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This week's Edge Dev build enables Tab Groups by default, adds Collections integration

Abhay V — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:08:01 +0000

Microsoft has released Edge Dev 93.0.933.1 that enables the Tab Groups feature by default. The firm is also adding the ability to send these groups directly into a Collections list, and more. Read more...

Microsoft releases Edge Dev build 93.0.916.1 with a bunch of bug fixes

Abhay V — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:52:01 +0000

The latest Edge Dev build 93.0.916.1, the second version 93 release, brings a couple of new management policies, along with the usual crop of bug fixes and reliability improvements. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Game streaming devices, vertical tabs, and Patch Tuesday

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 14:36:01 +0000

As we prepare for Microsoft's E3 showcase, we take a look at what happened this week, including better vertical tabs in Edge, Patch Tuesday updates, and more. Be sure to catch up via our overview. Read more...

Microsoft Edge 93 out for Dev channel users, brings macOS-specific additions and more

Abhay V — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 19:00:02 +0000

A day after Edge 92 made it to the Beta channel, the first Edge 93 build is out for the Dev channel. There are a couple of macOS-specific additions, along with inking latency improvements and more. Read more...

Microsoft Edge 92 rolls out to the Beta channel with vertical tabs improvements and more

Abhay V — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 22:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has begun rolling out Edge version 92 to the Beta channel, bringing features such as automatic HTTPS, font rendering improvement tests, enhancements to vertical tabs, and more. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: June Windows event, FidelityFX SR on console, and new Edge features

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 14:08:01 +0000

Event date unveils, console feature unveils, and even some browser capability unveils, the last seven days were host to a small number of announcements, and even a leak. Catch up via our overview. Read more...

The final Edge 92 build for the Dev channel is now out with a few new features

Abhay V — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 18:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has released Edge version 92.0.902.2 to Dev channel users, the last major version 92 build. There are improvements to installed PWAs, Immersive Reader improvements, and more. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: No more Windows 10X, joint E3 conferences, and better vertical tabs

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 23 May 2021 12:00:01 +0000

A number of things happened this week, including the announcement that Windows 10X was no more, a joint E3 conference from Xbox and Bethesda, and more. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview. Read more...

Edge Dev build 92.0.891.1 brings vertical tabs improvements and more

Abhay V — Tue, 18 May 2021 19:26:02 +0000

The latest Edge Dev build brings a bunch of new features. These include the option to turn on and off vertical tabs for all open windows, a new grey theme for Immersive Reader, and more. Read more...

Latest Edge Dev build adds minor new features, won't be heading to Linux users just yet

Abhay V — Wed, 12 May 2021 20:00:02 +0000

Microsoft today released Edge Dev build 92.0.884.2, adding a couple of new features along with a bunch of fixes. However, the build isn't heading to Linux users yet because of a few blocking bugs. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: More money for PC game devs, an update fix, and a very strong quarter

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 02 May 2021 12:42:02 +0000

The last seven days have brought a very impressive earnings report from Microsoft, an increase of the cut for PC game devs, and a fix for a faulty Windows update. Be sure to catch up via our overview. Read more...

Microsoft Edge 91 heads to the Beta channel with a bunch of new features

Abhay V — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:16:01 +0000

Microsoft has released Edge 91 to the Beta channel with reading mode improvements, color themes, improved password management, and more. The update has begun rolling out to all Beta users. Read more...

Microsoft Edge Dev is now available for users on Android

Abhay V — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:52:01 +0000

After releasing Edge Canary based on the unified Edge codebase to Android, Microsoft has now brought Edge Dev to the platform. The browser version coincides with that on the desktop. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Actual F2P multiplayer, update trouble, and performance on Edge

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 11:40:01 +0000

The last seven days saw the removal of Gold as a requirement for free-to-play multiplayer on Xbox, the arrival of some troublesome updates, and much more. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: New Windows 10 icons, Edge themes, and the Xbox network

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 12:06:01 +0000

The week that's just gone by has brought with it news of refreshed Windows 10 icons, new Edge themes, an Xbox Live renaming, and more. Be sure to catch up on all that via our handy overview. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Patch Tuesday woes, Bethesda now with XGS, and no more old Edge

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 15:40:02 +0000

The week that's just gone by has brought us news of the ongoing Exchange vulnerabilities, the completion of Microsoft's ZeniMax buyout, and much more. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview. Read more...

Microsoft working to unify Edge codebase on all platforms, mobile betas coming soon

Abhay V — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:30:01 +0000

Microsoft says that Edge for Android and iOS will move to a common Chromium codebase, with that of the desktop version, bringing feature parity across platforms. Mobile betas are coming soon. Read more...

Microsoft Edge is getting a new Extensions menu in the toolbar, now available for Insiders

Abhay V — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 23:28:01 +0000

Microsoft today announced that it is adding a new Extensions menu, similar to the one present in Chrome. It helps manage extensions easily from a flyout and is rolling out to Dev and Canary users. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Trying Edge, FPS Boost, and Windows 10 21H1

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 14:54:01 +0000

The last seven days have brought an FPS boots to backwards compatible games on console, an acknowledgement of Windows 10 21H1, and much more. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview. Read more...

