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Google is launching its own free, open source web browser. Google Chrome, as the browser is called, will only be available for Windows operating systems for a while, but the team is working on developing the product for Mac and Linux users as well. Since Google is undoubtedly ruling the search market, many wonde... |
2 September 2008
03:33 GMT |
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Since the middle of July, users around the web started reporting a strange persistent link present in their clipboard. First, it was believed it was a new Windows-related malware; however, soon after, people using Mac OS X started reporting the same problem, and then, Linux users followed. The culprit seems to be a m... |
18 August 2008
05:43 GMT |
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While some of you might not use the Internet for reading and sending e-mails and, therefore, may not be too keen on my previous article, I'm sure that the following pieces of advice regarding browsing websites and using your instant messenger will surely be at least of some interest.Let's start with the eas... |
4 August 2008
02:46 GMT |
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The problem with web browsers is that they remember the sites you recently visited and then have the quite annoying habit of leaking this information. Although this is not a recent discovery, it is a security issue (or better yet a privacy issue) that has been put to good use by Mike Nolet. He took inspiration from a... |
29 July 2008
05:24 GMT |
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The Mozilla team is not pleased with the manner in which browser security is assessed by the industry and wants to make a few changes. The new security metrics system should look past the simple bug, update and patch count and more accurately reflect the level of protection offered by the browser. Several factors mu... |
8 July 2008
08:49 GMT |
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Google, IBM and The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology do not take this lightly, unlike hundreds of millions of users out there. According to a study conducted by five researchers from the above mentioned companies, only 59% of PC users take the time to update and patch their browser. The remaining some 40% or abo... |
2 July 2008
04:51 GMT |
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A recent report published by Opera, the company behind the well-known browser which "puts the Web on any device", unveiled that women and girls make use of mobile browsing far less than men do.Opera made a survey in order to find out more about who and how is using mobile Internet browsing. The Norwegian company made... |
20 June 2008
13:34 GMT |
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In case you've accessed the Google website in the last few days, you have surely noticed that there's a new favicon displayed in your browser once the website is fully loaded. Moreover, in case you have bookmarked the Google Search page, there's a new "g" appearing next to the page title. Well, Google ... |
8 June 2008
07:41 GMT |
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Since its release in 2005, Google Maps has become something that Internet users can really benefit from - an online mapping solution that allows them to get more information than just the usual directions to the nearest Mall. Prior to the Google Maps release, online maps only offered basic information. Google thought... |
29 May 2008
05:04 GMT |
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The free, open-source Mac OS X web browser from The Camino Project, Camino, has been updated to version 1.6. Camino (formerly known as Chimera) is a web browser for Mac OS X that has a Cocoa user interface and embeds the Gecko layout engine. The latest version adds a tweaked up UI, improvements to the navigating tabs... |
21 April 2008
05:40 GMT |
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Browser vulnerabilities are among the main causes of web attacks because they allow hackers and malicious people to take over the control over a certain computer or just insert a dangerous code to harm the data stored on the system. Because of that, the PayPal may take the decision to ban browsers dubbed as unsafe an... |
18 April 2008
06:26 GMT |
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Following last month's CanSecWest conference which saw Apple's MacBook Air pwned and owned in less than two minutes, people have started talking. Apple's Macs are known for being secure, not because of the operating system's architecture, but because of hackers' lacking interest in the platfo... |
11 April 2008
05:05 GMT |
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Opera is one of the browsers which somehow managed to get closer to the two kings of the browsers, Internet Explorer and Firefox, attracting more audience every day. However, a growing popularity doesn't necessarily mean that a certain application is 100 percent secure because it has bugs too and they must be fi... |
3 April 2008
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"Your phone's best friend", meaning Opera Mini, the popular mobile web browser, is available as of today in a new version: 4.1 Beta. Opera Mini 4.1 Beta brings several improvements to the 4.0 version, offering an even better mobile browsing experience. Working with almost any mobile device on the market, O... |
2 April 2008
17:06 GMT |
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The first Dreamlords title was not exactly a critically acclaimed game, but MMORTS has its fans and this is exactly the reason why Swedish developers Lockpick Entertainment have decided to develop a sequel as, unlike the MMOs you know, this one actually ended. But since no game that brings profit doesn't get a s... |
2 April 2008
03:56 GMT |
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TeaShark is a mobile browser that works on any handset with Java MIDP 2.0, and it was first released in the fall of 2007. Now the browser comes with several enhancements and, according to its producers, it has more features than any other mobile browser out there.Besides having extra features, TeaShark is also free ... |
27 March 2008
10:34 GMT |
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POP3 is probably the only thing that makes lots of users turn to Yahoo Mail and use it as their default email service. However, the Sunnyvale company Yahoo, the owner of Yahoo Mail, is not willing to introduce POP3 support in the free version of the service and continues to offer this function only to the paying cust... |
