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Windows 11, Microsoft Edge, and Exchange hacked at Pwn2Own

Usama Jawad — Fri, 15 May 2026 18:38:01 +0000

Microsoft products and AI apps fell to multiple 0-days at Pwn2Own 2026 as researchers claimed huge cash prizes. Read more...

Microsoft is removing XSLT support in Edge

Usama Jawad — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:02:01 +0000

Microsoft is a long-standing Microsoft Edge capability in a move that could impact a few legacy workflows and enterprise setups. Read more...

Chrome increases its overwhelming market share, now over 70%

Taras Buria — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 06:10:01 +0000

No matter how hard other browsers try, people stubbornly do not want to leave Chrome, and its market share is now above 70%. Read more...

GitHub has become painfully slow on Apple Safari

Usama Jawad — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:46:01 +0000

GitHub pages with over a thousand lines of code are rendering extremely slow on Apple Safari while working perfectly fine on other browsers like Chrome and Edge, and operating systems like Windows 11. Read more...

uBlock Origin Lite launches on Apple Safari

Usama Jawad — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 15:26:01 +0000

uBlock Origin Lite has received a surprise release on the App Store. The ad blocker leverages Manifest V3 and supports Safari on newer versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Read more...

Chrome's market share reaches 70%, Edge drops

Taras Buria — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 07:28:01 +0000

The most popular browser in the world is solidifying its position, while competitors have a hard time catching up. Read more...

Here are some of the ways you can use Safari's new look on Apple iOS 26

Aditya Tiwari — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 14:46:01 +0000

Safari browser is getting some new features on iOS 26, alongside the new Liquid Glass system design. Here's how you can use them. Read more...

Microsoft Edge is not going anywhere with its market share

Taras Buria — Thu, 01 May 2025 10:36:01 +0000

Competing with Chrome is very hard, and even Microsoft is struggling to make a dent in Chrome's market share. Read more...

EU won't fine Apple over choice of the default browser on iPhone and iPad after all

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:28:01 +0000

After a couple of changes, Apple seems to have satisfied the EU and the antitrust law to avoid the fine over the browser change on iPhones. Read more...

Microsoft Edge reaches new all-time high desktop market share

Taras Buria — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 08:24:02 +0000

According to the latest findings, Microsoft Edge has reached a new all-time high desktop market share. However, Chrome is still light years away. Read more...

Apple says remedies proposed by UK watchdog curb innovations in the browser market

Hamid Ganji — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:40:01 +0000

In response to the UK watchdog, Apple says it can not afford to let third-party developers access WebKit features for free as it takes time and resources to develop them. Read more...

Statcounter: Microsoft Edge has 13.21%, Chrome is getting even more popular

Taras Buria — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:34:02 +0000

In December 2024, Chrome became even harder to catch up with, leaving all the other desktop browsers way behind. Read more...

Microsoft Edge desktop market share dips below 13%

Taras Buria — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 19:12:01 +0000

Challenging Chrome in the desktop browser market is tough, and Statcounter's latest data proves that even mastodonts like Microsoft are struggling. Read more...

Statcounter: Microsoft Edge has almost 14% on the desktop browser market

Taras Buria — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 14:34:01 +0000

Statcounter's latest browser stats are here, showing Microsoft Edge getting very close to a 14% market share. Read more...

Apple introduces built-in content blocker for Safari called 'Distraction Control'

Taras Buria — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 19:32:01 +0000

The latest developer betas of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia bring an interesting Safari feature that lets you temporarily remove parts of a webpage. It is called "Distraction Control." Read more...

Microsoft Edge is getting close to a 14% market share

Taras Buria — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 17:16:01 +0000

Microsoft Edge is not making any major leaps in the desktop browser market, but, slow but steady, it continues to increase its share. According to the latest data, Edge is about to cross the 14% mark. Read more...

Statcounter: Microsoft Edge holds 13.36% of the desktop browser market

Taras Buria — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:55:14 +0000

In June 2024, Microsoft's desktop browser slightly increased its market share. According to Statcounter, Microsoft Edge currently holds about 13.36%, which grants it second place behind Chrome. Read more...

Microsoft Edge reaches its all-time new high of 13.14% in the desktop browser market

Taras Buria — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 06:16:01 +0000

Statcounter reports that Microsoft's desktop browser has now reached its all-time new high share of 13.14%, further securing its "second most popular browser" position in the desktop market. Read more...

Statcounter: Microsoft Edge market share is getting close to 13%

Taras Buria — Wed, 01 May 2024 09:20:01 +0000

The new report from Statcounter shows Microsoft Edge slowly climbing up and getting closer to a 13% market share. However, in April 2024, Chrome also increased its share in the desktop browser market. Read more...

Apple reportedly working on AI-enabled Safari 18 for later this year

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 01 May 2024 00:14:01 +0000

Apple is reportedly working on new features for Safari. The browser is expected to get an AI-powered Intelligent Search feature to summarize text, a Web Eraser, and UI enhancements with Safari 18. Read more...

Statcounter: Microsoft Edge has 12.71% on the desktop browser market

Taras Buria — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:38:01 +0000

Microsoft is trying very hard to get more people to switch to Edge. However, according to the latest findings by Statcounter, those efforts do not yield much success and cannot dethrone Chrome. Read more...

