Google has begun to phase out support for Internet Explorer 6, the browser identified as the weak link in a cyber attack on the search engine. The firm said from 1 March some of its services, such as Google Docs, would not work “properly” with the browser. It recommended individuals and [...]
Mozilla on Tuesday released Firefox 3.5, calling it the best performing version of its popular web browser ever released, offering better JavaScript performance, private browsing, native support for open video and audio, and location aware surfing.
Built through Mozilla’s global, open source development process, Firefox 3.5 is said to be more than two times faster than [...]
Mozilla has released a new version of its Firefox browser that plugs nine security holes, four of which are rated “critical,” the foundation’s highest vulnerability level.
Version 3.0.11 squashes a javascript chrome privilege escalation bug, which Mozilla said allows attackers to execute malware on the computers of end users. Exploits would work by manipulating chrome privileged [...]
Mozilla has released an updated version of Firefox that addresses nine security flaws, one of which earns the dreaded ‘critical’ rating. The critical flaw addressed by Firefox 3.09 involves a memory corruption problem.
The two “high-risk” flaws involve same-origin violation security bugs. The other six moderate or low risk flaws are detailed in Mozilla’s release [...]
Counting public betas and release candidates, there are a whopping nine different web browsers out today with enough market share to be considered mainstream.
Maximum PC explains the differences between the browsers, future and present, so that you can make a more informed decision about the primary tool you use to browse [...]
Security researchers have discovered a flaw affecting Google’s Chrome browser that exposes it to clickjacking — where an attacker hijacks a browser’s functions by substituting a legitimate link with a link of the attacker’s choice.
Google has acknowledged the flaw and is working towards a patch for Chrome versions 1.0.154.43 and earlier when running within [...]
Microsoft’s market share in the browser dropped below 70% for the first time in eight years, while Mozilla broke the 20% barrier for the first time in its history. It’s too early to tell for sure, but if Net Applications’ numbers are correct, then Microsoft’s Internet Explorer will end 2008 with a historic market share [...]
Google has taken a more aggressive approach to moving users away from Internet Explorer, recommending that Gmail users install Firefox or Chrome if they want to see Gmail run “an average of twice as fast.”
When you log into Gmail using Internet Explorer, you’ll see a “Get faster Gmail” link in the set of links across [...]
Mozilla have released a security and stability update for it popular Firefox web browser. The update includes security and stability fixes, support for more languages, and patches a number of oustanding bugs.
Firefox 3.0.5 is available at http://getfirefox.com/
For a list of changes and more information, please review the Firefox 3.0.5 Release Notes and the Firefox 2.0.0.19 [...]
