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Brave 1.52.117 by Razvan Serea Brave Browser is a lightning-fast, secure web browser that stands out from the competition with its focus on privacy, security, and speed. With features like HTTPS Everywhere and built-in tracker blocking, Brave keeps your online activities safe from prying eyes. Brave is one of the safest browsers on the market today. It blocks third-party data storage. It protects from browser fingerprinting. And it does all this by default. Speed - Brave is built on Chromium, the same technology that powers Google Chrome, and is optimized for speed, providing a fast and responsive browsing experience. Brave Browser also features Brave Rewards, a system that rewards users with Basic Attention Tokens (BAT) for viewing opt-in ads. This innovative system provides an alternative revenue model for content creators and a way to support the Brave community. Brave Browser 1.52.117 changelog: Web3 Added “Enable NFT auto-discovery” popup. (#29648) Added “Hide balance” and “Show graph” options under Portfolio customizations in Brave Wallet menu. (#29868) Added the ability to import hardware wallet accounts from the onboarding page. (#29107) Added network selector when importing from hardware wallet. (#29662) Added support for NFT discovery for ENS tokens. (#29121) Added support for Solana versioned transactions. (#26042) Added the ability to connect to DApps by selected network per origin. (#24414) Implemented versioned transactions for Solana swaps on Jupiter. (#30296) Implemented updated layout for Brave Wallet. (#29377) Updated NFT auto-discovery modal text. (#29792) Updated NFT details screen to match the new Brave Wallet layout. (#29472) Updated Line chart color to match the new Brave Wallet design. (#29834) Updated “Help Center” link to navigate directly to Brave Wallet section on Brave Help Center. (#29729) Updated action text to bold and uppercase on the “Activity” tab. (#28535) Updated popup menu in the “Accounts” tab to include account actions. (#29954) Updated Jupiter Swap API to v4 to add support for versioned transactions. (#30297) Fixed crash when loading SOL account page when a transaction is submitted that isn’t decoded. (#29698) Fixed inability to sign transactions on custom EVM networks. (#30642) Fixed Brave Wallet local storage data not being cleared when resetting Brave Wallet. (#29138) Fixed infinite loading on the “Buy” screen in certain cases. (#30089) Fixed missing display of FIL transaction fees. (#29814) Fixed NFTs with no symbols from not being automatically discovered. (#29386) Fixed Brave Wallet “Activity” tab incorrectly not displaying transactions. (#29272) Fixed asset detail screen displaying selected network info from the “Market” tab. (#29663) Fixed issue with Solana swap failing if “Associated Token Account” does not exist. (#29733) Fixed Solana transactions not being submitted to the chain in certain cases. (#28645) Fixed transaction status alignment on “Transaction” tab of Brave Wallet. (#28536) Brave Rewards Implemented Brave Ads welcome notification. (#29297) Implemented Brave Ads clickthrough reminder notification. (#29313) Updated custodian selection modal. (#29448) Redesigned UI for the contribution banner. (#28148) General Added Vertical Tabs feature. (#29692) Added “localhost resources” permission prompt. (#27346) Added “Copy Text From Image” entry to image context menu on Windows. (#29003) Added the ability to disable Brave VPN via Admin policy. (#29397) Added “Remove from list” menu entry to download bubble context menu. (#29475) Added an alert icon in the download bubble to indicate when an insecure download is in progress. (#29376) Added Constellation/STAR encryption for P3A. (#24338) Re-added the ability to view and manage individual cookies stored per-website under brave://settings/content/all. (#27150) Removed Google fallback when http://redirector.brave.com is unresponsive. (#29841) Fixed “HTTPS Everywhere” not being disabled when enabling “HTTPS By Default” which caused issues with “Don’t upgrade connections to HTTPS” in certain cases. (#30436) Fixed race condition which could occur in certain cases when using Brave VPN on Windows. (#29338) Upgraded Chromium to 114.0.5735.90. (#30679) (Changelog for 114.0.5735.90) Download: Brave Browser 64-bit | 1.3 MB (Freeware) Download: Brave Browser 32-bit View: Brave Homepage | Other Operating Systems | Screenshot Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
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Statcounter: Edge falls below 10%, Safari continues climbing
TarasBuria posted a topic in Front Page News
Statcounter: Edge falls below 10%, Safari continues climbing by Taras Buria The first day of a new month means it is time for Statcounter's latest findings. The May 2023 report is now available with details about the most popular browsers and their market share changes. Click here to learn how Statcounter gathers its data. To no one's surprise, Google Chrome is still the number one go-to browser on most platforms. Its desktop variant holds a 66.02% share with minor fluctuations from month to month. In May 2023, Chrome lost 0.2 points. Apple's Safari, the only non-cross-platform desktop browser, is cementing its new place after taking over Microsoft Edge in April 2023. Safari's customer base increased from 11.89% to 12.79%, further gapping Microsoft Edge. The latter once again dipped below the 10% mark and reached a 9.91% share (-0.98 points). According to Statcounter, Edge is not the only browser having problems with increasing its market share. Firefox continues bleeding customers, and in May 2023, its share decreased from 5.59% to 5.28%. For reference, in July 2022, its market share was at 8%. Opera is the fifth most popular desktop browser, with a market share of 4.02% (+0.9 points). Finally, the honorable mention goes to Internet Explorer and its 0.45% share. Google Chrome - 66.02% (-0.2 points) Apple Safari - 12.79% (+0.9 points) Microsoft Edge - 9.91% (-0.98 points) Mozilla Firefox - 5.59% (-0.31 points) Opera - 4.02% (+0.9 points) And here is the mobile side of the market, where Google, Apple, and Samsung hold over 93% of users. Interestingly, Google Chrome lost a notable chunk of customers during the last three months. Safari, on the other hand, is experiencing a continuous spike. Google Chrome - 61.09% (-0.67 points) Apple Safari - 27.81% (+0.81 points) Samsung Internet - 4.97% (+0.14 points) Opera - 1.8% (-0.09 points) UC Browser - 1.54% (-0.17 points) You can find more information on the official Statcounter website. -
