Browsers

Microsoft To Pull The Plug On Internet Explorer Next Week

So long IE. Microsoft confirms older versions of Internet Explorer will not longer be supported from January 12

9 years ago

Mozilla Releases 64-Bit Firefox 43 For Windows

Mozilla improves private browsing with Firefox 43, which gets a Windows 64-bit release too

9 years ago

Firefox To Finally Ditch Ancient NPAPI Plug-ins – Except Flash

Remember Netscape? Mozilla says NPAPI web plug-ins are to be removed from the Firefox browser

9 years ago

Google Chrome To ‘Pause’ Adobe Flash Ads By Default

Move will boost performance and preserve battery life, Google says, urging advertisers to convert assets to HTML5

9 years ago

Mozilla Lets Users Re-Route Cortana Traffic With Windows 10-Oriented Firefox 40

Firefox 40 will allow users to re-route Windows 10 Cortana traffic away from Bing and to a search engine of…

9 years ago

Mozilla Fixes Flaws With Firefox 39, Previews Firefox 40

Logjam SSL/TLS vulnerability is among the 13 security advisories in latest stable release of the open-source Firefox Web browser

9 years ago

Google Looks To Make Surfing The Web A Little Brighter For Colour Blindness Sufferers

Chrome extension makes it easier for those with sight impairments to experience the web

10 years ago

Build 2015: Say Goodbye To Project Spartan, Hello To Microsoft Edge

Company says Microsoft Edge branding reflects commitment to creating a cutting edge modern browser

10 years ago

Google Chrome Extension Sends ‘Millions’ Of Users’ Information To IP In US

Researchers discover secret habits of 'Webpage Screenshot' as Google Chrome extensions come under scrutiny

10 years ago

Firefox 37 Debuts With Opportunistic Encryption, Security Fixes

In addition to security patches, Mozilla's latest open-source browser release includes a new feedback feature to help users share their…

10 years ago

Microsoft Adds Project Spartan Browser To Windows 10 Preview

Project Spartan is included in the Windows 10 technical preview for the first time

10 years ago

UK Safari Users Can Sue Google Over ‘Unjust’ Tracking

Court of Appeal dismisses Google claim that Safari users cannot take legal action over cookies because they did not suffer…

10 years ago

Microsoft Convergence 2015 – Windows 10 Bids Farewell To Internet Explorer Brand

'Project Spartan' takes over as Microsoft's next-generation browser

10 years ago

Google – We Blocked 524 MILLION Bad Ads Last Year

Search giant also banned 214,000 advertisers and removed 250,000 sites in fight against malware

10 years ago

Insecure Browsers Causing Spike In Malware Damage

The cost to respond to and remediate one security breach resulting from failed malware detection technology is approximately $62,000 per…

10 years ago

7 Ways To Increase Your Privacy By Customising Firefox

Johnathan Nightingale, VP Firefox at Mozilla, explains how you can safeguard your privacy on computers and mobile devices

10 years ago

Mozilla Brings Simplified Video Chat With Updated Firefox Browser

Firefox 35.0 also adds better performance and geolocation improvements

10 years ago

Google Search Share Stung By Firefox Switch

Two percent drop comes amidst waning CIO support for Google Cloud

10 years ago

Microsoft No Longer Has To Advertise Browser Rivals To New Windows Users

European Commission's Browser Choice update expires

10 years ago

5 Ways To Limit Damage Caused By XSS Flaws

XSS may be the easiest way for someone to attack your website, but there are self-defence steps you can take

10 years ago

Mozilla Exits Google Firefox Search Deal In Favour Of Yahoo Tie-Up

Mozilla wants to promote search competition with new local deals

10 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Firefox Is 10!

Mozilla's Firefox celebrates its tenth birthday, but what do you know about the open source browser?

10 years ago

Displeased Yahoo Investors Seek AOL Deal – Report

Yahoo continues its acquisition spree as unhappy investors look to AOL for a possible merger

10 years ago

Mozilla Celebrates Firefox’s 10th Birthday With Privacy Pledges And Developer Version

Mozilla pledges to protect users privacy and launches Firefox 33.1, Firefox for Developers and launches Polaris initiative with the Tor…

10 years ago

Mozilla Firefox Hello Is Open Browser-Based Skype Rival

Firefox Hello users can have video and voice chats with users of other browsers

10 years ago

Google Upgrades Chrome For Windows To 64-Bit

The new release is faster, twice as stable, but there is no support for some older plug-ins

10 years ago

Mozilla Appoints Chris Beard As Permanent CEO

Mozilla resolves its leadership troubles as interim CEO Chris Beard is appointed permanent chief exec

10 years ago

New Firefox For Android Brings Customised Home Pages

The mobile browser gets unique homepage add-ons, new APIs

10 years ago

Firefox 30 Adds Security Fixes And Developer Features

Mozilla's latest web browser steps into the ring to trade punches with Chrome and Internet Explorer

10 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Web Browsers

Do you know your Chrome from your Firefox? A new web browser quiz awaits...

11 years ago