 by Andrew Cunningham on 3/13/2012
Firefox 11 Due Today, Features Chrome Migration, Add-on Sync
Mozilla is due to release Firefox 11 to the stable channel today, and like every Firefox release since 4.0 the new version adds a handful of new features and...
25 by Andrew Cunningham on 3/13/2012
Google Chrome 17 Hits Stable Channel
It's been a busy week for Google Chrome - Google today posted Chrome 17 to the stable channel, two days after releasing the first Chrome beta for Android 4.0...
15 by Andrew Cunningham on 2/8/2012
Apple Releases OS X 10.7.3, Safari 5.1.3
Apple today released the OS X 10.7.3 update for the client and server versions of Lion - unlike 10.7.2, which introduced a major feature in iCloud, the 10.7.3 update...
9 by Andrew Cunningham on 2/1/2012
Firefox 10 Releases Today, Fixes Add-On Compatibility Issues
Firefox 10 is due to release today, continuing Mozilla's commitment to the six-week release cycle it switched to last year. As usual with these rapid-release browsers, Firefox 10 brings...
28 by Andrew Cunningham on 1/31/2012
Firefox 9 Released, Brings JavaScript Speed Improvements
Mozilla is in the process of pushing Firefox 9 out to users on its release channel, about six weeks after the release of Firefox 8. The major stated improvement...
34 by Andrew Cunningham on 12/21/2011
Microsoft To Begin Automatic IE Upgrades For Users
Microsoft announced today that for the first time it would automatically begin updating Windows users to the most recent browser version supported by their OS (IE8 for XP, IE...
23 by Andrew Cunningham on 12/15/2011
Google Chrome 16 Released
We've done this a couple of times before, so here's the short version: a new stable version of Chrome is out. As usual, it adds a notable feature and...
13 by Andrew Cunningham on 12/14/2011
Firefox 8.0 Released
Another six weeks have gone by, which means that it's time for a new Firefox release: Firefox 8.0 was moved to the stable release channel today, and it features...
38 by Andrew Cunningham on 11/8/2011
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