Google Chrome 114.0.5735.91 (offline installer) by Razvan Serea The web browser is arguably the most important piece of software on your computer. You spend much of your time online inside a browser: when you search, chat, email, shop, bank, read the news, and watch videos online, you often do all this using a browser. Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Use one box for everything--type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and Web pages. Thumbnails of your top sites let you access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Desktop shortcuts allow you to launch your favorite Web apps straight from your desktop. Chrome has many useful features built in, including automatic full-page translation and access to thousands of apps, extensions, and themes from the Chrome Web Store. Google Chrome is one of the best solutions for Internet browsing giving you high level of security, speed and great features. This update includes 16 security fixes: $15000][1410191] High CVE-2023-2929: Out of bounds write in Swiftshader. Reported by Jaehun Jeong(@n3sk) of Theori on 2023-01-25 [$10000][1443401] High CVE-2023-2930: Use after free in Extensions. Reported by asnine on 2023-05-08 [$9000][1444238] High CVE-2023-2931: Use after free in PDF. Reported by Huyna at Viettel Cyber Security on 2023-05-10 [$9000][1444581] High CVE-2023-2932: Use after free in PDF. Reported by Huyna at Viettel Cyber Security on 2023-05-11 [$9000][1445426] High CVE-2023-2933: Use after free in PDF. Reported by Quang Nguyễn (@quangnh89) of Viettel Cyber Security and Nguyen Phuong on 2023-05-15 [$NA][1429720] High CVE-2023-2934: Out of bounds memory access in Mojo. Reported by Mark Brand of Google Project Zero on 2023-04-01 [$NA][1440695] High CVE-2023-2935: Type Confusion in V8. Reported by Sergei Glazunov of Google Project Zero on 2023-04-27 [$NA][1443452] High CVE-2023-2936: Type Confusion in V8. Reported by Sergei Glazunov of Google Project Zero on 2023-05-08 [$4000][1413813] Medium CVE-2023-2937: Inappropriate implementation in Picture In Picture. Reported by NDevTK on 2023-02-08 [$4000][1416350] Medium CVE-2023-2938: Inappropriate implementation in Picture In Picture. Reported by Alesandro Ortiz on 2023-02-15 [$3000][1427431] Medium CVE-2023-2939: Insufficient data validation in Installer. Reported by ycdxsb from VARAS@IIE on 2023-03-24 [$2000][1426807] Medium CVE-2023-2940: Inappropriate implementation in Downloads. Reported by Axel Chong on 2023-03-22 [$500][1430269] Low CVE-2023-2941: Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API. Reported by Jasper Rebane on 2023-04-04 Important to know! The offline installer links do not include the automatic update feature. Download web installer: Google Chrome Web 32-bit | Google Chrome 64-bit | Freeware Download: Google Chrome Offline Installer 64-bit | 92.6 MB Download: Google Chrome Offline Installer 32-bit | 88.3 MB Download page: Google Chrome Portable Download: Google Chrome MSI Installers for Windows (automatic update) View: Chrome Website | v114.0.5735.91 Release Notes Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
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Google disables the Mica material in Chrome due to high power consumption
TarasBuria posted a topic in Front Page News
Google disables the Mica material in Chrome due to high power consumption by Taras Buria Several weeks ago, Google brought the Mica Alt material to Chrome Canary on computers running Windows 11 version 22H2 and newer, significantly improving the browser's look. However, the new visuals have one hard-to-ignore downside: with Mica Alt enabled, Chrome consumes more power and drains your device's battery much faster. For that reason, Google decided to turn off the updated looks in Chrome Canary. A new CL on Chromium Gerrit (via) reveals why Google has pulled the eye candy from its browser. According to the post, the change requires more optimization before it ships to all customers enabled by default, and the power usage in its current state "may not be good enough." Although Chromium developers need more time to optimize the visuals, you can still enable Mica on Chrome's tab strip. Chrome Canary now ships with the material disabled by default, which you can turn on using an experimental flag. Go to chrome://flags. Search for "Windows 11 Mica titlebar" or use the direct chrome://flags/#windows11-mica-titlebar link. Change the flag's value from Default to Enabled and restart the browser. Enjoy the new looks. The Mica material is a part of Google's upcoming visual revamp for its browser. Chrome Canary users are already testing the redesigned tab strip, new icons in the main menu, better fonts, and more. You can look at the latest stuff by downloading Chrome Canary from the official website. Note that Canary builds are bug-prone, so we do not recommend using the channel as your primary browser. Google Chrome is not the only browser offering Windows 11's new UI materials. During Build 2023, Microsoft announced a new Microsoft Edge redesign with improved visuals, translucent UI elements, rounded corners for tabs, and other changes across the browser. Some of these improvements are already available in Microsoft Edge Canary, but they still need extra polish and fixes. -
Google shows off a new Chrome sidebar with extra customization features
John Callaham posted a topic in Front Page News
Google shows off a new Chrome sidebar with extra customization features by John Callaham Even though Microsoft is stealing most of the developer and app thunder today with Build 2023, Google wants you to know it has some cool developer news as well. Today, it prompted some new features it has added to its desktop Chrome web browser that allows users to customize its look. Google's blog post states: You can test out different colors, themes and settings in real time by opening a new tab in Chrome and clicking the “Customize Chrome” icon in the bottom right corner. A new side panel will open with the available customization features. Here, you can experiment with different features and easily see how they will show up on your New Tab page as you make changes. And don’t worry about saving your work — our new side panel remembers your customization edits as you go. In terms of the browser background and themes, Google says there are hundreds of images to choose from in the Chrome sidebar. There are also in a number of different categories like “Landscapes” and “Seascapes". Alongside these, there are curated theme collections from various artists as well, along with creations from Asian and Pacific Islander, LGBTQ+, Latino, Black, and Native American artists. The sidebar lets users just automate the theme changes by using the “Refresh daily” toggle if they don't want to bother going through all those collections. You can also change the colors on Chrome with the options included in the new sidebar. Google stated: Start by picking a theme and watch your browser adjust its color to match it. If the color isn’t your style, you can always pick a different one on the overview page to get it just right. These new options should make using Chrome a more fun and colorful experience compared to the basic white options that are normally in use. -
