Google Frames DOJ Chrome Divesting Demands “Extreme” and “Fundamentally Flawed” as Antitrust Trial Begins

#Google #Antitrust #DOJ #Chrome #GoogleSearch #Monopoly #TechTrial #Regulation #BigTech #Competition #USGov #GooglevsDOJ #WebBrowsers #Alphabet

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/04/22/google-frames-doj-chrome-divesting-demands-extreme-and-fundamentally-flawed-as-antitrust-trial-begins-xcxwbn/

Bring Back RSS Feeds to Browsers

https://jetgirl.art/bring-back-rss-feeds-to-browsers/

Is your browser stuck in the past? @thurrott explores the next-gen browsers ready to reshape your web experience after Chrome's big changes on Hands-On Windows 135.

#WebBrowsers #WindowsTips
Download and subscribe here:
https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-windows/episodes/135

Does you web app requires a 10MB JavaScript to work?

Not anymore!

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Guides/Compression_dictionary_transport

Can Using the Light Phone III Help Cure ‘Brain Rot’? - Minimalist gadgets like the new Light Phone III, a smartphone that barely does anything, ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/technology/personaltech/light-phone-iii-brain-rot.html #mobilecommerceandpayments #computersandtheinternet #mobileapplications #textmessaging #smartphones #webbrowsers #start-ups #cameras #iphone

Anyone using the Zen browser?

https://zen-browser.app/

Zcash is the cryptocurrency that all the criminals thought that Bitcoin was. Shielded transactions to another shielded wallet are private. All you see on the blockchain is proof that the transaction happened.

And now it's in @brave

https://brave.com/blog/shielded-zcash/

Web portals! Circa 2000, you found them everywhere. I'm looking for a modern one.
Or maybe you'd call it a dashboard. I want a visual, drag-and-drop bookmark manager. You know, the sort of thing that lets me cluster my blog links in one section, news sites in another, etc. Maybe with color-coding. Maybe with images or page previews. FOSS preferred but I'd consider anything.
#webportals #webdesign #browsers #vivalidi #webbrowsers #webdashboards

Apple Adjusts iOS Browser Rules, Letting Users Choose More Options to Avoid EU Fine

#Apple #iOS #iPhone #Safari #DigitalMarketsAct #EURegulations #BigTech #TechPolicy #DMA #WebBrowsers

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/03/25/apple-avoids-eu-dma-fine-with-ios-browser-compliance-change-xcxwbn/

The WebDX #CommunityGroup at @w3cdevs have reached a milestone in their efforts to catalogue #Web browser baseline features, and that's great!

But I worry that some #developers will look at graphs like this one and think "more features == better". And I'm not sure whether or not that's actually true. From some #DX perspectives (and many #UX perspectives), widespread implementation of a new feature can be a net harm, not good.

Deeper dive (choose your preferred medium!):
- https://danq.me/webdx-does-more-mean-better
- gemini://danq.me/posts/webdx-does-more-mean-better
- https://textplain.blog/does-more-mean-better

Vivaldi 7.2 Released with Speed Improvements + More

A big Vivaldi web browser update is rolling out with a set of appreciable improvements long-time users will like, and would-be users may be tempted to try. Vivaldi 7.2 amps up its address bar logic to proffer more relevant results, faster. Search suggestions and search accuracy have been tweaked so that “finding what you need feels seamless”, according to Vivaldi Technologies’ CEO Jon von Tetzchner. Sticking with the speed theme, Vivaldi 7.2 is said to load pages faster—up to 2x as fast for some—thanks to some nifty optimised connection handling work on the backend that reduces latency on domain lookup.
#News #AppUpdates #Vivaldi #WebBrowsers

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/vivaldi-7-2-release-whats-new

Mozilla is paving the way for bringing support for Progressive Web Apps back to Firefox. They'll still look and function like browser tabs rather than standalone apps, but they'll show up more like apps in the OS as "taskbar tabs." #Mozilla #Firefox #TaskbarTabs #ProgressiveWebApps #WebApps #WebBrowsers https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/firefox-nightly-supports-web-apps-taskbar-tabs

Microsoft Edge for Android now supports extensions, offering greater customization and functionality than Chrome

#Microsoft #MicrosoftEdge #Android #MobileBrowsing #BrowserExtensions #MobileTech #EdgeBrowser #AndroidUpdates #WebBrowsers #EdgeVsChrome

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/03/17/microsoft-edge-for-android-adds-full-extension-support-xcxwbn/

A look at forks of Firefox.

"For those who are willing to stay in the Firefox "family" there are a number of good options that have taken vastly different approaches. This includes GNU IceCat, Floorp, LibreWolf, and Zen."

https://lwn.net/Articles/1012453/

#lazyweb what's your opinion on #fennec as an alternative to #firefox on #android

Kagi is Bringing Orion Web Browser to Linux

Kagi, the company behind a paid, private search engine1 of the same name, has announced it’s bringing its Webkit-based Orion web browser to Linux. In a post on BlueSky, Kagi said: “We’re thrilled to announce that development of the Orion Browser for Linux has officially started!”. Feature-parity with the macOS version is expected by next year (all going well). Orion is said to best Safari, Google Chrome, and Firefox in many areas on macOS: zero-telemetry browser; built-in ad and tracking blocking; lower memory usage; faster page speeds; greater battery efficiency, support for Chrome Extensions and Firefox Add-ons. Whether all of
#News #Kagi #Orion #WebBrowsers #Webkit

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/kag-orion-web-browser-coming-to-linux

Curious if any other #jaws users have noticed some weirdness with copying things to the clipboard lately, especially in #WebBrowsers. I primarily use #MicrosoftEdge but have noticed it in other places too. Take this for example: I'm writing some notes on #WCAG success criteria in #Joplin, getting some information from this page on understanding WCAG. I selected the number and name of SC 1.2.3 and pressed CTRL+C. JAWS should have copied " 1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded)", but all it copied was "1.2.3 ". I tried this several times, making sure I had all the text selected. It's not the first time it's happened lately, either. I've noticed it for at least the last few weeks, and it's very frustrating. Sometimes I'll switch to #NVDA just because I know it will copy things correctly.
#ScreenReader #Accessibility #Windows #Windows11 #WindowsEleven
@freedomscientific @mastoblind @main

Facing the Looming Threat of A.I., Publishers Turn to Decentralized Platforms - Facing the looming threat of A.I. as a competitor, some publishers are considering an alt... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/technology/mike-mccue-surf-browser-decentralized-internet.html #computersandtheinternet #bluesky(socialnetwork) #artificialintelligence #searchengines #flipboardinc #socialmedia #webbrowsers #mikemccue #surf

LibreWolf is my main now.
Firefox, I hope you recover from "paying CEO millions". It sounds like a fatal condition. #WebBrowsers #Firefox #LibreWolf