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.
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleSUPERGUIDE: 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...
View ArticleFirefox 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'.
View ArticleFirefox 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.
View ArticleYahoo 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.
View ArticleGoogle 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.
View ArticleMicrosoft 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.
View ArticleGoogle 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.
View Article"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.
View ArticleMozilla 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.
View ArticleComing 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
View ArticlePhoenix 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.
View ArticleMicrosoft 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.
View ArticleMobile Firefox coming to Nokia
Ambitious plans will see Firefox mobile ported to Symbian Smartphones, possibly by as early as April next year.
View ArticleGoogle 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.
View ArticleHOW 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.
View ArticleApple 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.
View ArticleMicrosoft to drop Internet Explorer for Gazelle?
The concept of Microsoft dropping Internet Explorer like a bad habit is next to thrilling.
View ArticleMicrosoft: 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.
View ArticleNew 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.
View ArticleIE8 launched by Microsoft
Microsoft has finally delivered the browser that its fans have been anticipating, hopefully.
View ArticleTop 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.
View ArticleCAMPAIGN: Death to Internet Explorer 6
Web developers and online services lead a campaign to stamp out IE6 from the face of the planet.
View ArticleFennec -- Firefox for Mobiles -- reaches Beta
Mozilla has launched a Firefox-like browser for use on mobile phones.
View ArticleInternet 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.
View ArticlePeacekeeper 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.
View ArticleFirefox 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.
View ArticleGoogle 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!
View ArticleFinally, Bill's take on Google's OS
"It just shows the word browser has become a truly meaningless word"
View ArticleWeb 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’.
View ArticleThe big China hacking lesson: ditch IE
Browser flaw seen as key to hack attack on Google and others.
View ArticleStop 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.
View ArticleTime 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.
View ArticleWhy 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.
View ArticleNew 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.
View ArticleMicrosoft 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.
View ArticleAdobe releases major Flash preview: codename "Square"
Adobe has released a new preview version of Flash which it says provides big performance boosts.
View ArticleInternet 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".
View ArticleSpeedy 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?
View ArticleMozilla 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.
View ArticleBallmer 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.
View ArticleWill 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.
View ArticleBetter browsing: playing guest to your hosts
How your ‘hosts file’ can make your browsing safer and protect your computer from malware.
View ArticleEvernote 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.
View ArticleGoogle 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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