Chrome desktop gets URL autocorrect, coming to mobile in the coming months
zikalify posted a topic in Front Page News
Chrome desktop gets URL autocorrect, coming to mobile in the coming months by Paul Hill Google has announced that Chrome desktop will now autocorrect typos you make in the URL bar. The search giant said that it will roll out the feature to mobile in the coming months but for now, it’s just on desktop. If you make a typo in the URL bar, Chrome will show you suggestions based on corrections but shouldn’t mess with what you’re typing. The company has announced the feature as part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day. It hopes the feature will help people with dyslexia but also those still learning the language and anyone else who makes typos from time to time, which is basically everyone. Aside from making Chrome’s URL bar a bit more user-friendly, Google also said that it's making the Accessible Places wheelchair icon available in Google Maps for all users. If you open Maps and find a venue or business you’d like to go to, you will now see a wheelchair icon in the business summary section as well as a complete list of accessibility services offered in the About tab. Finally, the company said that it's bringing its Live Caption feature to more Android devices such as the Pixel 4, Pixel 5, select Samsung Galaxy phones, and more. Google will also add support for French, Italian, and German. -
Brave 1.51.118 by Razvan Serea Brave Browser is a lightning-fast, secure web browser that stands out from the competition with its focus on privacy, security, and speed. With features like HTTPS Everywhere and built-in tracker blocking, Brave keeps your online activities safe from prying eyes. Brave is one of the safest browsers on the market today. It blocks third-party data storage. It protects from browser fingerprinting. And it does all this by default. Speed - Brave is built on Chromium, the same technology that powers Google Chrome, and is optimized for speed, providing a fast and responsive browsing experience. Brave Browser also features Brave Rewards, a system that rewards users with Basic Attention Tokens (BAT) for viewing opt-in ads. This innovative system provides an alternative revenue model for content creators and a way to support the Brave community. Brave Browser 1.51.118 changelog: Web3 Fixed NFT pinning status background and text color. (#30219) General Implemented per-device WebUSB serial farbling. (#30041) Fixed saved passwords being removed from brave://settings/passwords and sync failure when restarting Brave on certain Linux distros. (#30147) Upgraded Chromium to 113.0.5672.126. (#30386) (Changelog for 113.0.5672.126) Download: Brave Browser 64-bit | 1.3 MB (Freeware) Download: Brave Browser 32-bit View: Brave Homepage | Other Operating Systems | Screenshot Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
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Google Chrome 113.0.5672.127 (offline installer) by Razvan Serea The web browser is arguably the most important piece of software on your computer. You spend much of your time online inside a browser: when you search, chat, email, shop, bank, read the news, and watch videos online, you often do all this using a browser. Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Use one box for everything--type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and Web pages. Thumbnails of your top sites let you access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Desktop shortcuts allow you to launch your favorite Web apps straight from your desktop. Chrome has many useful features built in, including automatic full-page translation and access to thousands of apps, extensions, and themes from the Chrome Web Store. Google Chrome is one of the best solutions for Internet browsing giving you high level of security, speed and great features. This update includes 12 security fixes: [$TBD][1444360] Critical CVE-2023-2721: Use after free in Navigation. Reported by Guang Gong of Alpha Lab, Qihoo 360 on 2023-05-10 [$7000][1400905] High CVE-2023-2722: Use after free in Autofill UI. Reported by Rong Jian of VRI on 2022-12-14 [$3000][1435166] High CVE-2023-2723: Use after free in DevTools. Reported by asnine on 2023-04-21 [$NA][1433211] High CVE-2023-2724: Type Confusion in V8. Reported by Sergei Glazunov of Google Project Zero on 2023-04-14 [$TBD][1442516] High CVE-2023-2725: Use after free in Guest View. Reported by asnine on 2023-05-04 [$1500][1442018] Medium CVE-2023-2726: Inappropriate implementation in WebApp Installs. Reported by Ahmed ElMasry on 2023-05-03 Important to know! The offline installer links do not include the automatic update feature. Download web installer: Google Chrome Web 32-bit | Google Chrome 64-bit | Freeware Download: Google Chrome Offline Installer 64-bit | 93.0 MB Download: Google Chrome Offline Installer 32-bit | 89.3 MB Download page: Google Chrome Portable Download: Google Chrome MSI Installers for Windows (automatic update) View: Chrome Website | v113.0.5672.127 Release Notes Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
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Does your Google Chrome install feel sluggish? Here's how to make it feel fast again
zikalify posted a topic in Front Page News
