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Microsoft to issue more critical patches next week for Windows 7 than XP

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:51:05 +0000

Microsoft on Thursday said it would deliver nine security updates next week, four of them critical, to patch 21 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office, .Net, and Silverlight.

This year's February Patch Tuesday will feature three fewer updates and one less patch than 2011's.

Chrome on Android: The InfoWorld tour

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Google is making its hot Chrome browser available to its hot mobile platform. Find out what you gain -- and lose

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Google is making its hot Chrome browser available to its hot mobile platform. Find out what you gain -- and lose

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Google to pay users to track their movements online

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:28:54 +0000

Amid widespread concern about its new privacy policies, Google is now facing criticism over an offer to give users Amazon gift certificates if they open their Web movements to the company in a program called Screenwise.

Google says the program launched "near the beginning of the year," but the company's low-key offer was disclosed Tuesday night on the blog Search Engine Land.

Google ships Chrome 17, touts more malware alerts and page pre-loads

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:18:37 +0000

Google today patched 20 vulnerabilities in the desktop edition of Chrome and added new anti-malware download warnings to version 17.

The company called out a pair of new features in Chrome 17, including the expansion of anti-malware download warnings and pre-rendering of pages suggested by the address/search bar's auto-complete function.

Update: Internet Explorer aces security test as Google faces accusations

InfoWorld Tech Watch — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:42:15 +0000

Internet Explorer 9 should be the go-to browser for organizations concerned about protecting machines from malicious downloads, according to a new study from NSS Labs: Microsoft's browser trounced rivals Chrome, Firefox, and Saf

Chrome comes to Android, but only for 'Ice Cream Sandwich'

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:21:51 +0000

Google today began offering a beta version of its Chrome browser for Android smartphones, finally beginning the move to unify its computer, tablet, and smartphone browsers.

The browser, however, is only available for smartphones and tablets running Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich." As of Feb. 1, just 1 percent of Android devices in use are running "Ice Cream Sandwich."

Security lab: Something fishy about Google Chrome's Safe Browsing API

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:00:35 +0000

From the start, Google's Safe Browsing API was designed to spot malicious Web pages so users wouldn't get trapped in them. Google identifies these sites through its own algorithms and user notification.

Internet Explorer takes unexpected jump in market share

InfoWorld Tech Watch — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:38:37 +0000

Just when you thought Internet Explorer was on a years-long losing streak, about to drop below 50 percent of all browsing activity worldwide, the January figures from Net Applications showed a substantial, remarkable 1.19 percent jump in IE use in January.

Firefox 10 to launch Tuesday

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:58:49 +0000

Mozilla developers have given the green light to ship Firefox 10 on Tuesday.

Notes from a Mozilla meeting last week said that the upgrade was on for Jan. 31, the next ship date in the every-six-week schedule that the company adopted last year.

6 Google Chrome remixes worth trying

Doug Dineley — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Once upon a time there was a browser named Firefox -- an open source project that many people happily picked up and spun off into their own versions with names like Iceweasel and Pale Moon. Now the same thing has happened with Google Chrome. Its open source incarnation, Chromium, has become the basis for a slew of spinoffs, remixes, and alternative versions.

Google patches several serious Chrome bugs

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:11:24 +0000

Google yesterday patched four vulnerabilities in Chrome, and disclosed that it had patched a fifth two weeks ago.

The refresh of Chrome 16 was the second security-related update for the browser this month.

10 must-have Google Chrome add-ons

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0000

From a session saver to a social media assistant to a simple in-browser image editor, these extensions provide a variety of useful tools for the growing legions of Chrome users

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From a session saver to a social media assistant to a simple in-browser image editor, these extensions provide a variety of useful tools for the growing legions of Chrome users

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Mozilla, Firefox join anti-SOPA strike

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:41:18 +0000

Mozilla, the open source organization responsible for Firefox, joined other major technology companies today to protest antipiracy legislation by blackening the browser's home page.

From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, Firefox's default home page -- essentially a search field for Google -- will change from its usual white background with the Firefox logo to a blacked-out version displaying a modified graphic emblazoned with "Stop Censorship."

Update: Mozilla moves forward with plan for enterprise version of Firefox

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:52:19 +0000

Mozilla is advancing its plans to release a version of Firefox tailored for organizations whose IT departments manage it for their employees from a central console.

This version of Firefox, to be called ESR (Extended Support Release), will be updated at a much slower pace than the regular version of the browser, in order to give IT departments enough time to appropriately test, certify and adopt the new releases.

Google patches Chrome, beefs up malicious file blocking tech

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:22:02 +0000

Google last week patched Chrome 16 and improved the download warnings in the impending Chrome 17.

The company updated Chrome 16 with a security update that quashed three bugs, all rated "high," the company's second-most-dire threat rating. Two of the bugs warranted bounties of $1,000 each, including one to a developer who works for rival Mozilla, maker of Firefox.

Mozilla to launch enterprise Firefox this month with 7X slower pace

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:54:12 +0000

Mozilla yesterday said it will kick off a slower-paced Firefox release schedule for enterprises at the end of this month.

The new version -- Firefox ESR, which stands for Extended Support Release -- is Mozilla's response to backlash earlier this year against its scheme to ship a new edition of the browser every six weeks.

Google downgrades Chrome ranking after paid-link scandal

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:24:58 +0000

Google penalized its own browser's search rankings Tuesday over a marketing campaign that went bad, the company confirmed.

"We've investigated and are taking manual action to demote www.google.com/chrome and lower the site's PageRank for a period of at least 60 days," a Google spokesman said yesterday in an email.

Microsoft declares demise of IE6 in U.S.

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:07:31 +0000

Microsoft today said its campaign to drive Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) into extinction had done its job in the United States, where fewer than 1 percent of users ran the decade-old browser last month.

To celebrate, Microsoft posted a photograph of a cake frosted with the phrase, "Goodbye IE6!"

Chrome nears 20 percent share, IE resumes slide

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

After a one-month pause, Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) resumed its usage share slide in December, dropping to a new low and setting the stage for a fall below 50 percent as early as March. IE lost eight-tenths of a percentage point last month to end with a share of 51.9 percent, according to California-based metrics company Net Applications.

Web standards win, Windows whimpers in 2012

Neil McAllister — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0000

In keeping with tradition, it's time once again to dust off my crystal ball and see what the coming year will bring for software developers. Mind you, the spirits don't always offer the clearest vision of the tech industry, but they didn't let us down too badly last time around. Let's see what they have to offer for 2012.