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Avast Online Security is a brand new extension for Microsoft Edge

By AyushVij@TWCN | August 25, 2018

Microsoft Edge has been showing a steady growth in gaining extensions. Currently, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers have been leading to having most extensions. Microsoft is really behind these after Microsoft introduced the support for extensions with the release […]

Norton Safe Web extension for Microsoft Edge released

By AyushVij@TWCN | July 12, 2018

Windows 10 is already up in the game with all the latest and greatest security features yet. But people tend to not trust these first-party measures from Microsoft. Windows Defender comes inbuilt with Windows 10 and protects the users with […]

Avast SafePrice extension arrives for Microsoft Edge & Google Chrome

By AyushVij@TWCN | June 6, 2018

Avast not only helps you keep your computer away from exploits with their Antivirus program but also helps you save money. They do it with their Avast SafePrice service. They own a huge database of verified and valid online shops, […]

Microsoft Edge for iPhones and iPads lets you read books from the Microsoft Store now

By AyushVij@TWCN | May 31, 2018

Microsoft last year released Edge browser for iPhones, iPads and Android devices. This was a big release in terms of their cross-platform strategy. This Microsoft Edge team is being led by one of the well known and experienced senior at […]

Windows 10 April Update offers new features for Browser extensions

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | May 26, 2018

The Windows 10 April 2018 Update ushers in the new incremental update to the API support. With this in place, users can now make use of the enhanced extensions with the new features. Let us take a closer look at […]

Microsoft announces the availability of Edge DevTools in Microsoft Store

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | April 27, 2018

As part of the previous Edge Web Summit, Microsoft had announced that they would be rebooting the Microsoft Edge DevTools. Today the company has announced the availability of the DevTools as a web app from Microsoft Store. With the new […]

Mature version of Microsoft Edge browser for Android and iOS is out now

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | March 28, 2018

All interested users can now download and run Microsoft’s in-house flagship browser – Edge on their Android and iOS devices, respectively. The full-blown version of Edge browser is out! Its support for rival platforms will enable users to get a […]

Windows 10 opens an Opera tab on its own to advertise Edge

By Karan Khanna | January 31, 2018

Microsoft has been criticized for allowing Windows 10 to open a tab in Opera, advertising itself when users browse the internet with the alternate browser Opera. The move has been criticized as it may indeed slow down the performance of […]

Microsoft Edge browser is now available for Android and iOS

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | December 2, 2017

Microsoft Edge web browser is now available for Android and iOS. After being in a beta version for around a month, the Company has made it available for download. Microsoft Edge for iOS is currently available in the United States, […]

Microsoft Sonar checks your website for accessibility, security, interoperability & performance issues

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | October 31, 2017

The developers behind Microsoft Edge browser has launched a new open-source website scanning tool – SONAR to help the community identify and fix performance and security-related issues. The new linting (the process of analyzing code for potential errors) tool for […]

Microsoft Edge better than Chrome and Firefox against socially-engineered malware attacks

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | October 18, 2017

NSS Labs, the information security research and testing organization, has come out with a report that finds Microsoft’s Edge browser better at blocking phishing and socially-engineered malware (SEM) attacks than Google’s Chrome or Mozilla’s Firefox. According to NSS’s Web Browser […]

Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Launcher for Android and iOS announced

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | October 6, 2017

Microsoft Edge, the web browser which was exclusively available on the Windows operating system till now, will soon be coming to the iOS and Android mobile operating systems too. Microsoft today made an announcement saying that the company will soon […]

Microsoft joins hands with BrowserStack to allow Web Developers to test Edge browser

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | March 31, 2017

BrowserStack is a mobile and web testing service which allows you to test your website for cross browser compatibility. Recently, it has joined hands with Microsoft’s Edge browser in an effort to offer free remote virtual testing on Microsoft Edge. […]

Microsoft to strengthen the Edge Sandbox in Windows 10

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | March 28, 2017

Microsoft Edge will now be more secure and safe, says Microsoft. Seeing the increasing hack reports of Microsoft Edge web browser, the Company has decided to improve the security of its Sandbox thereby controlling the Remote Code Execution attacks. As […]

Microsoft Instant Answers on Edge Browser will help you get information you need quickly

