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Chrome snatches share from IE

Internet Explorer users abandoned the browser last week to try out Google's new Chrome, a Web metrics vendor said Tuesday.

FAQ: Meet Microsoft's new Internet Explorer

With all the hubbub surrounding Google's rollout of Chrome last week, nearly lost in the buzz was the release the week before of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Beta 2.

Mozilla updates Firefox 3.1 with Alpha 2 build

Mozilla has launched the second alpha of Firefox 3.1, adding new video support and boosting the speed of some JavaScript computations.

Firefox users report problems after updating

Users running Firefox along with popular Norton security programs have reported problems after updating the browser to version 3.0.1, according to messages on Symantec's and Mozilla's support forums.

Mozilla: Firefox is faster than Chrome

Mozilla answered claims that Google's Chrome browser outperforms Firefox with benchmark results of its own that showed the upcoming Firefox 3.1 is faster at executing JavaScript.

Seinfeld-Windows TV commercial premieres to baffled audience

Microsoft's US$300 million advertising campaign for Windows starring comedian Jerry Seinfeld launched last week night with an extra-long television commercial almost entirely devoid of any talk of Windows, Microsoft, or anything, really.

OLPC's dual boot Linux, Windows laptop due out soon

A low-cost XO laptop from the One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) that carries both Windows and Linux will be out within the next month or so, according to an OLPC official.

Upcoming Microsoft patch lineup could be 'massive'

Microsoft today said it will ship four security updates next week, only a third as many as it did last month, to fix critical vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Windows Media Player and other parts of its software portfolio.

Early security issues tarnish Google's Chrome

Security researchers have reported finding vulnerabilities in Google's new Web browser a day after it was released in beta.

FAQ: Google polishes up its new browser, Chrome

Google ended one of the Web's longest-running rumors this week when it released Chrome, a Web browser it's been working on for the last two years.

Google amends Chrome license agreement after objections

Google will dump a section of the licensing agreement for its new Chrome browser after some Internet users objected to its copyright implications.

Chrome expected on Google's Android mobile software

In yet another example of Google's expanding influence, the search company's co-founder, Sergey Brin, said he expects the new Chrome browser to eventually become part of the Android wireless phone platform, which is under separate development by the ...

Google seeks route around Microsoft with Chrome

Google's surprise announcement of a new browser, Chrome, via a Web comic book could prove to be another game-changing development for the Internet in the coming years.

Mozilla delays Firefox 3.1 beta release by three weeks

Mozilla has pushed back the first beta of Firefox 3.1 by several weeks, according to notes posted online by the open-source developer.

Chrome aims to kill Windows, make Web the OS of choice

Google's unveiling of a new browser is not really about trying to outmuscle the other top browsers, it's a key weapon in the company's effort to kill Windows, according to industry observers.