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RockMelt Friends Facebook, Twitter to Rival Chrome, Firefox, IE

November 8th, 2010 | No Comments

RockMelt Nov. 7 launched to limited beta its social Web browser that lets users connect to their Facebook and Twitter accounts. This connection lets users post status updates and share other bits of content right from the browser window. The idea is that users needn’t go directly to Facebook and Twitter to share or even Google.com to search. Flock had a similar idea in 2007, but failed to catch on with the bulk of users even as Google Chrome carved out an 8.5 percent browser market share. RockMelt is actually a lot like Chrome in functionality, offering an incognito mode for private Web browsing. There is reason for this. RockMelt is built on top of Chromium, the open-source project that backs Chrome. Navigating amid the different social tools in RockMelt was a breeze, and this is where RockMelt is a cut above Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari Web browsers. Check out our initial RockMelt set-up and tour in this eWEEK slide show. – …

Opera Gains Extensions and Joins IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome in Web Dev War

November 4th, 2010 | No Comments

The alpha release of the Opera Web browser sets the stage for a Web app battle that is already being fought by Microsoft IE, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Google Chrome by girding itself with a standards-based framework for adding extensions to the Web browser. Opera also gained a new mail panel, bookmarks bar and HTML5 support and on-demand plug-in enablement. Opera hopes that using W3C Widgets and JavaScript as the base will enable Web developers to write Web applications that can be added to the Opera platform. Opera 11 alpha became available on Oct. 21 and can be downloaded at no cost. Besides extensions, other user-centric convenience features including bookmarks also got a makeover. The mail panel, which is intended to combine e-mail and news feeds, was not implemented in the early alpha version that I tested. To read the full review, click here. Or if you have experience with the Opera 11 alpha, share your thoughts athttp://labs.eweek.com. – …

Opera Joins IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome in Web Dev Extension War

November 2nd, 2010 | No Comments

An alpha version of the Opera cross-platform Web browser for Windows PC, Apple Mac and Linux systems, including mobile phones and game consoles, now has a framework for running extensions, new ways to integrate mail and news feeds, and a cleaned-up user interface. – The alpha release of the Opera Web browser
joins the Web app battle already being fought by Microsoft IE, Mozilla Firefox,
Apple Safari and Google Chrome by girding itself with a standards-based
framework for adding extensions to the Web browser. Opera also gained a new
mail panel, bookmarks bar…

Apple, Mozilla Fix DLL Loading Issue in Browsers

September 8th, 2010 | No Comments

Apple and Mozilla separately patched the DLL security issue affecting numerous applications on Windows after both Apple Safari and Mozilla Firefox were found to be vulnerable. – Apple and Mozilla have patched their browser products against the
dynamic-library link file loading issue affecting many
applications running on Windows.
For Apple Safari users,
the fix was mixed in with a relatively small update that also plugged
two security holes in the Webkit engine. Users…

Google Chrome Loses Market Share to IE, Safari

August 2nd, 2010 | No Comments

Google’s Chrome Web browser lost market share in July for the first time in several months, according to Net Applications. Microsoft Internet Explorer and Apple’s Safari both siphone market share from Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. – Google’s Chrome Web browser lost
market share for the first time ever thanks to upticks in July for both Microsoft
Internet Explorer and Apple Safari.
Chrome had steadily grown over the last several months, topping 7.24 percent through June, but through July the young Web browser had
slipped a…

Google Chrome Team Accelerates Stable Build Cycle

July 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

Google is speeding up the delivery pace for its Chrome Web browser, cutting stable release time to six weeks from three months. Chrome, challenging Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari in the browser market, currently has 7.2 percent market share. – Google July 22 said it is ramping up its build cycle for Chrome, the Web
browser that will serve as the platform for running Web applications on Chrome
Operating System.
Chrome Program Manager Anthony LaForge said his team is establishing a new
release process to speed stable Chrome releases to …

Apple Safari AutoFill Could Be Abused to Steal Data

July 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

WhiteHat Security CTO Jeremiah Grossman reported that the AutoFill feature in Apple Safari can be used by attackers to steal information. – The AutoFill feature in Apples Safari browser could be abused by attackers to steal user information, according to findings from a security researcher.
Jeremiah Grossman, CTO of WhiteHat Security, noted that in Safari version 4 or 5, the AutoFill feature
fills in information such as e-mail addres…

Critical Apple Safari Security Vulnerability Affects Windows PCs

May 11th, 2010 | No Comments

A critical security flaw in Apple’s Safari browser leaves Windows PCs open to attacks. Exploit code is publicly available, and US-CERT is advising users to avoid suspicious links and consider disabling JavaScript.
– A security researcher has uncovered a critical bug affecting
Apple Safari that could be exploited to run malicious code on Windows
computers.
The discovery of the flaw is credited to researcher Krystian
Kloskowski. According to an advisory from Danish security firm Secunia,
the vulnerability…

