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If you're still using the old version of the Edge browser that shipped with earlier versions of Windows 10, you'll soon be upgraded to the new version, with the old no longer supported and set to be uninstalled.

Chinese smartphone vendor Huawei Technologies has announced the Australian release schedule for EMUI 11, the operating system based on the open-source version of Android that it uses on its smartphones.

The people behind the Opera browser have released a new version for Android which includes a new user interface that focuses on cutting down on unnecessary distractions.

Norwegian browser maker Opera Software has added a built-in no-log VPN service to its latest version for Android, Opera 51, the company says in a statement.

Skype can no longer be accessed on the Web using the Firefox browser on both Linux and Windows, as of Wednesday morning. The same applies to Opera.

Google's Chrome and Microsoft's Edge are the only widely-used browsers which have no inbuilt protection against tracking users, the digital rights body, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, says.

Opera Software will continue to offer its built-in no-log VPN as part of its browser for the desktop, but the Opera VPN client for Android and iOS would not be available after April.

Popular software packages like Skype and VLC media player (32-bit) for Windows are being used to spread surveillance software which has been christened StrongPity2 by researchers from Slovakian security firm ESET.

One of the people behind the Vivaldi and Opera browsers says Google suspended all his company's AdWords shortly after he voiced concerns about the data-gathering indulged in by the search giant and Facebook.

Creating versions of the same browser for all platforms appears to be paying off handsomely for Google, if usage figures for its Chrome browser are any indication.

A free built-in no-log VPN is part of the new Opera browser for desktop users released by Opera Software on Tuesday.

Microsoft has fired the next shot in the browser battery-usage wars, by posting a fresh video that shows its browser, Edge, beating Google's Chrome, Opera and Firefox in battery usage on a Surface Book which runs Windows 10.

The makers of the Opera browser have started offering a free VPN app for Android users, having earlier made a similar app available for iOS users.

While Microsoft would prefer you use its Edge browser on Windows 10 as part of its ecosystem, the most popular Windows browser is Google’s Chrome. But there is a downside to Chrome – spying and battery life.

At least 30% of all mobile data is wasted by apps phoning home with Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Gmail amongst the top wasters.

Email hosting provider FastMail has acquired the IC Group of companies comprising email services businesses Pobox and Listbox.

Opera Mini will become the default web browser for Microsoft’s existing feature phones and Asha phones portfolio, as part of a new deal announced today.

Mark Zuckerberg and a band of tech giants including Samsung, Nokia and Ericsson have joined up to launch internet.org, aiming to bring the Internet to those who don't have it.

It might not be as impressive as Twitter's 500 million users, but the 'other' mobile browser - Opera - now claims 200 million users.

The head of the European research team that suggested neutrinos may be able to travel faster than light has resigned.