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Google to ditch Flash for HTML5 by default in Chrome come this fall
The slow death of Adobe Flash continues as Google preps to put another nail into the beleaguered technology’s coffin come this fall. According to a draft proposal from the search giant, a copy of...
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How to disable Safari Suggestions
Apple’s browser on iOS and OS X includes a nifty content recommendation capability, called Safari Suggestions (not to be confused with suggested search words and phrases). The feature activates when...
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Tip: this secret Safari shortcut quickly loads your last search results
SnapBack, a long-standing and very easily overlooked Safari for Mac feature, can save you a ton of clicks if you search a lot, and most of us do. With SnapBack, you can go right back to the last full...
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Facebook posts Save and Share extensions for Chrome, revamps Like button on...
Having launched at the annual F8 conference for developers, Facebook’s Save button is now available for public consumption in the form of a new Save to Facebook extension for the Google Chrome...
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Apple Pay support code makes its first appearance in Safari Technology Preview 8
Safari Technology Preview, an experimental version of the Safari browser meant for testing upcoming new capabilities and web technologies, is a good place to look for clues regarding new features in...
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iOS 10’s Safari improves animated GIF experience, prevents spammy videos from...
Among other enhancements, Safari on iOS 10 boosts the animated GIF experience for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users while preventing spammy autoplay videos from interrupting your browsing, according...
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Chrome for iOS now supports Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages
Google today issued a small but important refresh to the Chrome browser for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch on the App Store. The updated software bumps up version number to 52.0.2743.84 and brings...
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Google Chrome 55 won’t take up as much memory on websites that use JavaScript
An upcoming update to Google’s Chrome browser won’t take up as much memory on desktop or mobile websites that use JavaScript as before, CNET reported. Chrome 55 for desktop and mobile, scheduled to...
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Adobe pushes Flash Player security update fixing critical vulnerabilities
Adobe today released a new security-focused update for its Flash Player software in an effort to patch a series of vulnerabilities that could give attackers control of your computer. Although Safari...
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Latest Chrome for iOS update comes with a hidden game
Google yesterday pushed a small update to its Chrome browser in the App Store, bumping the app’s version number to 54.0.2840.66. In addition to the usual stability improvements and bug fixes, the...
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Adobe pushes another critical security update for Flash Player
It’s been a little more than two weeks since Photoshop maker Adobe released a security update for its Flash Player for macOS which fixed a bunch of critical vulnerabilities and now another critical...
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How to view two tabs at the same time in Safari on iPad
iOS 10 provides only a few iPad-specific enhancements, among them an incredibly useful feature that Apple buried in the menus which permits you to view two tabs at the same time on your iPad using...
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You can now start Chrome in Voice Search or Incognito mode from Spotlight Search
Google added Spotlight Search integration to Chrome for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch back in January 2016, allowing you to search for your Google bookmarks using iOS’s Spotlight feature. Today, the...
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Luca Todesco releases browser-based exploit for Pangu 9.3.3 jailbreak without...
Noted iOS security researcher and hacker Luca Todesco has just released a WebKit-based loader for the Pangu 9.3.3 jailbreak. This impressive browser exploit is reminiscent of the original JailbreakMe...
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JailbreakMe for Pangu 9.3.3: details and tutorial
As reported recently on iDB, Luca Todesco has decided to solve the certification problems which have plagued the most recent Pangu release for 9.2-9.3.3, by making public a web-based tool for...
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Chrome 56 adds support for FLAC codec, “Not Secure” HTTP warning, web...
Chrome 56 for Mac and other platforms has entered Google’s beta channel. When released to the general public, the browser will bring native support for the FLAC audio codec within the browser and...
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Chrome 56 for Mac released with lower power consumption, performance boost &...
Google on Friday released Chrome 56 for Mac, Windows and Linux following a period of beta testing which began about a month and a half ago. In addition to various security enhancements, Chrome 56...
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Google open sources Chrome for iOS
Google today announced it is open-sourcing its Chrome browser for iOS. The code for Chrome for iOS is now part of Google’s Chromium project and being moved into the open-source repository so that...
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Google launches Chrome 56 for iOS with QR code scanning and overhauled tab...
Google today updated Chrome for iPhone and iPad on App Store with a pair of new features. The first allows you to scan a QR code or barcode by selecting a new Scan QR Code option in the shortcuts menu...
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iCloud was storing deleted browsing histories, but Apple fixed the issue
A Russian forensics firm named Elcomsoft has discovered that Apple was storing users’ Safari browsing histories in iCloud going back more than a year, possibly much longer. This was happening even...
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