Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

NEWS ABOUT: web browser

web browser stories: 32 news summaries

1 - 20 of 32 Stories | 1 2 Next >>

Switch to grid view »

New Sony Vaio PCs Will Include Google Web Browser

Facing Microsoft, search giant aims to expand market for Chrome

Sep 1, 09 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google Chrome, languishing in the browser wars, will get a substantial boost thanks to a deal with Sony—which is shipping new Vaio PCs with Chrome pre-installed. Google is also talking to other computer manufacturers, the FT reports, as it attempts to weaken the dominance of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Google • Microsoft • web browser • Internet Explorer • Sony • Firefox • Mozilla • Web browsing • Google Chrome • Vaio

(Newser) - The No. 1 reason many Firefox users refused to upgrade to the browser’s latest version was fear that it would expose their deep, dark—think "naked"—online secrets, PC Pro reports. Firefox 3’s new address bar suggests your bookmarked sites as you enter URLs, which 25%... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Internet • pornography • web browser • Firefox • Mozilla • Web browsing • bookmarks

 Netscape Founder 
 Reenters Browser Battle 

Details hushed on RockMelt project

Aug 14, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stung but not discouraged by Netscape's loss to Internet Explorer in the browser battles of the 1990s, Netscape’s founder is getting back in the game, the New York Times reports. Marc Andreessen is funding a startup called RockMelt, which is developing a new browser of its own. “We... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Silicon Valley • Facebook • web browser • Internet Explorer • Netscape • Marc Andreessen • RockMelt

To Appease EU, Microsoft Offers Browser Choice With Windows 7

Company allows rivals, settles antitrust case

Jul 24, 09 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft will offer a choice of web browsers to European users of the new Windows 7 operating system to avoid an antitrust fine, Bloomberg reports. “When you’re looking at ongoing fines in a downturn, it makes more sense to settle,” one analyst says. The EU says the... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Microsoft • European Union • web browser • Internet Explorer • antitrust • operating system • Windows 7 • Windows 7 review

TECH REVIEW

 Firefox Loses 
 Some of Its 
 Edge: Mossberg 

It's not the fastest browser anymore

Jul 16, 09 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mozilla's Firefox is still good, but it doesn't stand out as much as it used to, Walter S. Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal. The latest edition of the web browser, version 3.5, works well on both PCs and Macs, but "Firefox has lost its traditionally biggest... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Internet • Microsoft • Apple • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • Firefox • Mozilla

tech review

 Firefox 3.5 Could 
 Upgrade the Whole Web 

New browser is faster and ready for HTML upgrade

Jun 30, 09 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Firefox, once lauded for “speed, stability, and customizability,” seemed lately to have fallen behind the competition—but with version 3.5, out today, it’s back and better than ever, writes Farhad Manjoo for Slate. The new version “adds a much-needed speed boost” alongside bug fixes. And... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Internet • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • Firefox • speed • Mozilla • Opera • World Wide Web • HTML • Google Chrome

 Microsoft Move Won't 
 Derail Antitrust Case 

Company has unfair advantage, European Commission says

Jun 12, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The European Commission is moving forward with its antitrust case against Microsoft even after the company's promise to sell its Windows 7 operating system without Internet Explorer in Europe. The commission "notes with interest" Microsoft's announcement, CNET News reports, but adds that "Microsoft has apparently decided to supply... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Microsoft • web browser • Microsoft Windows • Internet Explorer • Opera • antitrust suit • European Commission

(Newser) - European Union regulators are taking yet another shot at Microsoft, and this time they’re hoping to do more than fine the software giant, the Wall Street Journal reports. Their latest strategy: forcing Microsoft to bundle alternative web browsers with Windows, thereby diluting Internet Explorer’s inherent advantage. They... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Google • Microsoft • European Union • web browser • Internet Explorer • antitrust • Google Chrome

Google Brings Online Chrome Ad to TV

With browser far behind competitors, innovator goes traditional

May 11, 09 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a desperate bid to heighten the visibility of its little-used web browser Chrome, Google has launched its first American television advertising campaign, the Guardian reports. The TV ad was made by a Google Japan team and uses stop-motion animation. Google says it’s “excited to see how this... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Google • Internet • advertising • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • Firefox • TV advertising • Google Chrome • Jay-ZTV