Does your Google Chrome install feel sluggish? Here's how to make it feel fast again by Paul Hill Like most people out there, I use lots of Chrome extensions in my browser and while most are OK, some can negatively affect the browser. I’m not sure if it was an extension causing it but the other day my Chrome install kept freezing as I was trying to navigate through tabs. Luckily, Chrome comes with a handy feature to fix issues like this called Reset settings. Here’s how to use the feature if your Chrome install feels sluggish too. To begin, you need to press the three-dot menu button in Chrome and open Settings. In Settings, look at the left-hand navigation menu and look for Reset settings near the bottom. Once you press this, you’ll be taken to a page with the option to Restore settings to their original defaults. If you press on that option, a dialog box will pop up letting you know that if you proceed, your startup page, new tab page, search engine and pinned tabs will be reset. It also informs you that your extensions will be disabled (not uninstalled) and that temporary data such as cookies will be cleared so you’ll be logged out of websites. Thankfully, bookmarks, browser history, and saved passwords are retained. Once you hit the final Reset settings button, the process will begin. You can also send your current settings to Google with a checkbox toggle. Once the process has finished it’s worth closing and re-opening the browser. You’ll notice that your account syncing has been paused, you can just press that and login to re-enable the sync. You should notice an improvement in the performance of the browser now. If you head to the three-dot menu and then press More tools > Extensions, you will be taken to the Chrome extension page where you can switch extensions on one-by-one. At this time, you should carefully decide which extensions you actually use and get rid of the rest, this will help you to avoid problems in the future. That’s pretty much all there is to it. The only inconvenience with this process is that you now have to sign back into the websites you use but with the Chrome Password Manager, this doesn’t take very long. Hopefully, this helps you sort out any problems you’ve been having with the browser, as it did for me. -
Google Chrome Canary gets Mica material on Windows 11 by Taras Buria A couple of weeks ago, a CL on Chromium Gerrit suggested implementing Windows 11's Mica and Mica Alt in Google Chrome, making the browser's tab strip more visually appealing. It did not take long for Google to bring the suggested change to fruition—the latest Chrome Canary builds already feature the fan-favorite eye candy by default. Google's Mica implementation in Chrome Canary looks similar to what Edge once had. The browser features a translucent material with colors derived from your wallpaper, creating a subtle, aesthetically pleasing effect with a low impact on hardware resources. And since Mica and Mica Alt depend on your wallpaper, the result is always unique and personalized. Here are just three examples of how the material reacts to different backgrounds: The proposed change on Chromium Gerrit suggested implementing two variants of the Mica material (regular and alternative), but Google decided to go for Mica Alt. It is more vibrant and colorful compared to the slightly muted standard Mica. Testing Mica Alt in Chrome Canary does not require enabling flags or commands. Head to the official Chrome Canary website, download and install the browser, and the material will be enabled "out of the box." Just keep in mind that using Chrome Canary as your primary browser is not the best idea since it receives daily updates that often break things or introduce bugs.
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Google Chrome's WebGPU integration to take the strain off data centres and boost security
zikalify posted a topic in Front Page News
Google Chrome's WebGPU integration to take the strain off data centres and boost security by Paul Hill Last month, Google released Chrome 113 with support for WebGPU. The main benefit of WebGPU is that it enables high-performance 3D graphics to be displayed effortlessly in the browser. With the proliferation of generative AI, Google wants to leverage WebGPU to take some of the pressure off data centres and make browsers do some of the work. According to CNET, Google is planning a demonstration at its annual Google I/O conference that will show Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion software turning a text prompt into an image, using WebGPU to do the processing. Being able to process AI tasks with WebGPU brings a few benefits to users. It allows you to avoid any network problems that may occur and it can give you greater control over your data. Earlier this month, Samsung banned its employees from using generative AI chatbots following a security leak. By running AI tasks locally, businesses like Samsung could use AI tools with greater security and privacy. The report states that Google is planning to announce a partnership with Mozilla’s Firefox, Apple’s Safari, and Microsoft’s Edge on something called Baseline. Baseline will outline the features that web developers will know work across the involved browsers. This should improve the compatibility of websites and web apps across platforms. Baseline 2024 could arrive by the end of this year and then be continuously updated as needed. Source: CNET -
Google Chrome 113.0.5672.93 (offline installer) by Razvan Serea The web browser is arguably the most important piece of software on your computer. You spend much of your time online inside a browser: when you search, chat, email, shop, bank, read the news, and watch videos online, you often do all this using a browser. Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Use one box for everything--type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and Web pages. Thumbnails of your top sites let you access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Desktop shortcuts allow you to launch your favorite Web apps straight from your desktop. Chrome has many useful features built in, including automatic full-page translation and access to thousands of apps, extensions, and themes from the Chrome Web Store. Google Chrome is one of the best solutions for Internet browsing giving you high level of security, speed and great features. Important to know! The offline installer links do not include the automatic update feature. Download web installer: Google Chrome Web 32-bit | Google Chrome 64-bit | Freeware Download: Google Chrome Offline Installer 64-bit | 93.0 MB Download: Google Chrome Offline Installer 32-bit | 89.3 MB Download page: Google Chrome Portable Download: Google Chrome MSI Installers for Windows (automatic update) View: Chrome Website | v113.0.5672.93 Release Notes Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
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Chrome 114 Beta is out with headline balancing, scroll listening API, and more
