Browsers
Critical security fixes arrive for Firefox 2 and 3
By: Stephen Withers
New updates to Firefox 2 and 3 include security patches for critical flaws that could expose users to remote code execution. The Firefox 3 update also includes bug fixes for stability and other issues.
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By: Stephen Withers
New updates to Firefox 2 and 3 include security patches for critical flaws that could expose users to remote code execution. The Firefox 3 update also includes bug fixes for stability and other issues.
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Firefox 3 reaches new record but will IE 8 smash it?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Firefox 3 recorded more than 8 million downloads on “download day”, and I can say I was responsible for one of those, as can 8 million others worldwide. Still, it leaves me wondering how many will download IE 8 upon its release, and whether we should all just forget about IE and Firefox and use Opera instead.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Firefox 3 recorded more than 8 million downloads on “download day”, and I can say I was responsible for one of those, as can 8 million others worldwide. Still, it leaves me wondering how many will download IE 8 upon its release, and whether we should all just forget about IE and Firefox and use Opera instead.
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Canada gets unlimited mobile browsing – but not for iPhone
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Bell Canada, one of the competitors to dominant Canadian telco Rogers, isn’t also selling the iPhone – but has just introduced unlimited $10 mobile web browsing on the Samsung Instinct. Is it a clever ploy to attract serious interest in the wake of the iPhone or doomed to disinterest?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Bell Canada, one of the competitors to dominant Canadian telco Rogers, isn’t also selling the iPhone – but has just introduced unlimited $10 mobile web browsing on the Samsung Instinct. Is it a clever ploy to attract serious interest in the wake of the iPhone or doomed to disinterest?
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Firefox 3 downloads set Guinness World Record
By: Stephen Withers
Guinness World Records has validated Mozilla's attempt to set a record for the number of software downloads in a 24 hour period. The official count of Firefox 3 downloads was 8,002,530.
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By: Stephen Withers
Guinness World Records has validated Mozilla's attempt to set a record for the number of software downloads in a 24 hour period. The official count of Firefox 3 downloads was 8,002,530.
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Browser minefield: 637 million potential disasters waiting to blow up
By: Stephen Withers
637 million users are open to security exploits that have already been blocked by developers, making them easy targets for drive-by download attacks. A joint study by ETH Zurich, Google and IBM has found over 40 percent of web users are running unpatched or outdated browsers
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By: Stephen Withers
637 million users are open to security exploits that have already been blocked by developers, making them easy targets for drive-by download attacks. A joint study by ETH Zurich, Google and IBM has found over 40 percent of web users are running unpatched or outdated browsers
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More critical security flaws revealed and fixed in Firefox 2
By: Stephen Withers
Firefox 3 arrived with a bang last month, but its predecessor is still being maintained. Version 2.0.0.15, released this week patches a dozen security flaws, five of them rated critical.
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By: Stephen Withers
Firefox 3 arrived with a bang last month, but its predecessor is still being maintained. Version 2.0.0.15, released this week patches a dozen security flaws, five of them rated critical.
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Opera Mobile 9.5 beta due July 15 – at last!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Although the very Safari and iPhone-esque Opera Mobile 9.5 browser is being used today on the HTC Touch Diamond, users of Symbian and Windows Mobile devices have been patiently waiting for what should be the world’s best mobile browser for some time. It’s nearly here!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Although the very Safari and iPhone-esque Opera Mobile 9.5 browser is being used today on the HTC Touch Diamond, users of Symbian and Windows Mobile devices have been patiently waiting for what should be the world’s best mobile browser for some time. It’s nearly here!
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Ubuntu MID makes Linux upwardly mobile
By: Stephen Withers
Ubuntu Linux owner Canonical has launched Ubuntu into the realm of mobile Internet devices with a release called Ubuntu MID. The new version of arguably the world's most popular desktop Linux distribution initially targeted the Samsung Q1U though the OS also runs on Intel's Atom-based Crown Beach development system.
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By: Stephen Withers
Ubuntu Linux owner Canonical has launched Ubuntu into the realm of mobile Internet devices with a release called Ubuntu MID. The new version of arguably the world's most popular desktop Linux distribution initially targeted the Samsung Q1U though the OS also runs on Intel's Atom-based Crown Beach development system.
