Web Browsers Security Handbook

Now here is something quite informative. Browser Security Handbook published by Google.

As Google explains, the document is meant to provide web application developers, browser engineers, and information security researchers with a one-stop reference to key security properties of contemporary web browsers.

The following browsers are included: Read more

5 Reasons People Still Use Internet Explorer 6

Here is an article by Yarden on why people are still using old Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 version.

To sum it up:

They Don’t Know What a Browser Is
They Don’t Know That There Are Alternative Browsers
They Are Afraid Of Change Read more

Microsoft Delays Internet Explorer 8 (Again)

First it was November, then December, then March 2009 and now it looks like the final IE8 version will be probably released in the 2nd quarter of 2009.

They are going to release one more update in the 1st quarter of the year 2009 which should be followed by a long awaited, Internet Explorer 8 Final.

Although by checking Microsoft history records you can even expect it to be delayed once again.

Well, at least users won’t whine about hundreds of IE 8 bugs, as in the time period like this, most of them will be fixed.

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

Weekly Browsers Recap, December 14th

• Google dumps Firefox from download bundle, swaps in Chrome
• Fennec/Mobile Firefox coming to Symbian S60 in 2009
• Firefox, Chrome virtually tied for JavaScript speed
• Time for Mac Antivirus? Apple Safari Users Targeted on Facebook
• Microsoft Gets More Detailed About IE Vulnerability and Workarounds
• Skyfire rolls out UK mobile browser
• Net Applications again: Opera vs. Chrome - actual numbers vs. claimed market share

Internet Explorer 8 Is the Safest Web Browser

Internet Explorer 8 — Microsoft’s latest release, currently at the Beta 2 stage — was declared to be the safest (aka more secure than Firefox 3.1 Beta and Chrome Beta) but the least popular browser, according to a browser security survey.

On Wednesday, Utest, a social-networking and software testing company, announced the results of its Bug Battle browser contest. The event included participation from 1,330 security pros, hobbyists and tech enthusiasts, who found an alarming 672 bugs in the world’s top three Web browsers. Read more

IE December Security Update

The IE Cumulative Security Update for December 2008 is now available via Windows Update.

This security update is rated Critical for Internet Explorer 5.01 and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1, running on Microsoft Windows 2000; Internet Explorer 6 running on Windows XP; and Internet Explorer 7. For Internet Explorer 6 running on Windows Server 2003, this security update is rated Moderate. Beta versions of Internet Explorer are not vulnerable.

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IE7Pro 2.4.4 Released

IE7Pro team has just released an update for one of the must have add-ons for Internet Explorer 7 and 8.

This release fixes some minor bugs and is being released for 32 bit systems only.

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Girls as Browsers (Pics) v2

If web browsers were girls… Here is how they would look like.

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Web Browsers as Famous Girls

Via my.opera.com

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