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The wait is over. Google Chrome for Mac is now available in beta. It's still missing a few features that are in the Windows version (like support for extensions), but the browser is lickety-split and more-or-less stable. I've been holding off really using Chrome until now. But I'm ready for something faster and less crashy than Firefox. (Crosses fingers).
Microsoft today said it will deliver six security updates on Tuesday, including one that will patch a vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) the company admitted only last week.
Like using the pinned tabs feature in Chrome but wish you could make your pinned tabs permanent? Combine the --pinned-tab-count command switch magic and a list of your favorite pinned web sites to do...
You wouldn't necessarily expect it, but Avast and Google Chrome might be the next peanut butter-and-jelly combo in the software world.
Only eight bugs block beta, but several features will be AWOL.
A little less than a month ago, we reported that a beta version of Chrome for Mac might be released in December, and sure enough, it's arrived. Something "[f]or Mac OS X 10.5 or later, Intel only" became available today. Considering that Chrome was introduced in September of 2008, this development was a long time coming. Google likely hurt the adoption rate of Chrome by ignoring a market ...
There are various factors that contribute to the software's problems with security. One is its appeal as a target for hackers. With so many users, successful hacks have more of a chance to do damage.
Some might say that Microsoft just can't catch a break. Others might argue that it's getting exactly what it deserves. Whatever your take on the situation , it seems as if Microsoft may finally have the EU off of its monstrous back (at least momentarily ), as a report has surfaced noting that said software giant is nearing approval for a new browser ballot screen demanded by the European ...
Mozilla last week slipped in a fourth beta of its upcoming Firefox 3.6 browser, but said this week that it is still shooting to ship the final code by the end of the year. Last Thursday, Mozilla released Firefox 3.6 Beta 4 after developers decided that the...
The company issued 74 Security Bulletins in 2009, compared to 78 in 2008 and 69 in 2007, excluding out-of-band updates.
Google has begun its big push to bring extension support to its Chrome web browser. Currently, it's accepting extensions from developers that it will be placing in some sort of gallery to launch at a later date. Last week, we showed the nice, new Aviary extension for Chrome. Today, we get very popular Firefox extension that is now Chrome-ready, Shareaholic . As we noted in September when ...
