The Next Web

Google looks to drop Netscape Plugin API support in Chrome, starting with blocking most plugins in January 2014

Google today announced it is dropping Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI) in Chrome. The company will be phasing out support over the coming year, starting with blocking ...
VentureBeat

Google Chrome will block all NPAPI plugins by default in January, drop support completely in September

Google today provided an update on its plan to remove Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI) from Chrome, which the company says will improve the browser's security, speed, and ...
Streaming Media Magazine

Chrome's API Shutdown Spells Trouble for Smooth Streaming

From the earliest days of the web, browsers were able to make up for limitations in their capabilities by allowing for plugins. These plugins could provide features the browser was never designed for, ...
Ars Technica

Chrome starts pushing Java off the Web by disabling plugins

Chrome 42, released to the stable channel today, will take a big step toward pushing old browser plugins, including Java and Silverlight, off the Web. Those plugins use a 1990s-era API called NPAPI ...
Neowin

Firefox 53 hits the mainstream with new compact themes and Quantum Compositor engine

It was just last month that Mozilla unleashed Firefox 52 upon the masses, which notably signaled the beginning of the end for Netscape Plugin API (NPAPI) plugins. In essence, these were disabled by ...