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Updated Web Browsers: Which One Works Best?
(News) Apple's Safari, Mozilla's Firefox 3, and Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 duke it out to be the program you use most on your PC.
Opera Chooses Google for Mobile Browser
(News) Opera Mobile and Opera Mini users will start seeing a Google search bar on their browser start pages, based on an agreement between the companies.
Access shows browser widgets for cell phones
(News) Widgets, or small Web applications that supply useful information direct to the desktop, could soon be appearing on your cell phone screen.
Opera improves bookmark synching in new browser beta
(News) Opera Software ASA has released a beta of its upcoming desktop browser, code-named Kestrel, which can synchronize bookmarks between a PC and a mobile device.
Flock 0.9.0.1 for Windows
(Reviews) This one-stop Web browser offers easy blogging and integration with Web services, but not all of its features are configurable.
SpaceTime
(Reviews) 3D browser incorporates lots of good ideas, but it needs better execution.
Developer expectations run high for Google Gears
(News) Developers have big plans for Gears, the Google Inc. browser plug-in designed to provide offline access to Web-hosted applications.
Safari for Windows: All about the money?
(News) The debate is still on about why Apple Inc. decided to develop a version of its Safari browser for Windows.
Safari for Windows: Released and hacked in a day
(News) Apple is becoming a favorite target of security researchers these days. In April, there was the US$10,000 CanSecWest hack a Mac [contest], and on Monday there was the Safari Web browser. Or the public beta of Safari for Windows, anyway.
Ukrainians use Opera Mini more than Apple Safari
(News) For the first time, the Opera Mini has infiltrated desktop browser rankings in a European country, indicating that the use of mobile browsing software may be gaining momentum overseas, according to Opera Software ASA and market-share data.
Microsoft unveils 'Deepfish' mobile Web browser
(News) Microsoft Corp. late Wednesday unveiled a mobile Web browser aimed at making surfing the Internet on wireless devices as convenient and feature-rich as browsing on a PC.
Opera previews new Web, mobile browsers
(News) Opera Software ASA released two technologies to beta testing Wednesday, one that the company said gives Web browser users a more convenient way to access their most visited sites, and another that shows off the next version of the Opera Mobile browser for Windows Mobile devices.
Review: Radically New IE7 or Updated Mozilla Firefox 2--Which Browser is Better?
(Reviews) We test drive both browsers to find your best experience.
New Web Browser Won't Leave User Footprints
New Web Browser Won't Leave User Footprints
Opera Plans Desktop Browser Push
(news) Opera Plans Desktop Browser Push
Nokia Releases Browser Code
(news) Nokia Releases Browser Code
SeaMonkey Offers Browser, E-Mail, and Chat
(reviews) SeaMonkey Offers Browser, E-Mail, and Chat
DOJ Rebuffs Complaints About IE 7 Search Box
(news) DOJ Rebuffs Complaints About IE 7 Search Box
Opera Updates Mini Browser
(news) Opera Updates Mini Browser
Opera Releases Public Beta of New Browser
(news) Opera Releases Public Beta of New Browser
AOL Introduces New Mobile Services
(news) AOL Introduces New Mobile Services
New Browsers Prove a Tough Sell
(news) New Browsers Prove a Tough Sell
CeBIT: T-Mobile First to Launch Branded Opera Mini
(news) CeBIT: T-Mobile First to Launch Branded Opera Mini
Opera Adds Widgets to Web Browser
(news) Opera Adds Widgets to Web Browser
Opera Officially Launches Mini Browser
(news) Opera Officially Launches Mini Browser
Opera Releases Beta Browser for Pocket PCs
(news) Opera Releases Beta Browser for Pocket PCs
Opera Speeds Up Wireless Surfing
(news) Opera Speeds Up Wireless Surfing
Opera Expands Into Entertainment
(news) Opera Expands Into Entertainment
Opera Quietly Ships Mini Browser
(news) Opera Quietly Ships Mini Browser
Browser Face-Off
(news) Browser Face-Off
Firefox vs. IE Battle Heats Up
(howto) Firefox vs. IE Battle Heats Up
Flock Founder Hopes New Browser Will Fly
(news) Flock Founder Hopes New Browser Will Fly
Nokia Switches to Open-Source Browser
(news) Nokia Switches to Open-Source Browser
Opera's New Browser Fights Phishing
(news) Opera's New Browser Fights Phishing
Browser Wars
(news) Browser Wars
More Surfers Ditch Internet Explorer
(news) More Surfers Ditch Internet Explorer
Power Browsing
(howto) A Web browser alone can do only so much. To make the most of your online adventuring, equip your PC with these must-have plug-ins and add-ons. Plus, browse like a pro with our tips from Web experts.
Up Front: You're Using an Annoying Browser
(howto) Still running Internet Explorer? Switching is easier--and smarter--than ever.
Mac Skeptic: The State of Mac Browsing--An Embarrassment of Riches
(reviews) The big three Web apps for the Mac OS X are noticeably different in how they handle security and navigation.
Firefox Outtrots IE
(news) Alternative browser shines with a clean interface and many add-on options.
Home Office: Super Browser Outdoes Internet Explorer
(howto) Save time and boost your productivity with this high-powered IE replacement.
Home Office: More Alternatives to Internet Explorer
(howto) Some you're heard of, some you haven't. Plus: a great arcade-style game.
Home Office: What's Better Than IE?
(howto) Why you should try MyIE2, plus tips and tricks for using it.
Consumer Watch: You May Be Using the Wrong Browser
(howto) Sick of pop-ups and patches for IE? Try a different window on the Web.
Home Office: Make Your Browser's Home Page Really Homey
(howto) Make your Web browser default to something useful.
Surfin' With Apple's Safari
(news) Apple polishes its new browser with slick, fast, lean features that could chase away competitors.
IE Alternatives: Three New Contenders
(reviews) Mozilla 1, Netscape 7, and RapidBrowser XP try to turn up the heat on Internet Explorer.
Web Browsing Revisits Three Dimensions
(news) Browse3D previews at Comdex, offering another alternative view of the Web.
Netscape 6: Faster to Use, Too Slow to Market?
(reviews) Netscape 6 features new faster Gecko engine.
AOL, Microsoft Revive Browser Wars
(news) Competing portal services release rival clients.
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