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Article | 26/08/2011 Mozilla defends "rapid release" of Firefox versions
The release of a version of the Firefox browser every six weeks is found to be disconcerting, and at times potentially unmanageable by enterprises, th...
Article | 26/08/2011 Google Maps adds voice search to Chrome Desktop
If you talk to your desktop PC, it's probably for all the wrong reasons -- usually to hurl expletives at the machine for not working properly. Well, u...
Article | 24/08/2011 Microsoft overhauls Windows Explorer in Windows 8
Hold onto your socks Windows 8 fans, because Microsoft is adding some new enhancements to its file managmer application, Windows Explorer, in the next...
Article | 23/08/2011 Google patches critical bug in Windows Chrome
Google on Monday patched 11 vulnerabilities in Chrome, including one of the rare bugs the company has deemed critical in its browser.
Article | 20/08/2011 Firefox 7 reaches beta, promises faster browsing
Mozilla yesterday released a beta of Firefox 7, putting the lighter-weight browser in front of a large number of users for the first time.
Article | 20/08/2011 Firefox 7 Beta puts priority on performance
Just days after the ready-for-primetime version of Firefox 6 was released, Mozilla, sticking to its aggressive development schedule for the browser, h...
Article | 19/08/2011 Firefox 6: Four reasons not to upgrade
Firefox 6 is here. So far, I haven't received any notification pushing the latest Mozilla browser, but my wife has -- so I assume it is just a matter ...
Article | 18/08/2011 Firefox 6: 4 reasons to upgrade
Mozilla has more than a thousand changes under the hood of the latest version of Firefox, but only few provide worthwhile reasons for upgrading to the...
Article | 18/08/2011 Chase.com goes down, but only for Firefox users
Firefox users may have experienced problems accessing JPMorgan Chase's website chase.com today when the bank experienced problems with an outdated sec...
Article | 18/08/2011 Mozilla to drop Firefox version number, sparks backlash
Mozilla's decision to strip the version number from Firefox's "About" dialog box has been greeted by a nearly unanimous thumbs down, according to a le...
Article | 11/08/2011 Amazon launches free Kindle Cloud Reader app for Web browsers
Amazon today introduced the free Kindle Cloud Reader application, which allows users to access Kindle books instantly from a Web browser without needi...
Article | 11/08/2011 Mozilla shrinks Firefox's memory appetite by 20%-30%
Mozilla's Firefox 7, slated to ship in late September, will be significantly faster because of work done plugging the browser's memory leaks, a compan...
Article | 11/08/2011 Microsoft patches final Pwn2Own IE bug
Microsoft on Tuesday patched the last vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) used by a researcher in March to win $15,000 at the annual Pwn2Own hacki...
Article | 4/08/2011 'Dumb IE users' report faked, admits scam's architect
A report issued last week that claimed users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer have lower IQs than those who run rival browsers was a hoax.
Article | 3/08/2011 Google patches 30 Chrome bugs, adds Instant Pages
Google patched 30 vulnerabilities in Chrome today, paying out the third-highest bounty total ever for the bugs that outsiders filed with its security ...