Friday, March 02, 2012
Google's Chrome drops share for second straight month Web tracking firm Net Applications acknowledges it had over-counted Chrome's use
Monday, January 30, 2012
Firefox 10 launch this week Adds another part of silent updating: Makes most add-ons work with each new edition
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Germany pressures Facebook on tracking technologies Hamburg's Data Protection Authority wants answers from Facebook by Monday
Friday, March 18, 2011
Browser mobile security 'critical', says Forrester Mobile devices being brought into enterprises pose a number of endpoint security issues
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Microsoft: IE9's better because rivals 'dilute' their efforts The software giant said that because it only develops for Windows, its newest browser is the best for the operating system. But according to a Mozilla developer, Microsoft's claim of full hardware acceleration is 'a myth'
Friday, August 13, 2010
The best browser: Chrome, Firefox, IE, Opera, or Safari? Find out which of the leading Web browsers is the perfect balance of features, speed, innovation, and flexibility for you
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Researcher shows new clickjacking methods At the Black Hat Security conference in Barcelona, security consultant Paul Stone revealed four new methods, including one that uses the drag and drop API in Web browsers to trick users into dragging items on to Web pages.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Top 40 open source products for business and IT pros If you think you can easily whittle down the best open source software to a manageable number, you''ll soon discover that you can''t do it without a great deal of hair pulling, nail biting, and gnashing of teeth. There are just too many excellent tools. Even if you give up on a "manageable" number and go whole hog -- say, a top 100, which is certainly doable -- you''ll still face too many hard decisions and too many arguments. You''ll be looking for a way out.
Monday, July 20, 2009
New Firefox is fast, but Chrome still faster Firefox 3.5 races past IE 8 and Safari but Google's Chrome still beats the new browser by about two-tenths of a second
Friday, July 17, 2009
SSL VPN hack vulnerability details to emerge At the Black Hat conference, researchers plan to demonstrate a weakness in domain validation using secure sockets layer Web sessions, allowing hackers to get passwords. This is especially true in open Wi-Fi networks 
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Mozilla enlisted in antitrust suit against Microsoft The European Commission has given the maker of Firefox an 'interested third party' status in the antitrust suit against Microsoft 
Sunday, January 25, 2009
EU may demand rival browsers in Windows Faced with increasing accusations of anti-competition acts in Europe, Microsoft and OEMs could be forced to bundle multiple browsers in new Windows-based PCs
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Next-generation browsers will supplant OS: Deloitte says Deloitte makes its Canadian 2009 predictions for Technology, Media and Telecommunications. Why the operating system’s days are numbered, and why some desktop PCs and laptops will be an “innovative disruption”
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Microsoft Office finally available in the Web and on smart phones Microsoft takes its money-making desktop software franchise online and into your phone
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Mozilla debuts first Firefox 3.1 alpha The open source company said multiple improvements to its Firefox address bar top the list of noticable changes in the impending update.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Monitors may get bigger As desktop and handheld monitors continue to expand in size, this industry observer wonders, where will it all end?
Monday, April 21, 2008
Rove Mobile offers 'by-the-administrator' pricing Licensing by the user, not the server, means the remote network administration software company will get into more servers, Rove's CTO says. But one analyst wonders whether admins would rather opt for cheap or free options
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Security experts warn: Don’t get bitten by bots Vendors like Fortinet and CA are predicting bots be one of the biggest security threats in 2008. Meanwhile, Info-Tech has some tips on detecting illicit instant messaging traffic
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Researchers reveal another Firefox flaw Mozilla's challenger to Microsoft's Internet Explorer faces a growing list of problems in the way it passes URLs to other applications. Browser users wait for an automatic update
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Hydra-headed 'Storm' attack is brewing No, that e-mail greeting card from a so-called family member is not safe to open. Symantec and others send out a warning about the latest online exploit
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Big browser is watching you Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and other browsers keep accurate records of your online activities, and not just in their history records. Clearing out the virtual breadcrumbs in your internet cache and browser histories preserves your privacy and can improve your PC’s performance by freeing up disk space, too. Follow this step-by-step guide to wipe the slate clean.
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
IE7 will drive demand for foreign language domain names Microsoft's latest release of Internet Explorer will drive demand for internationalized domain names, according to industry experts who are predicting a sharp increase in sales of foreign language domain names. That's because IE 7 has built-in support for IDNs, as does Firefox 2.0, also released in October.
Monday, October 16, 2006
Exploring security perks in Internet Explorer 7 I love Internet Explorer 7, and not for the tabbed browsing. I don't get the excitement over that feature. I'm not even in love with the new interface. What I love is its increased security. 
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Browsers cascade their way to compliance Perhaps feeling the heat of a fire-breathing fox on its neck, Microsoft will be closer to compliance with the CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) 2 standard when Internet Explorer 7 is released in the new year. The software giant, however, is stopping short of saying just how close. 
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Does the operating system used matter anymore? With desktop market share still ranging from miniscule to small, relatively speaking, there’s an enormous interest in Microsoft alternatives such as Linux and Mac OS X.