Microsoft brings its Chromium Edge browser to Windows 7 and 8

Two months after Chromium Edge made its way to Windows 10, the browser is now available for testing on both Windows 7 and Windows 8. The company will be releasing daily Canary builds first with weekly Dev channel support coming soon. The installer is available over at Microsoft Edge’s Insider site. A lot of the features will stay the same. There will be support for Internet Explorer for enterprise customers coming as well as the new Collections feature to make it easier to collect information from the browser into a note. But there won’t be dark mode and support for AAD sign-in. Right now all iterations of it, including the macOS version, are still in testing. It isn’t clear yet when Microsoft plans to release this more broadly.

Source: The Verge

Mozilla CEO shares concern over Microsoft shutting down EdgeHTML

While Microsoft Edge is far from being a popular browser (market share is at 4.34 percent according to NetMarketShare), the idea that Microsoft plans to give it up to use Google’s Chromium rendering engine isn’t sitting well with its competition. The move signals a homogenization of the browsing market, which is a valid concern but something we’re dealing with as we speak. Mozilla, the non-profit behind the Firefox browser, expressed its concern through a post from its CEO Chris Beard. The non-profit acknowledges the move makes business sense but it doesn’t like the idea that this move empowers Google to “single-handedly decide what possibilities are available to each one of us.”

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Opera's new concept browser is like a mini OS for your desktop

I can fondly remember the time when innovative new browsers would come and offer a new perspective on the web and related services. Granted, mobile has become the primary way most people snack on the Internet, it's great to see Opera experimenting on new concepts and sharing them. The Neon Concept browser is like a mini desktop OS and offer a truly fresh way to surf the web and share various photos. You can download it here for Windows to try it out.

Google Now coming to Chrome browser

Google Now is the de facto personal assistant and notification service running on Android smartphones and tablets. The latest build of the Chrome browser is going to start featuring this location-based feature. This means PCs and Macs running Chrome should soon get the option to get voice search, reminders for flights, sports events movie times as well as commute times. The service is tied into users who already enable Google Now on their mobile devices.