Microsoft, Apple, Mozilla, Google and others join forces to contine making browsers better

Taras Buria — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:14:01 +0000

Microsoft, Apple, Mozilla, Google Bocoup, and Igalia together announced Interop 2024, a continuation of their joint efforts to ensure modern browsers provide great and consistent experience to users. Read more...

Statcounter: Microsoft Edge reaches almost 13%, a new all-time high

Taras Buria — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:22:01 +0000

According to the latest data from Statcounter, the Microsoft Edge browser reached its new all-time high market share of 12.96%, gaining over one point in the first month of this year. Read more...

Apple finally allows app sideloading and third-party stores on iPhones in the EU

Omer Dursun — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 19:30:01 +0000

Thanks to the EU's new Digital Markets Act, iPhone users in Europe will soon be able to download apps from third-party stores and directly from developers. New safeguards have also been put in place. Read more...

Statcounter: Microsoft Edge edges near 12% market share for the first time

Taras Buria — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 10:24:01 +0000

The December 2023 report from Statcounter is out with new data about the most popular browsers. Microsoft Edge is getting closer to 12%, Safari takes a sudden dive, and Chrome fights back. Read more...

Statcounter: Microsoft Edge hits all-time high market share, still barely above 11%

Taras Buria — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:58:01 +0000

According to the November 2023 report from Statcounter, Microsoft Edge achieved its biggest market share to date. However, the browser is still far away from Google Chrome and even Apple's Safari. Read more...

Statcounter: Microsoft Edge holds 10.75% on the desktop browser market

Taras Buria — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 11:22:01 +0000

Statcounter's July 2023 report is out with new numbers about browsers, operating systems, search engines, more. According to the latest findings, Edge remains the third most popular desktop browser. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Edgehog, a new antitrust investigation, fresh Windows 11 builds, and more

Taras Buria — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 15:00:02 +0000

Tonight on Microsoft Weekly: Microsoft reports its finances and gets slapped with an antitrust investigation from the EU; Windows 11 receives new builds and features; and Edge has a new mascot. Read more...

Statcounter: Edge remains third as Safari reaches new heights

Taras Buria — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 18:18:01 +0000

Statcounter has released the latest monthly report detailing changes in the desktop browser market. According to the findings, Safari continues climbing, Chrome goes down, and Edge is stalled. Read more...

Microsoft confirms Bing Chat experimental third-party browser support is rolling out

John Callaham — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 17:48:01 +0000

Adding support for browsers other than Microsoft Edge will likely boost the use of Bing Chat on the PC platform, although for now it looks like just a few users have access to that support. Read more...

Statcounter: Edge falls below 10%, Safari continues climbing

Taras Buria — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 08:12:01 +0000

Statcounter has released the May 2023 report with the latest data about the browser market. According to the findings, Safari continues climbing after overtaking Microsoft Edge in April 2023. Read more...

Statcounter: Microsoft Edge is no longer world's second desktop browser

Taras Buria — Mon, 01 May 2023 07:48:01 +0000

The latest report from Statcounter reveals a dramatic change in the desktop browser market. Safari, the only non-cross-platform mainstream browser, has overtaken Edge in the race for second place. Read more...

Statcounter: Safari is about to overtake Edge and become second-most popular desktop browser

Taras Buria — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 10:34:01 +0000

According to Statcounter's February 2023 browser market report, Microsoft Edge is about to lose its "second-most popular desktop browser" title to Apple's macOS-only Safari browser. Read more...

Microsoft highlights key areas to work on in 2023 to improve browser interoperability

Taras Buria — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 19:02:02 +0000

Microsoft has revealed key areas to work on in 2023 to improve mainstream browsers. It is a continuation of the initiative announced last year in conjunction with Google, Apple, and other companies. Read more...

Statcounter: Microsoft Edge has slightly increased its market share in January 2023

Taras Buria — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 11:26:01 +0000

Statcounter has released the January 2023 report with details about the mainstream browser. While the overall picture remains (and will remain) unchanged, all players have modest gains and losses. Read more...

Microsoft Edge gained less than 2% market share in 2022

Taras Buria — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 17:10:01 +0000

Statcounter's monthly report is out, bringing new data about desktop browsers and operating systems. According to the latest findings, Edge did not gain much audience in December 2022. Read more...

Statcounter: Microsoft Edge crosses 11% market share

Taras Buria — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 20:44:02 +0000

The desktop browser market is a massive, slowly moving ship. However, some of the leading players continue demonstrating steady growth. Microsoft Edge, for example, now has more than 11% market share. Read more...

Statcounter: Edge can't cross 11% mark despite being second most popular desktop browser

Taras Buria — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:46:01 +0000

Statcounter's latest report shows that Microsoft has difficulty getting its browser past 11%. Although Edge is the second most popular desktop choice, its market share remains relatively unchanged. Read more...

Apple, Google, and Microsoft limit browser choice, alleges Mozilla

Alap Naik Desai — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 21:02:01 +0000

Mozilla has implied that tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple use their dominant position in the market to limit, steer, and influence consumer choice, especially regarding web browsers. Read more...

Safari in iOS 16 finally supports AVIF images, coming to macOS and iPadOS soon

Usama Jawad — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 06:48:02 +0000

Apple's release of iOS 16 also contains a new version of Safari which features support for AVIF images. Chrome and Firefox already support AVIF, which leaves mainly Microsoft Edge as the odd one out. Read more...