Web Browsers
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Chrome needs more than just sparkle
Insight commentary There's a lot of technology in Google's Chrome browser, but its success depends on something more.
Tags: Web browsers, Web sites, Web 2.0, Internet advertising, Competitive advantage, Security, Web Browser, Google Inc., operating system, Web Application
Will sharing malware lists help?
News Industry watchers are divided over whether browser companies should make public blacklists of phishing sites to provide better protection for Internet users.
Tags: Web browsers, Data security, Network security, Security applications/tools, Phishing, Malware, Security, Web Browser, Google Inc., Database
Mozilla: Web apps faster with Firefox 3.1
News It says TraceMonkey will speed JavaScript apps dramatically, making browsing snappier and opening new horizons for Web applications.
Tags: Browser, Programming languages, Protocols and platforms, Web browsers, Mozilla Corp., 3D, Web Application, Mozilla Firefox, software, processor
Is paranoid cookie management for you?
Techguide How much paranoia you employ in Web cookie management determines how much work you must put in, and which strategies you'll use.
Tags: Web sites, Web browsers, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Cookie, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Clear, Chad Perrin, Mozilla Firefox
Firefox: 1B downloads only part of the story
News Mozilla answered the billionth request for Firefox and launched its latest viral marketing effort.
Tags: Web browsers, Web Browser, Cell Phone, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, marketing, Opera Software, Web, Web browsers
Google's SPDY protocol could ramp up Web speeds
News Researchers at Google are playing with a new Web protocol that could theoretically decrease the time it takes to load a Web page by a significant amount.
Tags: Programming languages, Protocols and platforms, Google Inc., SPDY, Web Page, Web Browser, Web Server, Google Chrome, Server, TechCrunch
Google's answer to Java, Flash, Windows: Native Client
News The Internet giant has announced an open source project to dramatically boost the power of Web applications. Native Client lets Web apps run with PC power.
Tags: Open source, Web services, Linux, Web browsers, Web Browser, Google Inc., Web-based Application, operating system, Web Application, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft: IE 8 won't be done until 2009
News Company will do one more test version early next year before releasing the final version.
Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Malware, Web Browser, release candidate, Microsoft Internet Explorer, News.com, blog, general manager, blog posting
EU objects to browser in Windows
News European regulators say they believe software giant is violating that region's antitrust laws by bundling its Internet Explorer browser in Windows.
Tags: Antitrust, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, attorney, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, European Commission
P2P bill could regulate Web browsers, FTP clients
News Legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to regulate peer-to-peer networks goes a bit further than its sponsors may have intended.
Tags: Peer to peer, Web browsers, Legal, Web Browser, P2P, computer, software, IM, network, East Coast
Mozilla to weigh in on EU's Microsoft case
News European regulators grant Mozilla's request to weigh in on the Microsoft antitrust case, which centers on the legality of bundling Internet Explorer with the Windows operating system.
Tags: Web browsers, Antitrust, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Mitchell Baker, Remedy, Web Browser, operating system, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox
Microsoft may be Firefox's worst vulnerability
Techguide In a surprise move, Microsoft decided to install what could amount to a massive security vulnerability in Firefox without user knowledge. Find out the company's stance, and how you can undo the damage.
Tags: Security Management, Network security, Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, Security, Vulnerability, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, computer, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Chad Perrin
Facebook shuts down malicious fake profiles
News AVG researcher suspects malicious profiles were created automatically by bypassing the Captcha function, but a Facebook spokesman disagrees.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Google Inc., home video, Authentication and encryption, Web Browser, antivirus, credit card information, Facebook, identity fraud
Firefox gets an early taste of 3D Web standard
News Programmers have begun building WebGL into developer-oriented versions of Mozilla's browser. The 3D-acceleration technology is coming to WebKit, too.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Web Browser, Programmer, Graphics, Google Chrome, Mozilla Corp., 3D, Mozilla Firefox, blog
Should Web developers keep up with browser statistics?
Techguide Find out why developers should care about keeping up with Web browser statistics and where to obtain such information to guide development work.
Tags: Web browsers, Web sites, Protocols and platforms, Web Browser, Statistics, CSS, Web Application, Intranet, Internet application, TheCounter.com
