Google: We're Scratching the Surface of Search By Zak Islam published 23 January 13 Head of search refers to Knowledge Graph as spearheading future of search engine.
BlackBerry 10 Browser Test Outperforms iOS, Windows Phone By Zak Islam published 21 December 12 Upcoming platform renders pages considerably faster than rivals.
Google Just Made It Harder to Find Boobs By Kevin Parrish published 13 December 12 Google has tweaked the SafeSearch filter so that porn doesn't leak into image search results.
Firefox 17 for Android Now Supports H.264 Video By Kevin Parrish published 1 December 12 Now Android users can play H.264 video without the now-unsupported Adobe Flash.
Google Chromium Browser Gets Do-Not-Track Support By Wolfgang Gruener published 23 September 12 Sometimes, pigs do fly.
Google Finally Updates Chrome for Android By Kevin Parrish published 13 September 12 Google's Chrome browser for Android now has a better sandbox feature to keep malicious websites contained within its borders.
Google Chrome Will Enable Desktop HTML5 Apps Too By Kevin Parrish published 20 July 12 Chrome 22 introduces Packaged Apps which allows developers to create HTML5 apps that can be installed in the system like any other software.
Chrome on Android Update Allows Users to Bypass Mobile View By Catherine Cai published 19 April 12 Mobile layouts for some websites can be pretty atrocious. Thankfully, Chrome for Android will allow you to view the full site at the click of a button.
Ex-Google Engineer Launches Web Protection Startup By Kevin Parrish published 29 March 12 A former Google data collector has now turned into a data protector.
Mozilla Changes Firefox Video Policy: Native Support For H.264 By Douglas Perry published 21 March 12 In a rather unexpected move, Mozilla has broken out of its shell and said that it will not follow Google's hypocritical WebM strategy anymore, but shift its attention to H.265 video, especially on mobile devices.
WSJ: Safari Loophole Allowed Google to Track Users via Ads By Jane McEntegart published 17 February 12 Google and a number of other ad networks have been accused of tracking users web browsing by using a loophole to circumvent Safari's default security settings.
Chrome to Surpass IE Market Share by End of March By Douglas Perry published 15 February 12 Predicting browser market shares like a careless stroll on thin ice, but the current trend in market share gains and losses of the big three invite predictions. A prediction I am rather confident to make.
Google Tests Secure Login with QR Codes By Jane McEntegart published 19 January 12 Google already offers users several options to help ensure the security of their Gmail account. However, never one to rest on its laurels, the company is testing out another secure log-in option that uses QR codes.
This "Sandbox" Runs Any Browser Without Local Installs By Kevin Parrish published 15 January 12 Spoon.net runs applications in isolated sandboxes, allowing apps like browsers and games to run side-by-side without conflicts, dependencies, or modifications to the host desktop.
Mozilla Releases Tablet-Friendly Firefox 9 for Android By Kevin Parrish published 22 December 11 Mozilla's latest release of Firefox 9 for Android features a new user interface for tablets.
Opinion: 5 Reasons Why Firefox is Losing to Chrome By Wolfgang Gruener published 16 December 11 It has been predicted to happen for some time. Chrome has surpassed Firefox in market share, at least according to one Internet analysis firm.
The Great Android Browser Face-Off By Paul Escallier published 4 November 11 You might be satisfied with the stock Android browser, but what if we told you there was a better way to surf the web on your phone? Here are six other web browsers for Android, tested and examined.
Firefox at 64-bit: Do You Care? By Wolfgang Gruener published 18 July 11 Mozilla has begun collecting feedback on what appears to be a more serious approach to move Firefox for Windows from 32 to 64 bit.
The Next Chrome Will Load Your Next Link For You By Marcus Yam published 17 June 11 Google's Chrome browser is very much engineered for speed. Software optimizations can only take you so far until the bottleneck becomes latency and bandwidth of your connection.
The World's Safest Browser: BitBox By Wolfgang Gruener published 14 May 11 There is no such thing as an entirely secure browser. Let's be realistic: You will always need a good portion of common sense and Internet smarts to avoid nasty attacks hijacks.
Opera Adopts Browser Rapid Release Cycles By Douglas Perry published 6 May 11 Opera released a preview version of its next browser, not surprisingly named Opera Next.
Mozilla Announces New Firefox JavaScript Engine By Douglas Perry published 28 April 11 It appears as if Firefox 4 has grown old over the past few weeks it has been available.
Researcher: Chrome Is The Slowest JavaScript Browser By Douglas Perry published 28 April 11 It has been no secret that JavaScript benchmarks are usually very biased and fine-tuned toward the talents of the browser you would want to shine.
Why Browser Dominance Matters By Wolfgang Gruener published 13 April 11 You could easily dismiss web browsers as playful software and prestigious products that are used as placebos for a company's success. But you'd be mistaken.
Firefox 5 Scheduled for June 21 By Douglas Perry published 8 April 11 As of this morning, we know that Mozilla has pulled in the launch of Firefox 5 by one week to June 21 and announced two versions of a versioning system as well as a renamed developer channel.
5 Reasons Why IE9 Cannot Stop IE's Decline By Wolfgang Gruener published 2 April 11 Internet Explorer has a slow and dwindling fate, and even Microsoft's latest release won't help.
Google Launches WebGL-based 'Body Browser' By Kevin Parrish published 21 December 10 Google's Body Browser uses WebGL to present "peel-able" layers of the human anatomy in 3D.