The German government urged the public on Tuesday to temporarily stop using Microsoft Corp’s Internet Explorer following discovery of yet-to-be repaired bug in the web browser that the software maker said makes PCs vulnerable to attack by hackers.
If you had any friends that cared about you, they’ve been urging you to do this for years.
Chrome turned 4 on Sunday.
Ed Bott:
When Microsoft shipped its Release Preview of Windows 8 in June, it announced that the default browser, Internet Explorer 10, would have the Do Not Track (DNT) signal enabled by default. That action unleashed a heated debate in the Tracking Protection Working Group of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). To the advertising and analytics companies that make up the tracking industry, this issue is an existential one. If the default browser in the world’s most popular operating system is set to disallow tracking, the effect would be profoundly disruptive to companies that live and die by their ability to follow users around the web.
Kudos to Microsoft for doing the right thing.
Like Jason Kottke, I has used each one of these browsers.
Mozilla on Tuesday released Firefox 4, the next generation of its Web browser.
A Canadian software company, Blaze Software, released a report today of what it calls the “largest ever research study of smart phone browser performance.” The problem is, the study is flawed.
Apple on Wednesday released a new version of Safari, adding a feature that was first unveiled for developers, extensions. Using the Extensions Gallery on Apple’s Web site you can easily install an extension for Safari that will expand the use … Continued
Google removed the beta moniker from its Chrome for Mac Web browser on Tuesday, indicating its ready for primetime. I’ve had Chrome installed for some time and use it every once in a while, but it hasn’t become my default. … Continued
Technologizer founder, Harry McCracken, is at South by Southwest this week and took some time to try out the Opera Mini Web browser for iPhone. I must admit, I’ve never been a real fan of many alternative browsers for the … Continued
Apple on Thursday released an update for its Web browser, bringing the current version of Safari to 4.0.5.
Open source Web browser, Camino, was updated on Wednesday, adding a vast amount of new features, according to MacUpdate.
The day a lot of users have been waiting for has arrived. Google Chrome is available for the Mac.
Apple said Safari 4 was downloaded more than 11 million times in its first three days of being available.