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• Mozilla postpones default blocking of third-party cookies in Firefox

  By John Ribeiro | 17 May, 2013 05:35

  Mozilla has postponed blocking third-party cookies by default in the Beta version of Firefox 22, "to collect and analyze data on the effect of blocking some third-party cookies."

• In Pictures: The 10 most important milestones in Web browser history

  By Gord Goble | 15 May, 2013 09:02

  Okay, say you have this shiny new car. It looks great, it performs like a demon, it features all the latest safety gadgets, and it's crawling with creature comforts. Just one problem, though. The local tinkerer, clearly consumed by jealousy, comes by sometime during the night to disassemble the entire thing.

• Mozilla, Otoy team on JavaScript video codec

  By Joab Jackson | 06 May, 2013 16:15

  The Mozilla Foundation and graphic rendering technology company Otoy have built a video codec, written with JavaScript and WebGL, that would eliminate the need for using plug-ins to view video in a browser.

• Google adds IT admin features for Chrome browser

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 16 April, 2013 22:08

  Google has beefed up the administration and management controls that IT staff have over their users' Chrome browsers.

• Mozilla, Google, Opera introduce new Web browser engines

  By Martyn Williams | 03 April, 2013 23:29

  There could be big changes coming to the fiddly and sometimes annoying Web browsing experience on cellphones.

• Google revives RSS extension for Chrome browser

  By Zach Miners | 20 March, 2013 00:49

  Tech enthusiasts upset over Google's recent decision to scrap Google Reader and other products may have one reason to be happy again: They can still subscribe to RSS feeds through an extension within the Chrome browser.

• IE10 on Windows 8 and RT tile-based interface to run Flash by default

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 11 March, 2013 22:20

  Microsoft will update the Internet Explorer 10 version built for its Windows 8 and Windows RT "modern" tile-based interface to run Flash content by default, reversing course on its original decision around this issue.

• Mozilla previews Firefox OS with four phone makers and 18 operators onboard

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 24 February, 2013 18:32

  Mozilla previewed the first commercial build of its Firefox OS and announced several operator and smartphone rollout plans on Sunday at Mobile World Congress.

• How Google's I/O moves measure up to what Apple offers

  By Lex Friedman | 17 May, 2013 18:04

  Google had a lot to say during Wednesday's Google I/O keynote--so would you, if you had three-and-a-half hours to fill. And while new features in voice-powered search functionality, Google Maps, and other pronouncements from the search giant were certainly eye-catching, just how much of what was said at this week's developer conference should make iOS device owners sit up and take notice?

• 13 killer Chrome apps to replace your desktop software

  By Erez Zukerman | 10 December, 2012 15:40

  When Tim Berners-Lee invented the first Web browser in 1990, it was just an application made to read HTML pages passively. Fast-forward to today, and the modern Web browser has become a powerful platform in itself—almost a miniature operating system, capable of running complex JavaScript code and interacting with Flash plug-ins.

• With shopping scams on the rise, watch for these threats

  By Tony Bradley | 21 November, 2012 21:41

  The glorious chaos we call the Holiday Shopping Season will soon be upon us. Holiday shopping also means a spike in online scams, fraud, and malware, so you need to be aware of the risks and threats, and exercise some common sense to avoid a cyber-Grinch incident.

• How (and why) to surf the Web in secret

  By Brad Chacos | 07 November, 2012 14:51

  They say no one can hear you scream in space, but if you so much as whisper on the Web, you can be tracked by a dozen different organizations and recorded for posterity. Simply visiting a website can allow its operators to figure out your general physical location, identify details about your device information, and install advertising cookies that can track your movements around the web. (Don't believe me? Check this out.)

• IN PICTURES: 20 best browser apps of 2011

  By Liane Cassavoy | 03 November, 2011 14:39

  Whether you want to stay on top of your to-do list, find out who is tracking you online or sling a few birds at pesky pigs, here are 20 apps that are well worth your time

• FOCUS ON: Choosing the right browser for an Android phone

  By Armando Rodriguez | 05 August, 2011 00:01

  Choosing a mobile browser is a lot like choosing a browser for your desktop. Do you want something light and speedy? Or is the ability to customize your online experience with add-ons and themes more important to you? Here's a look at some of the most popular Android browsers, to help you decide which browser is right for you.

• First look: Internet Explorer 9 beta makes waves

  By Peter Wayner | 17 September, 2010 02:56

  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, luring the world into pretty images and information that can't sit still. "Tune in" is the appropriate verb because the experience is closer to consuming television than what the Web was once supposed to be, an endless library filled with serious knowledge that might come from an underground physics bunker in the mountains.

• Chrome patches show the power of open source--and Google

  By Katherine Noyes | 25 August, 2010 04:47

  Google's patching of vulnerabilities in its open source Chrome Web browser last week wasn't so much notable in itself; Microsoft, to be sure, is forever issuing patches for the many bugs that afflict its products.