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FairSearch.org, which is backed by Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle, said Google could get a competitive advantage from generic industry terms An industry coalition with backing from Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle has objected to Google’s application for certain top-level domain strings. FairSearch.org said it has filed objections with ICANN (Internet Corporation […]
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A quick look at the two latest versions of the biggest non-Microsoft browsers on the market With major new releases of both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox happening within days of each other, it’s been a big week for the browser market. Chrome 24 began to be rolled out to […]
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Google yesterday said it will pay up to $2 million for major vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser at a second Pwnium hacking contest this fall. Pwn2Own, a rival contest sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, will award as much as $200,000 in a mobile-specific challenge slated to run several weeks earlier. Google’s Pwnium […]
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StatCounter says Google’s browser edged Microsoft’s for the week’s No. 1 spot; Chrome on pace to take May, too By Gregg Keizer Computerworld – Google’s Chrome edged past Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) last week to become the world’s most widely used browser, according to data from an Irish metric firm. […]
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T Sign of a Microsoft turnaround, or just a calculation change by metrics company? Computerworld – Internet Explorer posted another major gain in share last month, the second in the first quarter of the year, perhaps signaling a turnaround in Microsoft’s fortunes, a Web metrics company said Sunday. Meanwhile, every […]
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Google’s Chrome browser was updated yesterday to version 17.0.963.78 on Windows, Macs and Linux. This latest update is to Chrome only, it does not include an updated copy of Flash, which remains at version 11.1.102.63 on Windows and Linux and 11.1.102.64 on OS X. Best Microsoft MCTS Certification, Microsoft MCITP […]
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No earth-shaking changes, but Mozilla’s minor Firefox upgrades could add up Firefox 11 packs multiple new features The latest incarnation of Mozilla’s Firefox browser introduces a host of evolutionary upgrades, though it’s relatively light on truly groundbreaking improvements. Nevertheless, there are some key features in Firefox 11 that could help […]
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A spam problem originating on AIM prompted Google to shut down the federation between the two networks about two weeks ago IDG News Service – Google and AOL have restored the interoperability between their two instant messaging (IM) networks, a little over two weeks after it was temporarily suspended due […]
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Sandbox escape vulnerability disclosed at CanSecWest was patched in Chrome 17.0.963.78 Google has patched a critical Chrome vulnerability disclosed Wednesday at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver that can be exploited to escape from a browser’s secure sandbox. Russian security researcher Sergey Glazunov demonstrated a remote code-execution (RCE) exploit against […]
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If Mozilla has teamed up with a hardware partner (or partners) then it’s serious about B2G, and if it’s serious about B2G, then it’s also serious about going head-to-head against Apple and Google. Best Microsoft MCTS Certification, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com If rumors are to be believes, not only […]