Safari browser edges Chrome, comes out on top in Mac speed trials
InfoWorld - Thu Dec 10, 3:28 am ETGoogle's new beta of Chrome for the Mac is nearly twice as fast as Mozilla's Firefox , but can't keep up with Apple's Safari , benchmark tests show.
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Internet Explorer: The Unloved Market Leader
Enterprise Security Today - Wed Dec 9, 3:17 am ETThere 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.
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Google Speed Tracer: Why Is That Web App So Sluggish?
ReadWriteWeb - Wed Dec 9, 3:09 am ETWe all notice when a web app is acting a big sluggish. What is causing it to be so slow?Why is it not responding as fast as it should? These are the kinds of issues that keep developers up at night. To help solve this problem, Google is launching Speed Tracer , a new tool for the Google Web Toolkit . Sponsor Speed Tracer is a Google Chrome extension . It gives developers the ability to identify ...
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AOL to Drop Support, Dooms Browser
The Emory Wheel - Wed Dec 9, 1:11 am ETIn December, America Online announced that it would stop supporting the Netscape Navigator browser next month. Many who have been following Netscape’s path since AOL purchased the company in 1998 feel that such a decision should have been made years ago.
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5 Cool Things to Know About Google Chrome Extensions
ReadWriteWeb - Wed Dec 9, 12:09 am ETThe Google Chrome team released a beta version of its Mac browser this morning and opened up an official gallery of browser extensions . That's exciting news because the addition of more than 300 extensions, combined with blazing speed and good stability, makes Chrome the best browser on the market today. tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/5_cool_things_to_know ...
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Microsoft Closes Five Holes In IE With Patch Tuesday Update
Dark Reading - Wed Dec 9, 12:04 am ETMicrosoft issues six security patches
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Critical updates for Adobe Flash, Microsoft Windows
Washington Post - Tue Dec 8, 10:40 pm ETMicrosoft released six software updates on Tuesday to fix at least a dozen security vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Windows Server and Microsoft Office. More than half of the flaws earned a "critical" rating, meaning criminals could exploit them to break into vulnerable systems without any help from users. Separately, Adobe Systems Inc. issued critical security updates to its ...
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Critical Update for IE
PC World - Tue Dec 8, 9:47 pm ETMicrosoft released six new security bulletins for today's Patch Tuesday, and experts agree that patch for IE in MS09-072 is the most urgent.
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Make Google Chrome Open with Permanently Pinned Tabs [Google Chrome]
Lifehacker - Tue Dec 8, 8:42 pm ETLike 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...
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Google launches browser extensions system for Chrome
InfoWorld - Tue Dec 8, 8:29 pm ETGoogle put an extensions system for its Chrome browser into a beta channel on Tuesday and opened up a gallery featuring more than 300 extensions. An extension system has been one of the most requested features for Chrome, said Google Chrome Software Engineers Erik Kay and Aaron Boodman in the Google Chromium blog .
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Microsoft Update Fixes IE, Windows, Office Bugs
PC World - Tue Dec 8, 8:02 pm ETToday's patch addresses seven critical flaws, including three in Internet Explorer 8, plus vulnerabilities in Windows, Office.
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