Push notifications are alerts that users can subscribe to when they visit a website. Typically, a pop-up menu will appear asking if the person wants to sign up for notifications. The user then has to ...

Google just added a new feature to the Chrome beta channel that promises to make the company’s browser even more like a standalone operating system. Web developers can now make use of two new ...

A new Y Combinator-backed startup called Roost wants to succeed where RSS readers perhaps failed with the introduction of a new service that lets consumers subscribe to websites using browser-based ...

Despite the proliferation of tailor-made apps, simple web browsing still tops the list of things people do with their smartphones, tablets, and computers. It is also likely that a good percentage of ...

Push notifications are messages that websites send to people who’ve opted to receive them. Unlike email notifications, push notifications appear as little pop-ups in the browser window. For example, ...

Mozilla is developing a push notification system for the Firefox Web browser. It will allow users to receive notifications from websites without having to keep those sites open in their browser. The ...

The Santa Fe New Mexican provides breaking local news updates through browser push notifications, allowing readers to view stories as soon as they go live online. When a user has a web browser open ...

An increasing number of websites are asking visitors to approve “notifications,” browser modifications that periodically display messages on the user’s mobile or desktop device. In many cases these ...