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Browser Wars: IE, Mobile Browsing Show Gains
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 02, 2012
Firefox, Chrome and Safari all lost users in October.
Tags: browsers, Firefox, mobile, Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer Gains Market Share While Chrome Slips
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 02, 2012
Firefox's market share also slipped slightly.
Tags: browsers, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, market share
Chrome Nears 20% Share, IE Resumes Slide
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 02, 2012
According to Net Applications, Firefox is still in second place.
Tags: browsers
The End of an Era: Internet Explorer Drops Below 50% of Web Usage
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 02, 2011
Chrome and Safari are on the rise.
Tags: browsers
Google Chrome Browser Captures 15.5% of Market
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 02, 2011
On its third anniversary, Google's browser gains share, while Internet Explorer and Firefox lose users.
Tags: browsers, Chrome
Mozilla Unleashes Firefox 6
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 16, 2011
New browser release boosts performance for users and expands under-the-hood features for developers. 
Tags: browsers, Mozilla Firefox, open source apps
Most IE9 Testers Are Running the Beta on Windows 7
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 02, 2010
Latest Web analytics show XP use continues to slip, while Windows 7 continues its success.
Tags: browsers, Microsoft, IE, IE9, operating systems
Google Chrome Frame Goes Stable
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published September 23, 2010
Google gets inside Microsoft's browser to deliver advanced HTML5 capabilities.
Tags: browsers, Google, Microsoft, IE, Google Chrome
Internet Explorer 9 Beta Takes Off with a Bang
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 21, 2010
Microsoft claims two million downloads in just the first two days after the new browser's beta debut last week.
Tags: browsers, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, IE9, browser security
Internet Explorer 9 Snubs Windows XP Users
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 17, 2010
The new Microsoft browser, which entered beta test Wednesday, takes advantage of hardware graphics acceleration in Windows and new PCs, but won't run on Windows XP, despite the venerable operating system's continued popularity.
Tags: browsers, Microsoft, Windows XP, IE9, browser security
Internet Explorer, 15 Years and Counting
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 18, 2010
Microsoft bundled IE with Windows early on, which gave the company an early leg up in browsers. But can the software giant hold on to the dominant position it's had for so many years?
Tags: browsers, Windows, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Internet browser
Apple Debuts Safari 5 to Extend Web Browsing
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published June 08, 2010
Apple incorporates new HTML5, developer tools, performance and reader capabilities in the latest iteration of its Safari Web browser.
Tags: browsers, Firefox, Google, Apple, Safari
Microsoft: Latest IE9 Preview More Compatible
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 06, 2010
Working to ensure that IE9 is popular with developers before it's even in beta test, the software titan announces the second platform preview of the upcoming browser.
Tags: browsers, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, IE, IE9
Google Accelerates Chrome 5 Beta
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 05, 2010
Latest Chrome beta integrates Flash directly and boosts Javascript performance.
Tags: Flash, browsers, JavaScript, Google, Chrome
Microsoft IE Slips, Chrome Tops Safari
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 01, 2010
Internet Explorer continues to slide, but Chrome's gains are the real surprise.
Tags: browsers, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Apple safari
Microsoft Settles With the European Commission
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 16, 2009
After years of wrangling, Microsoft and the EC call it resolved.
Tags: browsers, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, EU, antitrust
Information Workers Want to Be Free
By Mike Elgan | Article Published August 26, 2009
Maybe it's best to just get out of the way and let employees do what you hired them to do.
Tags: browsers, video, Facebook, marketing, policy
How Google will Fumble Chrome OS
By Rob Enderle | Article Published July 09, 2009
PC makers are eagerly greeting a Windows alternative, yet Google’s arrogance and lack of execution will ultimately hamper the Chrome OS.
