Google has changed its mind — cookies in the Chrome browser will not be disabled until at least 2025
Google has postponed its plan to phase out cookies for all Chrome users. Just a few months ago, the search giant planned to stop using third-party cookies by mid-2024. But now Google has postponed this step until at least 2025.
Ecosia search engine launches the world’s first «energy-generating» browser
Today — on Earth Day — the nonprofit search engine Ecosia launched «the greenest browser on Earth». It aims to offer customers a more sustainable alternative to Google Chrome or Apple Safari.
Google adds camera and microphone previews for video communication services to Chrome
Google is adding a Chrome preview function for video and audio from the user’s camera to be used in video communication services that work through the browser (Zoom, Google Meet). The Chrome preview screen will allow you to set up your camera and microphone in Windows 11 and Windows 10.
Microsoft Edge will allow you to control the amount of RAM available for its use
Microsoft is working on a new feature for the Edge browser that will allow users to limit the amount of RAM used. The corresponding new settings section has appeared in the browser’s test builds. It contains a slider to allow you to limit Edge’s access to RAM.
Settlement agreement for $5 billion: Google to delete Chrome data collected in privacy mode
Google has agreed to destroy or anonymize web browsing data records collected in Chrome’s privacy mode. The proposed settlement agreement in Brown v. Google would also require the company to provide greater disclosure about how it collects data in this mode and set limits on future data collection.
Waiting for X Elite: Google has created Chrome for laptops with Snapdragon processors
Google has introduced a version of Chrome for Windows laptops running on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. According to two unnamed partner companies, the Snapdragon version of Chrome demonstrates «significant performance improvements». The new version of Chrome is already available for download.
Microsoft to improve text rendering in Chrome on Windows PCs
After years of complaints, Microsoft has finally made changes to Chromium that should improve text rendering in Google’s browser on Windows computers.
Opera records 164% increase in iOS — users (spoiler: DMA helped)
The Digital Marketplace Act (DMA), which came into force on March 7, provides for free choice of a given browser for EU users, among other things.
Microsoft fixes bug in Edge browser that «stole» tabs and data from Chrome
The latest stable version of Microsoft’s browser contains an important fix that will disable automatic data import from Chrome.