Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) A couple of years ago, Microsoft reformulated its Edge web browser with a backend based on Google’s Chromium codebase. Since then, the company} has tried to make Advantage stand out primarily by adding on extra features, mostly related to privacy, security, and online shopping. One interesting new experimental feature that could be […]
Enlarge / Web-based cloud-streaming is now live and awesome on Steam Deck, courtesy of… Microsoft? Sure. We’ll take it. (credit: Aurich Lawson) The Steam Deck’s viability as an all-in-one portable gaming machine just became stronger, as it now formally supports a one-click option to get any web-based cloud gaming service working—including Stadia and Xbox Cloud […]
Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Plenty of apps that you install on your computer have a setting that tells them to launch when you initially log within to save you the trouble of launching your most commonly used apps yourself. Leaving this setting on can also allow apps to check for updates or launch more quickly when […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) If you’re a Google Chrome user setting up a new Windows PC, the most important feature of Microsoft Edge is the ability to download Chrome. Microsoft is apparently aware of this behavior and is doing something about it: Neowin has spotted new Edge pop-ups that specifically try to dissuade […]
Enlarge / If Microsoft really wants to “put you first, ” this needs to tweak its strategy with Edge. (credit: Microsoft) I’ve been a Microsoft Edge user for a little over two years now, starting right around when the first macOS preview version was released. As with many decisions, I arrived at that using a […]
Enlarge / The stable version of Ms Edge running on Linux Mint. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Big news for the assuredly huge pool of Linux users who also love Microsoft’s software: Microsof company has released the first stable version of the Chromium-based Microsoft company Edge browser for Linux. The move follows about a year of early […]
Enlarge / This browser popup, which you see in Windows 10 the first time you try to open a link after installing a new browser, isn’t present in current beta builds of Windows 11. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) A piece in The Verge today has drawn attention to the way current Windows 11 betas are handling […]
Enlarge / There can be only one. (credit: Jim Salter) Microsoft officially ended support for the legacy (non-Chromium-derived) Edge browser this week. The death of legacy Edge was first announced in August 2020, with the end-of-life date set to March 9, 2021—this Tuesday. The deprecated version of Edge, originally named Project Spartan, was developed and […]
Enlarge / We’re not sure why Chromium-based Edge’s branding seems so thoroughly wet. (credit: Microsoft) This week, Microsoft announced several more features trickling down to Edge Stable from its Beta insider channel. These features include Startup Boost, Sleeping Tabs, Vertical Tabs, and a more navigable History dialog. The company also announced some welcome interface tweaks to […]