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Google Chrome remixes worth trying out

Once upon a time there was a browser named Firefox -- an open source project that many people happily picked up and spun off into their own versions with names like Iceweasel and Pale Moon. Now the same thing has happened with Google Chrome. Its open source incarnation, Chromium, has become the basis for a slew of spinoffs, remixes, and alternative versions.

By Serdar Yegulalp | 25 January, 2012 22:15

Tags: web browsers, software, open source software, Google, applications
Google boosts garbage collection for Chrome browser

Google is offering a new incremental garbage collector for its Chrome browser to "dramatically" improve the interactive performance of Web applications, the company said on Monday.

By Paul Krill | 23 November, 2011 02:09

Tags: web browsers, software, javascript, Google, applications, application development
Opera responds to Amazon's Cloud-powered 'Silk' browser

One of to features of Amazon's recently announced Kindle Fire tablet drawing attention is its WebKit-based 'Silk' Web browser. What makes Silk different from most browsers is its 'split browser' approach: Putting together complicated Web pages in Amazon's Cloud infrastructure before downloading the end result to the browser.

By Rohan Pearce | 30 September, 2011 10:17

Tags: web browsers, security, privacy, opera, cloud computing, amazon ec2, amazon
The big, bad browser quiz

Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari -- you know the names of these Web browsers, but do you really know them?

By Tim Greene | 05 September, 2011 12:33

Tags: web browsers
13 features that make each Web browser unique

Many cynical users assume Web browsers do little more than dutifully render HTML. The content is the most important part, they say, so it makes little difference which browser you use.

By Peter Wayner | 02 May, 2011 20:08

Tags: web browsers, software, safari, opera, Internet Explorer (IE), Google Chrome, firefox, applications

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Tutorials about web browsers

Install the latest Firefox 3.6.6 in Ubuntu Linux

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

Tags: web browsers, unix, ubuntu, software, operating systems, non-Windows, mozilla, Linux, Installation, firefox, browsers, applications
How to foil Web browser 'tabnapping'

A new, incredibly sneaky identity-theft tactic surfaced earlier this week when Mozilla's Aza Raskin, the creative lead of Firefox, unveiled what's become known as "tabnapping."

By Gregg Keizer | 27 May, 2010 05:56

Tags: web browsers, tabnapping, security, phishing
Pimp my browser: How to get the most out of Firefox

Thanks to online video, Web apps, social networking, and so on, the humble Web browser is being pushed to do more and to do it faster. With a few simple tweaks and tools, you can improve your browsing experience and save yourself some time in the process.

By Chris Brandrick | 04 September, 2009 09:04

Tags: web browsers, mozilla firefox, browsers

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Features about web browsers

Internet Explorer 9: A visual tour

IE 9's main browser window takes minimalism to a new level.

By Nick Mediati | 17 September, 2010 11:28

Tags: web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), Microsoft, Internet Explorer 9
Which Web browser is best?

Of all the software on your PC, the Web browser may be the most important tool you use each day--but you may not give it much thought.

By Nick Mediati | 12 August, 2010 15:58

Tags: web browsers
First look: Firefox 4 Beta 1 shines on HTML5

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

Tags: web browsers, software, open source, mozilla firefox, Microsoft, html, firefox, browsers, applications
Your Browser in Five Years

What will your Web browser look like in 2015? Five years doesn't always bring dramatic change to some technologies--today's desktop PC, for instance, isn't that different from its 2005 predecessor--but browsers are undergoing major changes that will alter our day-to-day computing lives.

By Jeff Bertolucci | 18 June, 2010 00:18

Tags: web browsers
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: web browsers, safari, Apple

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