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  • Google's WebP makes images more byte-size

    In its continuing attempts to make the Web faster, Google is trimming down the size of image files, which make up about 65 per cent of the bytes on the Web.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin • 01 Oct. 10 09:50

  • Xmarks considers comeback as a paid service

    Fans of the bookmark, password and tab sync service Xmarks have spoken, and the response was so encouraging that Xmarks is no longer dead-set on shutting down.

    Written by Jared Newman • 01 Oct. 10 09:14

  • 8 essential privacy extensions for Firefox

    They say privacy doesn't exist on the Web -- but that doesn't mean you can't try to safeguard your personal information. Our computers are loaded with details about our personal and business lives, and it's definitely not acceptable to reveal them haphazardly. With hackers becoming ever more sophisticated, you have to take precautions.

    Written by Logan Kugler • 24 Sept. 10 00:21

  • Microsoft: IE9 to require Windows 7 SP1

    Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) browser will require Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1), a not-yet-released major update to the operating system, the company said today.

    Written by Gregg Keizer • 24 Sept. 10 05:09

  • A browser cookie that won't go away?

    "Evercookie" is the browser cookie that just won't go away. If you're concerned about having your Web browsing history tracked, you, like most people, will probably delete your cookies and clear your browsers' caches. However, evercookie, written in JavaScript, produces "extremely persistent cookies" that can identify a client even after you've removed standard or Flash cookies.

    Written by Alessondra Springmann • 23 Sept. 10 10:00

  • Browser GPU acceleration: Navigating standards minefield

    Once upon a time, in the distant past, there was VGA. VGA begat "Windows Accelerators" -- graphics chips that were slightly enhanced beyond dumb frame buffers in order to accelerate Windows-specific functions to paint small "w" windows on the screen faster. Later came 3D, along with a number of competing standards. That all settled out to mostly Direct3D on Windows and OpenGL everywhere else.

    Written by Loyd Case • 23 Sept. 10 09:53

  • Microsoft flaunts 2M IE9 beta downloads

    Microsoft yesterday announced that users had downloaded more than two million copies of its Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) beta in the two days after its 15 September launch.

    Written by Gregg Keizer • 22 Sept. 10 07:27

  • IE9: Five ways it cuts browser clutter

    It's a little ironic that the main focus of yesterday's Internet Explorer 9 beta launch event in San Francisco was to de-emphasize the browser itself.

    Written by Shane O'Neill • 17 Sept. 10 07:14

  • Google Chrome: 5 must-have tips and tricks

    Maybe IE 9, just released in beta form, will turn out to be the greatest browser ever. And Mozilla's Firefox gets better with every rev -- and my heart wants to support the open source business model that has given Microsoft a run for its money. But for now, I'm sticking with Google's Chrome 6, because its clean, no nonsense interface, and above all, its speed and stability, make Web surfing as easy and enjoyable as possible.

    Written by Bill Snyder • 21 Sept. 10 02:43

  • Mozilla rushes out stability fixes for Firefox

    Mozilla this week updated all versions of Firefox, including the beta of the upcoming Firefox 4, to fix stability problems that crashed the browser.

    Written by Gregg Keizer • 18 Sept. 10 04:31

  • Internet Explorer 9 Beta

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 -- now in public beta -- is the newest version of Microsoft's browser. Compared with IE 8, it's faster, with a streamlined interface. But it's also still A beta, and unsurprisingly, some areas still need refinement.

    Written by Nick Mediati • 16 Sept. 10 03:01

  • Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 9 Public Beta

    With all the attention paid to Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox in recent years, it's easy to forget that Internet Explorer is still the World's most widely used Web browser.

    Written by Nick Mediati • 16 Sept. 10 03:02

  • Internet Explorer 9 beta strips down for speed

    Those who have written off IE as being slow and old-looking are in for a surprise. The just-released Internet Explorer 9 beta is dramatically faster than its predecessor, sports an elegant, stripped-down interface and adds some useful new features.

    Written by Preston Gralla • 16 Sept. 10 04:08

  • Internet Explorer 9 will crush browser competition

    Today, Microsoft is hosting a special event in San Francisco to officially launch the public beta of Internet Explorer 9. It will be many months -- probably about a year -- before IE9 is out of beta and becomes the official flagship Web browser from Microsoft, but you can expect that when it does it will crush the browser competition.

    Written by Tony Bradley • 16 Sept. 10 04:24

  • Microsoft ships IE9 beta, pushes Web, not browser

    Microsoft today released the first public beta of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), its latest effort to reclaim the ground it's lost to rivals Mozilla, Google and others.

    Written by Gregg Keizer • 16 Sept. 10 05:50
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