TarasBuria posted a topic in Front Page News
Chrome 114 Beta is out with headline balancing, scroll listening API, and more by Taras Buria Google has started rolling out Chrome 114 for those willing to test the browser's latest under-the-hood improvements in the Beta channel. With Chrome 114, developers can access two new CSS features and utilize additional web APIs. In case you missed it, the previous beta release delivered long-anticipated WebGPU support. The latest Google Chrome Beta version adds CSS headline balancing. It allows adjusting the line length in an element for better readability by avoiding typographic orphans or short lines of text separated from the rest of the paragraph. According to Google, the new technique will make elements like headlines more visually appealing. You can learn more about headline balancing in a blog post on the Chrome Developers website. The second CSS change in Chrome 114 is the overflow:overlay alias. It prevents content from extending into the scrollbar when the operating system uses fixed, non-overlay scrollbars. Another noteworthy addition in Chrome 114 is the "scrollend" event. It lets developers know when the user has completed a scroll through event listeners. Google says scroll-listening APIs help invoke new animations, fetch extra content, and make end-of-scroll events simpler and consistent. More information about the scrollend JavaScript event is available on the Chrome Developers website. You can download Chrome 114 from the official website. Full release notes with more details are available in the blog. -
Brave 1.51.110 by Razvan Serea Brave Browser is a lightning-fast, secure web browser that stands out from the competition with its focus on privacy, security, and speed. With features like HTTPS Everywhere and built-in tracker blocking, Brave keeps your online activities safe from prying eyes. Brave is one of the safest browsers on the market today. It blocks third-party data storage. It protects from browser fingerprinting. And it does all this by default. Speed - Brave is built on Chromium, the same technology that powers Google Chrome, and is optimized for speed, providing a fast and responsive browsing experience. Brave Browser also features Brave Rewards, a system that rewards users with Basic Attention Tokens (BAT) for viewing opt-in ads. This innovative system provides an alternative revenue model for content creators and a way to support the Brave community. Brave Browser 1.51.110 changelog: Web3 Added the ability to set Brave Wallet permission duration when connecting to DApps. (#28841) [Security] Prevent blind cross chain signing as reported on HackerOne by julianor. (#29798) Enabled NFT pinning. (#29017) Improved fetching of token balances in Swap. (#28634) Updated supported token list on Sardine. (#29503) Updated IPFS pinning banner text. (#29613) Updated Avalanche RPC to use Infura proxied through Brave. (#29109) Updated default wallet provider behavior of “Extensions (Brave Wallet fallback)”. (#29853) Updated Offramp flow to use token amount instead of fiat amount. (#28960) Updated Brave Wallet to use token’s chainID when fetching Solana NFT metadata. (#29066) Updated “Edit NFT” to “Import NFT”. (#28882) Removed Wyre as Onramp provider on “Buy” screen. (#28918) Removed Celo from preloaded networks. (#29162) Removed network icon in NFT details screen. (#30057) Removed Transak assets which are not supported in the US. (#28866) Fixed browser crash when visiting brave://wallet in a Guest window. (#29925) Fixed NFT discovery from adding NFTs in visible list. (#29575) Fixed “Use ENS domain” button being disabled until an input value is entered. (#29214) Fixed account icon size on the “Portfolio” page when an account name is long. (#29129) Fixed native asset icons for Aurora and Optimism to show ETH icon instead of EVM network icon. (#29225) Fixed partially displayed network icons on the “Send” page. (#29267) Fixed balance and token list alignment on the Brave Wallet panel. (#29038) Fixed selected fiat currency not updating in certain cases on the “Buy” screen. (#28845) Fixed invalid asset being selected on “Buy” and “Deposit” screens. (#28829) Fixed display of “Unlimited” in Brave Wallet panel and “Activity” tab. (#23666) Brave Rewards Fixed creator counter not being displayed in unconnected state. (#29269) Fixed inline tip buttons not being displayed when a new profile is created. (#28702) General Added “Google Sign-In” permission prompt. (#29504) Added Naver and Daum to the default search provider list for South Korea. (#18855) Added support for scriptlet arguments with quotes or backslashes. (#29099) Added the ability to “Copy clean link” from context menu on webpage when URL text is highlighted. (#28881) Added a “time to read” estimate for Speedreader articles. (#28827) Added media notifications for player controls on Linux. (#16187) Added a “What’s New” page for major version updates. (#28947) Enabled captive portal detection. (#20181) Implemented the ability to allow or block individual scripts in Brave Shields. (#28510) Implemented WebUSB farbling. (#28146) Updated “HTTPS by Default” to work with “HttpsFirstModeV2" which fixes some capability problems, such as determining the correct referrer policy for a navigation. (#28935 & #28809) Updated “HTTPS by Default” to fallback to HTTP when encountering an HTTP error code in response to an HTTPS upgrade. (#28013) Updated Brave VPN to fetch region listing more often. (#29728) Updated column width to improve readability for Speedreader articles. (#28828) Updated introductory graphic for the “Reading List” in sidebar. (#24927) Updated macOS icon to adhere to Apple’s guidelines. (#14801) Removed redundant browser name from profile import on brave://welcome page. (#29046) Removed the “Share” menu from the URL bar on internal pages. (#27484) Disabled brave://welcome in Guest windows. (#29012) Fixed passwords saved with Google account not being imported. (#29051) Fixed password manager executing unsuccessful requests to https://googleapis.com/affiliation/v1. (#29872) Fixed broken states in Brave VPN which could incorrectly cause “Edit payment method” or loading. (#29846) Fixed missing critical client hints causing some sites to get into infinite loop redirects. (#29875) Fixed issue where multiple profiles could unexpectedly be imported into a single profile. (#29476) Fixed issue where navigating back to the New Tab Page returns the user to the previous location in Brave News feed. (#28351) Fixed issue where element block picker did not work with Dark Reader extension. (#29185) Fixed missing translation for brave://welcome page title. (#29091) Fixed missing tooltip for Brave VPN settings icon. (#22636) Upgraded Chromium to 113.0.5672.77. (#30096) Download: Brave Browser 64-bit | 1.3 MB (Freeware) Download: Brave Browser 32-bit View: Brave Homepage | Other Operating Systems | Screenshot Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
