Microsoft’s audio format is supported by all major browsers… except Internet Explorer [Image]
Microsoft doesn't support its own audio format. RIP, .WAV.
Tag Archives: Browsers
Google Chrome is the #1 web browser in the world, but should it be?
Google Chrome is the world’s most popular web browser according to StatCounter, with over 40 percent of the market. This comes as no surprise since the big G has put a lot of work Chrome over the past few years, making it more att...
Pirate Bay’s anti-censorship browser surpasses 100,000 downloads in just three days
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the infamous torrent sharing website, The Pirate Bay, released a web browser that allows users to access blocked websites. That browser has now been downloaded more than 100,000 in just three day...
The Pirate Bay releases free website-unblocking browser to celebrate 10th anniversary
As of a few days ago, The Pirate Bay has been around for a whole decade. To celebrate their 10th anniversary, the site posted an announcement thanking their supporters as well as announcing a new brand new browser designed to circ...
How to disable ‘Acceptable Ads’ whitelist in Adblock Plus [Guide]
Adblock Plus is the most popular adblocking add-on around. dotTech recommends it and I am sure many dotTechies (including myself) use it. Indeed in the day and age where some websites have more ads than content, Adblock Plus is on...
Internet Explorer 11 early review: Good update, but still lacking add-ons and extensions
Windows 8.1 Preview is out and ready for download for those who are interested. The new update brings to the table a large number of improvements to Windows 8, but it also brings forth Internet Explorer 11, and we’re going to dig ...
Internet Explorer is a little… slow [Image]
To be fair, the latest versions of Internet Explorer aren't nearly as bad as in the past but, still, doesn't mean we can't poke fun at it.
[Firefox, Internet Explorer] Download videos, remove ads, and more with YouTube Enhancer Plus
If you are anything like me, you don’t have a satellite or cable TV service; you most likely get your entertainment from sites like YouTube. If you are in this category, or if you like to watch lots of YouTube videos, then Y...
[Firefox] Tab Badge puts new message notifications for e-mail accounts and social networks in your tab
In the age of e-mail and social networks, we are often bombarded with new messages, may those be e-mails, Wall posts, or tweets. In fact, we get so many messages it can often be hard to keep track of the new ones. That is where Ta...
EU is getting ready to sue Microsoft which could result in a fine as high as $7.4 billion
Remember that browser choice screen Microsoft promised to include in all EU-destined Windows PCs from 2009 onwards? That same browser choice screen Microsoft “accidentally” forgot to include in Windows 8 but has now pr...
DownThemAll makes batch downloading faster, easier [Firefox]
I do a lot of graphic design on the side. When downloading a massive amount of stock images, it’s usually an annoying one-at-a-time process. Not so since I found DownThemAll. DownThemAll takes the annoyance of mass-downloadi...
Microsoft will add browser choice screen to Windows 8 to avoid EU rage
Back in July it was revealed that Microsoft is being investigated by European Regulators for failing to provide users with the now-famous ‘browser choice’ screen in Windows 8. Apparently Microsoft doesn’t want to...
Anyone else notice Chrome ads on Google.com for people running Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Opera?
Chrome may be dominating browser wars but apparently Google isn’t satisfied. Recently — and by recently I mean past few days, if memory serves — I’ve noticed an ad on Google.com telling me to install Chrome...
‘Do Not Track’ is enabled by default in Internet Explorer 10
‘Do Not Track’ is a semi-new concept in the digital world that tells advertisers to not track user Internet activity for the purposes of serving targeted advertising. What happens is, when enabled, a header is sent to ...
Chrome has 33% of browser market share, tops whole Internet Explorer family and Firefox
In terms of global browser usage, Google Chrome surpassed Firefox in December 2011 and beat Internet Explorer 8 in January 2012 but still had less market share than the total Internet Explorer family combined. Now, according to St...