Tags: browsers, Google, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Chrome
Google Guns For Microsoft With Netbook OS
By Chris Nerney | Article Published July 08, 2009
Google Guns For Microsoft With Netbook OS
Tags: browsers, Windows, Google, Microsoft, netbooks, Chrome, OS, PCS
How to Be Safer on Twitter
By Kenneth van Wyk | Article Published June 08, 2009
The use of encoded URL services like TinyURL is one of several security challenges facing Twitter users.
Tags: browsers, Firefox, Twitter, privacy, Safari
Mozilla Evolves Web Services Offering
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 18, 2009
Could the open source Mozilla earn a reputation as a Web services vendor?
Tags: browsers, Firefox, services, privacy, Mozilla
Why Are User Interfaces Programmed so Poorly?
By Edward J. Joyce | Article Published April 15, 2009
Many software builders are not applying the basics of Programming 101, so users get the following message: INPUT ERROR, you doofus.
Tags: browsers, programming, development
Adobe and Open Source: a Process
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 14, 2009
The popular software company is actively dealing with the industry trend toward open source.
Tags: open source, browsers, Specification, Mozilla, Adobe
Did EV-SSL Make Browsing More Secure?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 03, 2009
Two years after the launch of Extended Validation SSL, experts raise questions about the technology.
Tags: browsers, Firefox, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla
How to Prevent Wi-Fi Hotspot Attacks
By Eric Geier | Article Published December 18, 2008
When traveling or in your favorite coffee shop, use these tips to protect your passwords and other data.
Tags: browsers, security, server, wireless, Wi-Fi
Exposing Leopard's Secrets: Nine Tools that Enable Hidden Features
By Ryan Faas | Article Published December 09, 2008
Tools for customizing the look and feel of your Mac, scheduling TimeMachine, previewing documents and more.
Tags: browsers, Windows, OS X, Leopard, Storage
JavaFX Finally Makes Its Debut
By Andy Patrizio | Article Published December 05, 2008
Sun's cross-platform language enters into the RIA space with a few new features not previously disclosed.
Tags: browsers, programming, Sun Microsystems, media, desktop
IBM Bets on the Browser as Application Platform
By Richard Adhikari | Article Published October 28, 2008
Browser-based computing with mashups and clouds may be the next paradigm.
Tags: browsers, video, Amazon, software, IBM
Roll Your Own Custom Bookmarklets In Firefox, part 2
By Akkana Peck | Article Published October 27, 2008
Smart Firefox Tricks, part 2: Javascript bookmarklets have been around since the early days of Javascript. Akkana Peck shows us how to harness this power to turbocharge our Web-surfing.
Tags: browsers, JavaScript, Firefox, IT, browser
Sun Adds a Little Zip to Java
By Andy Patrizio | Article Published October 21, 2008
Update 10 delivers on some long-promised performance improvements.
Tags: browsers, Microsoft, consumer, software, Sun Microsystems
No/Low/High-Tech Hacking: It All Matters
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published October 12, 2008
Don't point the finger at hackers for all security woes. Point hacker tools at yourself to see what's wrong with your stuff, instead.
Tags: browsers, security, software, wireless, servers
Researcher Claims 200K Web Sites at Risk
By Richard Adhikari | Article Published October 06, 2008
Exploiters are offering crime as a service, from the SaaS model.
Tags: browsers, security, server, SaaS, malware
Big IT Decisions for the Small-Minded
By Steve Andriole | Article Published October 06, 2008
The tech world is distracted with petty squabbling – like PCs vs. Macs – when larger issues need attention.
Tags: browsers, Oracle, management, Vista, SAP
Google Chrome: A Shiny New Salvo in the Browser War
By Rafael Hernandez | Article Published September 08, 2008
The venerable web browser has been a boon — and oftentimes immensely frustrating — to the PC user for over a decade. Now Google steps in and attempts to protect users from web peril.
Tags: browsers, Google, search, services, privacy
Malware How-to's Part of Computer Science Class
By Andy Patrizio | Article Published August 10, 2008
To make a point about the lack of education in computer security, a university professor offers courses in writing malware. Antivirus vendors don't buy the logic.
