Microsoft Releases New IE Web Browser

Microsoft Corp. is giving its Web browser software its first major upgrade in years, amid signs that Internet Explorer's market share is eroding.

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We've heard the phrase 'reinventing the web' too many times already, so we're wary of Opera's claims, but this made us curious anyhow.

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Opera 10 has entered beta with the unstated goal of becoming more than a mere browser.

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There wasn't a whole lot remarkable about my Sunday this week. We're still thawing out here in the Great White North, so my son and I were relaxing and watching The Super Friends on TV.

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The range of useful modifications that you can make to get Chrome just how you want it is extremely diverse – made all the more expressive by its blindingly fast V8 JavaScript engine.

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Well yes, but not strictly for the reasons people think.

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Good news, everyone! Today we have released the latest version of Opera Mini 4.2.

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Excerpt: Google believes that the voice and video features will benefit from the fact that webconferencing has become easier in recent years, thanks to the proliferation of Web-based applications and cameras that have been built into computers as standard features.

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Imagine you're a sysadmin who has to install Debian on a blind target machine ( no monitor nor input devices available ), then you would probably have to remove the machine from its location, carry it to the laboratory, connect I/O devices, installing the software and moving back …

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So for Google Chrome, only the first sentence of Section 11 should have applied. We're sorry we overlooked this, but we've fixed it now, and you can read the updated Google Chrome terms of service. If you're into the fine print, here's the revised text of Section 11:

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You might think he's entitled to be - since these features will be new to 99 per cent of the world's PC-based web surfers, who may credit Google with the innovations. But von Tetzchner told us that Chrome's biggest innovation isn't one Opera is in a rush to emulate.

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Google introduced Chrome in part because it wants faster browsing and the richer Web applications that speed will unlock. So how does Chrome actually stack up?

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Google Inc. is releasing its own Web browser in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search engine.

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The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace.

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I think most of us knew what the worst one would be.

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The new version of the Firefox Web browser became available as a free download Tuesday.

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One of the biggest revelations at WWDC was quietly unveiled in a session on Friday morning entitled "Building Native Look-and-Feel Web Applications Using SproutCore."

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Opera 9.5 has a brand-new look that feels inspired by high-end audio equipment and Scandinavian design. The refined address bar allows you to find *any* word on *any* Web page you have visited before.

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While I have heard from others saying that Firefox 3 is running lean and mean for them, I have heard from many others saying it is just as bad in the memory department as Firefox 2.

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John LeSieur is in the software business, so he took particular interest when computers seemed mostly useless to his 6-year-old grandson, Zackary. The boy has autism, and the whirlwind of options presented by PCs so confounded him that he threw the mouse in frustration.

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In an unusual move, Microsoft Corp. on Friday warned Windows users to swear off Apple Inc.'s Safari Web browser until a patch is available that plugs holes that could let attackers to compromise computers.

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Firefox has gone to the dogs

I've been using Firefox for a long-long time, but now its getting on my nerves. It is simply throwing up more problems than one could have bargained for. After showing a face that projected it as quick and smart, it is now going to things that are @!%$ing crazy.

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While there may have been some controversy over how Apple initially rolled out the auto-update, or auto-install of Safari with the latest iTunes update, the evidence seems to indicate that it had an impact and that people on the PC are beginning to use Safari.

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This was spotted in variable star V838 Monocerotis of the constellation Monoceros and, holy moley, it looks like the Firefox logo!

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Opera Software has ported the mini version of its eponymous browser onto Google's Android platform.

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I have a quick update on where we are with Acid3. Since the test was officially announced recently, our Core developers have been hard at work fixing bugs and adding the missing standards support.

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