Weekly Browsers Recap, March 1st

• IE tag – Take Two
• Documenting Standards in IE
• Microsoft investigating new Internet Explorer vulnerability in Windows XP
• Microsoft plays dirty against other browsers in Russia
• Firefox Mobile Browser Fennec Spotted on Android
• External Text Editing in Firefox
• The Downfall of Personas
• Coming Soon To Chrome: Extensions That Can Alter Your Browsing History
• Google Chrome Tip: Recovering closed tabs
• Zero-days flaws surface in Apple Safari
• Opera Mini Server Upgrade to 4.16.916
• Browser history hijack + social networks = lost anonymity
• Camino 2.0.2 Released

Thanks to mabdul and Nox for links.

Weekly Browsers Recap, November 23rd

• IE8 bug makes ’safe’ sites unsafe
• MS discovers flaw in Google plug-in for IE
• Microsoft Windows chief decries standards grandstanding
• Firefox 3.6 locks down component directory – Update
• Security vulnerabilities in add-ons imperil Firefox users
• Google set to promote Chrome extensions
• Opera widgets without Opera…
• WebKit nightlies support HTML5 noreferrer link relation
• Camino 2 adds tab overview, phishing and malware protection
• Update on Camino 2 crashes

Thanks to Nox and mabdul for links.

Weekly Browsers Recap, November 2nd

• Security fixes, JavaScript update bog down Internet Explorer 8
• Light the World with Firefox
• 3+ Awesome Ways to Make Sense of FireFox Tabs
• Beware the Fake Google Chrome OS Download
• Google sued for Courgette updates for Chrome web browser
• Opera Unite: Application of the Week
• Browser speed comparison – HTC HD2 vs Acer neoTouch vs iPhone 3GS
• Camino 2 Release Candidate Available for Download
• Flock Releases Spanish Language Web Browser

Thanks to Nox for links.

Weekly Browsers Recap, September 28th

• Firefox 3.6 provides easier support with about:support
• Google barks back at Microsoft over Chrome Frame security
• Contest to Redesign Google (and Unofficial Google Theme Directory)
• Opera Unite Apps are coming ever closer…
• Opera urges EU exec not to rush Microsoft case
• Browser makers complain about Microsoft’s ballot-screen fix
• Camino 2 Beta 4 adds phishing protection
• Cross Browser Compatibility Testing (shareware software)
• One web, CSS3, and HTML5 (video)

Thanks to Daniel Hendrycks, Mabdul, Nox and Trygve Lie for links.

Weekly Browsers Recap, September 21st

• Microsoft Internet Explorer SSL security hole lingers
• Electrolysis Firefox builds are now available
• Firefox Windows Theme Project (Progress Report) #4
• WebGL in Firefox Nightly Builds
• Mozilla speeds Firefox development
• Can Chrome Shake Up the Browser Market?
• Browser Wars Mobile Edition: Opera Mini 5 Beta on the Blackberry Storm
• Camino 2.0 Beta 4 Released
• Maxthon Releases Version 2.5.8 of Browser

Thanks to Nox and Shane Bundy for links.

Phishing and Malware Protection Comes to Camino

Starting from August 11th, nightly builds of Camino web browser now includes integrated phishing and malware protection.

The following feature is based on Google Safe Browsing service which is being used by Firefox, Chrome and Safari web browsers as well.

As for their competitors, Opera is using Netcraft, PhishTank and Haute Secure services while Internet Explorer has its own SmartScreen Filter.

Camino 1.6.8 Released

The latest Camino version 1.6.8 has been released to address a couple of bugs as well as improve user experience with improved ad blocking and updated Gecko rendering engine.

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Webware 100 (Browsing) – The Finalists

If you would like to support your favorite web browser by voting at cNET Webware 100, feel free to do that now.

Poll includes the following browsers: Camino, Firefox, Flock, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 8, Lunascape, Maxthon, Opera, Safari, Skyfire and WebKit.

Weekly Browsers Recap, December 21th

Sorry for not posting last few days. Had no internet (provider problems) connection since Thursday. Time to catch up.

• Google Chrome To Become Default Internet Web Browser
• Recent Updates Flood in for Google Chrome
• Test Finds Google Chrome, Apple Safari Weakest in Browser Password Management
• Analysis: Is Microsoft’s IE Flaw The Last Nail In Its Desktop Coffin?
• Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw
• Firefox 2.0.0.20 now available for download
• Mozilla Officially Ends Support for Firefox 2
• Camino 1.6.6 Released
• Amaya 11 Released

Camino 1.6.5 Released

An open source web browser Camino for Mac OS X has received an update. Camino 1.6.5 is a stability and security update so it’s important to upgrade.

Changelog

Upgraded to version 1.8.1.18 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, which includes several critical security and stability fixes. Read more

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