5 Safari settings on your iPhone that you should change immediately
Privacy-conscious internet users might be doing whatever they can to reduce the amount of data tech companies collect about them. Complete user-tracking prevention is impossible, …
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Apple just undid one of iOS 15’s most controversial iPhone changes
Sometimes in tech, it doesn’t pay to rock the boat, a lesson Apple learned the hard way after it introduced a wild new design change …
Chrome will stop draining the life out of MacBooks soon
Google Drain still drains a lot of battery life on MacBook and Windows, but Google confirmed it’s working on several features that should reduce the …
Why Apple and Google’s ad-blocking tech isn’t all good news
At Apple’s ongoing developer conference, we’ve heard a lot about shiny new operating systems and fancy iOS 11 features. But one thing that’s only briefly …
Another unpatchable security flaw proves Flash needs to die
Given the endless stream of security vulnerabilities that have continued to plague Adobe Flash for years, it’s almost a surprise that Flash isn’t entirely dead …
Is your browser’s private mode actually private?
Modern Internet browsers have private or incognito modes that let you surf the web without leaving any traces. That is, you’re not leaving any traces …
There’s finally a better browser than Safari for your iPhone
Despite being a diehard Chrome user on both my Windows 10 laptop and my MacBook Air, I’ve never made the switch from Safari on my …
Why it’s time to ditch Chrome on your MacBook
With a 64.8% market share as of July 2015, Google Chrome is by far the most widely used web browser on the planet, easily dwarfing competing browsers …
Apple finds a new way to stick it to Google: Hidden ad-blocking feature found on iOS 9
One hidden iOS 9 feature that Apple didn’t detail on stage earlier this week concerns advertising and user tracking. The feature was discovered in Safari mobile developer …
An amazing iPhone and iPad trick you never knew existed
If you’re an iPhone or iPad user, odds are that you use mobile Safari to do all of your web browsing. But buried underneath all …
Millions of Apple users can now sue Google for its Safari hack
Millions of Apple Safari users in Britain have been given the green light to sue Google amidst proven allegations that the search giant implemented a workaround …
Watching porn on OS X Safari isn’t as ‘private’ as you think
If you ask Apple, switching on “Private Browsing” in OS X Safari should keep everything you do online free from prying eyes. Not only does …
Your private browsing habits are far from being as private as you might think
Most modern browsers come with special private modes meant to help users hide their surfing habits from coworkers or family and/or try to prevent sites …
The best must-know tricks for Safari in iOS 8
Many of us use Safari for a browser. But there are loads of little tips and tricks that you may not know about. You’ve probably accidentally …
Google to pay $17 million for putting its hand in Apple’s cookie jar
Remember last year when Google had to pay $22.5 million to the Federal Trade Commission after bypassing security settings on the Safari browser in order …
Safari expands mobile browser share lead despite heated competition
Apple (AAPL) may be under more competitive pressure than it’s faced in a while but that doesn’t mean its iPhones and iPads aren’t still the …
Apple users in the U.K. look to sue Google over Safari tracking scandal
A group of Apple (AAPL) users in the United Kingdom are looking to take legal action against Google (GOOG) for its role in last year’s …
Steve Jobs originally wanted to call Safari Web browser ‘Freedom’
Just as Steve Jobs originally (and dubiously) thought “Bicycle” was a good name for the original Macintosh or “MacMan” for the first iMac, the late Apple …
Google to pony up $22.5 million in Safari settlement
Google is about to forfeit some of its allowance after getting caught with its hands in Safari’s cookie jar. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google …
Google to be fined millions by U.S. over Safari breach
The United States Federal Trade Commission will fine Google for its breach of Apple’s Safari web browser security, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The Internet giant …
Chrome 18 is world’s most popular browser, Internet Explorer 9 leads in North America
Internet monitoring firm Pingdom on Monday released a new report on global Web browser share by browser version. The company found Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 …
Major Google Chrome vulnerability uncovered by hacker at Pwnium contest
Russian university student Sergey Glazunov was able to hack into a secure Windows 7 machine using a remote code execution exploit in Google’s Chrome web …
Google and other advertisers used ‘a special code’ to bypass Safari privacy restrictions
Google and other leading advertising companies have been bypassing the privacy settings of millions of unknowing Safari users, reports the Wall Street Journal. Using “a …
Chrome, Firefox and Safari browsers chewing away at IE market share
A new research report from Chitika Insights suggests Chrome, Firefox and Safari are eating away at Microsoft’s dominant share of the web browser market. Internet …
Amazon launches web-based Kindle Cloud Reader
Amazon launched its new Kindle Cloud Reader service on Wednesday that provides users with access their Kindle library using Chrome or Safari on Mac, PC, …
Chrome's growth slows in July according to new browser share data
Research firm Net Applications released its most recent browser share trend report on Monday. The latest information suggests that adoption of the Chrome web browser …
Amazon updates Cloud Drive and Cloud Player with unlimited music space, free storage for Amazon MP3s, iPad web player
Moments ago Amazon announced that it has made a number of enhancements to its Amazon Cloud Drive and Cloud Player services. First — for a …
