Browse tag: web browsers

Browse tag: web browsers

Google's Chrome OS stands to make waves
Google's Chrome OS may be a year away from shipping, but the potent mixture of one of tech's most prominent companies and the mostly stagnant OS market is worth watching.
Agile Web Solutions releases 1Password 3
After two private betas and a public beta, the well-received Mac OS X password manager 1Password 3 has been officially released.
Camino 2.0 adds Tab Overview, improved annoyance blocking
The Camino Project has released version 2 of the Camino browser, adding a number of new features such as Tab Overview and improved annoyance blocking.
Adobe unveils public betas for Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2.0
Adobe has released a public beta for Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2.0 for developers.
iPhone Hints: Access MobileMe site via iPhone
Apple doesn't normally let you access MobileMe via the iPhone's Web browser, but here's a way you can sneak around that with the help of several third-party applications.
Google aims to double Web speed
The search giant is experimenting with a new networking protocol called SPDY, which could someday dramatically speed up Web browsing.
Report: Chrome for Mac Beta may appear in 'early December'
More than a year after Google released its Web browser for Windows, a Mac version is still under development. But a beta version may see the light of day as early as next month.
Vendors scrambling to fix bug in Net's security
Vendors are now scrambling to patch a critical flaw in the SSL protocol.
Delibar makes Delicious bookmarking easy and attractive
Delibar improves greatly on the experience of sharing, accessing, and creating bookmarks for the popular Delicious bookmarking service.
Creating a favicon for your Web site
Go to any major Web site, and you’ll almost certainly see an icon to the left of the address in your browser. This tiny image is called a favicon (or Favorites Icon), and with a little effort, you can create one of your own.
Camino 2 release candidate sees light of day
It's Safari! No, it's Firefox! No, it's that other Mozilla-based OS X friendly-browser you'd forgotten all about.
Fake Google Chrome OS download makes the rounds
A site purporting to offer a beta download of Google's forthcoming Chrome OS on Wednesday was revealed to be a hoax.
Bugs & Fixes: Solving Safari cookie problems
Sometimes, solving a cookie-related problem requires more than just deleting cookies from Safari, as Ted Landau details in this week's Bugs & Fixes column.
Apple gets best spot in EU browser ballot screen, Mozilla says
Mozilla has again slammed the browser "ballot screen" proposal that Microsoft's made to European antitrust regulators, saying that the voting will be skewed Apple's way because its Safari browser will be the first choice on the list.
To boost security, Mozilla launches plugin checker
Mozilla has gone live with a Web page that tests to see if 17 popular Firefox plugins are up-to-date.
Resetting Safari
I finally bring the big guns to bear on an annoying Safari/Google problem.
Apple and others sued over Web browser patent
Eolas, which famously sued Microsoft over its Internet Explorer browser, has now set its sights on Apple and a host of other prominent countries.
Adobe, Google sued by Textscape over patents
Google and Adobe have been sued by a New Jersey company for allegedly violating a patents used for processing text, according to recent court filings.
iPhone, Android boost mobile Web usage
AdMob found that the share of mobile Internet customers using iPhones, Android phones and the Palm Pre is growing.
Survey: U.S. residents don't want targeted ads
Two-thirds of respondents in a new survey don't want targeted ads delivered to them.
Review: Opera 10 Web browser
Opera 10 introduces several innovative interface ideas, some more useful than others.
Mozilla picks up Firefox development pace with 'sprint' updates
Mozilla has switched to a quick-paced "sprint" cycle for Firefox that it hopes will bring new features to users faster, the company's browser architect said.
Apple clarifies iPhone anti-phishing feature
Over the weekend, Apple responded to questions about how the new anti-phishing feature of the iPhone 3.1 software works.
Web workflows: Keep it simple
When it comes to reading, filtering, and managing the flow of information online, Christopher Breen plays it strictly old-school.
Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.1
Apple on Thursday released Mac OS X 10.6.1, which contains stability, compatibility, and security updates for all machines running Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
iPhone 3.1's anti-phishing: not better than nothing?
The iPhone 3.1 update supposedly added anti-phishing protections, but it would seem that the system is buggy and inconsistent.
Mozilla releases Flash-checking security update
Mozilla has pushed out the Firefox 3.5.3 update, which checks for up-to-date Flash plugins.
Web workflows: Don't waste time
How do you keep up with the flood of information online? We asked some of our Web savviest contributors how they do it. First up: Joe Kissell
Chill Pill brings RSS Fever to your desktop
Fever is a self-hosted RSS reader that offers some unique, powerful features. If Mac users need some incentive to switch away from the competition, Chill Pill may do the trick.
Firefox 4.0 to arrive late 2010
Mozilla recently released a product roadmap with a number of new details on what the foundation is hoping to release between now and the end of 2010.