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Firefox 21 now available, launches officially tomorrow

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 14 May 2013 04:09:58 +0100

Firefox 21 for Windows, Mac and Linux is now available to download via Mozilla's FTP servers, ahead of an official launch tomorrow where we should also see the Android version updated Read more...

Internet Explorer: 'Touch is the new fast'

Brad Sams — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:10:59 +0100

Microsoft has put a lot of work into IE10 to make the browser a best in class experience and one area that took significant refinement for the browser was the touch experience offered by the browser. Read more...

Beware, pirates: McAfee plans to detect and block infringing content in the browser

Andy Weir — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:49:23 +0100

McAfee has patented technology to detect and block pirated content within a web browser, impeding access to sites that infringe copyrights and redirecting users to approved content sources instead. Read more...

Firefox 20.0.1 now available for download

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:15:47 +0100

Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. Firefox is built on top of the powerful new Gecko platform, resulting in a safer, easier to use and more personal product. Read more...

Firefox 20.0 available for download

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:19:36 +0100

Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. Firefox is built on top of the powerful new Gecko platform, resulting in a safer, easier to use and more personal product. Read more...

Mozilla: No iOS app until Apple opens up

Max Slater-Robins — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:51:29 +0000

Jay Sullivan, has said that Mozilla will not offer a browser on iOS until Apple allows third-party rendering engines, a move that will displease many Firefox fans. Read more...

Google and Opera reportedly behind Microsoft's browser ballot fine

Brad Sams — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:04:30 +0000

A new rumor is stating that Google and Opera were the ones who tipped off the EU about the absence of the browser ballot screen after the rollout of SP1 to Windows 7 users in the EU. Read more...

EU could hit Microsoft with big fine on Wednesday

John Callaham — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:37:52 +0000

A new report claims that the European Union will officially announce its fine against Microsoft on Wednesday for its web browser menu violations, but the exact amount is not yet known. Read more...

Ruh-roh, the EU looks to slap Microsoft's wrists over the browser ballot screen folly

Brad Sams — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:30:25 +0000

A recent update to the Windows platform accidently removed the browser ballot screen and the EU is not impressed and is set to fine Microsoft before the end of March. Read more...

Internet Explorer 10 finally available for Windows 7

Steven Parker — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:56:51 +0000

Microsoft has finally made Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 RTM as well as SP1 available in more than 30 languages. However, It's not on Windows Update yet; link after the jump. Read more...

Firefox 19 releasing tomorrow, but you can grab it today

Christopher White — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:22:08 +0000

The latest version of the Firefox browser, 19, will be officially released tomorrow. If you want to jump on it early, the binaries are available for download today. Read more...

Mozilla's iPad web browser, 'Junior' rumored to launch in Q2 of 2013

Brad Sams — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:42:30 +0000

A source based out of Poland is stating that Junior, Mozilla's browser for the iPad will arrive in the first half of 2013 with likely release occurring in the second quarter. Read more...

Blackberry 10 defeats Windows Phone 8 in browser face off!

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:04:19 +0000

With Blackberry 10 handsets landing in January, RIM has to play catch-up. So, what better way to do that than to provide a rich and fast mobile browser experience to users considering the platform. Read more...

Firefox drops animated themes in version 18

Nathan Tsui — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:38:32 +0000

The upcoming version 18 of Firefox will break animated themes in sacrifice of performance and load time improvements. Users who wish to keep their animated themes can find a workaround within. Read more...

Comodo Dragon 23.0.1.0

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:28:37 +0000

Comodo Dragon encompasses all of the best features of Chrome. It includes an important feature every user needs to use the Internet in total safety today - Strong security and privacy. Read more...

Nintendo: HTML5 support for Wii U browser, but no Flash

Andy Weir — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 14:30:07 +0000

Nintendo has revealed a few details about the web browser on its new Wii U console, confirming that it won't support third-party plug-ins, including Adobe Flash. Read more...

Microsoft in trouble with the EU over browser selection. Again.

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:20:58 +0100

The European Commission has charged Microsoft following a breach of the agreement made around the “Browser Ballot Screen” first seen in 2009. If found guilty, a heavy fine awaits the Redmond giant. Read more...

Concept: Google Chrome browser on Windows Phone

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:58:16 +0100

What would Chrome look like on Windows Phone? Well we have some great concept art here that's making us really excited. Now let's just hope the Chrome browser will be coming to the platform. Read more...

Happy 10th birthday, Firefox!

Rob Schorman — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:53:21 +0100

Ten years (and a day) ago, Mozilla launched Phoenix 0.1. After two years of testing, Mozilla changed the name from Phoenix to Firefox, creating one of the most successful browsers to date Read more...

Spotify to launch browser based version

Rob Schorman — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:42:38 +0100

The popular music streaming service, Spotify, is reportedly working to bring its offering to the web browser, with improved ways to discover music and playlists, and a possible price reduction. Read more...