Web browser news as it happens
In: Chrome| Internet Explorer
28 Sep 2009Microsoft have come out publicly saying they are unhappy with Chrome Frame, as it will leave the browser open to twice as many vulnerabilities.
“Given the security issues with plugins in general and Google Chrome in particular, Google Chrome Frame running as a plugin has doubled the attach area for malware and malicious scripts. This is [...]
In: Chrome| Internet Explorer
25 Sep 2009The Google Chrome development team have released a new tool called Google Chrome Frame.
“Google Chrome Frame is an early-stage open source plug-in that seamlessly brings Google Chrome’s open web technologies and speedy JavaScript engine” and currently works in Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8.
This plug-in would allow organisations to keep Internet Explorer 6, but still [...]
In: Chrome
18 Sep 2009Google has gone on record stating that they expect to release Google Chrome for Mac by the end of the year.
Chrome for Mac is currently available for testing on Mac, but lacks many privacy features and is not recommended for every day browsing. The Google Chrome team hope to have this sorted out before the [...]
In: Opera
17 Sep 2009Overnight, Opera has released Opera Mini 5 beta 1, and includes many new features.
The browser, which is available for free on a wide variety of phones, now includes tabbed browsing, speed dial, support for both touch and keypad phones, and a password manager.
The preview browser can be downloaded directly to your mobile phone, or from [...]
In: Chrome
16 Sep 2009Just after the first year of Google Chrome, Google has released Chrome 3.0.
The new release, with version number 3.0.195.21, includes a faster V8 JavaScript engine, a redesigned New Tab page, an improved Omnibox, Themes capability, and new HTML5 features.
Existing Chrome users will have the update pushed out to them, and for new users, the browser [...]
In: Opera
15 Sep 2009Opera Mini 5 for mobiles is on it’s way, at least according to Opera’s Espen André Øverdahl.
Little information has been revealed, but a splash page has been put up on Opera Next, with the tag line “Coming very soon: The next generation in mobile browsing”.
We will let you know as more information and a beta [...]
In: Firefox
11 Sep 2009Mozilla has updated both Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3 to close several security holes, 3 of which were rated as critical.
A full list of changes can be found in the Firefox 3.5.3 and Firefox 3.0.14 release notes.
The update will be automatically pushed out to current users, or can be downloaded directly from the Firefox website.
In: Opera
9 Sep 2009Opera have announced that Opera 10 was downloaded over 10 million times in the first week since the browser was released.
An impressive feat for the company, but it seems small in size. Apple’s Safari 4 was downloaded 11 million times in 3 days, while Firefox 3.5 was downloaded over 5 million times in 24 hours.
More [...]
In: Firefox
8 Sep 2009Mozilla has posted a new roadmap, outlining the future for Firefox in the next 12 months. At this stage, Firefox 4.0 is due to hit somewhere between September and November 2010 according to the roadmap.
New features for Firefox 4 are said to include platform enhancements, including running tabs in separate processes, interface enhancements, and speed [...]
In: Browser Watch| Chrome| Firefox| Internet Explorer| Opera| Safari
4 Sep 2009This months browser share statistics are out thanks to Market Share by Net Applications.
August has panned out like another typical month, with Internet Explorer dropping to 66.97% in August, from 67.68% in July.
Firefox jumped slightly to 22.98% from 22.47%, while Safari remained the same at 4.07%.
Google Chrome also increased its share from 2.59% to 2.84%, [...]