microsoft edge

  1. Jan

    Microsoft increases Edge built-in Cloudflare VPN bandwidth to 5GB

    Microsoft Edge's built-in Cloudflare VPN now comes with 5GB free data Microsoft has enhanced the Edge browser's "Edge Secure Network" by upping the data allowance from 1GB to 5GB, Twitter user @Leopeva64 has found. Edge Secure Network leverages Cloudflare routing to encrypt a user's connection...
  3. Jan

    Microsoft working on "Edge for Gamers"

    Microsoft adding gaming mode to Edge In an effort to gain further support from the gaming community, Microsoft is working on a new feature — Edge for Gamers — which it says provides an enhanced user experience both inside and outside of gaming sessions. According to a Bleeping Computer report...
  4. Jan

    Microsoft reportedly making links in Outlook and Teams open in Edge

    Microsoft forcing Outlook and Teams links to open in Edge Microsoft 365 IT administrators have been informed that links in the Outlook and Teams apps will all open in the Edge browser in future, regardless of users' default browser selection. Reddit users first posted about the change late...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Jan

    Windows update breaks "Make Chrome the default browser" button

    Windows update breaks Chrome feature — makes switch from Edge more difficult Microsoft rolled out an update to Windows in April 2023 that broke a button in Chrome which made it easy to switch to Google's browser as the default, Gizmodo reports. On most Windows systems, Microsoft's Edge browser...
  6. Jan

    Microsoft Edge sending every URL users visit to Bing API domain

    Microsoft Edge leaking users' browsing history to Bing Reddit users have discovered that the Microsoft Edge browser is leaking users' browsing history to the company's Bing API. The behaviour occurs in Edge browser versions 112.0.1722.34 and later and appears to be due to a change in the...
  7. Jan

    Microsoft tests sharing collections of tabs in Edge

    Microsoft previews tab sharing in Edge with Workspaces Microsoft is rolling out a limited public preview of its Workspaces feature for the Edge browser that will let users save and share tabs using a single link. The company says the Workspace feature will help keep collaborators on the same...
  8. Jan

    Web browser recording the most pageview in South Africa (March 2023)

    Most popular web browsers in South Africa Google Chrome is the most popular web browser in South Africa, with a market share of over 70%. This is according to GlobalStats Statcounter data for device-independent market share, which shows that the next most popular is Apple's Safari browser...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  9. Jan

    Microsoft Edge getting built-in crypto wallet

    Microsoft testing built-in crypto wallet for Edge browser Microsoft is testing a built-in cryptocurrency wallet for Edge, according to screenshots of a leaked internal build of the web browser. Screenshots posted by Twitter user Albacore (@thebookisclosed) provided some details about the...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Jan

    Opera announces ChatGPT integration for webpage summaries

    Opera browser adding ChatGPT integration The Opera web browser will get AI-powered features, starting with one powered by OpenAI's advanced language model ChatGPT. In a blog post late last week, Opera co-CEO Song Lin said the push into an AI-integrated web formed part of the browser's knack...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. Jan

    Google releases Chrome patch to fix serious security flaw

    Google Chrome patch fixes mysterious "high risk" security flaw Google has released an update for its Chrome browser, which fixes a severe security vulnerability with a mystery impact. Chrome version 105.0.5195.102 for Windows, Mac, and Linux includes a patch for CVE-2022-3075, which has been...
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    Weird grey "hair" in MS Edge

    This is a weird one, so bear with me... There seems to be a grey "hair" stuck in Microsoft Edge on OSX. It literally looks like a hair on my screen: But my colleague complained today that I'm "screen-sharing the hair" during a MS Teams call -- at which point we realised it is a weird...
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    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Software
  13. Rual dV

    Developer shows how websites track users' Internet activity via Chrome Extensions

    Websites can detect installed Chrome Extensions and track users with them Security-focused web developer z0ccc has created a web application that shows how other websites track users' Internet activity via their installed Chrome extensions. "Extension Fingerprints" detects which Chrome...
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  14. Jan

    Chrome, Firefox, and Edge will soon hit version 100 - User-Agent parsers expected to break

    Chrome, Firefox, and Edge version 100 problem — expect sites to break Three commonly-used internet browsers are nearing their 100th versions, and Engadget reported that the triple-digit release numbers in the browsers' User-Agents (UA) could cause problems with several websites. The browsers...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. Jan

    Chrome removes ability to delete pre-populated search engines - promises to bring it back

    Chrome won't let users delete search engines A recent update to the Chromium codebase has removed the option to delete prepopulated search engines in the latest versions of the Chrome and Edge browsers. The problem was first highlighted several days ago when a number of users on a Google...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. Chris

    Microsoft Edge flags Firefox installer

    Microsoft Edge flags Firefox installer Microsoft's Edge browser was recently found to be blocking users from downloading Mozilla Firefox, one of its main competitors. Recent Reddit threads showed that the browser was prohibiting users from downloading the regular stable version of Firefox, as...
  17. J

    New Microsoft Edge start menu advert targets Chrome users

    New Microsoft Edge start menu advert targets Chrome users Microsoft has added a new advertisement for its Edge Internet browser to the Windows 10 start menu, Softpedia News reports. This new advertisement will appear when a Windows user searches their system for an alternative browser...
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    Microsoft Edge overtakes Firefox in adoption

    Microsoft Edge overtakes Firefox in adoption Microsoft Edge has overtaken Mozilla Firefox to become the world's second-most popular Internet browser, according to data from NetMarketShare. As of 31 March 2020, Edge has reached 7.59% desktop browser market share, overtaking Firefox, which has a...
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    Microsoft Edge preview users unable to use new YouTube features

    Microsoft Edge preview users unable to use new YouTube features Google is blocking users of Microsoft's Chromium-powered Edge browser from accessing the modern YouTube experience. Microsoft recently released a preview version of its new Edge browser which runs on the Chromium web engine...
  20. J

    New Microsoft Edge will support all Chrome extensions

    New Microsoft Edge will support all Chrome extensions Microsoft's new Chromium-based browser will support existing Chrome extensions, Edge project manager Kyle Alden said in a Reddit thread. One of the biggest drawbacks of the current version of Edge is its significant lack of extensions, with...
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    Microsoft confirms its Edge browser will be built on Chromium

    Microsoft confirms its Edge browser will be built on Chromium Microsoft has confirmed that it is rebuilding its Edge desktop browser on the open-source Chromium project. Chromium is the same web rendering engine which powers Google's Chrome browser, and will replace Microsoft's EdgeHTML...
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