Mozilla Patches Firefox Bug from Pwn2Own Hacker Contest

April 2nd, 2010 | No Comments

Mozilla patches a Firefox vulnerability exploited at the CanSecWest Pwn2Own contest in March. Among Firefox, Internet Explorer, Apple Safari and Google Chrome, only Google’s browser emerged from the contest unscathed.
– Mozilla has patched the Firefox flaw exploited during the Pwn2Own
contest at the CanSecWest security conference, held March 24 to 26.
The bug was discovered and exploited by a researcher from MWR InfoSecurity
going by the hacker alias quot;Nils. quot; According
to Mozilla, the vulnerability wa…

Google Phasing Out Support for IE 6.0, Firefox 2.0, Safari 2.0

January 30th, 2010 | No Comments

Google says it will cease fully supporting Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 for its Google Docs and Google Sites applications on March 1. This deadline also applies to other older Web browser versions, including Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Apple Safari 2.0 and Google’s own Chrome 3.0. The move is part of Google’s push to rid the messaging and collaboration world of the dated, insecure IE 6 and put Google Chrome in its place. Chrome has 4.63 percent of the browser market and Google would love to chomp away at IE’s 63 percent share.
– Google Jan. 29 said it would cease fully supporting Microsoft Internet
Explorer 6.0 and other older Web browsers for its Google Docs and Google Sites
applications on March 1.
Google recommends that its Docs and Sites users upgrade to IE 7.0 or higher,
Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or higher, Apple Safari …

Microsoft Office 2010 in its Beta Version Posted By : Susan10

January 13th, 2010 | No Comments

The debut of Microsoft Office 2010 will be marked by the online versions of Excel, Word, OneNote and Power Point. These versions will work in all the popular web browsers such as Windows Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Apple Safari. It will not open in the Opera browser.

Google Launches Chrome for Mac, Linux to Challenge Safari, IE

December 8th, 2009 | No Comments

After a long wait, Google releases stable beta versions of Chrome for Mac, Chrome for Linux and Chrome extensions. The move comes more than a year after Google launched its Chrome Web browser for Windows. Google says Chrome for Mac is speedy and includes animations and effects to create an enjoyable browsing experience on the Mac OS X operating system. So, what took so long? Find out here. Regardless, stable Mac and Linux builds for Chrome could help it compete with Microsoft Internet Explorer and Apple Safari.
– Google set out to make Dec. 8 a glorious day in the history of its Google
Chrome Web browser by releasing stable beta versions of Chrome
for Mac, Chrome for Linux and Chrome extensions.
Google launched Chrome for Windows on Sept. 2, 2008, and since then users
who dislike or despise Microsoft Wi…

Glide OS 4.0 Offers Google, Bing Search

November 30th, 2009 | No Comments

Transmedia Dec. 7 will launch Glide OS 4.0, a fresh version of the company’s Web operating system for computers. Glide OS 4.0 is a browser plug-in that sits in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Microsoft Internet Explorer, allowing users to access their computer applications. Glide OS 4.0 also includes Transmedia’s collaboration apps. Glide OS 4.0 has a search box and lets users manage their personal files, search results and other online content on their computers. Any local content and files are mirrored in the cloud. The software’s new features are highlighted in this eWEEK slide show.
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Google Tool Spurs 3-D Building Models with the Wisdom of Crowds

October 14th, 2009 | No Comments

Google Building Maker lets users create three-dimensional models of buildings in Google Earth in minutes. Building Maker, which runs in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browsers, is free and available in 14 languages. Building Maker is the latest effort for Google to enable its users to crowdsource, or contribute to, the expansion of its mapping applications.
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Google Oct. 13 released Google Building Maker, a new tool that lets users create three-dimensional
models of buildings in Google Earth in minutes.
3-D buildings are already a key component of Google Earth, an application
that includes geographic layers for satellite imagery, maps, t…

Apple iPhone OS 3.1 Phishing Protection Falling Short, Researchers Say

September 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Security pros say the Apple iPhone OS 3.1′s anti-phishing feature falls short, failing to block sites blocked by the desktop version of the Safari browser.
– The anti-phishing feature for the iPhone OS 3.1 isn’t all it’s cracked
up to be, according to security researchers.
For whatever reason, some researchers have found, phishing sites blocked by
the desktop version of Apple Safari are not consistently blocked by
the mobile version. Since Apple r…

REVIEW: Google Chrome 3.0 Beta: Fast and Steady May Win the Race

August 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Less than a year old and already at the 3.0 beta stage, Googe Chrome is quickly gaining on its rivals in the browser market. However, in this case haste isn’t making waste: The Google Chrome 3.0 beta showcases several new features that catch the browser up with competitors, and, if we see a few more additions by the time it releases, Chrome 3.0 looks like it will be a worthwhile upgrade.
– Mozilla Firefox has been out for more than five years and is just at Version 3.0. Apple Safari was originally released six years ago and is at Version 4.0. Google Chrome has been out for less than nine months, and Google just made Version 3.0 available. Google clearly is hell-bent on quickly making …

A simple text message is sufficient for hackers to control your iPhone

August 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment

Charlie Miller, the popular hacker can now take your Apple Phone completely under control just by sending a text message even if you havenâ€™t opened it. He is the same person who just took ten seconds to discover a hole in the new Apple Safari during the Pwn2Own contest.
Once the control is taken over, the [...]