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Mozilla Patches Critical Firefox Bug

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:08:00 -0800

For the third consecutive release of Firefox, Mozilla has pushed users a patch shortly after launching a new version of the browser.

Pre-rendered Pages Highlight Latest Google Chrome Release

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:53:00 -0800

The latest version of Google's Chrome browser, known as Chrome 17, can now determine which sites you're likely to visit when you start typing them into your search bar and will actually preload them for you.

Five Tips to Make Your Facebook Timeline Amazing

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:00 -0800

Facebook Timeline is coming. It's just a matter of, well, time. Here are five tips to make your Timeline pop (plus a bonus tip in case you don't like Timeline).

Google to Pay Users to Track Their Movements Online

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:19:00 -0800

Amid widespread concern about its new privacy policies, Google is now facing criticism over an offer to give users Amazon gift certificates if they open their Web movements to the company in a program called Screenwise.

Google Chrome Will No Longer Check for Revoked SSL Certificates Online

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:10:09 -0800

Google plans to remove online certificate revocation checks from future versions of Chrome, because it considers the process inefficient and slow.

Adobe Sets IE as Next Target in Flash Security Work

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:40:00 -0800

Adobe next plans to tackle Microsoft's Internet Explorer in its ongoing work to "sandbox" its popular Flash Player within browsers.

Chrome Comes to Android, But Only For the 1 Percent

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:24:00 -0800

Google on Tuesday began offering a beta version of its Chrome browser for Android phones, finally beginning the move to unify its computer, tablet, and mobile phone browsers.

Adobe Launches Sandboxed Flash Player for Firefox, Hopes for Fewer Exploits

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0800

Adobe has released a beta version of Flash Player for Firefox, which has better protection against vulnerability exploits because of a new sandboxed architecture.

Google Privacy Issues Let Microsoft Tout IE9's Safeguards

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:35:00 -0800

Concerns about Google's revamped privacy policies give Microsoft an opening to promote the tracking protection built into Internet Explorer.

Archify 'Remembers' Your Web Travels

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:20:00 -0800

A Startup develops a browser plug-in that catalogs what you view in cyberspace for later retrieval and reference.

Firefox 10 Relieves Add-On Updating Pain

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:25:00 -0800

Mozilla today patched eight vulnerabilities in Firefox as it shipped the latest iteration in its rapid release schedule.

Firefox 10 Launches Tuesday

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:34:00 -0800

This update to Mozilla's browser disables incompatible add-ons; also shipping is a security update for Firefox 3.6.

Firefox 12 Tab Features May Have Been Prematurely Hyped

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:49:00 -0800

A report says both the home tab and new-tab page features reported for Firefox 12, which is to be released in April, may not appear until Firefox 13.

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Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:49:00 -0800

Short URLs Render Safari's History Useless

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:51:00 -0800

One fix when using social media: In most cases, you can copy and paste links from Twitter to Safari.

Google Adds WebRTC to Chrome for In-browser Voice, Video Chat

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:20:20 -0800

Google has built the WebRTC technology into a test version of Chrome to let the browser run voice and video chat applications within the browser interface.

Mozilla, Firefox Join Anti-SOPA Strike

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:39:00 -0800

Mozilla, the open-source organization responsible for Firefox, joined other major technology companies today to protest anti-piracy legislation SOPA.

Mozilla Slows Pace of Firefox 9 Upgrades

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:16:00 -0800

Firefox 9 has yet to be completely offered as an update to all users, according to notes from a company meeting.

Mozilla Moves Forward With Plan for Enterprise Version of Firefox

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:30:00 -0800

Mozilla advances its plans to release a version of Firefox tailored for organizations whose IT departments manage it for their employees from a central console.

Google Chrome Finally Gets Malware Download Protection

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:30:00 -0800

The new version of Chrome will at last include filtering against inadvertently downloading malware executables.

Google Doodle Hard at Work on 2012 Resolutions

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:35:00 -0800

Now that the party is over, some of those resolutions you've promised to fulfill are displayed on the Internet search leader's website.

10 Tips to Make Your Web Browser Less Annoying

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Whether you use IE, Chrome, Safari, or Firefox, we'll show you how to streamline your browsing with these tips, tricks, and add-ons.

Mozilla Re-Releases Firefox 9, Backs Out Fix Causing Crashes

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:09:00 -0800

A day after it shipped Firefox 9, Mozilla quickly released an update after backing out a bug fix that was causing some Mac, Linux and Windows browsers to crash.

Simplify Web Page Viewing on Firefox with Evernote's Clearly Add-On

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:44:00 -0800

The Clearly browser extension lets you create clean web pages on the fly for easier reading.

How to Delete Your Browser History

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:31:00 -0800

Here's how to erase your browser history in Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. We won't ask why you want it gone.

FAQ: Microsoft's New IE Auto-upgrade Scheme Explained

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:14:00 -0800

Here are all your answers to Microsoft's new plan to auto-upgrade the Internet Explorer 8 browser.

Chrome Beats Rival Browsers in 2011

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:37:00 -0800

Google's Chrome 15 has jumped into the number one spot, replacing Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 as the world's most popular browser edition.

iOS 5 Edges Out Android in HTML5 Browser Test

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:03:00 -0800

Ice Cream Sandwich supports embedded HTML5 audio and video, something the iPad and iPhone can't do, but it fell short in a head-to-head test of HTML5 features.

Chrome 16 Fixes High, Medium-risk Vulnerabilities

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:50:00 -0800

Google has released Chrome 16, a new stable version of its Web browser that addresses 15 high- and medium-risk vulnerabilities.

Opera 11.6 Ships as Interim Version

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:13:00 -0800

New HTML parser and revamped address bar precede acceleration planned for Opera 12, likely to appear early in 2012.

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Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:13:00 -0800

Microsoft Ships Silverlight 5

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:16:00 -0800

Silverlight 5 includes hardware decode of H.264 media, which improves performance with the decoding of unprotected content using the GPU.

MediaTek and Opera Integrate Mini Browser on Feature Phones

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:40:07 -0800

Opera Software will work with MediaTek, a designer of software and chipsets for low-end phones, on integrating the Norwegian company's Mini browser on feature...

Get Google's New Search Bar Now

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:00:00 -0800

A quick hack can give you early access to Google's newest feature.

Google Chrome Update Addresses High-Severity Flaw

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:50:00 -0800

The update for Chrome 15 fixes a high-risk vulnerability identified and reported by a Mozilla engineer, who was rewarded through Google's bugs bounty program.