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Google releases Browser Sync

Google has just given the world the best reason to use Firefox yet: a 'Browser Sync' extension that synchronises your bookmarks, cookies, passwords, history and even open tabs/windows across multiple PCs.

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The stoush over Linux distributions using the Firefox trademark

The war of words over usage of the Firefox trademark -- name and logo graphic -- has been a contentious issue, with some commentators going so far as to say that Firefox is not really 'free'. But...

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Open Source Challenge part 2: Web browsing, security and multimedia formats,...

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SUPERGUIDE: The Open Source Challenge. How to replace Windows completely with...

Ashton Mills is going cold turkey and dumping Windows for Linux altogether. Will he sink or swim? Can you really install Linux and open source software in place of Windows, and want for nothing? This...

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Firefox 3 Beta 5 hits the wire

According to Mozilla, Firefox 3 Beta 5 'includes more than 750 changes from the previous beta, improving stability and web compatibility'.

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Firefox 3 Reaches Release Candidate 1

Firefox 3 release candidate 1 has just gone live. If you've been waiting to take the plunge, now's a good time.

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Yahoo to make web browsers less annoying

Yahoo's "Browser Plus" technology will allow you to upload multiple pictures at once through a web browser, and automate other handy tasks that have traditionally been arduous.

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Google starts on browser development

Google is working on solving a number of 'pain points' in browsers, including giving web apps the ability to send you an alert even when your browser is closed.

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Microsoft releases IE8 beta 2: MS porn mode included

The second beta of Internet Explorer 8 looks a lot better than the first one — but frankly, a lot of that is due to features copied from Firefox 3.

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Google to release own browser: 10 reasons it's a bad idea

Google's plans to release its own browser have got everyone jabbering with excitement, but here's 10 reasons why it's a seriously bad idea.

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"Chrome is the auto-defrost fridge of browsers": Google

That's just one of the interesting comments made by Google's Chrome browser development chief in a chat with APC this morning by video link from California.

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Mozilla launches Geode: location-aware browsing

A new Firefox extension brings PCs knowledge that mobile phones and GPS systems have had for some time — where the user of that machine is located.

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Coming soon: Firefox for Windows Mobile

Mozilla to the rescue! A mobile version of Firefox is in the works that'll bring desktop-class browsing to Windows Mobile

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Phoenix puts Opera web browser into BIOS

Soon, motherboards in all sorts of computers will allow you to browse the web without booting your OS at all.

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Microsoft names the date for IE8

A release candidate for Microsoft's browser is due in early 2009, which suggests that Windows 7 could also hit the decks by the end of the year.

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Mobile Firefox coming to Nokia

Ambitious plans will see Firefox mobile ported to Symbian Smartphones, possibly by as early as April next year.

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Google readying Mac, Linux versions of Chrome 2.0

Google has a swathe of new functionality ready for Chrome 2.0, along with Mac and Linux support. Here's what's inside.

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HOW TO: Install IE6 on Vista/Windows 7

Does your workplace require you to keep running IE6 despite the fact that you, um, accidentally upgraded to IE7? Here's how to install IE6 on Vista (or Windows 2000/XP) and run it alongside IE7.

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Apple releases Safari 4 beta: more eye candy

Apple has unexpectedly dropped Safari 4 beta as a free download, and the main selling point is "fast" ... oh, and a lot of "stunning" new eye-candy in true Apple style.

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Microsoft to drop Internet Explorer for Gazelle?

The concept of Microsoft dropping Internet Explorer like a bad habit is next to thrilling.

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Microsoft: IE faster than Chrome or Firefox, nyah nyah

Via its own research Microsoft has determined that its Internet Explorer 8 browser (expected to launch next week) is faster than both Google’s Chrome 1.0 and Firefox 3.0.

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New Firefox 3.1 beta released: final to be Firefox 3.5

Hold on to your seats Firefox fans. The new Firefox packs a superfast Javascript engine, better private browsing, and it's getting closer to release.

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IE8 launched by Microsoft

Microsoft has finally delivered the browser that its fans have been anticipating, hopefully.

