Category: Google
Google Chrome Is Malware, According To Microsoft
Chrome users began reporting the specious detection of the browser early Friday in a quickly growing thread on a Google support forum.
Numerous users complained in Google Forums about the warnings they received in Microsoft Security Essentials, a free, consumer grade anti virus software from Microsoft. According to various reports, WSE identified a problem with Google Chrome web browser and has tagged it as: PWS:Win32/Zbot.
Weekly Browsers Recap, September 19th
- IE: Site Ready WebSockets
- How to suspend individual tabs in Chrome or Firefox
- Microsoft Windows 8 beats Google Chrome OS
- Google Chrome Surpasses 100,000 Revisions
- Google Chrome Beta Channel Update
- Google Chrome Dev Channel Update
- Opera Mobile: Android 11.1 update 2 ready for download
- Get Word Definitions Right in Safari with Tap Dictionary
- Dolphin Web Browser Improves the iPad Experience
Download Google Chrome 14 Final
Few days ago, Google has released the first stable build of Google Chrome 14 web browser for you to download.
The following update brings two new features (see below) and over 20 security related fixes:
- Web Audio API, enabling developers to use cool sound effects for their applications or games.
- Native Client, an open source technology, which allows C and C++ code execution inside the web browser.
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Google To Developers: Start Targeting Google Chrome Only
It looks like the web ain’t all rainbows and sunshine as the latest document; “Future of JavaScript”, obtained from Google’s internal “JavaScript Summit” had some interesting things to say.
First of all, Google now encourages developers to start targeting Chrome only web browser when possible and is eager to implement at least some of the ECMAScript Harmony as soon as possible.
According to the same document, in case developers start focusing on all the web browsers, they will have to wait multiple years to get a direct Harmony support.
Here is an excerpt from the document:
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Google Chrome Celebrates 3rd Birthday
More than three years ago, on September 1st of 2008, Google has released the very first version of its web browser, which had a pretty significant impact in the industry.
Then, few years later, Google has introduced the Chromebook, a new breed of computing for a quick Internet access.
What kind of beast will it bring next? Let’s wait and see.
Cheers to the progress and happy birthday to Google Chrome,
Weekly Browsers Recap, September 5th
- Internet Explorer 9 Reaches 20% Usage Share
- IE: Browsing Without Plug-ins
- Introducing the IE9 on Windows Phone “Mango” User Agent String
- 10 Social Networking Add-Ons for Firefox
- Google’s Chrome Frame for IE ready for prime time
- Dutch CA banished for life from Chrome, Firefox
- Google Chrome Stable Channel Update
- Google Chrome Beta Channel Update
- Google Chrome Dev Channel Update
- Safari users still susceptible to attacks using fake DigiNotar certs
- New Wahoo 12.00 build with rendering and Speed Dial improvements
- Maxthon Browser 3.1.7.600 Beta Released
- Sleipnir for Mac
[Thanks, RamaSubbu SK, Sebastian, Shane Bundy]
Malware Protection: IE9 Smashes Other Web Browsers
Google responds.
Once again, NSS Labs, an independent security research organization, has tested top 5 five web browsers to find out, how good they are at blocking the socially engineered malware.
Has anything changed? In terms of ranking, not rally. However, Google Chrome saw a 340% or 10.2 percentage points improvement when compared to the previous report, which is definably a good news for all its users.
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Weekly Browsers Recap, August 22nd
- Run Internet Explorer 10 using Internet Explorer 9′s UI
- How a Bing-Firefox Deal Could Change the Search Landscape
- Firefox 7 Beta Puts Priority on Performance
- Firefox 3.6.20 security update now available
- Google’s Chrome ‘Related’ Add-On: Handy, But…
- Google Chrome Beta Channel Update
- Google Chrome Dev Channel Update
- Beta Channel Update for Chromebooks
- Dev Channel Updates for Chromebooks
- Opera at Gamescom 2011
- Opera’s weekly build: Certificate Unbroken
Adobe Promotes Google Chrome
Now here is something interesting I noticed today.
When downloading the latest stable version of the Adobe Flash Player, a checkbox appeared, offering me to install Google Chrome as well.
However, if you hit F5 several times, it will suggest you a different kind of software, making us wonder, how much such promotion cost for the Google (if any?).
Weekly Browsers Recap, August 15th
- Internet Explorer IQ Hoaxer Says He’ll Do It Again
- An infographic! If web browsers were wrestlers…
- Mozilla Brings The Sign In Button To The Browser Level
- Mozilla Wants a Browser to Control Your Phone
- How browsers make money, or why Google needs Firefox
- Building better web apps with a new Chrome Beta
- Dev Channel Updates for Chromebooks
- Google Chrome Dev Channel Update
- Google Chrome Beta Channel Update
- Google Chrome Beta and Stable Channel Update
- Opera goes to China with Oupeng browser launch
- Maxthon Mobile Selected as the Default Browser for GalnetMIUI
[Thanks, asknobody]
