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A new web app called editsqlite allows users to open SQLite databases, SQL dumps from MySQL, Postgres or SQLite, and CSV files directly in the browser without uploading them to a server. Users can edit data in a spreadsheet-like grid or via a built-in SQL console, then export a freshly rebuilt file in several formats. The tool processes files entirely client-side and never writes to the original file.
The source page is a Nature.com article titled 'Making mind pictures takes mental effort,' but the page itself only displays a browser-compatibility notice rather than the actual study details. No specific findings, researchers, or data from the study are available in the retrieved content.
Mozilla is framing a new push for Firefox around restoring qualities associated with the internet's earlier, less corporate-dominated era, according to the report. Details of specific product changes were not fully outlined in the available material, but the effort centers on nostalgia for a more open web experience.
Blogger Brennen Puth describes testing his own site's print output and finding it unusable, with oversized text, a broken header and illegible gray links. He then shows how CSS media-print selectors, such as 'onlyPrint' and 'noPrint' classes, can be used to hide navigation and resize text so pages print cleanly.
Android Authority published a list of nine Chromium-based browsers for Android that strip out Google's integrations, including Bare Browser, Brave, Vivaldi and others. The piece highlights options chosen for regular updates, distinct features, longevity, and ease of use, noting most require manual installation outside typical app stores.
A new analysis argues that Chrome's reputation for excessive memory use is largely an internet meme rather than a data-backed fact, comparing it to similarly exaggerated claims about Microsoft Edge being slow. The piece acknowledges Chrome does use RAM as needed, but says this has not been a significant practical problem either in 2016 or in 2026.
The Verge's weekend editor reports switching from Arc to Zen Browser, an open-source project that replicates Arc's pinned sites, left-side tab bar, split spaces and customizable mods. Zen contains no AI assistant and supports Firefox extensions, while Arc's maker Atlassian has shifted focus to its AI-centric Dia browser ahead of Arc's shutdown.
In a sponsored Apple @ Work column, IT admin Bradley Chambers argues that while companies have largely solved visibility into which AI applications are installed on managed Macs, browser-based AI tools remain an unmonitored channel for data exposure. He notes device management vendors can already detect and remove unapproved AI apps, but says web-based AI interactions inside Safari or Chrome fall outside that oversight.
The Verge's Installer newsletter issue No. 149 covers a search for a new web browser alongside other tech releases, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and Amazon's Blink Mini 4K camera. The newsletter notes the new Call of Duty title focuses on refining existing gameplay rather than reinvention, with an improved campaign mode, while the Blink Mini 4K offers a $80 4K camera with two-way audio and smart security features.
Extended Validation (EV) certificates once displayed a green company name in browser address bars to signal verified business identity, but major browsers including Chrome and Firefox have removed that prominent UI, burying certificate details several clicks deep. The piece traces this decline to a mix of factors: users failing to notice or understand the trust indicator, a push by a security-focused nonprofit, and shifts by companies including Stripe, alongside the broader move toward universal encryption via Domain Validation certificates.
CNET released a cheat-sheet covering iOS 27, the operating system running on Apple's new iPhone Duo. The guide highlights a revamped Siri for Apple Intelligence-compatible devices, an updated Safari browser, and other subtler under-the-hood changes, and will be updated as new versions like iOS 27.2 roll out.
A hobbyist project called R2D2 replaces a webOS smart TV's stock interface with a locally hosted home screen, a private sandboxed browser, and a push-to-talk voice assistant. The system works by pairing the TV with a separate Linux compute host that renders Chromium and runs speech-recognition models, streaming output back to the TV over the local network. The creator has published the source code along with detailed warnings that the setup requires rooting the TV and patching vendor system services on one specific firmware build.