Google ran over its Chrome logo with a steam roller, straightened the lines, and then applied a healthy dose of polish remover. The result is what you see here, which is a flat, 2D image that looks like it could have preceded the one it's designed to replace. The cosmetic change follows a similar revamping of Chromium's all-blue makeover[......]
Barring any last minute bug discoveries or anything else that would cause a delay, the final version of Mozilla's Firefox 4 browser should be ready to download on Tuesday, March 22nd. That's according to Mozilla's Damon Sicore, who posted a note on Firefox's official forum saying there's really no point in moving forward with another Release Candidate. "Firefox 4 RC1 has received a very warm welcome; it's time to make a decision to ship," Sicore wrote . [......]
In case you missed it, Microsoft last night put its final coat of polish on Internet Explorer 9 and released the finished browser to the public. Not wasting any time, Google has made available its WebM video plug-in for IE9. [......]
We know, we know, the Internet police will have to pry Chrome/Firefox (Opera/Safari?) from your cold, dead hands. But for what it's worth, the final version of Internet Explorer 9 just dropped from Redmond and is ready for download. If you're already sitting pretty with the Release Candidate, you may be able to upgrade without having to reboot your system (we've had mixed results), you know, just like the other browsers allow. [......]
If you're an Android user, be prepared to be 'Flashed' by Adobe with version 10.2 of the Flash Player. [......]
At long last, Mozilla's Firefox 4 browser has exited the beta cycle and is now available as a Release Candidate in more than 70 languages. If you're already rocking a previous build of Firefox 4, you'll be automatically updated to the RC, otherwise you have to manually download and install it. Let's take a look at some of the new features. [......]
Apple earlier today updated its Safari browser to version 5.0.4, plugging up 62 security holes in the process. Even so, it took French security firm Vupen just 5 seconds to exploit the browser and take home a $15,000 bounty from TippingPoint for doing so[......]
For a third straight year, Google's Chrome browser has gone unhacked at a yearly event aimed at exposing the security flaws of today's modern browsers. [......]
As Microsoft looks to kill off Internet Explorer 6, the Redmond software giant made official the launch date for IE9: March 14th, 2011. The final code will be available for download from Microsoft's servers starting at 9 AM PST on Monday, making good on Microsoft's promise to deliver its next generation browser in the first quarter. It's been just over a year since Microsoft released the IE9 Platform Preview 1, a primitive version of what's soon to be a gold release. [......]
App stores are cropping up everywhere, and that now includes your browser. Opera Software announced the Opera Mobile Store is now open and available in more than 200 countries. The storefront is a featured Speed Dial link in the Opera Mini and Opera Mobile browsers, making it immediately accessible by more than 100 million people who rock an Opera browser on their mobile phones. [......]
Microsoft released Internet Explorer 6 (AKA the browser that will not die) ten years ago in 2001. [......]
By Tim Conneally , Betanews Internet Explorer 6 was released a decade ago , and as of February 2011, 12% of the world accessing the Web still used it. On Friday, Microsoft officially stated that it wants that fragment of the population to just let it go already[......]
By Nick Peers Freemake has released version 2.1 of its freeware video downloading tool. Freemake Video Downloader 2.1 contains a number of major new features, including a brand new one-click download mode, simplified link processing and an option to block downloading from adult sites by implementing a parental control password. [......]
By Nick Peers German security vendor G Data has released G Data CloudSecurity 1.0 , a free browser plug-in for Internet Explorer and Firefox users that adds an extra layer of protection to Windows PCs. [......]
By Tim Conneally , Betanews Along with the iPad 2 on Wednesday, Apple unveiled the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 4.3. Though these features were revealed back in a beta version in January following the launch of the CDMA iPhone 4, this is the first time Apple officially presented the new features. According to Apple, iOS 4.3 will be available to iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 (GSM model), and third- and fourth- generation iPod Touch devices as a free software update on Friday, March 11[......]