This week's Edge Dev build adds the option for a simplified right-click menu in PDFs

Abhay V — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:45:37 +0000

Microsoft has released Edge Dev build 90.0.789.1 with a couple of new features. There's a new option for a simplified right-click menu that's still under development. There's also a ton of fixes. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: More games, broad update deployment, and productivity tweaks

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 15:32:01 +0000

The week that's just ending has brought news relating to the ZeniMax acquisition, productivity enhancements, Windows updates, and more. Be sure to catch up on all that via our handy overview. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Game Pass at 18M, revenue at $43.1B, and multiple preview builds

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 14:14:01 +0000

This last week brought into view Microsoft's Q2 FY 2021 earnings report, the impressive growth of Game Pass, new Insider builds, and an updated Edge roadmap. Be sure to catch up via our overview. Read more...

Microsoft details a couple of inking improvements made to Edge Dev and Canary builds

Abhay V — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 18:34:01 +0000

Microsoft is bringing a couple of inking improvements to the Canary and Dev channel builds of the Edge browser. These changes improve the inking experience in PDFs and web captures. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Price fluctuations, Win32 reloaded, and hardware availability

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 15:18:02 +0000

This week brought folks a strange bit of indecisiveness on Xbox Live Gold pricing from Microsoft, a commitment to Win32, and much, much more. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview. Read more...

Microsoft Edge will now let you know if your password is compromised

Usama Jawad — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 08:52:01 +0000

Microsoft is rolling out Password Monitor for Edge users. As the name implies, the service monitors a database of breached credentials and lets you know if your password is unsafe to use. Read more...

Edge Dev build 89.0.767.0 is now out with minor autofill improvements and more

Abhay V — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 19:40:01 +0000

Microsoft has released Edge Dev 89.0.767.0 with a few autofill improvements for dates and addresses, a couple of management policy additions. There is also the usual crop of fixes and improvements. Read more...

Microsoft begins rolling out history and open tabs' sync for users on Edge stable

Abhay V — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:32:02 +0000

Almost a year after making its Chromium-based Edge browser generally available, Microsoft seems to have finally begun rolling out the history and tab sync capability for users on the stable channel. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Game expansions, test builds, and Edge history sync

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 13:24:01 +0000

As we're nearing the holiday season, the volume of news has decreased a little. We did however get new Edge builds, new game expansions, and more. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview. Read more...

Edge Canary brings a new accent color option for themes, feature currently hidden

Abhay V — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 20:32:01 +0000

The latest Edge Canary build adds a new accent color picker option that lets users select from a range of accent colors for the title bar and toolbar section. It can be enabled through a hidden flag. Read more...

Microsoft Edge 88 is now out in the Beta channel with a bunch of new features

Abhay V — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 23:28:01 +0000

Microsoft has released Edge 88 to the Beta channel with performance enhancements via the sleeping tab feature, PDF note taking improvements, a new History menu design, and much more. Read more...

The first Edge 89 build is now available in the Dev channel

Rich Woods — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 19:34:01 +0000

Today, Microsoft released this week's Edge Dev build. Notably, it's the first Edge 89 build to arrive in the Dev channel, and it does have some new features such as PDF opening improvements. Read more...

Edge Dev 88.0.705.9 is out with History menu improvements and much more

Rich Woods — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 19:22:01 +0000

Today, Microsoft released its weekly build of its Edge browser in the Dev channel. It actually contains a bunch of new features, most of which are pretty minor like PiP mode on macOS and more. Read more...

Microsoft details the new features added to Edge this month

Abhay V — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 18:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has posted the list of new features being added to Edge this month, including a host of shopping features for the holidays, PDF improvements, a new Web Capture tool, and more. Read more...

Edge Dev and Canary builds bring support for text comments in PDFs

Abhay V — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:16:01 +0000

Microsoft has brought support for adding text comments for highlighted text in PDFs in the Canary and Dev builds of the Edge browser, bringing yet another feature from legacy Edge. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: 60FPS Xbox gaming, Windows 10 upgrades, and Surface updates

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 13:02:01 +0000

The last seven days have brought many firmware updates for Surface devices, new Windows 10 upgrades, and a review of the tower of power, the Xbox Series X. Be sure to catch up via our handy guide. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Xbox and chill, billions to spare, and distinguished driver updates

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 14:46:01 +0000

Among the things we saw this week were the figures for Microsoft's first quarter of FY2021, vertical tab support in Edge, and yes, and Xbox fridge. Find out more in our overview below. Read more...

Microsoft will revamp the new tab page for Edge enterprise users with version 87

Abhay V — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:22:01 +0000

Microsoft today announced that it will be adding a new 'My Feed' section for users logged into their work/school accounts, along with the Office 365 section, to the new tab page starting with Edge 87. Read more...

Some Edge Canary users can finally enable history and open tabs' sync

Abhay V — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 21:32:01 +0000

Microsoft is finally beginning to test the ability to sync history and open tabs in the Canary version of Edge. The feature is starting to show up for a few users on both macOS and Windows 10. Read more...

Microsoft finally brings its Chromium-based Edge in preview form to Linux

Abhay V — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 19:30:08 +0000

As promised last month, the first Edge Dev build is now available for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE distributions. It is aimed at developers and has only a few user-facing features,. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Console Tactics, new Insider builds, and Microsoft Bing

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 14:08:01 +0000

October's first full week brought with it a Bing rebrand, an announcement about Gears Tactics, new Windows 10 vNext builds, and much more. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview. Read more...