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Top 16 Web-Browsers of This Year

Google Chrome

According to the statistics made by NetMarketShare, a third party StatCounter. It is rated as the most popular web browser. Surpassing the Microsoft’s Internet Explorer by controlling 41.66 percent of the total internet users emerged as the undisputed champion of all the existing web browsers. Features like extension support and page-rendering speed make it to the top of all the internet browsers.

The main features of Chrome include killing the slow or unresponsive pages without closing the entire browser. The translation feature of Chrome which translates the language of the whole web page to the desired language.The array of precise tools offers user better control over the web. Apart from these features chrome offers a private browsing option called as Incognito.

Internet explorer

Internet Explorer is known to be a bit slow when compared to other browsers. It is not the easiest to use and won’t find a lot of features. Having great security features allows it to be on the list of top browsers. Microsoft’s IE browser enables the user to block sites from cataloging browsing habits. The security panel also gives the user option to block sites individually. Microsoft offers support to the internet explorer browser which makes it one of the frequently used web browser. The Internet Explorer is currently replaced by Microsoft Edge on all the windows 10 devices.

Safari

Safari browser is the default web browser of all the Apple products. Being made by the Apple Inc it is pre-loaded on all Apple devices including the iPhone and iPad. Safari loads web pages faster than other browsers. It also provides extensive security features and a pop-up blocking option. The single click feature enables users to block all the cookies and use the internet without any fear of malware attacks. The browser is an excellent choice for Apple users but lacks customization option and performance when used with non-apple products.

Mozilla Firefox

Firefox has the minimalist and a cooler user interface when compared to others. It is very simple and easy to use. Having a quick access customizable tool bar allows users to customize, add or remove icons. Featuring the option to have add-ons makes it more compatible than the other browsers. Highly sophisticated and organized settings section in a tabular fashion. The browser gives users the option of saving frequently used pages as permanent tabs.

Opera

Opera web browser allows faster browsing and has a good synchronization speed. It offers updated standards to its users. This Open Source browser has all the features which shall make your web journey easy and fun. The internet browser includes faster loading of applications and WebPages with tabbed browsing and a customizable search bar.

Having an outstanding Interactive voice feature apart from the options like thumbnail previews, customizable skins makes it one of the best browsers. The inclusion of sophisticated bookmarking tools and integration with e-mail and chat clients makes it even more powerful. The lacking of add-ons and widgets are considered to be the limitations of the opera browser.

Maxthon

Maxthon web browser, exclusively made for users who love customization. It considers as the aggregation of features like customization and security. This versatile browser would fit your browsing requirements and also has Multi-user support. The browser offers luxurious features like Flash, Java applet, and ActiveX blocker. With its highly customizable interface enables compatibility with Internet Explorer plug-ins.

The limitations of Maxthon are not having features like thumbnail previews, a smart toolbar, and anti-phishing technology. The inclusion of the features like spell check, voice interaction, and open-source development would improve the overall usability of the browser.

UC Browser

The web browser is very fast, stable and allows smart downloading with powerful file management. Files can be downloaded at more rapid speed through the servers, even under poor network connections. Users can customize the browsers with the help of a huge variety of themes. The Inclusion of the dark theme allows great comfort for night reading. The WiFi Sharing option offers easy transfer of files between your phone and PC/Laptop. It also has the one touch option of social network sharing which enhances to share everything with friends and relatives via social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Evernote. Being ad free is a significant advantage and unique feature of UC Browser.

SeaMonkey

SeaMonkey web browser is an all-in-one internet suite capable of browsing, email and chat capabilities. The Internet suite is an open-source and a community-driven project differing from the browsers backed by major corporations for profits. This browser allows interested developers, marketers or testers contribute to the development of the web browser. The SeaMonkey browser also has most of the Mozilla’s security benefits as-builts on the same source code.

The web browser safeguards against online threats that include viruses, rootkits and phishing websites. Latest security updates can directly download from its official website. The user interface of the SeaMonkey is a little clunky and outdated when compared to the other web browsers. Due to its open source module, it has many limitations.

Avant

The Avant is an internet browser which is not that much speed. But has decent speeds and provides basic browsing functions. The browser is eventually an add-on to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. It includes basic features such as tabbed browsing, RSS feeds, and a find-on-page function which gives decent performance.

The browser falls short in comparison to the current internet browsers, but fans of Internet Explorer would like it. The browser sometimes struggles to load some of the modern-day applications like Google Documents. It has a friendly user interface which allows the users to access it easily.

The manufacturers provide adequate help and support via FAQs. No emails and no video tutorials provided. The lack of versatility, compatibility and comprehensive security making the browser usability to shorten, which results in the browser to lag behind the competition.

RockMelt

RockMelt is a Chrome-based web browser which is designed by Google. The primary objective of the browser is to allow users use social networks without having to be on the website or opening the site. The browser’s interface will enable users to see all the latest updates of social networking sites on using a single tab. It also allows users to chat with others and view the tweets published. By giving the option to add RSS feeds, it makes sure not to miss any changes in their favorite websites. It also includes a single share button by which one can share anything within no time via compatible social networks.

