Feb 25/2021, Apple MacOS 11 (Big Sur):
Apple updated MacOS to fix security flaws. Introduction
This gives site designers news about browsers & design, helps find browsers, offers design resources, lists Internet stats, and sells books for building effective websites. Also, as wise font use is key to good design, this also reports new & updated fonts, especially free flexible fonts. First published in Sep 1998, this is updated each Saturday morning, with news updated throughout each day.
Important Note: the Browser News was not published from early Jun to late Sep 2020, due to serious health problems which prevented me from using PCs; I am now paralyzed from the waist down.
News
Feb 25/2021, Apple MacOS 11 (Big Sur):
Apple updated MacOS to fix security flaws. 
Font News:
for the latest font news, see the Fonts ⮞ News page.¶
Feb 24/2021, Microsoft Windows 10:
Microsoft offers an update for some Windows 10 users. More⮞
WindowsUpdate⮞
Feb 23
Feb 22
Feb 20/2021, Vivaldi 3.6.2165.40 [88.0.4324.186]:
Vivaldi Technologies updated Vivaldi for undisclosed reasons. NB: browser sniffers say Vivaldi is Chrome. Update⮞
Feb 19
Feb 17/2021, Microsoft Edge::Chrome 88.0.705.74:
Microsoft fixed bugs & security flaws in Edge::Chrome.
NB: poor browser sniffers may say Edge::Chrome is Chrome or Safari.
NB: updates may fail because Microsoft rolls out updates gradually. Get It⮞
Feb 14/2021, iCab 6.0.10:
Alexander Clauss updated iCab. Update⮞
Feb 11/2021, CaLibre 5.11:
the CaLibre team updated its eBook software. Update⮞
Feb 9/2021, Adobe (Acrobat) Reader:
Adobe fixed bugs & security flaws in Adobe Reader. More⮞ To update, run program and click “Help, Check for Updates”.
Feb 9/2021, Apple MacOS 10.14 (Mojave), 10.15 (Catalina), 11 (Big Sur):
Apple updated MacOS to fix security flaws. More⮞
Feb 1/2021, Apple MacOS 10.14 (Mojave), 10.15 (Catalina), 11 (Big Sur):
Apple updated MacOS to fix security flawd. More⮞
Feb 1/2021, Apple Safari 14.0.3 [MacOS 10.14, MacOS 10.15]:
Apple fixed Safari 14 security flaws. More⮞
The Focus
This focuses on browsers wanted to test websites, mainly Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, PaleMoon, Safari, SeaMonkey, & Vivaldi.
This also focuses on fonts for crafting websites.
There is much good information elsewhere about browsers & fonts, with no need to “reïnvent the wheel”, so this reports news concisely, with links to details.
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Your Browser
This lists information about your browser. It is mainly of interest to those who wish to make browser sniffers.
More details are available on the Resources ⮞ Your Browser page.
NB: some browsers have userAgent strings which identify them as other browsers: examples are
Brave (all versions) & Vivaldi (version 2.10+).
NB: some browsers report the major version number/vector only; minor version numbers are hidden. For example, Internet Explorer 11.0.140 falsely says that it is Internet Explorer 11.0, and Firefox 68.0.2 falsely says that it is Firefox 68.0. This makes it impossible for browser sniffers to report the correct version vectors.
NB: some browsers report the wrong version number/vector in their userAgent strings.
For example, Vivaldi 1.15.1147.64 says that it is 1.96.1147.64. This makes it harder for browser sniffers to determine the correct version vectors.