27 March 2008
07:13 GMT |
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Well, "the world's best browser" seemingly doesn't fit the "safe" profile, according to PayPal, who has recently put up a list of recommended browsers. Unsurprisingly, Safari is not among them, for it still doesn't fully protect non-savvy users from phishing sites, for example."Safari protects your per... |
29 February 2008
03:48 GMT |
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Blocking the Googlebot looks to me like death on the web, but fortunately for CVS.com, the online pharmacy, it left a small window for escape when it allowed the Open Directory Project and thus Google was able to pull a description snippet for the search results. A bad idea, anyhow, and perhaps somebody should look i... |
22 January 2008
03:40 GMT |
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The 28th of December came bearing ill news for the Netscape users. That was the day that AOL decided to discontinue support for the legendary browser. The actual date that Netscape will be left to age gracefully and die is the first of February 2008, and if you look at the calendar, it's just around the corner.T... |
18 January 2008
05:05 GMT |
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The security of our computers is one of the main concerns for both users and software companies, so every new security application supposed to protect our data is welcomed. Today, a new application, delivered as a browser plug-in able to improve the search experience and provide better protection for us, made its way... |
9 January 2008
17:06 GMT |
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We all know it, Firefox is one of the most popular web browsers ever designed. Moreover, some people say the Mozilla browser is the most secure application in its category, having safer features that Internet Explorer, the program built by the Redmond software giant, Microsoft. However, a new vulnerability has been d... |
4 January 2008
05:43 GMT |
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I've heard people saying that Opera is one of the most secure browsers ever created, being safer to use than Firefox or Internet Explorer. In fact, every application is quite secure if you install the latest version or you apply the newest patches. And this is Opera's case too, because some security vulnera... |
3 January 2008
16:06 GMT |
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In case you're not one of those tech-savvy users, you probably leave most options included in the programs' installation files unchanged, because the 'developer often knows what's better for you'. But, what if you're asked to install additional programs such as browser toolbars that com... |
18 December 2007
05:40 GMT |
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OpenOffice, the popular freeware Office suite, is now accessible through your browser, as the developers rolled out a web-based version available to only 15,000 beta testers. Since all you need is a browser, there's no download or installation required to access the web-based OpenOffice. The service is compatibl... |
17 December 2007
09:39 GMT |
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Google China announced today that they might be toying with the idea of opening the AdSense clicked links in a new browser window or tab, the translation wasn't all that clear. Do not mistake this for pop-up windows, they are truly autonomous, these tabs will only open in the eventuality that you have clicked o... |
13 December 2007
10:06 GMT |
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Opera Browser has always been an alternative for the top players Firefox and Internet Explorer, so we all expect a very powerful solution that would be able to compete with the two giants. However, Opera, which I must admit is one of my favorite browsers, contains some security flaws that could put the users at risk... |
6 December 2007
03:01 GMT |
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The 2007 Best Software Awards by Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine found Opera Mobile to be the best browser for Pocket PCs or smartphones. Many may have thought it before, others might have disputed this, but the software's value has just become official.Fourteen independent Windows Mobile experts selected Opera ... |
22 November 2007
10:00 GMT |
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The answer to the subtitle would be "you have to wait for a while until Mozilla officially releases it" but at this time, you can always download and install the release candidate builds rolled out by the company. But here's what happened a few days ago when a user nicknamed "corevette" published an entry on Dig... |
12 November 2007
08:38 GMT |
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The Mozilla browser that Nokia used for the upgrade of its Linux based Internet Tablet is less reliable than people might think. An error has just been detected with its capability of handling Google's AJAX based Google Docs.The most recent firmware upgrade release for the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet adds conside... |
1 November 2007
07:55 GMT |
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Back in June, the Cupertino-based company Apple rolled out the first beta version of Safari for Windows, it's well known Mac OS X browser which was made available for Microsoft's operating system. Apple claims Safari is the fastest browser on the web and even placed a chart on its official page to support t... |
25 October 2007
06:50 GMT |
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If you have ever wanted to communicate with your friends online straight from a web-browser window, this is your chance to reach this goal. A new add-on for Mozilla Firefox was released a few days ago, allowing you to implement the famous Meebo service straight into the browser. Basically, it is just a browser add-o... |
18 October 2007
05:58 GMT |
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Opera browser has always been one of the applications described as an alternative for the giants Internet Explorer and Firefox but in the recent period, it has grown up a lot and has become more popular among the Internet consumers. Moreover, together with Safari and other programs, Opera started challenging the two ... |
18 October 2007
05:19 GMT |
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The famous Firefox developer Mozilla is now working on a mobile flavor of the web-browser which would be able to work on most of the handheld devices available on the market. If we analyze the decision a little bit, it is pretty obvious because the world is changing, the mobile industry evolving a lot in the recent p... |