Tech Leaders Unite Against Microsoft

Nokia, IBM, Oracle join EU antitrust case over Explorer's dominance

Apr 15, 09 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - A technology consortium whose members include IBM, Nokia, and Oracle has joined the European Commission’s antitrust case against Microsoft, the Financial Times reports. The consortium, Ecis, joins Google and the Mozilla Foundation in accusing Microsoft of using Windows to distort the web browser market in favor of Internet Explorer.... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Google • Microsoft • European Union • web browser • Windows • Internet Explorer • antitrust • Mozilla • Opera • European Commission

tech review

 New IE8 Promising 
 But Slow: Mossberg 

While some features are unmatched, slow page loads hinder updated browser

Mar 19, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Internet Explorer 8 becomes available at noon, but don’t go ditching your current browser just yet, writes Walter S. Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal. Microsoft's latest is "a big improvement over its predecessor, IE7, and a much closer competitor to its main rival, Mozilla's Firefox"—but... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Microsoft • Walt Mossberg • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • Firefox • Web browsing • Google Chrome

SOFTWARE REVIEW

New Safari 4 Frustrates, but
Is Blazing Fast 

Apple browser's UI improvements flop, but halve load times

Mar 5, 09 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Apple’s new Safari 4 browser is the fastest available by far, Walter Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal, but the much-hyped “user-interface changes are a big disappointment.” In most cases, Safari just follows other browsers with helpful improvements to its format. But moving tabs to the... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Internet • Apple • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • speed • reviews • Mozilla • Google Chrome

TECH REVIEW

 Search Tools Tailored to You 

Surf Canyon and SearchWiki provide different methods to customize results

Jan 14, 09 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Two new tools aim to make your web searches more valuable—and while both succeed, differences in how Google’s SearchWiki and Surf Canyon operate will make the difference for users, Katherine Boehret writes in the Wall Street Journal. SearchWiki acts as a function of a Google account: While logged... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Google • Internet • web browser • search engine • search • World Wide Web • Web browsing • Surf Canyon • SearchWiki

Hackers Trigger Security Panic for Internet Explorer

Experts suggest switching browsers until Microsoft issues emergency patch

Dec 16, 08 5:24 AM CST
(Newser) - A security flaw in Internet Explorer has so alarmed web experts that they are advising people to switch browsers until the problem is fixed, reports the BBC. Microsoft is preparing an emergency software patch to fix the flaw, which has allowed hackers to seize control of individual computers and steal... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Microsoft • hacker • web browser • Internet Explorer • website • computer

(Newser) - The web may be color-blind, reports Ars Technica, but a new Mozilla-based browser has been tailored specifically for the African-American community. The Blackbird browser, a version of Firefox 3 for Windows XP and Vista, features links that  target black news interests, blogs, and resources. Search for “Barack Obama,”... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Internet • African Americans • web browser

 Yahoo's Next Move: 
 Third-Party Content 

Keeping users on site by enabling links to Netflix, Craigslist is goal

Sep 12, 08 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - After struggling through months of takeover battles and sagging stock prices, Yahoo says it’s working to become a web destination for users rather than simply a jumping-off point, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. It plans to add third-party content and newly developed applications on a new Yahoo home page,... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • web browser • Jerry Yang • Craigslist • Netflix • third-party content

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Chrome Is 'Smart, Innovative'

Google's beta version hows promise, but
lacks key features, too

Sep 2, 08 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google's innovative new browser Chrome could unseat Microsoft's Internet Explorer, but the beta version lacks some important features, Walter Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal. Chrome introduces the "Omnibox," a combination search box and address bar, as well as tabs that operate as self-contained browsers. However, its... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Microsoft • Wall Street Journal • web browser • Internet Explorer • tech review • Google Chrome

 Google to Launch 
 Web Browser 

'Chrome' announcement appears in comic book

Sep 1, 08 4:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google will soon launch its own Web browser, called Chrome, aiming to make web surfing easier and faster, the Wall Street Journal reports. The announcement is the latest volley in the long battle between Microsoft and Google, which released the news by sending a comic book outlining Chrome's features to... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Google • Microsoft • web browser • Firefox • Mozilla • Google Chrome

PRODUCT REVIEW

Browser Solves Some Social Networking Poblems

Flock lets you see Facebook and email feeds while reading

Aug 7, 08 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The web browser Flock is designed to ease multitasking for highly active web users, and it  mostly succeeds, writes Walter S. Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal. Billed as “the social Web browser,” Flock gives users a sidebar with feeds for email, and social networking, photo, video, or... More »

MORE ABOUT:
social networking • Internet • YouTube • Facebook • web browser • Firefox • multitask

New Firefox Browser Enjoys Massive Downloads

May set Guinness record

Jun 19, 08 6:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The new Mozilla browser Firefox 3 was downloaded more than 8 million times in its first day of availability, a figure that may spark a Guinness title if the record keepers certify that new category. At its peak, the Firefox site was giving away 17,000 copies of the free... More »

MORE ABOUT:
web browser • Internet Explorer • Firefox • Guinness World Records

1 - 20 of 32 Stories | 1 2 Next >>


from our news partners