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Google Chrome 113.0.5672.64 (offline installer) by Razvan Serea The web browser is arguably the most important piece of software on your computer. You spend much of your time online inside a browser: when you search, chat, email, shop, bank, read the news, and watch videos online, you often do all this using a browser. Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Use one box for everything--type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and Web pages. Thumbnails of your top sites let you access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Desktop shortcuts allow you to launch your favorite Web apps straight from your desktop. Chrome has many useful features built in, including automatic full-page translation and access to thousands of apps, extensions, and themes from the Chrome Web Store. Google Chrome is one of the best solutions for Internet browsing giving you high level of security, speed and great features. This update includes 15 security fixes: [$7500][1423304] Medium CVE-2023-2459: Inappropriate implementation in Prompts. Reported by Rong Jian of VRI on 2023-03-10 [$5000][1419732] Medium CVE-2023-2460: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Extensions. Reported by Martin Bajanik, Fingerprint[.]com on 2023-02-27 [$4000][1350561] Medium CVE-2023-2461: Use after free in OS Inputs. Reported by @ginggilBesel on 2022-08-06 [$3000][1375133] Medium CVE-2023-2462: Inappropriate implementation in Prompts. Reported by Alesandro Ortiz on 2022-10-17 [$2000][1406120] Medium CVE-2023-2463: Inappropriate implementation in Full Screen Mode. Reported by Irvan Kurniawan (sourc7) on 2023-01-10 [$2000][1418549] Medium CVE-2023-2464: Inappropriate implementation in PictureInPicture. Reported by Thomas Orlita on 2023-02-23 [$1000][1399862] Medium CVE-2023-2465: Inappropriate implementation in CORS. Reported by @kunte_ctf on 2022-12-10 [$3000][1385714] Low CVE-2023-2466: Inappropriate implementation in Prompts. Reported by Jasper Rebane (popstonia) on 2022-11-17 [$2000][1413586] Low CVE-2023-2467: Inappropriate implementation in Prompts. Reported by Thomas Orlita on 2023-02-07 [$1000][1416380] Low CVE-2023-2468: Inappropriate implementation in PictureInPicture. Reported by Alesandro Ortiz on 2023-02-15 Important to know! The offline installer links do not include the automatic update feature. Download web installer: Google Chrome Web 32-bit | Google Chrome 64-bit | Freeware Download: Google Chrome Offline Installer 64-bit | 93.0 MB Download: Google Chrome Offline Installer 32-bit | 89.3 MB Download page: Google Chrome Portable Download: Google Chrome MSI Installers for Windows (automatic update) View: Chrome Website | v113.0.5672.64 Release Notes Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
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The "lock" icon in Chrome is about to change but there's a good reason
John Callaham posted a topic in Front Page News
The "lock" icon in Chrome is about to change but there's a good reason by John Callaham When you use Google's Chrome web browser, you are also likely familiar with the "lock" icon that appears next to a web site's URL. Many people believe that icon means that a site is safe to check out on Chrome. In fact, that is not the case, and that's the reason Google is going to be changing that icon soon. In a post on its Chromium blog, Google stated: The lock icon is meant to indicate that the network connection is a secure channel between the browser and site and that the network connection cannot be tampered with or eavesdropped on by third parties, but it’s a remnant of an era where HTTPS was uncommon. A site that uses HTTPS is now the normal order of things on the internet. However, the lock icon no longer means a site is safe to browse on Chrome. Google stated: This misunderstanding is not harmless — nearly all phishing sites use HTTPS, and therefore also display the lock icon. Misunderstandings are so pervasive that many organizations, including the FBI, publish explicit guidance that the lock icon is not an indicator of website safety. Therefore, that lock icon will soon be replaced with a version of the tune icon for site addresses. Clicking on it will send users to settings and controls in the browser. Google feels this is a more neutral icon that doesn't indicate any "trustworthiness" for the site. It added: Our research has also shown that many users never understood that clicking the lock icon showed important information and controls. We think the new icon helps make permission controls and additional security information more accessible, while avoiding the misunderstandings that plague the lock icon. The new tune icon is available now in the Chrome Canary channel and will officially launch as part of Chrome 117 for desktops in early September 2023. It will also be replaced for the Android version of Chrome and it will be removed completely from the iOS version. -
Chrome 113 for iOS now lets you translate text manually by highlighting it
zikalify posted a topic in Front Page News
Chrome 113 for iOS now lets you translate text manually by highlighting it by Paul Hill Google has just released Chrome 113.0.5672.69 for iOS users. The release notes are not very expansive, as is typically the case with Chrome for iOS releases. The main feature of this update is the ability to highlight text on a web page and manually translate it. To translate highlighted text, just press Chrome Menu > Translate. Aside from the new translation option, Google said this update comes with stability and performance improvements but didn’t specify exactly what was addressed. This is the first major update to Chrome on iOS since April 4 when Google introduced download previews and a redesign for the Password Manager. If you have Chrome installed on your iPhone already then the app should automatically be updated if you have enough space on your device. If you want to check manually, open up the App Store, tap your profile icon at the top of the screen and scroll down to the pending updates. From there, tap Update next to the app. If you want to learn more about this update, check out Google’s dedicated blog post. It contains a link to the Chrome release’s Git log but be aware that it’s quite dense and can be hard to understand. -