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | February 8, 2017

Microsoft has been adding new features and improvisations to the Edge browser and one such feature is Instant Answers. The feature will allow users to get the information they desire right at the address bar without having to open any […]

Microsoft Windows 10 Creators Update bringing small improvements to Edge

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | February 2, 2017

The Windows 10 Creators Update is right around the corner, and by now we should know of almost everything that is set to come with it. However, for some odd reason, Microsoft did not speak much about new features and […]

Vivaldi, Opera refute claims that only Edge supports Pin & Preview tabs

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | December 31, 2016

Microsoft has unknowingly fired a fresh salvo and started a browser war by claiming its flagship browser, Edge is the only browser to support Pin & Preview tabs feature. Yes, in its latest attempt, Microsoft made a statement via its […]

Microsoft set to add Brotli compression in Edge with Windows 10 Creators Update

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | December 22, 2016

There is a lot to look forward to in the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update, and if you use Microsoft’s Edge browser then you have a crucial update waiting. Microsoft has announced the addition of Brotli compression to Edge’s browser […]

Now users can control Flash on Microsoft Edge with click-to-run feature

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | December 15, 2016

It’s been a while when Microsoft started discouraging the use of Flash due to reasons like performance, stability, and security. Over the past one year, Microsoft is suggesting website owners migrate their Flash based websites to something more secure like […]

Microsoft wants to know if you want Edge browser on Android and iOS

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | November 24, 2016

Microsoft Edge browser has been here for almost a year and it has been competing with industry incumbents including Google Chrome and also Firefox Browser. At the time of announcing Windows 10, Microsoft decided to sideline Internet Explorer and build […]

Windows 10 starts popping up ads again – this time from the Edge taskbar icon

By AnandKhanse@TWC | November 5, 2016

When Windows 10 was released, it was made free for all for 1 year. As and when the deadline was within reach, Microsoft started pushing people to upgrade their PC to the latest Windows OS. However, it was expected that […]

Microsoft Edge Build 14942 gets a bunch of new features

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | October 14, 2016

Microsoft has announced the release of Windows 10 Build 14942 for the Fast Ring Insider. The new update picks up a bunch of features and also improvises on the ones already present. The build marks an overall improvement for the […]

Microsoft is finally bringing WebVR to Microsoft Edge Browser

By AnkitChawla@TWC | September 10, 2016

After a long wait and months of speculation, Microsoft today officially announced that it has begun development on WebVR for Microsoft Edge and would be shortly bringing the final product to consumers. WebVR for Microsoft Edge WebVR is an exciting […]

Bing Rewards will soon be called Microsoft Rewards

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | August 18, 2016

Microsoft is making some interesting changes to its Bing Rewards program that has been popular among users in the United States for a number of years now. It’s a system where you’ll earn points whenever search queries are made, and […]

Users facing issues while installing Edge browser extensions

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | August 15, 2016

While Microsoft keeps on working on bugs of Microsoft Edge, users are still facing some issues while installing Edge browser extensions. As per the Microsoft Community page, many users are facing issues while installing the Microsoft Edge extensions. Earlier this […]

Edge is the only browser to perform 100% in HTML5 Accessibility test

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | August 5, 2016

Microsoft Edge has scored a perfect 100% on HTML5 Accessibility’s browser benchmark test on Windows operating system. A report on accessibility support status of HTML5 features across major browsers on html5accessibility site has shown Edge 14 as the only browser […]

Microsoft Edge provides better quality video & a most power-efficient video playback

By VasudevG@TWC | July 14, 2016

According to Microsoft’s data and testing, Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 provides the best video experience of any browser. It provides better quality video and also is the most power efficient. It has been engineered to optimize for and take […]

New Microsoft Edge accessibility architecture to improve user experience

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | May 24, 2016

The Microsoft Edge team constantly works on the new browser from Microsoft to provide better user experience every time. Now, the team has built a new accessibility architecture for Microsoft Edge that will improve user experience. This new Microsoft Edge […]

Microsoft implements Web Notifications for Edge on Windows 10

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | May 17, 2016

People who are running the Windows Insider Preview release 14.14312 are already getting a hang of the future, where Microsoft Edge pushes the website notifications for the Windows 10 desktop and tablets. These web notifications for the Edge browser are […]

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