Tag: web browsers
Is Microsoft working on an entirely new web browser, codename “Spartan”?
Microsoft is working on an entirely new web browser, which will be more light-weight, support extensions and feel similar to Chrome or Firefox, apparently. According to ZDNet, the development of […]
Ad-blocking software is ‘the Napster of the advertising industry’
Blocking adverts on the internet is the equivalent of theft, according to the chief executive of PageFair. Sean Blanchfield, who is also the founder of the anti-adblocking company, described adblockers […]
Google ‘discourages’ users of out-of-date web browsers
Are you still using IE7, Firefox 22 or even Netscape Navigator 9? Then Google has a bit of a problem with you. Google is trying to encourage users away from […]
Browser wars: Internet Explorer users have lower IQs, study claims
It feels kind of mean to point this out, but here we go. It seems that users of Internet Explorer have lower IQs than users of other web browsers. Really. Or at least this was the result of a…
Firefox 3 hits Guinness World Record target
Mozilla has achieved its ambitious plans for the recent launch of Firefox 3.0 and set the record for most software downloads in 24 hours.
Google Earth brings 3D mapping to browsers
Google has just announced the release of the Google Earth API and browser plug-in. Essentially it’s offering the same functionality as Google Maps, but with the added excitement of being 3D. It hasn’t exactly led to a huge graphical improvement yet though.
Firefox 3 now out of beta
The latest, highly anticipated version of Firefox is gearing up for full-scale release. It has just had its beta training wheels taken off and has reached Release Candidate stage. In short, it has reached the stage where web developers can test their services on a pretty much finalised version so that they’re ready for when it is granted its official release…
Apple fixes prize-winning Safari bug
Apple has issued a patch to fix the loophole identified by the winner in the recent CanSecWest security conference PWN 2 OWN competition…
