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Avoiding Windows XP Armageddon
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 10:43am | 588As Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) support for the Windows XP operating system ends Tuesday, depending on which experts you ask, the world faces either the end of computing as we know it or not much at all. The truth, as is often the case, probably lies in the middle. Although Microsoft will no longer...
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Google's Chrome Password Security Said To Be Flawed (GOOG)
Thursday, August 8, 2013 - 10:25am | 592Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Chrome Web browser is one of the most highly touted available for computers and devices. It offers speed, efficiency, and ease of use but for security (at least password security), it might need some work. Software developer Elliott Kember, in a blog post Tuesday, said...
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Google's Biggest Controversy Turned Out To Be A…
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 9:52am | 1263Hoax? Scam? Something that will cost the company billions? Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has been in the hot seat this week following the revelation that the company was involved in a campaign that, as Search Engine Land and numerous others pointed out, could be in violation of the company's own policies...
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It's About Freaking Time: Chrome Topped Firefox in November
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 1:56pm | 238The world's fastest and simplest Web browser is finally receiving the mainstream recognition it deserved. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is having a great week. Starting with the introduction of indoor maps and a top-notch Doodle honoring Mark Twain, Google could have exited the week with few complaints....
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Mozilla Releases Firefox 7, Microsoft Sends Over the Usual Celebratory Cupcake
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 6:10pm | 452As planned, Mozilla released the seventh major release of its web browser, Firefox, to the public today. Firefox 7 has been in testing over the past couple of months and is now ready to be released as a stable build. Firefox 7 is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux users. Improvements / new...
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First Beta of Firefox 7 Released for Testing
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 5:06pm | 455Last week, we reported that Mozilla is working on making the next version of Firefox use up to 50% less memory, which is one of the biggest complaints of current and former Firefox users. Today, Mozilla released the first beta build of Firefox 7 for testing and it includes the memory management ...
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Firefox Launches Webify Me to Visualize Our "Unique Web"
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 8:41am | 411Trinkets and tchotchkes rule the day in this unusual visualization of our personal Web. Last month, Visual.ly attempted to bring the world a new dimension of infographics. The site is still being pieced together, but its Twitterize feature – which lets you measure any two Twitter accounts side-by-...