Ontario government upgrades to slightly less obsolete browser

Ontario’s public service workers will soon be working with Web technology that is slightly less obsolete with an upgrade from Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 8. A memo from the Ontario Public

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 1st, 2012 Brian Jackson

Windows XP seeing mass exodus for Windows 7

Microsoft's Windows XP shed a large amount of usage share again last month as users continued to desert the decade-old operating system for Windows 7.Windows XP lost 2.4 percentage points of share to

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 3rd, 2012 Gregg Keizer

Microsoft to start auto updates of Internet Explorer

Microsoft next year will change its automated update process for the Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser to push out the latest version of the browser for XP, Vista and Windows 7 without the

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 16th, 2011 Ellen Messmer

Opera 11.6 gives businesses reason to switch browsers

Web browsers are in the news: Google's Chrome is poised to overtake Firefox as the number-two browser as Firefox struggles with market share and revenue. IE9 is increasing its market share, but mostly

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 8th, 2011 Joseph Fieber

Google Chrome security bests other browsers in two ways: researchers

Google Chrome may be a relatively new browser compared to Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, but it's making better efforts on a couple of key security fronts, according to researchers at Accuvant

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 3rd, 2011 Brian Jackson

What to do if you’re a phishing victim

Figures don't lie, the old aphorism goes, but liars can figure. And after nearly 20 years covering technology, I've realized that you could update that saying to: Benchmarks don't lie, but liars can

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 18th, 2011 Bill Snyder

Is your Web site ready for IE 9?

Web sites designed to take advantage of the unique features in Internet Explorer 9 provide an immersive user experience that can increase customer loyalty and drive traffic. To obtain these benefits, though, you'll

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 21st, 2011 Tony Bradley

Vancouver contest prompts Google to patch Chrome browser

Google patched 25 vulnerabilities in Chrome today in one last update before the Pwn2Own hacking contest starts Wednesday in Canada.The company has a lot on the line at Pwn2Own, which runs March 9-11

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 9th, 2011 Gregg Keizer

Top four Firefox add-ons for business users

Many businesses have switched away from Internet Explorer in the past few years, and while Firefox is a popular tool in the corporate world, few workers exploit its full power. However, just a handful of free extensions

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 23rd, 2011 Kier Thomas

Microsoft fixes IE flaw being hit by attackers

Microsoft today patched three vulnerabilities in Windows, one that could be exploited by attackers who dupe users into visiting a malicious Web site. The company also debuted a new defensive measure to help

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 12th, 2011 Gregg Keizer

Users can block online tracking with IE9

The next version of Internet Explorer will let users turn on "tracking protection," a new mechanism that will block specified third-party sites from tracking users, Microsoft said. The announcement comes just as the

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 9th, 2010 Nancy Gohring

Top 5 new browser features debuted in 2010

The browser wars have changed. During the last couple of years, the four or five leading browsers have all greatly improved--to the point that the choice often comes down to taste or political

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 30th, 2010 Bill Snyder

Internet Explorer 9 beta signals browser industry shift

One of the best ways to see what's changed with the ninth and newest version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer is to tune into beautyoftheweb.com and watch the words, images, and DIVs bounce around,

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 21st, 2010 Peter Wayner

Seven browser tweaks to reach Web productivity nirvana

With ubiquity comes a measure of uniformity -- such is the plight of the modern Web browser.True, subtle differences in features, flexibility, and performance set some browsers ahead of the pack for particular

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 24th, 2010 Peter Wayner