Google’s decision to abandon open-source web browser engine WebKit for its own mobile rendering engine, Blink, is surprising, expected, tragic, and a godsend — all at once. And it’s also happening ...

Apple's App Store policies require that the Chrome browser on iOS uses the WebKit engine rather than the usual Blink, but that isn't stopping Google from indulging in ...

A major under-the-hood change might be coming to Chrome for iPhone. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac Google is tinkering with a version of its Chrome web browser for iPhone that does not use the WebKit ...

For years, web browsers that exist on Apple's iOS have been restricted to its WebKit browser engine. Despite this, both Mozilla and Google are now planning for when this rule is changed. Ever since ...

Without trying to take sides here, what does it say about the future of open-source projects more generally when the somewhat larger code contributor has to leave in order to achieve its goals? The ...