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Mozilla, Google blast Windows RT browser restrictions

Mozilla, Google blast Windows RT browser restrictions

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Third party browser developers Mozilla and Google have both cried foul after Microsoft announced that the ARM version of Windows 8 would not allow any other browser than IE to ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 11th 2012 at 3:47AM
Microsoft to finally add auto updates to IE

Microsoft to finally add auto updates to IE

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Microsoft unveiled plans to join rival browser makers in implementing silent automatic upgrades for Internet Explorer on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Dec 16th 2011 at 7:00AM
Opera 12 alpha adds 3D hardware acceleration

Opera 12 alpha adds 3D hardware acceleration

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Norwegian browser developer Opera has made a new GPU-accelerated Opera 12 alpha version available for download.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Oct 16th 2011 at 9:35PM
Chrome is UK's second most popular browser

Chrome is UK's second most popular browser

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Google Chrome has become the UK's second most popular web browser after Internet Explorer following an nationwide advertising campaign.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Aug 1st 2011 at 12:10AM
First security update for Firefox 4

First security update for Firefox 4

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Browser developer Mozilla has released an update for Firefox 4 which addresses a number of security vulnerabilities and browser stability issues.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 4th 2011 at 2:38AM
Microsoft claims 'green crown' for IE9

Microsoft claims 'green crown' for IE9

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Microsoft has claimed that the software giant's new Internet Explorer 9 browser has the highest green credentials of current crop of web browsers.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 30th 2011 at 3:22AM
Firefox for Android released

Firefox for Android released

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Following hot on the heels of the release of Firefox 4, Mozilla announced the release of the Firefox 4 browser for Android smartphones.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 29th 2011 at 10:57PM
IE9 downloaded 2.35m times in 24-hours

IE9 downloaded 2.35m times in 24-hours

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Microsoft said that the firm's recently released Internet Explorer 9 browser has been downloaded 2.35 million times in the first 24 hours.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 16th 2011 at 10:27PM
Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 9

Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 9

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Microsoft has launched Internet Explorer 9, the latest version of the firm's web browser offering a slew of new features and performance enhancements.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 15th 2011 at 11:11PM
Chrome survives third year of browser hack contest

Chrome survives third year of browser hack contest

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Google's Chrome browser made it through the third year of the Pwn2Own hacking contest with no flaws exposed.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 10th 2011 at 9:50PM
Apple rates Mac Opera browser 'adult only'

Apple rates Mac Opera browser 'adult only'

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Apple has flagged the new Opera Mini web browser an adult-only application in the Mac App Store.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 7th 2011 at 6:36AM
All web browsers are insecure

All web browsers are insecure

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Codenomicon, a Finnish security company, has warned that every major browser available is full of security holes.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Mar 3rd 2011 at 12:53PM
Mozilla releases 12th and last Firefox 4 beta

Mozilla releases 12th and last Firefox 4 beta

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Mozilla has released the 12th and final beta version of the Firefox 4 browser before the introduction of a release candidate. 

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Feb 28th 2011 at 5:45AM
Google releases anti content-farm tool

Google releases anti content-farm tool

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Google released an extension for the firm's Chrome web browser which enables users to block sites from web search results and feed these results back to Google.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Feb 15th 2011 at 6:15AM
Microsoft to add privacy feature to Internet Explorer 9

Microsoft to add privacy feature to Internet Explorer 9

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Microsoft has unveiled plans to ship a new feature within the Internet Explorer 9 browser which will allow users to avoid web sites tracking their movements.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Dec 8th 2010 at 7:23AM
Google releases Chrome 8 browser

Google releases Chrome 8 browser

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Google’s Chrome team announced that it has released the Chrome 8 web browser which contains over 800 bug fixes and stability improvements as well as a built-in PDF viewer.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Dec 3rd 2010 at 5:10AM
Mozilla boosts Firefox 4 speed with new beta 7

Mozilla boosts Firefox 4 speed with new beta 7

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Browser developer Mozilla has put performance back on the agenda with the latest beta 7 release of the Firefox 4.0 browser, some three times faster than the latest ‘production’ Firefox ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Nov 12th 2010 at 6:27AM
Internet Explorer falls below 50 per cent market share

Internet Explorer falls below 50 per cent market share

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Microsoft Internet Explorer fell below 50 per cent of worldwide market share of web browser traffic for the first time.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Oct 6th 2010 at 3:59AM
Mozilla stops developing Firefox for Windows Mobile

Mozilla stops developing Firefox for Windows Mobile

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Mozilla is abandoning development of versions of its Firefox mobile browser for Windows Mobile phones.

by Nicky Trup
on Mar 24th 2010 at 11:15AM