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    Chrome 24 vs. Firefox 18 – head to head

    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 raises ante for next Chrome hacking contest to $2M

    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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    Chrome trumps IE as world’s top browser

    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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    IE’s browser share recovers, Chrome down for third straight month

    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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    Chrome browser updated again. Not that there’s anything wrong with that

    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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    First look at Firefox 11 browser

    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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    Google restores interoperability with AOL AIM

    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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    Google patches rare critical vulnerability in Chrome

    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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    Does a Mozilla smartphone/tablet OS have a chance against Android and iOS?

    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 […]

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    4 Varying Kinds Of Mobile Computer Gadgets

    Varying types of portable computer gadgets include the following: smartphones, laptop computers, netbook computers, and tablet PCs. Technology has provided us with an array of choices in mobile computer gadgets. These devices may have computer operations that are similar to each other, but they also have numerous other aspects that […]