The drag and drop option for sharing anything with friends is not bad.

Torch

The Torch internet browser is one of the best browsers regarding style and appearance. It is a Chromium-based browser which works great and best suited for daily browsing. It also has some unique aspects such as working in synchronization with the toolbar and faster download capability. This commercial freeware currently works on every version of Windows. The inclusion of Music button and torrent allows faster downloads makes it the best browser for music lovers. It also shows the pending downloads on the browser itself. The open-source browser has an incognito window option for private browsing and great download manager enabling easy downloads. The browser allows the possibility for several add-ons.

Torch browser also equipped with a one-touch social sharing button which enables social sharing without actually opening the social media site. Apart from the social communication & Integration ability it cannot work like a traditional web browser which can be used in the office regularly.

AOL Explorer

AOL Explorer was formerly known as the AOL Browser which is a discontinued graphical web browser. It is based on the Microsoft Trident layout engine and was released by American Online Company. The web browser features tabbed browsing, thumbnail tab pop-ups, and many more unique features. The browser is optimized for the user to feel smoother web experience. It is integrated with new password manager to save and store login credentials, and it comes along with a spell checker. The main feature of this browser is the customization. The browser gives the user the option to customize a toolbar and can access to frequently visited sites by a single click. The lack of security features differs it from the top browsers.

Deepnet Explorer

The Deepnet Explorer is similar to Internet Explorer only by its name. It has a fast page loading time & offers primary browsing. It doesn’t have a flashy or sleek design but can perform basic level operations very well. The browser is designed mainly for facilitating P2P networking and RSS feeds. It allows users to organize the feeds in a tree like structure and can search the feeds by keyword toolbar customization. The web browser also delivers several useful tools and features, using the toolbar web page navigation can be done via integrated mouse gestures and keyboard shortcuts.

The lack of security features differentiates it from all the top-ranked web browsers which consider being the primary drawback of the Deepnet Explorer. It has a regular pop-up blocker and an antiphishing alarm that protects you from fraudulent websites.

Flock

Flock known as the social web browser is designed especially for social network lovers. The browsers interface allows users to interact with social networking sites, RSS and media feeds, and blogs. The Free browsers offer high-security features enabling users to work and use the internet without any fear of phishing attacks.It also supports spell checker and comprises of excellent tools to share photos, videos, and news. The browser lacks major web services which result in the degradation of its usability.

It is powered by one of the leading internet browsers Mozilla Firefox. Due to lack of many features, the present generation browsers have the web browser discontinues. The release of its last version is in the year 2011.

Opera warns users after hacking attack on its web sync service

The traditional web service, Opera warns its users after intruders hacked its web sync.The search engine firm was quick enough to reset the passwords of all its users.
Opera recently decided to sell all its browser business to the Chinese consortium.

Opera Software develops the web browser Opera. The company has recently updated its latest version which is available on Microsoft Windows, Linux operating systems, OS X that uses the Blink layout engine. Presto layout engine, employed in the previous version is also available, and besides, it also runs FreeBSD engines.

The firm recently revealed the attackers gained access to Opera Sync, a service that lets the users synchronize their browser data and also the data settings across the multiple platforms. The investigation is in a process, but they initially believe that that the attackers may have compromised the user’s data, login names, including passwords.

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Opera stated that majority of its 350 million users wouldn’t be affected since most of them don’t use sync. But still leaves about 1.7 million active users at risk, and there are likely more inactive users who are storing useful passwords.

Breaching the data is quite common, but targeting the sync browser data is rare. The company also assures the users that their passwords are safe. The firm also requested its customers to use the password resetting page to obtain the new password for Opera Sync. The attack news of the company came on the next day when the Dropbox issued a password reset for the accounts that hasn’t changed from 2012.

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The company states that ”We have also sent emails to all Opera sync users to inform them about the incident and ask them to change the password for their Opera sync accounts. In an abundance of caution, we have encouraged users to also reset any passwords to third party sites they may have synchronized with the service. Although we only store encrypted (for synchronized passwords) or hashed and salted (for authentication) passwords in this system, we have reset all the Opera sync account passwords as a precaution.”

The web browser enterprise was in the news recently for its pre-installed Ad-blocker option which was opposed by many websites.

Opera Extends its Free and Unlimited VPN to Android

Opera has released the unlimited VPN service for the iOS platform earlier this year, as the result of its acquisition of the SurfEasy, and now the same thing enters into the Android users.

Opera VPN service will allow you to browse from different countries such as US, Canada, Germany, Singapore and the Netherlands, apart from this it even allows the users to block the ad trackers. Once you go with this you can bypass the content restricted based on the location with the VM and without any data limit, you can use the application as much as you want.

