Web browser news as it happens
In: Chrome
27 Jan 2010Google has pushed out an update to its Chrome browser on Windows, taking it to version 4.0.249.78.
The update now includes extensions and bookmark sync in the stable version on Windows.
The update also addresses 11 security issues, 4 of which were rated as high severity, 2 medium, and 5 low.
New users can download Google Chrome from [...]
In: Firefox
25 Jan 2010Firefox 3.6 has introduced a new tab behaviour, where new tabs are opened next to your currently selected tab, while Firefox 3.5 and older would open new tabs at the end of all your tabs.
If you don’t like this new behaviour, you can change it back to the way it was. Simply follow these steps:
Go [...]
Microsoft has filled a patent that reveals it is looking at revamping the tabbed browsing experience with Internet Explorer 9.
The patent appears to be an enhancement of the quick tabs found in IE8,which allows users to see all tabs and close them individually. This parent covers:
Drag and move the tabs within the Quick Tabs interface.
Tab [...]
Much faster than originally expected, Microsoft have released a patch to address the vulnerability found in all versions of Internet Explorer.
“This security update resolves seven privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The more severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted [...]
In: Firefox
22 Jan 2010As announced yesterday, Mozilla have released Firefox 3.6 right as expected at 9:30 PST.
Firefox includes many new features, including:
Support for a new type of theme called Personas
Checks for out-of-date plugins
Full screen support for HTML5 <video> tags
More HTML5 element support
Improved JavaScript speed and stability
Plus more
A full list of changes in Firefox 3.6 can be found in [...]
In: Firefox
19 Jan 2010Mozilla has pushed out a second release candidate for Firefox 3.6.
The update is said to close a security flaw, of which very little details are available.
Current Firefox 3.6 testers will receive the update automatically, or it can be downloaded from the Firefox Beta website.
Firefox 3.6 final was expected today, but is now expected on January [...]
Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has told Germans to avoid using any version of Internet Explorer after a security vulnerability lead to attacks against Google, Adobe, and other large organisations last week.
Microsoft has hit back at claims, noting that the attacks could be avoided if the security zone settings were set to high.
“Using [...]
In: Firefox
12 Jan 2010Mozilla has pushed out Firefox 3.6 Release Candidate 1 (RC1). This means the browser now contains the final set of changes and new features, and will now only concentrate on bugs that would stop the browser from being released.
Firefox 3.6 RC1 fixes almost 100 bugs since Beta 5, but there are no other new features [...]
In: Chrome
8 Jan 2010Google overnight has updated the development channel version Google Chrome, this time turning on extensions for Mac.
This is new version is in addition to the beta version, which Mac users have been able to test for the last few weeks.
Almost 1,400 extensions are currently available for Chrome users.
Mac users wanting to test out extensions can [...]
In: Firefox
7 Jan 2010Mozilla have pushed out two updates for Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3.
The updates are merely bug fixes, resolving issues that could crash the browser. A full list of changes can be found in the Firefox 3.5.7 and Firefox 3.0.17 release notes.
The updates will be pushed out to existing Firefox users, or can be downloaded manually [...]