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

Tweet Directly From Opera’s Address Bar

Dustin Wilson, also known as Khadgar in the MyOpera community has been able to tweet by configuring Opera.

First you have to configure it by adding the data URI:
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Opera Launcher

Here is a nice little tool for Opera users which is called Opera Launcher. What it does is basically expands web browser with setting such as:

No tray icon (my personal favorite)
Disables crash start up dialog
Backups data
and many more

Click here for more information and download link.

Browsers Test: Midori vs. Firefox 3.0 vs. Opera 10 Alpha vs. Konqueror vs. Arora

It’s time to test some other web browsers this time. Who is the fastest browser among those in V8 Benchmark Suite and who scores most in Acid 3 test? Let’s find out.

Note: This article was written by one of our readers: Dainius. You may check the original post here (non English).

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Opera 9.63 Released

Opera’s desktop team has released an update for the 9.6x branch. The following release includes fixes 7 security issues discovered in the earlier Opera versions. It’s recommended to update your web browser as soon as possible.

Changelog:
Windows
Mac
Linux/UNIX

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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

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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Performance: Firefox vs. Safari vs. Google Chrome vs. Opera

It’s time to run one of the most popular JavaScript performance tools: SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark.

We will be testing Firefox 3.0.4, Firefox 3.1 Beta 1, Safari 3.2, WebKit r38794, Google Chrome 0.4.154.29, Opera 9.62 and Opera 10 Alpha 1 builds.

Let’s begin, shall we? Read more

Opera 10 Alpha 1 Released

This is it folks, the first official Opera 10 build is here! I can’t wait to try it. Quick changelog:

Presto 2.2 Engine
Performance boost
100/100 and pixel-perfect on the Acid3 test
Auto-update
Inline spelling checker
Opera Mail improvements, including rich text composition and delete after X days
Widget Improvements on Linux Read more

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