News tagged with browsers
Superior 3D Graphics for the Web a Step Closer
(PhysOrg.com) -- The development of improved three-dimensional graphics in Web-based applications took a step forward recently, when programmers began building WebGL into the Mozilla Firefox nightly builds, ...
Microsoft urges Web learning in case of swine flu
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says it can help schools get through swine flu.
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Facebook: 65 million users connect through mobile devices
Facebook says more than 65 million people around the world now regularly use a mobile device to access the social network, more than triple the number who connected through a smart-phone or other mobile device nine months ...
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Nokia 7705 Twist puts a new twist on messaging
Verizon Wireless and Nokia introduce the Nokia 7705 Twist, a fun phone with a unique square shape that swivels open to reveal a full QWERTY keypad. The phone's shortcut buttons provide quick access to messaging, ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Google Chrome gets boost with Sony tie-up
Sony said Tuesday that its Vaio-brand computers sold in the United States would have Google's Chrome as their default Internet browser, boosting the search engine giant's fight against rival Microsoft.
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Key milestones in the development of Internet
Key milestones in the development and growth of the Internet.
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Cell phone users rack up accidental data charges
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless is looking into ways to prevent subscribers without data plans from accidentally starting up the Web browser on their phones and racking up $1.99 in fees each time.
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Online social networks leak personal information to tracking sites, new study shows
More than a half billion people use online social networks, posting vast amounts of information about themselves to share with online friends and colleagues. A new study co-authored by a researcher at Worcester Polytechnic ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Wikipedia launches iPhone application
Wikipedia said it has released an iPhone application as part of a drive to open the pages of its revered online encyclopedia to the booming ranks of smart phone users.
Aug 20, 2009 |
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IE 8 is Microsoft's champion in browser wars
Microsoft is touting freshly-launched Internet Explorer 8 as its champion in the competitive Web browser arena, urging holdouts to upgrade from earlier versions of the software.
Aug 14, 2009 |
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Microsoft to ship IE with Windows 7 in Europe
Microsoft said it would not separate its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser from versions of Windows 7 shipped to the European Union when the new operating system launches worldwide in October.
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Hackers expose weakness in visiting trusted sites
(AP) -- A powerful new type of Internet attack works like a telephone tap, except operates between computers and Web sites they trust.
Aug 02, 2009 |
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Firefox passes one billion downloads
Mozilla announced Friday that it had passed one billion downloads of Firefox, its Web browser that has gained popularity as a free alternative to Microsoft's ubiquitous Internet Explorer.
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Microsoft releases security patch for Web browser
Microsoft released a security patch on Tuesday aimed at preventing hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in its Web browser, Internet Explorer.
Jul 29, 2009 |
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EU: Microsoft agrees to unbundle Explorer from Windows
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. will offer computer users a choice of rival Web browsers to ward off new European Union antitrust fines, EU regulators and Microsoft said Friday.
Jul 24, 2009 |
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