Mozilla has reason to hoot and holler. Marking one of the most successful Mozilla launches to date, the company's Firefox 4 browser zoomed past 100 million downloads during its first month of availability. [......]
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz is holding Google's feet to the fire for the lack of a "Do Not Track" feature in the company's Chrome browser. It's the only major browser that has yet to jump on board with this specific privacy trend, which the FTC back in December recommended that all browsers adopt[......]
Early reviews of the PlayBook have been unfavorable, but optimistic, mostly concluding that the tablet was launched half-baked, lacking some basic and promised functions like a native email client and Android app support. RIM’s executives have gone on the defensive, but their statements, reported by Bloomberg , aren’t really convincing. [......]
We're still trying to get used to the look and feel of Internet Explorer 9, and if Microsoft was in the same mindset as it was in 2001, we'd have 5 years to play around with it before Redmond would release a new browser. Apparently Microsoft is officially over its malaise in the browser wars, and lest you don't believe it, the world's largest software maker just unveiled the first platform preview of Internet Explorer 10 at Microsoft's MIX11 conference. "The only native experience of HTML5 on the Web today is on Windows 7 with Internet Explorer 9," said Dean Hachamovitch , corporate vice president of Internet Explorer[......]
Opera Software today announced the final release of Opera 11.10, an incremental update with a barrel full of subtle changes. Perhaps the biggest one is a revamped and faster Turbo that's up to four times as fast as before, the Norwegian browser maker claims. [......]
Troubling news here. AVG, the anti-malware company, says that the majority of smartphone users are unaware of the security risks they face when, um, using smartphones. What[......]
The long overdue release of Firefox 4 has prompted a mixed reaction from user s. It's undoubtedly quicker than previous versions, and it consumes less system resources too. The streamlined user interface isn't to everyone's tastes however, while there are still functions missing that might prove to be deal-breakers for those weighing up the pros and cons of upgrading or switching from another web browser[......]
Mozilla today released the final version of Firefox 4 for Android and Maemo , just one week after general availability of the mobile browser's release candidate. It's kind of hard to believe the first version of "Firefox Mobile" is finally done[......]
There are many reasons why your Internet connection or web-related Windows components might start misbehaving, and diagnosing the problem for yourself can be difficult. So it's often easier not to try: just resetting a few key Windows settings could be enough to get your system working again. Doing this manually isn't always straightforward, either, but fortunately Complete Internet Repair offers a simpler alternative. [......]
In the early battle for users, Firefox 4 handedly beats Internet Explorer 9, according to NetApplications. As of March 26, IE 9 usage share was 1.78 percent (in 12 days), according to NetApplications. [......]
The last time Maximum PC played host to a knock-down, drag-out dogfight for the browser crown , it was predominantly a two way scuffle featuring Mozilla’s spunky Firefox browser, then in version 2.0, versus Microsoft’s revitalized Internet Explorer, which had just been updated to IE7. We ultimately declared Firefox the winner, but that was four years ago, which, in computer years, is an eternity. [......]
Web of Trust Services has released a major new update to its free WOT browser plug-in , which provides security and privacy ratings for websites. Past versions of WOT also provided ratings for major search engine results, allowing the user to see a site's rating before attempting to visit it. The latest release extends this functionality to provide ratings for links displayed in Facebook and Twitter, as well as links that have been shortened using services such as bit.ly or t.co . WOT rates websites for both security and privacy, based on community feedback from millions of WOT users worldwide[......]
The web is a dangerous place, packed with all kinds of threats, so it's important to take steps to ensure your browsing security. Browser add-ons aren't always the answer[......]
Technology is sort of like Father Time, in that it waits for no one. So while you're getting acquainted with Microsoft's newly released Internet Explorer 9 browser, the Redmond outfit is already paving a path to IE10, proof of which can be found hidden inside IE9. If you dig deep enough, you'll find a dialog box referencing Microsoft's next-generation browser[......]
Internet Explorer 9 went gold on Monday and Redmond is already mighty pleased with the enthusiasm that has greeted the release of the latest version of what is still, technically speaking, the world’s most popular browser. According to Microsoft, IE9 was downloaded 2.35 million times during the 24 hours following its release, which translates to “over 27 downloads every second, or over 240 downloads every 9 seconds.†Think IE9’s showing was impressive? Here is how some other browsers fared in their first 24 hours[......]