Opera is the first browser to get inbuilt VPN

You don’t need to have any prior experience for using this Virtual Private Network, this application will automatically handle the Android VPN settings for you. This will also check the security and the integrity of your existing Wi-Fi connection. When you are using this service, it might slow down your internet speed, but as per the reviews and suggestions, this is not going to be problematic to use while surfing the web.

Users who are Interested in this VPN application can try by downloading it from the Google Play Store for Android devices.

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Here are the few services you get on using the Opera Free VPN - Unlimited VPN

  • Fastest and very reliable VPN service
  • It can unblock the access via your choice in the five virtual locations.
  • This has the ability to have the ability to determine the Wi-Fi network’s security level, and even the connection’s encryption and protection from the threats.
  • The built-in ad tracker blocker for preventing the advertisers from the following around the web.

Internet Connectivity Is The Top Concern of Indians While Travelling: Study Reveals

The Norwegian software company, Opera in association with an Indian lifespan accommodation company, Wudstay conducted a travel survey in India. The results of the survey revealed that the biggest fear of Indians is losing the internet connectivity while moving. Above 34.5 percent of the respondents are concerned about the lack of mobile network while around 6.9 percent of people involved were worried about the high roaming charges.

“Technology drives the experience of the modern traveler. Be it making mobile bookings, sharing updates on social media or exploring a new city, WudStay believes in offering the best services to its consumers, and this survey has helped us identify what is essential for our customers. We are extremely excited to share these interesting insights”, stated Prafulla Mathur, Founder and CEO at WudStay.

“As one can see from the findings, internet connectivity is an important prerequisite for travellers. People prefer being connected to the internet in order to share updates when on the move,” stated Mr Sunil Kamath, Vice President, South Asia and Southeast Asia at Opera.

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The survey is conducted to understand the mindset of Indians while travelling or when they are on a vacation in a foreign place. And the stunning results revealed that most of the travellers are feared about mobile connectivity and 7.8% of respondents are concerned about losing their handsets. The survey also showed that 32.8 percent of the Indians involved use mobile data for social media posts while only 28.4 percent use the data for information regarding places to visit in a trip.

And around 16.4 percent of respondents use their internet service to stay connected with family and friends, while 17.2 percent of Indians spend mobile data using GPS. The results also include that about 13.8 percent people are willing to travel without food for a whole day for a better internet connection and 33.6 percent are ready to quit the habit of driving for an evening while moving for good internet connection. And the other weird result is, 28.4 % do not use a restroom for 6 hours to have a good data connection.

Surprisingly above 30 percent of all the respondents fear of overspending at expensive hotels, eating at overpriced restaurants and taking taxis whereas 10 percent fear theft. As the mobile cams are becoming more captivated, people of all age groups love taking lovely snaps with their smartphones, while 9.5% fear taking bad photos.

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Few other interesting findings of the survey are 50 percent of the men prefer to go on vacation with their guy friends instead of their family. Though women are more home-oriented 76 percent prefer travelling with families. On an average 37 % of people love to travel with family.

Finally, 37.8 percent Indians dislike the habit of making the place untidy while travelling. Around 13.8 percent hate people who booze too much on flights. And 10.3% hate people who break the queues and forcefully enter in, and more than 22 percent hate the people especially women in skimpy clothes.

Is Microsoft Edge debasing Google Chrome with battery performance test results?  

Microsoft has conducted the experiment on the four different browsers for finding out the best. Google Chrome is the popular and one of the best browser, but with the series of experiments done by the rival company Microsoft results how much of the battery life is eaten up using the chrome.

This experimentation is done on four identical surface books, which are unplugged and played the same video on all. The only difference is the browser that the video is played on. In this test, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome and Opera browsers are used for finding out the result. One streaming video is played on all these four surface books.

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The results from the experiment will astonish you. To our surprise Google Chrome is in the last. From the results battery life of the laptop which uses Chrome browser last for 4 Hours 19 Minutes.

Here are the results of the different browsers which undergo with the test.

  • Mozilla Firefox :    05:09:30
  • Microsoft Edge: 07:22:07
  • Google Chrome: 04:19:50
  • Opera :    06:18:33

All the results are respective to the battery life time after the video, and the results are shown in Hours: Minutes: Seconds.

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The laptop running with the Microsoft Edge browser is lasted till the end of the more than 7 hours which is 70% longer than the laptop which is running with the Chrome. 43% longer than the PC running with the Mozilla Firefox and 17% longer than the Opera browser.

With the surprise Microsoft Edge browser managed to stream the video for 7 hours 22 minutes on the surface book after unplugging the power, and this result is 70% more than the Google Chrome Browser.

After Google Chrome followed by Mozilla Firefox where the surface book got drained in 5 Hours and 9 minutes.

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We have to notice that Microsoft Edge doesn’t have the features or the extensions which the google chrome have and soon available in the Edge browser. These changes might get affected in the future update in the launch of the Anniversary update to the Windows 10. This update will be released in the summer as per the reports.

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