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Apple Maps now works in Firefox and Edge for Mac

After initially working on Safari, Chrome, and Edge for Windows, Apple Maps is now working in other browsers, including Firefox and Edge for Mac.

Malcolm Owen | 1 month ago

macOS Sonoma brings iCloud Password extension to third-party browsers

macOS Sonoma saw the release of its first public beta recently, and along with it, Apple is bringing its password manager feature to third-party web browsers.

Evan Selleck | 1 year ago

Bing mobile app brings ChatGPT searches to iPhone app

Microsoft is continuing its experiments with and evolution of the ChatGPT chatbot, with it moving over to the Bing mobile apps on iOS and Android now.

Amber Neely | 1 year ago

Bing's ChatGPT experiment is deeply flawed, and is the future of search

Microsoft's addition of a ChatGPT interface to Bing could revolutionize search at some point, but given the nonsense it can spew now, it looks like it will take years before it becomes actually useful.

Malcolm Owen | 1 year ago

Edge Full Kit review: An iPhone mount for your MacBook Pro

The Edge Full Kit lets you mount your phone to your notebook, computer, or tablet, and could potentially help you multitask better between your hardware and your iPhone.

Nathaniel Pangaro | 1 year ago

Mozilla rampages over a lack of browser choice

Mozilla has taken aim at Apple, Google, and Microsoft, declaring in a report that operating systems make it too hard for other browsers, such as Firefox, to be used on the platforms they control.

Malcolm Owen | 2 years ago

Compared: Safari vs. Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Edge on macOS in 2022

The most popular browsers on macOS are Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge, and each have their specialties. Here's how the four stack up on macOS.

Mike Peterson | 2 years ago

Apple teams up with Google, Mozilla, Microsoft to improve browser interoperability

Apple has partnered with Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla on a new endeavor to improve the interoperability and user experience of their web browsers.

Mike Peterson | 2 years ago

Microsoft Edge poised to overtake Safari as second biggest desktop browser

Microsoft is narrowing the gap between Edge and Apple's Safari as the second most-used desktop browser in the world, with a change in position potentially happening within months.

Malcolm Owen | 2 years ago

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Microsoft testing browser-based xCloud game streaming

Microsoft is working to bring its xCloud game-streaming service to iOS, and is testing a version that works entirely within a web browser.

Malcolm Owen | 3 years ago

Users can now set Microsoft Outlook, Edge as iOS 14 defaults

Apple's newly released iOS 14 allows users to set third-party email apps or browsers as default options, and Microsoft has already added support.

Mike Peterson | 4 years ago

Microsoft Edge Chromium now available for macOS

Anyone interested in trying Microsoft's redesigned Edge Chromium browser can now download and use the first release version.

Amber Neely | 4 years ago

Edge with Chromium for macOS lands Jan 15 with preview available now

Microsoft is gearing up to release the new Chromium-based version of the Edge browser for macOS on January 15, 2020, with potential users able to try out the release candidate of the browser on their Mac from today.

Malcolm Owen | 4 years ago

Hands on: Microsoft Edge browser beta for Mac gains Collections research tool

It's very early days for the promised Collections tool for gathering and managing research, but what's working is promising. The whole browser is feeling faster, too, which may help make it a strong Safari rival.

William Gallagher | 5 years ago

Comparing the Microsoft Edge browser for Mac vs. Apple's Safari, Google's Chrome, and Mozilla's Firefox

There are solid features in Microsoft's new Mac browser - and significant ones still to come - but for Edge to be a compelling browser for Apple users, it's got to offer you more than you're getting with Apple's own Safari.

William Gallagher | 5 years ago

Early dev builds go live for Microsoft's Edge for Mac

Just a day after teasing the browser, Microsoft has posted live download links for the Dev and Canary builds of Edge for Mac, allowing macOS users to try out the software ahead of a formal public release of the Chromium-ported version.

Roger Fingas | 5 years ago

Microsoft teases Chromium-based Edge browser for macOS

At the start of its Build developer conference on Monday, Microsoft offered a fleeting glimpse at the macOS version of Edge, a browser once exclusive to Windows 10.

Roger Fingas | 5 years ago

WebAuthn becomes official hardware login standard for browsers like Apple's Safari

The World Wide Web Consortium and the FIDO Alliance have certified WebAuthn as an official Web standard, allowing users of compatible browsers — Safari among them — to turn to hardware logins instead of passwords.

Roger Fingas | 5 years ago

Microsoft rebuilding Edge browser on Chromium, porting to Mac

Microsoft on Thursday announced plans to rebuild its Edge browser, included with Windows 10, to run on Chromium — and in the process, port it to macOS for the first time.

Roger Fingas | 5 years ago