11 October 2007
04:45 GMT |
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This is really something I've never see before! You know those "Miss X" contests where, after showing all their talents and looks, the gorgeous women are asked what is it that they would like to change in this world? Well, I'm sure you're quite familiar with all the possible answers to that question, s... |
8 October 2007
03:08 GMT |
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The battle between the web-browsers is about to get a new competitor as the Flock developers have recently introduced some innovative tools which might represent a threat for the Internet giants. Flock is not a very popular browser but it may come with new utilities which can boost its number of users. In fact, the u... |
18 September 2007
04:34 GMT |
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Google is a search technology used by all of you and I bet you admit it. But if you're a real Google fan you conducted thousands of searches on Google and your browser, no matter it is Internet Explorer, Firefox or any other application, remembers them all. If you want to test this, just go over to Google, click... |
5 September 2007
15:51 GMT |
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The folks working at Opera Software launched a new version of their famous Opera browser but this time, it comes with a brand new name and several goodies for its users. Codenamed Kestrel, Opera 9.5 Alpha bundles VoiceOver support and an improved BitTorrent performance, a function that was often criticized by the pee... |
4 September 2007
08:47 GMT |
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Both Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2.0 were unveiled in October 2006. IE7 had the advantage of the ubiquitous Windows platform and the Windows Update infrastructure designed to automatically serve up updates to existing IE6 users. Mozilla's open source browser is less fortunate in this perspective, but it not... |
3 September 2007
12:50 GMT |
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To create queries for your database you can use the MySQL command line client, PHPMyAdmin (administers MySQL databases over the web using your browser), MySQL Query Browser (is included in MySQL GUI Tools) or another commercial product(Navicat). If you don`t like to work with queries in command line, you can try MySQ... |
31 August 2007
09:57 GMT |
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If Google plans to launch its own browser, then the Mountain View company can exult even from now because one of the applications that could represent a potential rival doesn't seem to face the competition. Opera, the browser which struggled to challenge Firefox and Internet Explorer, is again vulnerable to atta... |
16 August 2007
08:26 GMT |
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One week ago, the Mountain View company made an interesting move that gives us one more subject for speculations and rumors. Although I said this even when I wrote that Google hired hacker Michal Zalewski as a security expert, numerous Internet publications are now speculating that Google is really interested in buil... |
16 August 2007
04:13 GMT |
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Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.5 was released a few days ago and it already causes problems for some of the Google users. According to the reports, Google's advertising platform AdSense is not working properly in the latest version of Mozilla's browser, the users encountering problems when trying to login into their... |
24 July 2007
03:33 GMT |
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KongZhong Corporation, an important Chinese wireless content and media supplier, announced a partnership with Opera Software ASA, the Norwegian company that provides internet browsing solutions for any device. The Chinese company and the Oslo-based developer will launch "KongZhong Opera", a customized browser for Chi... |
23 July 2007
08:40 GMT |
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As you know, the famous Opera browser supports BitTorrents downloads because it includes support for .torrent files. But have you ever used this special function of the browser? If the answer is yes, you should really read this article. If the answer is no, you should also read it in order to know what's expecti... |
20 July 2007
09:09 GMT |
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Mozilla's Web browser, Firefox, gained another piece of the browser market in its competition against Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Apple's Safari. Ever since its launch, Firefox has been steadily gaining market shares from its massive and market-dominant competitor built by Microsoft. In the past ... |
18 July 2007
08:12 GMT |
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The Opera Browser is one of the applications able to fight with the giants Firefox and Internet Explorer for the supremacy of the Internet. However, the recently-discovered security holes proved us that there is no 100 percent secure program so even the two kings produced by Mozilla and Microsoft can be defeated. But... |
16 July 2007
05:37 GMT |
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Haute Secure is probably one of the most innovative security tools on the market because it brings a revolutionary technology able to fight against the Internet threats such as malware and dangerous content. Basically, it works like a browser plug-in and once a user types a malicious URL it stops the loading process ... |
11 July 2007
05:31 GMT |
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The next generation hybrid web browser is coming to Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari but also to additional browsers and to web servers, courtesy of Billy Hoffman, Lead Security Researcher, SPI Dynamics and John Terrill, Executive Vice President and co-founder of Enterprise Management Technology. The two researc... |
9 July 2007
07:40 GMT |
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Yesterday, it was only a toolbar compatible with Internet Explorer. Today, eBay makes one more step and releases a special version of Mozilla Firefox containing several utilities to manage your eBay account. Firefox eBay Edition is actually the main browser offered by Mozilla but it includes some useful utilities to ... |
5 July 2007
06:28 GMT |
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