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Top 5 most useful (and little known) Firefox add-ons

Here's your cheat sheet on the absolute best plugins for Firefox -- that you probably don't know about.

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CAMPAIGN: Death to Internet Explorer 6

Web developers and online services lead a campaign to stamp out IE6 from the face of the planet.

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Fennec -- Firefox for Mobiles -- reaches Beta

Mozilla has launched a Firefox-like browser for use on mobile phones.

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Internet Explorer to drop below 50% browser share by 2011?

Steady uptake of Firefox, Safari and Chrome sees Microsoft’s browser slip to 66% of share – and the slide will continue until it tumbles below 50%, says one analyst.

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Peacekeeper settles your browser battles

Futuremark is a company synonymous with performance testing of video cards and systems, its latest tool is here to help you decide which browser really is the best.

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Firefox to get multicore boost

Firefox is poised to get core software features that will allow it to make full use of multicore CPUs for faster performance.

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Google polishes Chrome 2.0 browser

The new Web browser is not only much faster, it finally gets form auto-fill and a full-screen mode. Hurrah!

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Finally, Bill's take on Google's OS

"It just shows the word browser has become a truly meaningless word"

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Web creator Berners-Lee: “Sorry about those slashes!”

Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, but says he got it wrong when he put the // in front of the ‘www’.

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The big China hacking lesson: ditch IE

Browser flaw seen as key to hack attack on Google and others.

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Stop using IE6, IE7 NOW, warns Microsoft

Microsoft has dropped its softly-softly approach to IE upgrades, warning people to stop using Internet Explorer 6 and 7 immediately due to security risks.

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Time to die, but Microsoft can't kill Internet Explorer 6

World governments want you to stop using IE6. Microsoft does too. But the software giant claims its hands are tied -- it's like a drug. Why Microsoft can't stop supporting IE6.

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Why using Google DNS / OpenDNS is a bad idea

Think you're getting faster performance by using Google DNS or OpenDNS? Think again -- especially if you're outside the US.

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New Firefox 4 ‘Minefield’ beta sports WebM video and tweaked UI

Mozilla’s next-gen browser takes shape with a new ‘developer preview’ edition embracing HTML5 and WebM video, a revised UI and better support for Windows 7.

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Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 9 Beta

A beta version of IE 9 is now available, with some nifty new features like being able to easily add sites to your taskbar.

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Adobe releases major Flash preview: codename "Square"

Adobe has released a new preview version of Flash which it says provides big performance boosts.

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Internet Explorer 9 is out today, but can it contain Chrome?

We check out the top new features of IE9, which, Microsoft promises, enables you to "unleash a more beautiful web".

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Speedy Firefox 4 finally out of the cage, but can it catch its prey?

After interminable delays, Firefox 4 has finally been released with a slew of new features, but can the original alternative browser powerhouse catch up with IE9 and Chrome 10?

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Mozilla hits top gear: Firefox 5 follows 4 by just 3 months

With the first offering from its new rapid-release schedule now hitting the servers (and your auto-update), Mozilla's privacy-prone Firefox 5 browser is out to silence the critics.

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Ballmer on Bing's holy grail: “almost like our own little private copy of the...

Welcoming some 400 students to Microsoft's Imagine Cup world finals, Steve Ballmer came clean on the rudimentary nature of today's browsers and hyped Bing's context-driven future.

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Will IE9 keep you from straying?

With IE, Firefox and Chrome all battling it out for web supremacy, it's truly a browser's market. We check out IE9 to see if it’s all it’s cracked up to be.

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Better browsing: playing guest to your hosts

How your ‘hosts file’ can make your browsing safer and protect your computer from malware.

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Evernote web & image clipping comes to Android via new Dolphin Add-ons

New Evernote and Skitch Add-ons for the Dolphin browser turn your Android smartphone into an Evernote powerhouse.

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Google speaks on Chrome for Android Beta: "Ice Cream Sandwich is the baseline"

Google has released Chrome for Android Beta, adeptly tailoring its desktop browser to the mobile platform with a number of neat touches. The downside? It's Ice Cream Sandwich only.

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