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Mozilla: Chrome Frame is the wrong answer
News Better for users to upgrade browsers than hybridize Microsoft IE and Google Chrome, which can confuse users about Web security, Mozilla's engineering chief says.
Tags: Web browsers, Browser, Plug-in, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, performance, Web
Google plug-in builds Chrome browser into IE
News Google Chrome Frame lets Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6, and above, display pages with features and performance of Chrome browser.
Tags: Web browsers, Browser, Plug-in, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer plug-in, Microsoft Internet Explorer, performance, Web Site, Web Developer
Google move paves way for Firefox on Android
News Mozilla likes idea of bringing its browser to Google's mobile operating system--this could be possible with release of Native Development Kit.
Tags: Open source, Browser, Protocols and platforms, Mobile, Google Inc., Web Browser, operating system, Mozilla Corp., phone, Mozilla Firefox
Opera: Mini leads cross-platform charge
News Browser maker says Opera's reach extended to include devices such as games devices and in-flight entertainment systems, where over 35.6 million people use Opera Mini.
Tags: Browser, Web browsers, Opera Software ASA, Microsoft Corp., mobile, Web Browser, Europe, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antitrust, Microsoft Windows
Alterna-browsers Firefox, Chrome get quick fixes
News Just eight days after a previous update, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 introduces fast fixes for three bugs, one of which was critical. Google Chrome has also been updated for security and stability.
Tags: Web browsers, Browser, Google Inc., Browser, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5, Copy Image Feature, Security, Web Browser, Web browsers, Apple Macintosh
RIM buys Torch Mobile browser company
News BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has picked up Torch Mobile, the company behind the Iris handheld browser.
Tags: Browser, BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd., Web Browser, Browser Company, Developer, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Dashboard, Web
Opera updates beta, but Unite still separate
News Opera 10 chugs along as the beta build is updated with mid-level interface and usability tweaks, but the Web-serving service Unite remains officially un-integrated.
Tags: Web browsers, Browser, Web Browser, Apple Macintosh, Password, Web Server, Beta, Server, Microsoft Windows, Linux
IE market share drops, Firefox gains
News Microsoft's Internet Explorer is continuing to lose market share to rival browsers Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome, according to new Web metrics.
Tags: Web browsers, Browser, Forecasting, Sales/revenue, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Forecasting
Google reveals upcoming Android features
News A private development effort for Android has begun feeding new features, such as video recording and stereo Bluetooth, into the wider development effort.
Tags: Applications and tools, Browser, Wireless e-mail devices, Open source, Mobile, Web Browser, Google Inc., Linux Kernel, API, mobile operating system
Mozilla shifts code development to the cloud
News Mozilla's Developer Tools Lab has released its first prototype--a Web-based, collaborative code-editing framework called Bespin.
Tags: Browser, Web browsers, Authoring, Software engineering/development, Ubiquity, Web Browser, Open Source, Tool, Developer, standards compliance
Skyfire mobile browser comes out of beta
News The first full version of the browser, which can easily display Flash and Silverlight video, has been released for use on mobile phones.
Tags: Browser, Twitter, RSS, Mobile, Rich Media, Web Browser, Beta, Facebook, industry, Web
Mozilla testing near-final Firefox 3.5
News Release Candidate 1 for Firefox 3.5 still could be weeks away, though a widespread testing day to debug the updated browser was held on May 29.
Tags: Browser, Web browsers, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Application, Mozilla Firefox, QA, Apple Safari, JavaScript, CNET Networks Inc.
Opera Mobile's business build hints at Flash video
News The software maker is offering carriers and device manufacturers an update that includes support for Web standards like Ajax and Flash. Flash means YouTube, and YouTube means video.
Tags: Browser, Mobile, Web Browser, Cell Phone, Graphics, Video, Opera Mobile, phone, mobile browser, Opera Software
Firefox 3.0.6 targets security issues
News Mozilla developers say update to popular Web browser addresses several security and stability issues.
Tags: Browser, Firewalls, Security, Web Browser, Web metrics, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Corp., SeaMonkey, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer
Sun updates JavaFX and Java SE
News Sun pushes out new versions of Java SE and of JavaFX, its platform for developing rich Internet applications, which could underpin a push into new devices.
Tags: Business applications, Operating systems, Web browsers, Mobile applications, Java, TV, Conference, Web Browser, Rich Internet Application, Sun Microsystems Inc.