Tags: browsers, security, software, malware, virus
Decoding SourceForge's Open Source "World Changing" Finalists
By Matt Hartley | Article Published July 27, 2008
A look at this year’s open source entries “most likely to change the world” reveals a lot about the state of open source development.
Tags: open source, browsers, software, Mozilla, SourceForge
SaaS Tool Offers Custom Database Development
By Richard Adhikari | Article Published May 09, 2008
Now non-programmers can build enterprise-class apps fast and on the cheap.
Tags: browsers, Linux, Windows, Microsoft, marketing
Peer Network Tests 'Real World' Site Performance
By David Needle | Article Published May 02, 2008
Companies can get 'last mile' performance stats for their Web sites across a range of profiles – while users get paid for helping out.
Tags: browsers, search, software, desktop, InternetNews.com
Tech Comics: "Management Wants Web 2.0"
By Oliver Widder | Article Published April 17, 2008
Management has finally caught on to this new-fangled Web 2.0 thing. They want it -- and they want it now!
Tags: open source, browsers, Facebook, social networking, iPhone
Tip of the Trade: Grsecurity
By Carla Schroder | Article Published April 16, 2008
The venerable Grsecurity is one option for closing Linux security holes.
Tags: browsers, Linux, services, Mac, e-Mail
Tech Comics: "One Year In an IT Project"
By Oliver Widder | Article Published April 03, 2008
In the life of an IT project, few things go as planned. Sometimes the best strategy is simply to hope harder.
Tags: open source, browsers, Facebook, social networking, iPhone
iPass Offers Worldwide Hotspot Access to SMBs and Consumers
By Gerry Blackwell | Article Published April 03, 2008
Until this week, iPass only provided access to its high-speed Wi-Fi service to enterprise customers. Now, there is a pay-as-you-go model that is perfect for small business and consumer users.
Tags: browsers, video, data, services, consumer, software, support, IT, browser, marketing, HP, international, VoIP, technical support
Tech Comics: "Sounds of Silence"
By Oliver Widder | Article Published March 27, 2008
Modern, Internet-connected life is a very busy place indeed.
Tags: browsers, social networking, iPhone, comics
Tech Comics: "New Trends in Social Networking"
By Oliver Widder | Article Published March 21, 2008
Sometimes running counter to the herd is the best way to innovate.
Tags: open source, browsers, Facebook, social networking, iPhone
Can We Fix The Web?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 20, 2008
The problem with the modern Web is that it's insecure and fixes may be a long time coming.
Tags: browsers, Google, search, programming, Yahoo, netscape
Survey Says iPhone Tops Other Smartphones for Web Access
By James Alan Miller | Article Published March 20, 2008
Mobile Web usage by iPhone users off the charts, reports M:Metrics.
Tags: browsers, iPhone, Safari, AT&T, Gadgets
IBM Aims to 'SMash' Web 2.0 Threats
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published March 17, 2008
Big Blue has made no secret of its plans to deliver Web 2.0 applications to the enterprise, but how secure are they?
Tags: browsers, security, IBM, Web 2.0, Enterprise
Losing My Religion: Firefox 3
By Kenneth Hess | Article Published March 12, 2008
Confessions of a Linux Geek
Tags: browsers, Linux, Firefox, Mozilla
Mac Hack Contest Draws Fire
By Michael Hickins | Article Published May 03, 2007
A Gartner study takes issue with how vulnerabilities are discovered and disclosed.
Tags: browsers, security, IBM, Apple, Quicktime
Phishers Focusing in on New Targets
By Kate Stoodley | Article Published February 02, 2005
No longer satisfied with running banking scams, phishers are focusing their sights on the health care industry and utilities in their ever-expanding attempts to rip off users.
Tags: browsers, services, CA, phishing, e-Mail