TalkingTech
The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
If the numbers at StatCounter are accurate then the world has a new Web browser champion: Google Chrome.
By Brad Reed | 22 May, 2012 01:33
Mozilla released a new beta version of its popular Firefox browser for Android on Tuesday.
By John P. Mello Jr. | 16 May, 2012 07:19
Microsoft is taking heat from browser competitors Firefox and Chrome for blocking them out of planned Windows 8 devices that will be based on ARM processors.
By Tim Greene | 12 May, 2012 07:26
Mozilla is expected within in months to begin encrypting Google searches by default in its Firefox browser, according to security and privacy researcher Christopher Soghoian.
By Liam Tung | 22 March, 2012 11:15
A Mozilla engineer says development of a touch-centric version of Firefox for Windows 8 has begun in earnest and also highlighted a few interesting details about Web browsing in Windows 8.
By Ian Paul | 13 March, 2012 03:13
Read on if you've ever been frustrated by slow performance in Firefox.
By Rick Broida | 15 December, 2010 06:51
Despite the convenience, free public Wi-Fi networks like those found in hotels, Starbucks, and McDonald's are also a serious risk when it comes to your data and personal information.
By Tony Bradley | 11 November, 2010 07:42
Firefox 3.6.6 with crash protection is now available, and according to Mozilla it "provides uninterrupted browsing for Windows and Linux users when there is a crash in the Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime or Microsoft Silverlight plugins.
By Brent W. Hopkins | 30 June, 2010 09:42
So out of the blue today, I click a link embedded in an e-mail, and Outlook gives me this error:
By Rick Broida | 30 June, 2010 06:10
While it's impossible to sum up the thousands of enhancements and bug fixes both big and small, the Firefox 4 beta version brings the browser that much closer to taking over everything on the desktop. There are fewer reasons for anyone to interact with an extra plug-in or the operating system. Remember when people cared about whether a machine was Windows or Mac or a Commodore 64? Remember when software needed to be written in native code? Those days are fading away quickly as the browser is more able than ever before to deliver most of the content we might want.
By Peter Wayner | 09 July, 2010 05:22
The apps you use most--your Web browser, productivity tools, media managers, and Windows and its built-in accessories--are more powerful than you realize. They are loaded with unpublicized features that make your PC easier to use, they respond to superquick keyboard shortcuts that you've never heard about, and they support add-ons and plug-ins that can shave minutes or even hours off of mundane daily chores.
By Patrick Miller | 24 June, 2010 00:23
Google Chrome hit a milestone over the weekend when it became the third-most popular browser after Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, according to metrics firm Net Applications. It controls just 4.63 percent of the browser market, but Chrome has made significant inroads against competing browsers, such as the former bronze medalist Apple Safari.
By Ian Paul | 05 January, 2010 08:22
For browser fans, this is the best of times.
By Preston Gralla and Michael DeAgonia | 14 October, 2009 05:06
While Mozilla lights a fire under competing browsers with support of emerging Web standards with Firefox 3.5, it can still improve its performance, reliability, and usability.
By Michael Scalisi | 04 July, 2009 03:13
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