Web browser news as it happens
In: Opera
30 Jan 2009Opera has released the final version of Opera Mini 4.2 for Google Android phones. Opera Mini 4.2 final brings back a lot of the regular features which were disabled in the early beta.
New features include the ability to upload and download files, save pages, and zoom in and out with a double tap.
Users will also [...]
As promised Microsoft has made available Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 (RC1).
IE8 RC1 can be installed on both Windows XP and Windows Vista, but is not available for the newely released Windows 7 beta.
Microsoft has posted a full list of changes since beta 2.
You can download the new versions from the Internet Explorer 8 [...]
Microsoft has announced that it will deliver the first release candidate (RC1) of Internet Explorer 8 to the public on Monday.
IE8 has been at beta 2 since August 2008, and this new early release is highly anticipated by many in the industry.
According to Microsoft, “a release candidate means the software is feature complete and the [...]
In: Firefox
21 Jan 2009Google, as promised, has turned off the anti-phishing tool used in Firefox 2 as of 20th January. The anti-phishing tool would block sites suspected of hosting identity theft scams.
Recent Firefox build 2.0.0.19 and 2.0.0.20 have had this feature removed, but there are still thousands out there using earlier versions.
Mozilla is urging Firefox 2 users to [...]
In: Firefox| Internet Explorer| Safari
19 Jan 2009European Union regulators have laid down fresh claims that Microsoft is again in breach of its anti-trust laws.
The complaint is related to Internet Explorer being bundled with all new Windows installations.
Microsoft lost a similar case in 2004 and was forced to sell Windows versions without Windows Media Player.
This has potential repercussions across the market. Apple [...]
In: Firefox
16 Jan 2009Mozilla has pushed back the release of Firefox 3.1 beta 3 a week from January 26th to February 2nd.
After a developers meeting on Wednesday, notes reveal “due to the large number of outstanding P1 blockers, we are declaring a code slip”. This target may be optimistic however, as one developer hinted that it could be [...]
Apple has begun approving 3rd party web browsers for the iPhone and iPod touch. The move comes after speculation that Apple was denying apps that competed with it’s own.
It is hoped that this move could allow Opera Mobile to make finally make debut on the iPhone. Current web browser apps include Edge Browser, Incognito, Shaking [...]
In: Chrome
14 Jan 2009After news that Google Chrome is no longer using WinHTTP libaries in alpha versions of its web browser, Google now hopes to relese its browser for both Mac OS X and Linux before the first half of this year.
Chrome’s product manager Brian Rakowski said Mac and Linux versions are progressing. “That team now is able [...]
In: Safari
14 Jan 2009A serious security flaw has been found in Safari’s RSS reader. The vulnerability could allow a malicious website to gain access to sensitive user data, and affects both Mac and Windows versions of the browser.
“Apple’s Safari browser is vulnerable to an attack that allows a malicious web site to read files on a user’s hard [...]
In: Chrome
13 Jan 2009Google has released a pre-beta release to its dev channel allowing developers to take a look at new features packed into Google Chrome.
With a version number of 2.0.156.1, the release includes a new version of WebKit, autocomplete for forms, and an updated spell checker.
This release also brings Google closer to bringing Chrome to Mac and [...]