Statcounter: Microsoft Edge is no longer world's second desktop browser
TarasBuria posted a topic in Front Page News
Statcounter: Microsoft Edge is no longer world's second desktop browser by Taras Buria According to Statcounter's April 2023 report, Microsoft Edge is no longer world's second most popular desktop browser. Apple Safari, the only non-cross-platform browser, has taken over Microsoft's Chromium-powered Edge. Disclaimer: Reports from Statcounter and other companies are never 100% accurate, and the idea is to provide average values and pinpoint general trends. You can learn how Statcounter gathers its data in the official FAQ. Statcounter says Safari is now in second place with a market share of 11.87%, a 0.95 points uplift compared with the previous month. Edge is now third, struggling to surpass an 11% mark for almost a year. In April 2023, Microsoft Edge lost 0.15 points. As for Chrome, it holds 66.13%, with a 0.36 points month-over-month increase. Here are the most popular desktop browsers per Statcounter's latest findings: Google Chrome - 66.13% (+0.36 points) Apple Safari - 11.87% (+0.95 points) Microsoft Edge - 11% (-0.15 points) Firefox - 5.65% (-0.82 points) Opera - 3.09% (-0.08 points) Most things have stayed the same on the mobile side of the market. Chrome and Safari continue holding almost 90% of all users, leaving a little less than 5% to Samsung, 2% to Opera, and the rest to less-known browsers. Google Chrome - 61.96% (-2.66 points) Apple Safari - (+1.73 points) Samsung Internet - 4.8% (+0.31 points) Opera - 1.88% (+0.08 points) UC Browser - 1.71% (+0.18 points) You can learn more about the April 2023 browser report from Statcounter on the official website. -
Windows 11's Mica effect may soon come to Chrome by Taras Buria Mica and Mica Alt are user-favorite design changes Windows 11 brought in late 2021. These fancy effects use your current wallpaper to create a highly-personalized experience in your applications, provide visual hierarchy, and increase clarity about which window is in focus. Unlike Windows Aero in the early days of Windows Vista, Mica and its variants do not strain your hardware as they only sample the desktop wallpaper once. Microsoft has already added the effect to many of its apps (returning soon to Edge in a better variant), and now the company wants Chrome to have the same eye candy. A new change list from Microsoft on Chromium Gerrit (via) suggests a "minimal set of code change" to equip Chromium with an opaque tab bar (or title bar) on systems running Windows 11 version 22H2: This CL demonstrates a minimal set of code changes to enable the Mica Alt titlebar material in Chromium using Windows 11 22H2's new DWMWA_SYSTEMBACKDROP_TYPE DWM attribute. It should be launched with the --disable-windows10-custom-titlebar CLI argument for the effect to show. This CL is for demonstration purposes only. It assumes Windows 11 22H2 or later, dark mode, and the default Chromium color scheme are in use, and that high contrast mode and accent-colored titlebars are not. Here is how Chrome may look with the Mica Alt effect applied to its tab bar: Chromium with the Mica Alt (darker) effect. Chromium with the Mica (lighter) effect. It might take a while before we see Chrome offering a better-looking user interface on Windows 11. Still, it is great to see Microsoft contributing to Chromium with user-favorite design changes. Meanwhile, developers can learn how to implement Mica in the apps using the official documentation and code samples from the recently updated WinUI Gallery app.
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Brave Browser 1.50.121 by Razvan Serea Brave Browser is a lightning-fast, secure web browser that stands out from the competition with its focus on privacy, security, and speed. With features like HTTPS Everywhere and built-in tracker blocking, Brave keeps your online activities safe from prying eyes. Brave is one of the safest browsers on the market today. It blocks third-party data storage. It protects from browser fingerprinting. And it does all this by default. Speed - Brave is built on Chromium, the same technology that powers Google Chrome, and is optimized for speed, providing a fast and responsive browsing experience. Brave Browser also features Brave Rewards, a system that rewards users with Basic Attention Tokens (BAT) for viewing opt-in ads. This innovative system provides an alternative revenue model for content creators and a way to support the Brave community. Brave Browser 1.50.121 changelog: Brave Rewards Fixed issue where user Rewards balance incorrectly displays 0.00 BAT in certain cases. (#29627) General Fixed missing flag icon for Brazil under the Brave VPN panel. (#29719) Upgraded Chromium to 112.0.5615.138. (#29839) Download: Brave Browser 64-bit | 1.3 MB (Freeware) Download: Brave Browser 32-bit View: Brave Homepage | Other Operating Systems | Screenshot Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
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Google Chrome 112.0.5615.138 (offline installer) by Razvan Serea The web browser is arguably the most important piece of software on your computer. You spend much of your time online inside a browser: when you search, chat, email, shop, bank, read the news, and watch videos online, you often do all this using a browser. Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Use one box for everything--type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and Web pages. Thumbnails of your top sites let you access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Desktop shortcuts allow you to launch your favorite Web apps straight from your desktop. Chrome has many useful features built in, including automatic full-page translation and access to thousands of apps, extensions, and themes from the Chrome Web Store. Google Chrome is one of the best solutions for Internet browsing giving you high level of security, speed and great features. This update includes 8 security fixes: [$8000][1429197] High CVE-2023-2133: Out of bounds memory access in Service Worker API. Reported by Rong Jian of VRI on 2023-03-30 [$8000][1429201] High CVE-2023-2134: Out of bounds memory access in Service Worker API. Reported by Rong Jian of VRI on 2023-03-30 [$3000][1424337] High CVE-2023-2135: Use after free in DevTools. Reported by Cassidy Kim(@cassidy6564) on 2023-03-14 [$NA][1432603] High CVE-2023-2136: Integer overflow in Skia. Reported by Clément Lecigne of Google's Threat Analysis Group on 2023-04-12 [$1000][1430644] Medium CVE-2023-2137: Heap buffer overflow in sqlite. Reported by Nan Wang(@eternalsakura13) and Guang Gong of 360 Vulnerability Research Institute on 2023-04-05 Important to know! The offline installer links do not include the automatic update feature. Download web installer: Google Chrome Web 32-bit | Google Chrome 64-bit | Freeware Download: Google Chrome Offline Installer 64-bit | 91.7 MB Download: Google Chrome Offline Installer 32-bit | 88.2 MB Download page: Google Chrome Portable Download: Google Chrome MSI Installers for Windows (automatic update) View: Chrome Website | v112.0.5615.138 Release Notes Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
