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• Lab Notes: The Inside Scoop on Browser Speed Testing

  If you're a regular PCWorld reader, you may have noticed the Browser Blowout story we posted last week. In it, I looked at various aspects of the major Web browsers, including features, interface, security, and performance.

  By Nick Mediati | 03 August, 2010 10:28

  Tags: applications, browsers, chrome, internet explorer, mozilla firefox, opera, safari, software

• 5 reasons to upgrade to Apple's Safari 5

  Although it wasn't mentioned during Apple CEO Steve Jobs' keynote address Monday at WWDC, Apple launched an updated version of its Safari Web browser for Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.2 or higher, as well as Windows XP SP2 or higher, Vista, and Windows 7.

  By Ryan Faas | 15 June, 2010 03:38

  Tags: Apple, safari, web browsers

• Safari 5 in depth: Has it sped past Chrome?

  The just-released Safari 5 ups the ante in the browser wars, with two major improvements: a performance boost to rival speed king Chrome, the highly useful Safari Reader, which makes it much easier to read multi-page Web articles.

  By Preston Gralla | 15 June, 2010 03:49

  Tags: Google Chrome, safari, web browsers

• Google's Chrome tops Safari: Is Firefox next?

  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

  Tags: firefox, Google Chrome, internet explorer, safari

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  Browser wars redux: Top 5 duke it out

  For browser fans, this is the best of times.

  By Preston Gralla and Michael DeAgonia | 14 October, 2009 05:06

  Tags: firefox, Google Chrome, internet explorer, opera, safari, web browsers

• iPhone's Safari leads on sexy smarts

  Most people would agree that Apple's mobile Safari browser is one of the iPhone's great strengths. While Steve Jobs leaned on the iPhone engineers to get the new device just right, on the other side of the house Apple's browser people also felt under pressure to do their part. Everyone at Apple knew that much of the iPhone's magic would lie in the way it accessed Web content.

  By Daniel Ionescu | 15 September, 2009 00:18

  Tags: Apple, iPhone, mobile browsers, safari, smartphones

• Web browser wars, Michael Jackson version

  Like the fluid and swirling currents in the world's vast oceans, the global usage statistics for Web browsers are constantly on the move.

  By Todd R. Weiss | 07 July, 2009 02:39

  Tags: internet explorer, mozilla firefox, safari, web browsers

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  Safari 4 browser beta is innovative, fast, fun

  Apple's decision to offer a public beta of its new Safari 4 Web browser -- available for Mac OS X and Windows XP and Vista -- caught the tech world by surprise. Even more surprising are the number of innovative features it offers, including in-your-face browser interface advances, under-the-hood updates for notably speedy rendering performance, and open-standards compliance.

  By Ryan Faas | 27 February, 2009 09:39

  Tags: safari

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  How secure is Safari?

  Apple's Safari, released for the Windows platform in June 2007, is the second newest browser on Windows, behind Google's Chrome. (Naturally, Apple's browser also runs on OS X, and on iPhone and iPod Touch devices in a mobile edition.) Safari leads the pack in anti-phishing filtering and pop-up blocking, but it also has many security weaknesses.

  By Roger A. Grimes | 31 January, 2009 01:37

  Tags: safari, web browsers