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Helium

Helium browser developer confirms DRM support is coming soon

The developer behind the open-source Helium browser has revealed plans to bring official DRM support to the app in the near future. This confirmation came out of nowhere in...

Oct 26, 2026 2 Min Read

Marketing

Mozilla launches nostalgic ‘Come Back to Firefox’ campaign featuring viral 2000s icons

Mozilla just rolled out a new Come Back to Firefox campaign that brings together some of the biggest viral stars from the early 2000s to ask what happened to the...

Oct 26, 2026 2 Min Read

News

Vivaldi iOS snapshot v4190.59 adds custom ad blocker levels and fixes bugs

The latest snapshot version of Vivaldi on iOS brings ad blocker improvements, several bug fixes, and an update to the Chromium engine. The exact version number is v4190.59, and...

Oct 25, 2026 2 Min Read

Google Chrome

Chrome for Android partially supports inserting stickers, GIFs, and images from the keyboard

Chrome for Android now technically supports inserting stickers, GIFs, and images directly from the keyboard into text fields on websites. However, there are several caveats to that statement. For one...

Oct 25, 2026 2 Min Read

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge v156 improves site permissions, adds document autofill, and login notes

The stable version of Microsoft Edge v156 is now out for the public. This update improves convenience. There are changes to site permissions, autofill, saved logins, and a fix for...

Oct 25, 2026 2 Min Read

Google

Chrome wants to be the bridge between your digital IDs and your phone’s wallet

Google has turned on a new feature in Chrome 155 that lets websites send digital IDs, student cards, and official passes straight to the wallet app on your Android phone...

Oct 24, 2026 2 Min Read

Aside’s new feature remembers what you looked at (even the reply you never sent)

Aside co-founder Chanhee just announced Context Awareness on X, bringing one of the most interesting parts of the upcoming Aside v2 roadmap to users early. The feature turns the...

Oct 23, 2026 2 Min Read

No billionaires, full-power ad blockers: Firefox makes its pitch against Big Tech

Mozilla just put out a new blog post reminding everyone that Firefox is still independent and not owned by any tech billionaires. Their main pitch was that almost every...

Oct 23, 2026 2 Min Read

Brave adds GPT 5.6 and Grok 4.6 models to Leo AI assistant

Brave has released version 1.98 of its browser, which is currently rolling out to users. One major change the company announced is adding three new AI models to its...

Oct 23, 2026 2 Min Read

Dia rolls out v1.54.0 for macOS and v1.3.0 for Windows: here’s what’s new

Dia has picked up its weekly updates, bumping the browser to version 1.54.0 on Mac and version 1.3.0 on Windows. According to the changelog, these builds...

Oct 23, 2026 2 Min Read

Atlassian Arc

Can Firefox replace Arc? Mozilla begins courting power users

Following the confirmation that Arc is completely shutting down on December 22, Mozilla is already trying to win over its users. The official Firefox account on X put out a...

Oct 23, 2026 2 Min Read

News

Zen Browser v1.23.4b blocks compromised eMudhra certificates and adds new Boosts Focus

The v1.23.4b stable build came out recently for the Zen browser. It’s mostly a maintenance release, and the biggest change is a security update that improves protection...

Oct 23, 2026 2 Min Read

Atlassian Arc

Arc browser will completely shut down later this year

I saw this coming from a mile away, but I didn’t really expect it to be this soon. Today, The Browser Company officially announced that Arc would be...

Oct 23, 2026 4 Min Read

Brave

Brave for iOS finally lets you download files in the background

Brave browser for iPhone and iPad has picked up a fresh update to version 1.97, which is now live on the App Store. The biggest change is that the...

Oct 22, 2026 2 Min Read

Brave

JPEG XL lands in major browsers, but a Firefox developer explains why AVIF still wins the web

After months of anticipation, every major web browser now has native support for JPEG XL. Yet according to a large real-world benchmark from Firefox developer Jake Archibald, websites should...

Oct 22, 2026 2 Min Read

Brave

This is the most secure web browser in 2026, according to Proton’s testing

Proton just put five popular privacy browsers through a head-to-head test in a new YouTube video to see which one actually protects your data without ruining your daily...

Oct 22, 2026 2 Min Read

Google

Chrome rolls out default warnings for unencrypted HTTP connections

Google is finally flipping the switch on a major security change in Chrome that stops the browser from automatically loading older, unencrypted websites. Starting this week, Google says that Chrome...

Oct 22, 2026 2 Min Read

Astian Midori

Latest Midori browser update brings intuitive gestures, ad blocker improvements, and more

A new update has just arrived on the Midori browser, and it finally brings very intuitive gestures that drastically improve usability. There are some lighter improvements too, such as refinements...

Oct 21, 2026 2 Min Read

News

New Vivaldi Android snapshot adds persistent media player controls

The latest snapshot (beta) update to Vivaldi on Android brings an important usability improvement; it’s related to the media player. There are some more polish improvements to make...

Oct 21, 2026 2 Min Read

Aside browser’s next update will cut bot detection, and a Windows on Arm version could follow

Aside co-founder Chanhee shared on X today that the browser’s next update will stop websites from constantly mistaking its built-in AI assistant for a spam bot...

Oct 21, 2026 1 Min Read

Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla urges UK watchdog to mandate browser choice screens alongside search

Mozilla is telling the UK Competition and Markets Authority that its plan to fix Google’s search dominance is missing a big piece of the puzzle. Last month, the...

Oct 21, 2026 2 Min Read

Google

Google rolls out Chrome 156 with massive wave of over 350 security fixes

Google has finally rolled out Chrome 156 to the public, and it comes with a plethora of security fixes. In total, it addresses 353 issues, making it a huge release...

Oct 21, 2026 1 Min Read

Google Chrome

Chrome and Firefox have blocked flawed eMudhra security certificates

Google and Mozilla scrambled over the weekend to block eight compromised security certificates issued by the authority eMudhra. If they had not stepped in quickly, anyone on the internet could...

Oct 21, 2026 2 Min Read

Google enlists AI to sniff out fake antivirus warnings and phishing traps in Chrome

As AI tools make it easier than ever to find software exploits and vulnerabilities, Google is taking steps to make it harder for hackers to trick its users. The company...

Oct 21, 2026 2 Min Read