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Brave Browser 1.50.119 [Update] by Razvan Serea Brave Browser is a lightning-fast, secure web browser that stands out from the competition with its focus on privacy, security, and speed. With features like HTTPS Everywhere and built-in tracker blocking, Brave keeps your online activities safe from prying eyes. Brave is one of the safest browsers on the market today. It blocks third-party data storage. It protects from browser fingerprinting. And it does all this by default. Speed - Brave is built on Chromium, the same technology that powers Google Chrome, and is optimized for speed, providing a fast and responsive browsing experience. Brave Browser also features Brave Rewards, a system that rewards users with Basic Attention Tokens (BAT) for viewing opt-in ads. This innovative system provides an alternative revenue model for content creators and a way to support the Brave community. Brave Browser 1.50.118 release notes: Upgraded Chromium to 112.0.5615.87. (#29667) Changes in Brave Browser 1.50.119: Upgraded Chromium to 112.0.5615.121. (#29734) Download: Brave Browser 64-bit | 1.3 MB (Freeware) Download: Brave Browser 32-bit View: Brave Homepage | Other Operating Systems | Screenshot Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
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Google Chrome 112.0.5615.121 (offline installer) by Razvan Serea The web browser is arguably the most important piece of software on your computer. You spend much of your time online inside a browser: when you search, chat, email, shop, bank, read the news, and watch videos online, you often do all this using a browser. Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Use one box for everything--type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and Web pages. Thumbnails of your top sites let you access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Desktop shortcuts allow you to launch your favorite Web apps straight from your desktop. Chrome has many useful features built in, including automatic full-page translation and access to thousands of apps, extensions, and themes from the Chrome Web Store. Google Chrome is one of the best solutions for Internet browsing giving you high level of security, speed and great features. Important to know! The offline installer links do not include the automatic update feature. Download web installer: Google Chrome Web 32-bit | Google Chrome 64-bit | Freeware Download: Google Chrome Offline Installer 64-bit | 91.7 MB Download: Google Chrome Offline Installer 32-bit | 88.2 MB Download page: Google Chrome Portable Download: Google Chrome MSI Installers for Windows (automatic update) View: Chrome Website | v112.0.5615.121 Release Notes Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
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Google flaunts latest Chrome benchmarks, says it got 10% faster
Aditya Tiwari posted a topic in Front Page News
Google flaunts latest Chrome benchmarks, says it got 10% faster by Aditya Tiwari Google said it made various under-the-hood changes to boost the performance of Chrome on macOS and Android. It says the browser is speedier than ever and recorded a 10% improvement in the Speedometer 2.1 benchmark results over the last three months. The set of changes includes improved HTML parsing, better pointer compression, improved caching, and better memory management among various tweaks. Google said that some of the internal changes it made might trickle down to Apple's WebKit engine as well. You can read the company's blog post for more technical details. In the case of Chrome for Android, Google says it targeted high-end devices "with a version of Chrome that uses compiler flags tuned for speed rather than binary size." These Chrome versions deliver up to 30% better performance on the Speedometer 2.1 benchmark when running on capable devices. First launched in 2008, Google Chrome holds the highest browser market share globally. According to StatCounter data for March 2023, Chrome leads the race with 64.8% market share and is followed by Safari with 19.5%. -
Google Chrome 112.0.5615.87 (offline installer) by Razvan Serea The web browser is arguably the most important piece of software on your computer. You spend much of your time online inside a browser: when you search, chat, email, shop, bank, read the news, and watch videos online, you often do all this using a browser. Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Use one box for everything--type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and Web pages. Thumbnails of your top sites let you access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Desktop shortcuts allow you to launch your favorite Web apps straight from your desktop. Chrome has many useful features built in, including automatic full-page translation and access to thousands of apps, extensions, and themes from the Chrome Web Store. Google Chrome is one of the best solutions for Internet browsing giving you high level of security, speed and great features. Important to know! The offline installer links do not include the automatic update feature. Download web installer: Google Chrome Web 32-bit | Google Chrome 64-bit | Freeware Download: Google Chrome Offline Installer 64-bit | 91.7 MB Download: Google Chrome Offline Installer 32-bit | 88.2 MB Download page: Google Chrome Portable Download: Google Chrome MSI Installers for Windows (automatic update) View: Chrome Website | v112.0.5615.87 Release Notes Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
