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How Do Internet Browsers Make Money?

In a recent survey where we were to be limited to just one mobile app, the Internet browsers won first preference over others. These humble software applications are usually taken for granted despite their immense contribution in making the Internet come alive. Considering that they provide a free service, how do these browsers even make money? Typically, we assume “ad money,” but that is just one part of the overall revenue mix. Here we examine a few popular browsers and their unique approaches to revenue. Related: 4 of the Best Web Browsers for Linux 1. Mozilla Firefox It will not surprise anyone that Mozilla Foundation does… Read more

How to Use Opera Browser’s Free VPN for Android

In today’s digital world, those of us who conduct business online need to be diligent about monitoring the data that we send out on the Web. Every time we go online, that traffic goes through Internet Service Providers, and they have access to everything we do online. They track your Internet history and location and hand that data over to third parties, including advertisers and government agencies. Using a VPN One way to reduce the chances of your information getting into the hands of someone shady is to use a VPN to redirect your traffic. A Virtual Private Network hides your IP address and encrypts… Read more

4 of the Best Web Browsers for Linux

There are plenty of web browsers for Linux these days, but not all of them support all distros. This makes it a little bit difficult to choose, but there are some viable options that still work with the ecosystem. The choice isn’t just dependent on your Linux distribution, but also on your preferred use cases. While Linux desktops offer most of the web browsers you’d use on Windows and Mac, there are some lesser-known browsers that aren’t available for the latter two operating systems. Our top four picks for the best browsers you can use on Linux support the majority of most top distros, but… Read more

Which Opera Browser Should You Use in Android?

If you’re part of the roughly two percent of the Internet that uses the Opera desktop browser (a perfectly respectable choice, to be sure), congratulations on being different! You may have also looked into getting your favorite browser for Android, only to find yourself confronted with three options, each bearing the Opera logo: Opera, Opera Mini, and Opera Touch. Each of these browsers is a legitimate Opera product, but they’re all designed for different audiences and use cases. Their other product on the Play store, “Opera News,” doesn’t do any web browsing at all, just news aggregation. As you might suspect, Opera is their standard… Read more