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Microsoft Edge beats out Chrome, FF in phishing, malware security tests

March 6, 2021July 14, 2020 by Dave W. Shanahan
Microsoft Edge beats out Chrome, FF in phishing, malware security tests OnMSFT.com July 14, 2020

In a new NSS Labs report, Microsoft Edge beat Chrome, Firefox, and Opera in phishing and malware security tests. The Microsoft Edge team celebrated the NSS Labs findings on Twitter. As far as blocking phishing attacks, the NSS Labs report ... Read more

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Microsoft's new Edge browser inches up in popularity, now 2nd most popular browser

March 6, 2021April 3, 2020 by Rabia Noureen
Microsoft's new Edge browser inches up in popularity, now 2nd most popular browser OnMSFT.com April 3, 2020

NetMarketShare released its monthly report for March 2020 which shows that the new Microsoft Edge browser is now the second most popular desktop browser.

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Recent study shows Microsoft's new Edge isn't as effective for protecting privacy compared to other browsers

March 6, 2021March 11, 2020 by Laurent Giret
Recent study shows Microsoft's new Edge isn't as effective for protecting privacy compared to other browsers OnMSFT.com March 11, 2020

In a new study comparing back-end data exchange among some of the most popular web browsers, Microsoft’s new Edge browser appears to be lagging behind Chrome, Firefox, and Safari in regards to web browser privacy.

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Google Earth now available for Edge, Firefox, Opera, thanks to WebAssembly

March 6, 2021February 27, 2020 by Jonny Caldwell
Google Earth now available for Edge, Firefox, Opera, thanks to WebAssembly OnMSFT.com February 27, 2020

Google has revealed that Google Earth—it’s world-viewing application that has been previously exclusively available on Chrome—is now officially available for the new Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera.

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Windows 10 news recap: Firefox 71 released with enhanced tracking protection, new Windows 10 2004 Preview Build, and more

December 6, 2019 by Jack Wilkinson
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Welcome back to our Windows 10 news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system. Mozilla releases Firefox 71 with tracking protection improvements and Picture in Picture video ... Read more

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Mozilla releases Firefox 71 with tracking protection improvements and Picture in Picture video for Windows

December 4, 2019 by Kareem Anderson
Firefox 69 is out and blocks third-party tracking cookies and cryptominers by default

Users can grab the latest version via Firefox.com or from their respective app stores on mobile

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Firefox 70 is out with social media trackers blocked by default

October 22, 2019 by Jonny Caldwell
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Mozilla has just released its version 70 of its popular privacy-centric Firefox web browser on Windows as well as macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

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Firefox releases new version Android browser in Preview, set to launch this fall

June 27, 2019 by Kareem Anderson
Firefox releases new version Android browser in Preview, set to launch this fall OnMSFT.com June 27, 2019

Come this fall, the Mozilla plans to replace the current browser with its new Geckoview developed one. 

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Mozilla Firefox will now provide enhanced tracking protection by default

June 4, 2019 by Laurent Giret
Mozilla Firefox browser on Windows 10

Mozilla announced today that Firefox will now provide Enhanced Tracking Protection to all new users by default, which will block known third-party tracking cookies when browsing the web.

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Microsoft news recap: New extension for Chrome and Firefox, silence on Huawei ban, and more

May 26, 2019 by Jack Wilkinson
Microsoft news recap: New extension for Chrome and Firefox, silence on Huawei ban, and more OnMSFT.com May 26, 2019

Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read! Microsoft remains silent on Huawei ban, but removes them from cloud products page As ... Read more

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Latest version of Firefox brings improvements to speed and privacy

May 21, 2019 by Jonny Caldwell
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Mozilla has released a new update to the Firefox web browser today, bringing it to version 67.

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Google has been sabotaging Firefox for years, says former Mozilla exec

April 15, 2019 by Kareem Anderson
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The team has generally addressed issues with a "whoops" and a shrug until a resolution is presented weeks or months later

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Windows 10 news recap: Sling TV adds support for Microsoft Edge, Chromium-based Microsoft Edge now available for testing, and more

April 14, 2019 by Jack Wilkinson
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Welcome back to our Windows 10 news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system. ARM64 version of Firefox browser begins beta testing Mozilla has begun testing of ... Read more

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ARM64 version of Firefox browser begins beta testing

April 12, 2019 by Jonny Caldwell
Mozilla Firefox browser on Windows 10

Mozilla has officially made a beta version of an ARM64-compatible build of its Firefox “Quantum” browser available to users running Windows 10 PC’s with Snapdragon processors.

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Windows 10 news recap: Surface app now lets you know when warranty ends, Firefox adds Windows Hello authentication, and more

March 24, 2019 by Jack Wilkinson
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Welcome back to our Windows 10 news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system. Windows 10 Surface app now tells users when their warranty ends To make ... Read more

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Mozilla Firefox browser adds Windows Hello authentication support

March 20, 2019 by Brad Stephenson
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The Mozilla Firefox internet browser updated to Version 66.0 and, with this update, added support for Microsoft's Windows Hello authentication. This means that after installing the latest update, Firefox users on a compatible Windows 10 device will be able to ... Read more

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Here's the Mozilla announcement on Firefox Reality and HoloLens 2

February 25, 2019 by Kareem Anderson
Here's the Mozilla announcement on Firefox Reality and HoloLens 2 OnMSFT.com February 25, 2019

The company intending to bring Firefox Reality to Microsoft's Mixed Reality Platform.

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Firefox browser gets new privacy features in Version 65 update

January 30, 2019 by Brad Stephenson
Mozilla Firefox browser on Windows 10

Mozilla's Firefox internet browser updated to Version 65 today for Windows computers. This latest update has a strong focus on privacy and security with a new, streamlined content blocking pane in the browser's settings that allows users to manually select ... Read more

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Windows 10 news recap: Windows 10 to begin reserving 7GB of disk space for updates, Samsung announces new laptops, and more

January 13, 2019 by Jack Wilkinson
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Welcome back to our Windows 10 news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system. Windows 10 version 1903 to reserve 7GB of disk space for updates From ... Read more

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Firefox nightly builds are now available for Windows 10 on ARM

January 7, 2019 by Kareem Anderson
Firefox nightly builds are now available for Windows 10 on ARM OnMSFT.com January 7, 2019

Mozilla is stepping up to the plate with its new made for ARM64 Firefox browser.

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Microsoft Edge still holds battery life edge over Chrome in Windows 10 version 1809

December 27, 2018 by Laurent Giret
Microsoft Edge still holds battery life edge over Chrome in Windows 10 version 1809 OnMSFT.com December 27, 2018

In Microsoft's latest browser efficiency comparison, Microsoft Edge lasted 24% longer than Chrome while watching a looping streaming video.

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