Microsoft’s news that it’s shifting its Edge web browser onto the Chromium engine has prompted discussion around a broad swathe of different web technologies. If you’ve found all the names and jargon confusing, you may find this reference of use. We’ve put together a cheat sheet of key terms and technologies. It should help you […]
Last week Microsoft confirmed the unprecedented news that it’s rebuilding its Edge web browser atop the Chromium open-source rendering engine. It spells the end for Microsoft’s EdgeHTML engine less than four years after it first shipped to the public with Windows 10’s launch. This leaves me with a mix of feelings. On the one hand, […]
Microsoft is having to rethink and ultimately shutter its current EdgeHTML development in favor of a Google-inspired alternative
Today, Microsoft released the Payment Request API preview for Microft Edge. The Payment Request API will allow for easier checkout and payments on the web on Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. Stable builds of Windows 10 will receive Payment Request API support in the Windows 10 Creators Update due out in early 2017.
Microsoft Edge may soon get a new updating system as well as other improvements, Microsoft revealed at Ignite 2016
Microsoft Edge explains more about how the TCP Fast Open and the TLS False Start will essentially improve loading times.
According to the Microsoft Edge Dev blog, the Edge team will be using the upcoming Windows 10 Anniversary update to release Edge support for Web Apps built using WebM, VP9 and Opus audio and video codecs for streaming.
In conjunction with the internal tools built into its new Edge browser, Microsoft is also announcing its new Global CSS Property Usage tool.
The new issue tracker for Microsoft Edge is an easier means of reporting bugs and issues via the web platform.