Chrome OS support for CrXPRT apps ends in June 2022
Last March, we discussed the Chrome OS team’s original announcement that they would be phasing out support for Chrome Apps altogether in June 2021, and would shift their focus to Chrome extensions and...
View ArticleUsing WebXPRT 4 to compare the performance of popular browsers
From time to time, we like to run a series of in-house WebXPRT comparison tests to see if recent updates have changed the performance rankings of popular web browsers. We published our most recent...
View ArticleAn update on Chrome OS support for CrXPRT
In March, we discussed the Chrome OS team’s plan to end support for Chrome apps in June and instead focus their efforts on Chrome extensions and Progressive Web Apps. After receiving feedback on their...
View ArticleAn update on Chrome OS XPRT benchmark development
In July, we discussed the Chrome OS team’s decision to end support for Chrome apps, and how that will prevent us from publishing any future fixes or updates for CrXPRT 2. We also announced our goal of...
View ArticleComparing the performance of popular browsers with WebXPRT 4
If you’ve been reading the XPRT blog for a while, you know that we occasionally like to revisit a series of in-house WebXPRT comparison tests to see if recent updates have changed the performance...
View ArticleComparing the WebXPRT 4 performance of five popular browsers
Every so often, we like to refresh a series of in-house WebXPRT comparison tests to see if recent updates have changed the performance rankings of popular web browsers. We published our most recent...
View ArticleUpdating our WebXPRT 4 browser performance comparisons with new gear
Once or twice per year, we refresh an ongoing series of WebXPRT comparison tests to see if recent updates have reordered the performance rankings of popular web browsers. We published our most recent...
View ArticleWeb APIs: Possible paths for the AI-focused WebXPRT 4 auxiliary workload
In our last blog post, we discussed one of the major decision points we’re facing as we work on what we hope will be the first new AI-focused WebXPRT 4 auxiliary workload: choosing a Web AI framework....
View ArticleThinking through a potential WebXPRT 4 battery life test
In recent blog posts, we’ve discussed some of the technical considerations we’re working through on our path toward a future AI-focused WebXPRT 4 auxiliary workload. While we’re especially excited...
View ArticleFebruary 2025 WebXPRT 4 browser performance comparisons
Once or twice per year, we refresh our ongoing series of WebXPRT comparison tests to see if software version updates have reordered the performance rankings of popular web browsers. We published our...
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