Computerworld

WebKit browser engine aces Acid3 test, stakes claim to No. 1

Developers working on WebKit announced late last week that the newest build of the browser engine, which powers both Apple Inc.’s Safari and Google Inc.’s Chrome, has aced all of the requirements of ...
InfoWorld

WebKit browser engine aces Acid3 test

WebKit, which powers both Apple's Safari and Google's Chrome, is the first browser engine to fully pass the Acid3 Web standards test Developers working on WebKit announced late last week that the ...
AppleInsider

Mozilla is also developing a non-WebKit browser for iOS

In anticipation of changes to App Store policy, Mozilla is developing an iOS browser that would use its Gecko rendering engine instead of WebKit. Web browsers and apps with web-browsing functionality ...
MSN on MSN

Apple just pushed iOS 26.5 to every iPhone in service — patching 50+ flaws including 10 in WebKit that could steal data through a bad web page

Apple released iOS 26.5 in June 2026, and if you own an iPhone that still receives software updates, the company wants you to ...
Android

Google Fork WebKit Browser Engine to Create "Blink"; Headed to Chrome and Chrome OS

Is there something going on in the world of web browsers that we don’t know about? Has WebKit developed an awful affliction that all the major players want to be shot of? Because that’s what it ...
MUO on MSN

These two browser engines aren't controlled by Google or Apple — and that matters more than you think

Most "alternative" browsers still run Google's rendering engine. The actual competition is somewhere most people never look.
Scientific American

Google Parts Ways with Apple over WebKit, Launches Blink

A years-long marriage of convenience that linked Google and Apple browser technologies is ending in divorce A years-long marriage of convenience that linked Google and Apple browser technologies is ...
AppleInsider

Microsoft considers adopting WebKit for Internet Explorer

Addressing a developer conference in Sydney Australia, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the idea of using WebKit as the rendering engine within its web browser was "interesting" and added "we may look ...
9to5google

Google begins effort to run Chrome’s Blink engine on iOS in place of Apple’s WebKit

A new experimental effort in Chrome aims to run the proper Blink engine on iOS instead of Apple’s required WebKit engine. On iOS, all web browsers, including third ...
Liliputing

Google forks Webkit, introduces Blink rendering engine for Chrome (and Opera)

Google has been using the open source Webkit rendering engine to power its Chrome web browser and Chrome OS operating system since day one. But that’s about to change. The company has announced plans ...
Computerworld

Opera moves to the WebKit rendering engine

Creating some consternation in the Web development community, Opera Software is switching from a home-built rendering engine to the more widely used open-source WebKit, now employed in the Apple ...