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 has made available its Release Candidate of IE8. The development team now considers the browser platform- and feature-complete, but won’t say how long until it goes gold.
PCMag.com got an early look and has posted a full review of Internet Explorer 8 RC1. The release candidate differs only slightly from Beta 2, most notably in [...]
Open source programmer Brian Mastenbrook has discovered a security flaw in the way that Safari handles RSS feeds. The vulnerability, which affects both Mac and Windows versions of Safari, could allow a malicious website to gain access to sensitive user data.
I have discovered that Apple’s Safari browser is vulnerable to an attack that allows a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Google have announced that Chrome is out of Beta, and showing improvements for plugin support, most notably video speed improvements.
It also contains an updated javascript engine, claiming that it operates 1.4 times faster than the beta version, and work has begun on an extensions platform to allow easier integration with the browser by third parties.
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