The new benchmark is designed to catch a new class of browser performance problems -- and perhaps to curry favor with rival browser makers. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

Google announced it was retiring its Octane JavaScript benchmark, saying most of its tests are outdated and contained bugs that allowed browser developers to cheat and obtain higher scores than ...

The Google Chrome team has added a new set of JavaScript benchmarks to the web, dubbed "Octane". Octane joins the ranks of other test suites like WebKit's SunSpider test and Mozilla's Kraken. Google's ...

Apple's browser doesn't do so well in new performance benchmarks, but expect the next-gen version to do better. Also: Why Apple likes a certain Mozilla technology. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...