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New Opera update adds seamless two-way sync between desktop and iPhone

Opera One for iOS now supports two-way sync for tabs, bookmarks, and passwords. Basically, data will automatically move in both directions between Opera desktop and iPhone. Opera announced the...

Jul 10, 2026 1 Min Read

Mozilla president backs open‑source AI ‘rebel alliance’ led by Canada and the EU

Mozilla president Mark Surman says Canada and the European Union could help loosen Big Tech’s hold over AI by putting more weight behind open-source models. In a Fortune...

Jul 10, 2026 2 Min Read

New update to Dia brings Reports feature and bug fixes

The Dia browser has just received v1.39.2, and it brings a new feature called “Reports.” A Report is a well-designed document based on various topics...

Jul 10, 2026 1 Min Read

Bugs and Issues

X may now warn browser users when ad blockers affect their timeline

If X suddenly tells you that your ad blocker is stopping your For You feed from loading properly, you are not alone. A few X users have started seeing a...

Jul 10, 2026 2 Min Read

Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla details the magic behind Firefox 152's interactive Notification Actions

Firefox 152 rolled out about a month ago, bringing along those nifty new World Cup widgets. If you’ve been following our ongoing coverage, you know Mozilla hasn’...

Jul 10, 2026 2 Min Read

Gmail

Gmail joins Chrome’s new email verification experiment to make sign-ups faster

Google is testing a new way for Chrome to verify your email address without making you dig through your inbox for a code. The feature is called the Email Verification...

Jul 10, 2026 1 Min Read

Brave

Brave wants AI companies to pay creators for using their work

Brave has unveiled BAT Roadmap 4.0, and while the announcement includes a redesigned Wallet, a new Rewards Card, and several payment upgrades, one proposal stands out from the rest...

Jul 10, 2026 3 Min Read

Google

Microsoft Edge is opening the door to Google account users

Microsoft Edge is starting to let people sign in with a Google account, removing one of the more obvious reasons why some users have avoided making it their main browser...

Jul 10, 2026 2 Min Read

OpenAI begins shutting down Atlas, telling users to transition to ChatGPT desktop browser instead

OpenAI has confirmed that ChatGPT Atlas is on its way out. The company says the standalone browser will stop working on August 9, 2026. Anyone still using it will be...

Jul 10, 2026 1 Min Read

Brave takes on Google Maps with a 6-7x cheaper alternative API

Brave has announced an API that competes with the Google Maps API. It obtains information from Brave’s index, which is a growing list of over 200 million places...

Jul 10, 2026 2 Min Read

News

Vivaldi version 8.1 update brings bug fixes and refinements

While Vivaldi 8.0 was a feature-packed update with a design overhaul, the successor, Vivaldi 8.1, is an incremental refinement update. It packs a long list of bug...

Jul 09, 2026 2 Min Read

Brave

Brave Browser gets a small update with a couple of useful fixes

If you use Brave on your desktop, there’s a new update rolling out as v1.92.138 that fixes a few things you might have bumped into. It...

Jul 09, 2026 2 Min Read

Mozilla Firefox

You might soon spot the Firefox logo on Wrexham AFC jerseys

You don’t usually see a web browser sponsoring a football shirt, but that’s exactly what Mozilla is doing with Firefox. The company has signed a multi...

Jul 09, 2026 2 Min Read

Android

Chrome 150 disappearing Android downloads & broken video controls bugs under investigation

Chrome 150 has recently begun rolling out to Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, and iOS devices, but Google engineers are already investigating two serious issues that have been escalated to P0...

Jul 09, 2026 2 Min Read

New features

Zen Browser’s most-anticipated feature is almost here

Zen Browser has supported Firefox Sync for a while now. You could already sign in with a Mozilla account and keep your bookmarks, history, passwords, and extensions in sync across...

Jul 09, 2026 2 Min Read

Android

New Chrome 150 update rolling out on Android, iOS, & desktop with 27 security fixes

Google has started rolling out a fresh round of incremental Chrome 150 updates across Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, and Linux, bringing the browser to newer build numbers while also addressing...

Jul 09, 2026 2 Min Read

Google

Google just quietly redesigned Chrome’s menu on Android — did you notice?

Google is rolling out a redesigned three-dot menu in Chrome for Android, but the change has flown under the radar. The folks at 9to5Google were among the first to...

Jul 09, 2026 2 Min Read

DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo introduces built-in Ad Blocker for YouTube and other video platforms

DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine/browser, has now introduced a built-in video adblocker. While it primarily blocks ads on YouTube, it should also work for most video websites...

Jul 08, 2026 1 Min Read

Bugs and Issues

A weird Helium browser bug is nuking extensions and logins randomly — and its creator can’t reproduce it

Updating Helium Browser should be a routine process. For some users, though, a recent build welcomed them with an unpleasant surprise. Several people are reporting that after installing a recent...

Jul 08, 2026 2 Min Read

Chrome’s AI Mode is getting a full Google Drive picker

Google appears to have taken another step toward making AI Mode more useful inside Chrome. If you’ve been experimenting with AI Mode in Chrome Canary, you may have...

Jul 08, 2026 1 Min Read

Apple

Helium Browser 0.14.4 update adds Google reverse image search & new macOS UI tweaks

The Helium Browser team is continuing its rapid release cadence with the rollout of version 0.14.4, a relatively small but meaningful update that builds on the recent Chromium...

Jul 08, 2026 2 Min Read

Brave

Brave PM calls Vivaldi “terrible” and explains why

Keith, a Product Manager at Brave, has publicly taken aim at Vivaldi, describing it as “terrible” and pointing to everything from browser fingerprinting to its closed-source components...

Jul 08, 2026 2 Min Read

Apps

Chrome & Edge finally fix a 13-year-old Windows bug users refused to let die

Sometimes, the smallest bugs end up having the longest stories. That’s exactly what has happened with a Windows feature that Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge have ignored for...

Jul 08, 2026 2 Min Read

Bugs and Issues

Firefox 152.0.5 out with under-the-hood improvements

Firefox has just released version 152.0.5, and it fixes many bugs and issues with the browser crashing. However, it’s feature-light, and nothing notably new has been...

Jul 08, 2026 1 Min Read