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The HTC Touch Diamond: a true iPhone 3G killer?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Nope, there’s no iPhone on Telstra’s Next G network yet, but from mid-August the HTC Touch Diamond will exclusively sparkle its way into Telstra stores and sprinkle a bit of magic over the lacklustre Windows Mobile OS. Surely it’ll be joined, if not preceded, by the iPhone 3G?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Nope, there’s no iPhone on Telstra’s Next G network yet, but from mid-August the HTC Touch Diamond will exclusively sparkle its way into Telstra stores and sprinkle a bit of magic over the lacklustre Windows Mobile OS. Surely it’ll be joined, if not preceded, by the iPhone 3G?
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Firefox 3 fans cry foul as first vulnerability reported
By: Stephen Withers
All those millions of people that rushed to download Firefox 3 got something they didn't expect - a critical security vulnerability. Some people smell a rat!
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By: Stephen Withers
All those millions of people that rushed to download Firefox 3 got something they didn't expect - a critical security vulnerability. Some people smell a rat!
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Firefox 3 blasts through 8 million downloads in 24 hours, record to be confirmed
By: Stephen Withers
Mozilla was hoping for 5 million downloads of Firefox 3 on its first day, and then 7 million seemed possible but it has outdone outself yet again. When the 24 hour period ended, the new browser had been downloaded 8.3 million times, but is it a software downloads record?
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By: Stephen Withers
Mozilla was hoping for 5 million downloads of Firefox 3 on its first day, and then 7 million seemed possible but it has outdone outself yet again. When the 24 hour period ended, the new browser had been downloaded 8.3 million times, but is it a software downloads record?
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Firefox 3 powers to a smashing download record
By: Stephen Withers
Mozilla has succeeded beyond its wildest dreams, receiving more than its hoped for 5 million downloads of Firefox 3 in less than 14 hours. So for the first day of the new browser's life, it's onward to 7 million!
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By: Stephen Withers
Mozilla has succeeded beyond its wildest dreams, receiving more than its hoped for 5 million downloads of Firefox 3 in less than 14 hours. So for the first day of the new browser's life, it's onward to 7 million!
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Firefox 3 launch firing on all cylinders after early stumble
By: Stephen Withers
The debut of Firefox 3 on Tuesday morning (US time) ran into a slight hitch, but it's now full steam ahead to establish a world record for the number of downloads of one program in a 24 hour period.
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By: Stephen Withers
The debut of Firefox 3 on Tuesday morning (US time) ran into a slight hitch, but it's now full steam ahead to establish a world record for the number of downloads of one program in a 24 hour period.
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Opera 9.5 browser bursts onto the stage
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Beating Firefox 3.0 to the opening night accolades is Opera 9.5, the latest version of the free browser from the Norwegian browser company, available for Windows, Macs and Linux PCs. Time for a standing ovation?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Beating Firefox 3.0 to the opening night accolades is Opera 9.5, the latest version of the free browser from the Norwegian browser company, available for Windows, Macs and Linux PCs. Time for a standing ovation?
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Firefox 3 ready to rock on June 17 - in theory
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
After a last minute RC3 for Mac users, the final version of Firefox 3 is set to launch on June 17, following almost three years of development, with the latest version set to be a sure fire hit with the web browsing world.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
After a last minute RC3 for Mac users, the final version of Firefox 3 is set to launch on June 17, following almost three years of development, with the latest version set to be a sure fire hit with the web browsing world.
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Top 10 iPhone 3.0 feature demands for the 2009 iPhone
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
So, the iPhone 3G – the iPhone 2.0 – has launched at last. Here’s what I want for iPhone 3.0, which is all the stuff left out of the iPhone 3G!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
So, the iPhone 3G – the iPhone 2.0 – has launched at last. Here’s what I want for iPhone 3.0, which is all the stuff left out of the iPhone 3G!
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Windows, IE lose web share to Mac OS X, Linux, Safari, Firefox, iPhone
By: Stephen Withers
The trouble with having a huge market share is that the only way to move is down - and that's exactly what's happening to Windows and Internet Explorer, according to an new report. The question is how much further are they going to fall?
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By: Stephen Withers
The trouble with having a huge market share is that the only way to move is down - and that's exactly what's happening to Windows and Internet Explorer, according to an new report. The question is how much further are they going to fall?
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Uh-oh: Safari, IE flaws combine to put Windows at risk!
By: Stephen Withers
Human imagination is a wonderful thing, but unfortunately some have a tendency to use it to use it to devise nasty scenarios. A researcher has mashed up flaws in two different browsers to trigger the execution of remote code on Windows. Let the finger pointing begin!
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By: Stephen Withers
Human imagination is a wonderful thing, but unfortunately some have a tendency to use it to use it to devise nasty scenarios. A researcher has mashed up flaws in two different browsers to trigger the execution of remote code on Windows. Let the finger pointing begin!
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