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Article | 13/08/2010 Microsoft to release IE9 public beta on Sept. 15
Microsoft on Thursday announced it will release a public beta of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) on Sept. 15, a little less than five weeks from now.
Article | 13/08/2010 Google debuts Chrome 6 beta, trims UI
Google yesterday shifted Chrome 6 into beta, a move that puts the browser one step closer to a stable release.
Article | 12/08/2010 Hotmail users get hot under the collar after upgrade
Some users are hot at Microsoft over snafus in the new Hotmail that have locked them out of their accounts, blocked them from viewing mail or kept the...
Article | 11/08/2010 Browsers' private modes leak info, say researchers
Browsing in "private mode" isn't as private as users think, a researcher said today.
Article | 7/08/2010 Mozilla plans to silently update Firefox
Taking a page from rival Google's playbook, Mozilla plans to introduce silent, behind-the-scenes security updating to Firefox 4.
Article | 6/08/2010 More than 1 in 10 Mozilla bug finders turn down cash
The open-source Mozilla project has been offering cash bounties for security bugs for six years now, but often bug finders simply turn down the cash.
Article | 5/08/2010 Internet Explorer 9: Next stop, public beta
With the success of Internet Explorer 8 - gaining 1.38 percent market share in the United States to lead the pack with more than 42 percent of the mar...
Article | 3/08/2010 Microsoft's IE snatches share for second straight month
For the second straight month, Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) browser gained ground in the usage share race, a company manager said today.
Article | 30/07/2010 Microsoft slates IE9 beta for September
MIcrosoft will ship a beta of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) in September, a company executive said today.
Article | 23/07/2010 Researcher finds Safari reveals personal information
A feature in Apple's Safari browser designed to make it easier to fill out forms could by abused by hackers to harvest personal information, according...
Article | 25/07/2010 Mozilla re-patches Firefox 3.6 to fix plug-in problem
For the second time in two months, Mozilla on Friday rushed out a fix for Firefox to patch a problem with a browser update issued just days before.
Article | 23/07/2010 Google to rev up Chrome release schedule
Google on Thursday said it will pick up Chrome's release pace by issuing a new version of the browser about every six weeks. According to Anthony Lafo...
Article | 23/07/2010 Google calls, raises Mozilla's bug bounty for Chrome flaws
Google on Tuesday hiked bounty payments for Chrome bugs to a maximum of $US3,133, up almost $2,000 from the previous top dollar payout of $1,337.
Article | 22/07/2010 Mozilla patches 16 security bugs in Firefox 3.6
Mozilla on Tuesday patched 16 vulnerabilities, nine of them critical, in Firefox 3.6, the largest update for the open-source browser since March.
Article | 21/07/2010 Adobe to beef up PDF security with Reader sandboxing
Adobe Systems Inc. today announced that it will harden the next version of its popular Reader PDF viewer, a frequent target of attacks, by adding "san...