A social web browser. It sounds like a cool idea for a product. I first got excited about the concept years ago, when I tried …
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10 Great Google Chrome Apps and Extensions
Use Google Chrome? You could get a lot more out of your experience if you download these apps and extensions.
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The World’s Favorite Browser Is Internet Explorer. Or Chrome. Take Your Pick!
As CNET’s Lance Whitney is reporting, the latest browser market-share numbers from Net Applications show that Internet Explorer’s once-overwhelming lead is slipping. Except–well, the report still shows that Microsoft’s browser …
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Opera, the True Underdog Browser, Releases Version 12
When people refer to the five major web browsers, they’re talking about Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera. With under two percent market share according to most sources, Opera is by far the least major of the …
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BREAKING: Chrome Just Became the Web’s #1 Browser (Unless It Didn’t)
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Browser Wars on iOS? Seems Unlikely
I’d love to see Google’s Chrome browser arrive for iOS devices. I’d be even more thrilled if an all-out browser war broke out on Apple’s mobile operating system, with multiple players going all-out to win the hearts and minds of …
Google Demotes Itself in Its Own Search Results
What happens when a company accidentally ends up breaking its own ethics rules? Google is having to deal with that embarrassing situation right now, with the revelation that promotion for its Chrome web browser may have strayed …
Google’s iPad App: Almost Chrome, and Trouble for Apple
Google has earned a reputation of late for releasing troubled iOS apps. Gmail was so buggy in its initial state that Google had to pull it from the App Store. Google+ was temperamental too, and even now it lags behind its Android …
Internet Explorer Finally Falls Below 50% of Web Browser Use
Web designers around the world, it’s time to celebrate: Last month, Internet Explorer’s share of global browser usage fell below 50% for the first time in more than a decade. Your long nightmare of having to make things work for people who still use IE6 is a little bit closer to coming to an end.
Microsoft’s iconic browser can still …
Google Chrome Web Browser Gets Better Tab Page, More Apps
Google has ever-so slightly updated its “Chrome” web browser to include the option to view a list of your installed apps or your most visited sites when opening a new tab, along with a redesigned Chrome Web Store that brings a handful of new apps and extensions.
There are a slew of fixes going on under the hood as well, if you’re so …
Take a Look at Firefox’s Possible Future
In the future, Mozilla’s Firefox browser might look a bit more like Google Chrome.
That’s my main takeaway from a series of early mockups for future versions of Firefox. Designer Stephen Horlander shared the renderings on Mozilla’s website (via TechCrunch), with the disclaimer that they were created “for discussion purposes” and that
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Opera Mini Browser Lands On iPad, but It Won’t Replace Safari
Opera’s littlest web browser, Opera Mini, just got a big update for iOS, with optimization for the iPad. This free browser underdog provides a great experience on Apple’s tablet, but it has too many frustrations to fully replace the iPad’s default Safari browser.
There’s a lot to like about Opera Mini on the iPad. The browser’s …
