Tag Archives: Browser

Browser Choice Alliance accuses Microsoft of obstruction

Posted on 2024-12-08 by guenni

[German]The Browser Choice Alliance accuses Microsoft of actively restricting users' choice of browser. Microsoft is said to be hindering consumers' ability to use alternative web browsers by forcing users to use Edge despite other options.

Posted in browser | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Browser trouble II: Nov. 2024 updates for Server 2008/R2 bricks older browsers

Posted on 2024-11-16 by guenni

[German]Microsoft seems to have released security updates for Windows Server 2008 R2 on November 12, 2024. Anyone who had these updates installed subsequently found that the older browsers that could previously be used on these machines no longer work. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in browser, issue | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Outlook: Old clients will be deactivated in mid-July 2024

Posted on 2024-07-08 by guenni

[German]I'm posting some information here on the blog that I came across a few days ago. From mid-July 2024, older Outlook clients and web browsers will refuse to work with Microsoft email accounts. Users will then have to update their … Continue reading →

Posted in browser, Office, Software | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Browser selection screens comes in the EU; Mozilla warns against "dirty tricks"

Posted on 2023-09-27 by guenni

[German]Browser selection screens are likely to become standard again in the EU from 2024 thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In anticipation of the European Commission's Digital Markets Act (DMA), Mozilla has addressed the issue and warns against "dirty … Continue reading →

Posted in browser | Tagged | Leave a comment

Supermium_ Chrome browser clone, also for Windows 7

Posted on 2023-07-30 by guenni

[German]Today a little hint for people who are still using Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 / R2. The Chrome browser (and Edge) are no longer supported there in the new builds, but remain stuck on version 109 of … Continue reading →

Posted in browser, Windows | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Google Chrome 112.0.5615.49/.50

Posted on 2023-04-05 by guenni

[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 112 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on April 4, 2023. These are security updates that fix critical vulnerabilities. The apps for Android and iOS have also been … Continue reading →

Posted in browser, ios, Software, Update | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Edge 109.0.1518.49

Posted on 2023-01-14 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released on January 12, 2023, the Edge browser version 109.0.1518.49  in the stable channel. It is a new development branch that follows the Chromium team's release. This is the last version that will still run with Windows 7 SP1 … Continue reading →

Posted in browser, Software, Update, Windows | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Chrome and Firefox: Will there be soon issues with websites when build 100 is reached?

Posted on 2022-02-18 by guenni

[German]The developers of the Chrome and Firefox browsers are currently worrying about whether there will soon be problems with web pages that can then no longer be displayed properly. The background is that the major version of these browsers will … Continue reading →

Posted in browser | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Opera cannot open some web sites – ERR_TIMED_OUT

Posted on 2021-12-31 by guenni

Small note for users of the Opera browser. A reader has brought to my attention that the browser goes on strike with some web pages and throws an ERR_TIMED_OUT.

Posted in browser, issue | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Chinese UC browser leaks user data in iOS and Android, even in Inkognito mode

Posted on 2021-06-02 by guenni

[German]The Chinese company Alibaba offers an app called UC Browser for Android and iOS via its subsidiary UCWeb (resides in Singapore). The browser is ranked fourth in the world by the number of users. Now it has come out that … Continue reading →

Posted in browser, Cloud, ios, Security | Tagged , , | Leave a comment