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Browser wars renewed

The browser wars escalate with the introduction of Internet Explorer 8, Google Chrome beta, and Opera's Turbo mode. Plus, at CanSecWest hackers blew through security in Safari, Firefox, and IE8 like child's play.

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  • Eight usability tweaks in IE8

    The ultimate improvement in browser performance is not making a page load faster but making it unnecessary to load the page at all. That's the guiding principle behind some of the most interesting interface changes in the official release of Internet Explorer 8. In this gallery, I take a closer look at each one.

  • Installing Internet Explorer 8--photos

    Installing Internet Explorer 8 takes plenty of time and patience, but new features await. Here's what to expect from the installation and a few of the highlighted features.

  • Firefox 3.1 raises the browser bar ... again

    Competition is a good thing, and the way that Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome have re-invigorated browser development will mean good a better web experience all round.

  • Internet Explorer 8: incompatibility mode

    With IE8 released at Mix 2009, will the new web standards break the web?

  • Images: How Google's Chrome browser shines

    Search giant's new Chrome rethinks how browsers should work in a Web 2.0 world, but also borrows from its competition.

    • Stories

    • Chrome is a browser? What's a browser?

      New users to Chrome sometimes find themselves submersed in a world of confusion. Several users on the Google Chrome discussion group couldn't figure out what exactly Chrome is, or how to get back...

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      Blog posts | 4/13/09

    • Adobe previews BrowserLab, a handy Web browser testing tool

        Adobe on Wednesday launched a preview of BrowserLab, a hosted service that allows Web designers to test pages in various browsers and operating systems.  While the tool may not apply to...

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      Blog posts | 6/3/09

    • Browser war? What browser war?

      Complete Fallacy [sarcasm] Once again the ilk of ZDNet shows how gullible they are in yet another blog post. I can't believe the great and evil empire that is MICRO$OFT has managed to snow so...

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      Discussion threads | 9/28/06

    • Chrome is a browser? What's a browser?

      Some People... ...are not adapt to change though. If they have been used to using Windows, for better or worse, changing the UI on them drastically will only cause confusion. To an extent, some...

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      Discussion threads | 4/13/09

    • Adobe previews BrowserLab, a handy Web browser testing tool

      Only one key ommision? Once again a 'tech blogger' leaves out Opera...... and ie8.x . RE: Adobe previews BrowserLab, a handy Web browser testing tool You may want to take a look at this new fast

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      Discussion threads | 6/3/09

    • Big Browser File Saving, Full Screen Web Browser 1.1 (Mobile)

      Browse the web in full screen and download files directly from the web for offline viewing. By using 100% of the screen, Big Browser Plus provides 25-40% more usable browser area compared to...

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      Software downloads | 6/19/09

    • Blueberry Browser (Web Browser with Twitter) 1.1 (Mobile)

      Introducing Blueberry Browser (Web Browser with Twitter).This browser is made for Twitter users.This browser hides your web pages historyThis browser support Twitter SearchBar.This browser support...

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      Software downloads | 10/13/09

    • PERFECT Browser 3 - EXTRAORDINARY FAST FullScreen Browser w/REAL-Tabs 3.0 (Mobile)

      NEWS FLASH: SIGNIFICANT NEW UPGRADE v3.0 JUST OUT. (Essentially a BRAND NEW APP!)Perfect Web Browser is the Fastest, most Sophisticated fullscreen web browser to date. Experience true...

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      Software downloads | 1/6/10

    • FlipBrowser - Full Screen browser 2.0.2 (Mobile)

      How many web sites are you saving to your favorites on your iPhone/iPod? Don't you think that 30 would be enough? Wouldn't you use your laptop or a desktop if you need any more than that? Flip...

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      Software downloads | 1/2/10

    • Alpha Browser (See Through Web Browser) 1.00 (Mobile)

      Like to browse the web while walking?Prevent stubbing your tow and running into people!

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      Software downloads | 1/16/10

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