Samsung introduces adblocking into its mobile web browser on Android

Samsung is hoping to help out users who don’t want to see any ads on their Galaxy devices with a new over-the-air update. The company updated its web browser on Android for 5.0 users to include the new adblocking capability. If you’re using Chrome, you won’t be able to take advantage of this as it just works on Samsung’s own mobile browser. Developers can build adblocking extensions for Samsung’s browser. The first extension available is Adblock Fast is the first to take advantage of the API and it supposedly raises speeds of loading a page by up to 51 percent on average with ads blocked.

If you’re not a Samsung user but want access to the browser and its adblocking capabilities, Samsung has made it available for Android users running version 5.0 and up. Android 4.0 users should be getting the feature in the coming months.

Source: The Next Web | Download: Adblock Fast (Free) + Samsung Internet (Free)

Browsy offers simple, distraction-free web browsing on iOS

If you just want some distraction-free ‘net surfing on iOS, Browsy is the alternative browser you’ve been looking for. This full-screen app doesn’t display the URL bar, buttons, or anything once you load up a web page. It even offers some DuckDuckGo integration with Omnibar tricks and “Keep screen awake” option. So, if you just want a simpler way to use the web on your phone, Browsy might be worth checking out.

Source: Lifehacker | Download: Apple App Store (Free)

Microsoft cuts off junk for upcoming browser

Microsoft is looking for a clean slate with its new browser. Called Microsoft Edge, the new web browser is taking out a lot of the bad stuff that’s clogged up its much maligned Internet Explorer browser. It’s getting rid of its support for ActiveX, VBScript, and compatibility hacks for old IE versions will also be let go. There will be an Enterprise Mode for Edge if you want older sites to render correctly. You can get the full list of the things Microsoft is taking out in the source link below.

Source: Microsoft | Via: Gizmodo

64-bit Chrome to come to OS X in November

Google will be releasing the official non-beta version of Chrome Web browser on Mac’s OS X in November. However, they won’t be releasing the 32-bit version and would only have 64-bit available for Apple users.

According to a blog post from Google: “Unlike on Windows, where Chrome is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit, on Mac, Chrome will only be available in 64-bit with version 39 and after. As a result, 32-bit NPAPI plugins will not work on Chrome on Mac version 39 onwards.”

Source: Google | Via: iMore