Web Browser

Microsoft is pushing out its new and improved Edge browser – rebuilt from scratch and available on all the major platforms. Here's what you get in the new browser, and why Microsoft went back to the drawing board.

​After the launch of Firefox Reality, we spoke to Mozilla’s Head of Mixed Reality Andre Vrignaud about the future of the browser, VR, mixed reality and 3D digital content.

​​Mozilla has unveiled Firefox Reality, a new web browser for virtual and augmented reality hardware. It's designed to browse traditional 2D web content while also hoping to push the boundaries of what the web can do when coupled with VR technology, and can be operated by voice command.​

​There are compelling reasons to use open source software. There's the obvious benefit that it's free to use. It's arguably more secure. And it's built solely for the benefit of users. This in mind, here are 10 of the best open source alternatives to the software we use on our computers every day.

Airline passengers browsing the web using in-flight Wi-Fi might be forgiven for thinking they've stepped back in time to the age of dial-up. But now a team at Northwestern University has developed an extension for the Chrome browser that significantly speeds up page loading in the air.

Mozilla is progressing with development on its new browser engine called Servo that embraces parallelism to take advantage of modern multi-core processors. Developers will get their first chance to try out the engine in June with the release of a tech demo.

Windows 10 will be launched later this year, and for free. Microsoft wants all Windows devices to run its new cross-platform OS, including even game consoles and its new augmented reality headset.

In welcome news for anybody who has fumbled around on an unknown computer downloading Skype, Microsoft has announced a beta version for web browser. Skype for Web will be available on an invitation-only basis to start, with aims to roll out globally in the following months.

It's the world's most used web browser, but how many users are using extensions to get the most out of Google Chrome? Here are some of my favorites, not geared towards any particular profession, which I think could prove useful to my fellow generalist web users out there in the world.

Abelardo Gonzalez has created an open-source font to help people with dyslexia read more easily.

Barnes and Noble introduces a free eBook reader for web browsers

Google has released its Chrome web browser for iOS devices, bringing features such as Incognito and tab syncing across devices to owners of the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch running iOS 4.3 or later.