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Zero-day flaw found in Firefox 3.5
News Mozilla warns of critical vulnerability in Firefox 3.5 Web browser's Just-in-time JavaScript compiler.
Tags: Network security, Security, Web Browser, Zero-day Bug, JIT, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, blog, Network security
Google's 64-bit Chrome starts emerging on Linux
News Some heavy lifting has been done to move Chrome to the 64-bit world. It's Linux-only for now, though, and don't expect doubled performance over 32-bit versions.
Tags: Linux, Web browsers, Web Browser, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, V8, 64-bit, JavaScript, Microsoft Windows
Google Chrome 4.0 graduates to beta status
News There's no Mac OS X or Linux version yet, and extensions are disabled, but a significant new version of Chrome is heading to a broader audience.
Tags: Web browsers, Web sites, Google Inc., Security, Web Page, Web sites, Web Browser, Apple Macintosh, Google Chrome, performance
Google offers JavaScript programming tools
News In a new step to make the Web a more powerful foundation for programs, Google is releasing Closure Tools that it says produce faster, better code.
Tags: Open source, Cloud computing, Google Inc., compiler, software, Cloud computing, Web Browser, Internet Search Advertising, Tool, Open source
Google fixes risky Chrome bugs
News Flaw in Gears could allow a malicious website to take control of a user's system, according to Google.
Tags: Web browsers, Network security, Security Management, Open Source, Gears SQL Application Programming Interface, Google Inc., Bug, Plug-in, Web Browser, SQL
Google patches severe Chrome vulnerabilities
News Maliciously crafted JavaScript and XML could let an attacker take over a person's computer through the stable version of Chrome, Google warns.
Tags: Web browsers, Network security, PC security, Sandbox, Web Browser, Vulnerability, computer, Attacker, patch management, program manager
With IE 9, Microsoft fights back in browser wars
News By showing first glimpses of technology in Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft also showing it's serious about building competitive browser.
Tags: Web browsers, Acceleration Feature, Direct2D, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Graphics, Microsoft Internet Explorer, performance, Hardware, JavaScript
Mozilla patches holes in Firefox 3.5, 3.0
News Firefox 3.5.3 and 3.0.14 fix three critical vulnerabilities that could make a computer insecure.
Tags: Web browsers, Security, Web Page, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, patch management, JavaScript, Web, Web browsers
Adobe exploit puts backdoor on computers
News New exploit targeting Adobe is Trojan horse hiding JavaScript that drops a backdoor onto the compromised computer, Trend Micro says.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Back Door, Adobe Systems Inc., Malware, Computer, Microsoft Corp., Authentication and encryption, Adobe Acrobat Reader
Mozilla releases first beta of Firefox 3.6
News "Namoroka" beta brings performance improvements, Personas, and several abilities Web developers should notice. With it, Mozilla is trying to move faster.
Tags: Web browsers, Google Inc., Personas, Web Page, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Mozilla Corp., Beta, Mozilla Firefox, performance
Web-based malware infections rise rapidly, stats show
News Nearly 6 million Web pages are infected with malware, double previous estimates earlier in the year, according to Dasient.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Google Inc., Malware, Twitter Inc., Dasient, SQL, Infection, Web Application
Google hopes to remake programming with Go
News A Unix co-creator is among those behind a language Google hopes will speed computers and programming. Now, Go becomes open source software.
Tags: Open source, Programming languages, Google Inc., Multi-core, Ken Thompson, compiler, C, software, Web Browser, Programmer
Unmask your passwords with this JavaScript trick
Techguide If you think you mistyped a password into a password field in your browser, a simple JavaScript trick can help you find out by unmasking the password.
Tags: Security, Web Browser, Jakob Nielsen, Password, Clear, Chad Perrin, Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, newsletter, Security
Yahoo updates YUI tool for slick Web interfaces
News Yahoo's User Interface library, used by the Internet pioneer and many others for interactive Web site design, just turned 3.0.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Open source, Yahoo! Inc., Web Site, Web Page, software, Web server, Web Interface, Web sites
WordPress blogs falling prey to worm
News A worm is circulating that posts spam and malware to some blogs using old versions of WordPress. The organization recommends all users upgrade immediately.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Web logs, Wordpress, Worm, blogging software, security bug, Web logs, Web 2.0, Web sites
