Browsers

Wed, May 15, 2013 - NSS Labs found that Internet Explorer 10 blocked more than 99 percent of the malicious downloads thrown at it.

Wed, May 15, 2013 - Mozilla on Tuesday released Firefox 21, adding more social media connections, tweaking the Do Not Track privacy setting and rolling out a new tool that long term, aims to create a self-healing browser.

Thu, May 09, 2013 - Microsoft today said it will issue 10 security updates next week, two rated "critical," to patch 34 vulnerabilities, including the zero-day bug that has been used by cyber criminals to poison "watering hole" websites in attacks aimed at U.S. government workers.

Mon, May 06, 2013 - The JavaScript-based ORBX.js codec offers better compression than H.264, according to Mozilla

Sun, May 05, 2013 - Microsoft late Friday confirmed that a "zero-day," or unpatched, vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), the company's most popular browser.

Wed, May 01, 2013 - IE9 peaks as IE10 replaces it on Windows 7 Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) doubled its usage share last month, and now accounts for nearly 11% of all copies of IE in use, a Web measurement company said today.

Mon, April 29, 2013 - Trond Werner Hansen, the designer of some of the Opera Web browser's signature interface features, has been sued by that company in Norway for 20 million kroner ($3.4 million).

Mon, April 29, 2013 - Opera Software has sued a former designer, claiming that work he did for the company ended up in a project at rival Mozilla, according to Norwegian press reports today.

Thu, April 25, 2013 - Digital Advertising Alliance head slams Microsoft, Mozilla for derailing do-not-track work, while Mozilla rep counters that ad networks have been ignoring customer preferences.

Fri, April 19, 2013 - Microsoft's latest security report has found that Web-based attacks pose the greatest threat to companies, giving credence to efforts to develop browser alternatives to accessing the Internet.

Tue, April 16, 2013 - The goal is to give IT departments more control over end users' Chrome browsers

Tue, April 16, 2013 - Oracle will release a new version of Java on Tuesday that will include 42 security fixes and will make changes to how Web-based Java content will be presented inside browsers.

Tue, April 09, 2013 - There are only two Critical security bulletins this month, but a recently discovered Internet Explorer zero day remains vulnerable.

Mon, April 08, 2013 - The trend toward browsing from phones and tablets has helped some browser makers, dramatically in one case, but hurt others in the battle for usage share, data from a metrics firm showed.