Microsoft reveals new web browser Edge

Microsoft reveals new web browser Edge

Internet Usage, Netbits

Microsoft’s newest web browser will be called Microsoft Edge, providing a definitive name for the codenamed Project Spartan, the company has confirmed. Speaking at Microsoft’s annual Build developers conference, Microsoft’s corporate vice president...
Microsoft reveals new web browser Edge

Google’s New Interface

Netbits, Search

Google used to tell you how to do something. Now, it’ll just do it for you. In the last week, the company has added two small but important features to their famous search bar. You can type “find my phone” and Google will locate it on a map (and offer to...
Microsoft reveals new web browser Edge

Who’s Attacking Whom?

Internet Security, Internet Usage, Netbits

It seems nearly every day we’re reading about Internet attacks aimed at knocking sites offline and breaking into networks, but it’s often difficult to visualize this type of activity. The easiest way to lose track of half your workday (and bandwidth) comes from the...
Microsoft reveals new web browser Edge

What Computers Look Like Now

Netbits, Technology

It’s a colorful USB drive, right? Maybe a very pretty streaming stick? Nope. That’s a computer. That’s right: The device is ASUS’ Chromebit, a new sub-$100 dongle you can plug into any display and turn it into a full-blown computer running Google’s Chrome OS. The...
Microsoft reveals new web browser Edge

Teens, Social Media & Technology

Netbits, Social Media

24% of teens go online “almost constantly,” facilitated by the widespread availability of smartphones. Aided by the convenience and constant access provided by mobile devices, especially smartphones, 92% of teens report going online daily — including 24% who say they...
Microsoft reveals new web browser Edge

Climate Change Skeptic?

Global Warming, Netbits

[Patrick Moore, Ph.D., has been a leader in international environmentalism for more than 40 years. He cofounded Greenpeace and currently serves as chair of Allow Golden Rice. Moore received the 2014 Speaks Truth to Power Award at the Ninth International Conference on...