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web browser stories: 32 news summaries

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NEW RELEASE

 Firefox 3
 Rocks 

'While it’s not perfect, it comes pretty close,' reviewer says of Mozilla's latest

Jun 17, 08 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Download Firefox 3, out today. That’s what Michael Calore suggests on Webmonkey. The new version of the open-source browser lets users set application-specific links on Web pages—such as “mailto” links—to launch webapps instead of other applications—say, Gmail instead of Outlook. It also supports using webapps... More »

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web browser • software • Firefox • open source

Review

Firefox 3.0 Is Best Browser Out There

Forget Explorer and Safari—Mozilla's update has them beat

Jun 5, 08 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re still using the Internet Explorer or Safari that came with your computer, it’s just about time to upgrade. Mozilla's Firefox, the leading free, open-source, nonprofit Web browser, has a shiny new 3.0 version in beta testing, and it’s “the best Web browser out... More »

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Walt Mossberg • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • Firefox • Mozilla

(Newser) - Windows and Safari mix like virus-vulnerable oil and water, Microsoft warns, and Windows users should stop surfing with Apple’s web browser until the security holes have been patched. The “blended threat” combines a bug in Safari that downloads files to the desktop automatically and a vulnerability in how... More »

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Microsoft • Apple • web browser • Microsoft Windows • Safari • computer virus • computer security • computer

Mash Up the Internet:
Tool Makes Web Editable

Intel releases beta of free browser extension

Apr 22, 08 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want to chart real estate listings on a Google map? A free browser extension from Intel can do that and more. Intel Mash Maker, released in beta today, lets users edit Web pages and combine information from different sites using widgets. Users can copy existing widgets from an Intel gallery,... More »

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Internet • Intel • web browser • widget • browser extension • Intel Mash Maker

REVIEW

Among New Browsers, Firefox Bests Safari and IE

Safari isn't good enough vs. spyware and IE is still in development 

Apr 14, 08 6:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft are in the final stages of developing new versions of their Web browsers, and Firefox 3 is the winner over spyware-susceptible Safari 3.1 and work-in-progress IE 8. The new Mozilla product has outstanding memory management and speed, boasts great groundbreaking bookmark features, and is impressively... More »

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Microsoft • Apple • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • Firefox • Internet security • Mozilla • computer memory

Google Sky Freed From Google Earth

Star-viewing feature goes from Earth add-on to its own browser show

Mar 14, 08 8:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not only can stargazers store their telescopes, but now they can put away some of their software, too. Google has freed its Sky program from the Google Earth software, and computer-screen galaxy-watching can now be done simply via web browser. “This release makes Sky accessible to just about anyone... More »

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Google • Google Earth • web browser • lawsuit • Google Sky • Diego Gavinowich

 Speedier Firefox 
 Aims to Lead the Way 

Mozilla says new version of browser will boost Web 2.0 development

Mar 13, 08 3:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Early tests have found Mozilla's latest version of Firefox is much speedier than earlier versions and it runs rings around its rivals, PC World reports. One blogger found Firefox 3 Beta 4 was nearly twice as fast as Safari and Opera, and the Beta 4 version, and three times faster... More »

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web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • Firefox • Mozilla • Opera • Internet applications

OPINION

Do We Need A New, Safer Internet?

Patrick Dempsey thinks so, but Ars Technica says no

Feb 29, 08 12:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Online debate exploded after former FBI agent Patrick Dempsey said Wednesday that a second, safer Internet is needed. "The same positives that the Internet provides for information sharing, also create negatives in terms of ‘bringing to task' those that wish to use the Internet for illicit purposes,"... More »

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technology • email • web browser • Internet security • operating system • Internet crime • Patrick Dempsey • Internet infrastructure

AOL Pulls Plug on Netscape Browser

Service provider throwing weight behind Mozilla, Firefox

Dec 28, 07 7:14 PM CST
(Newser) - AOL today announced that it will discontinue support and development of its Netscape Navigator browser, a program that first introduced many to the Internet when it launched 13 years ago. But, CNET's Stephen Shankland writes, Microsoft's Internet Explorer ate into market share for Netscape, which was bought by AOL—which... More »

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Internet • AOL • web browser • Firefox • Netscape • World Wide Web

Standardization Stifling Change: Web Designers

W3C brokered 'browser wars' but now seen as roadblock to change

Dec 20, 07 11:56 PM CST
(Newser) - The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has been the Web's governing body since the "Wild West" days of the mid-90s. It helped end the Netscape/Explorer "browser wars", but  Web designers today are worried that the body's standards management process has slowed the pace of change down to dial-up... More »

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technology • Internet • web browser • website • regulation • W3C • World Wide Web • web standards

Firefox 3.0 Beta Unleashed

Packed with new features and stepped-up security

Nov 20, 07 10:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Mozilla has rolled out a beta version of its Firefox 3.0 browser, PC World reports. The new version boasts added security and a host of new features - all of which it wants user feedback on while it's in beta, before the final release. The way Firefox manages browsing... More »

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Internet • web surfing • web browser • Firefox • web 3.0

Apple Wants to Send Windows Users on Safari

Jobs sees chance to grab larger share of browser market

Jun 12, 07 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple will venture into Microsoft's turf again, this time making a version of its web browser Safari compatible with Windows. Microsoft's Internet Explorer commands 78% of the browser market compared to Safari's 5%, reports the Wall Street Journal, but Apple's interest in expanding its share is only part of the... More »

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Steve Jobs • Microsoft • Apple • web browser • Windows • Microsoft Windows • Internet Explorer • Safari • computer

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