- Tue Nov 24 4:00 AM PST 2009 Firefox hopes to one-up IE with fast graphics
Windows 7 features called Direct2D and DirectWrite will speed up Internet Explorer 9 performance. But Firefox hopes it might retool for the same benefit first.
- Mon Nov 23 12:29 PM PST 2009 Chrome OS security: 'Sandboxing' and auto updates
Google operating system will feature many of the same security features as the Chrome browser, including "sandboxing" of applications, auto updating, and antiphishing.
- Mon Nov 23 12:07 PM PST 2009 Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1112: Rupert Murdoch battles infinity
Microsoft is apparently willing to pay Rupert Murdoch to block Google from indexing any of his company's Web sites. Are we headed toward a world where the search engine you use determines what news you get?
- Mon Nov 23 11:36 AM PST 2009 Browser-server now baked into Opera
Amid promises to "reinvent the Web," the Opera Browser debuted a new beta feature earlier this year. Opera Unite now comes as a regular feature, starting with Opera 10.10.
- Mon Nov 23 10:07 AM PST 2009 IBM taps into group language translation
IBM employees are testing n.Fluent, software that can instantly translate documents between English and 11 other languages.
- Fri Nov 20 5:31 PM PST 2009 Multiservice chat and 3D racing: iPhone apps of the week
This week's apps include a new (to iPhone) multiservice chat client and a stunt racing game with beautiful 3D graphics.
- Fri Nov 20 9:00 AM PST 2009 Browser security features compared
The newest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, and other browsers all protect against phishing and malware attacks, and most also let you browse anonymously, though they implement these features in very different ways.
- Fri Nov 20 4:00 AM PST 2009 Will consumers plug into home energy displays?
Dozens of companies are developing tools to ratchet down home energy use as part of utility smart grid programs, but nobody is sure which approach will stick with consumers.
- Thu Nov 19 7:13 PM PST 2009 Town to photograph every car that enters and leaves
The California town of Tiburon votes to set up permanent cameras to record the license plate of every car on its roads. Is this one more step toward a surveillance state?
- Thu Nov 19 10:00 AM PST 2009 Google releases Chrome OS source code
Ahead of an event designed to show off the OS for the first time, Google has released source code for the project. More is expected, including a demonstration.




