- 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.
- Wed Nov 18 3:02 PM PST 2009 With IE 9, Microsoft fights back in browser wars
By showing its first glimpses of technology in Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft also is showing it's serious about building a competitive browser.
- Wed Nov 18 11:41 AM PST 2009 New Firefox 3.6 beta aims to cut crashes
The third beta imposes a new restriction on how third-party software can interact with it. And a feature called Resource Package could speed up Firefox 3.7.
- Tue Nov 17 9:00 AM PST 2009 Essential Firefox security add-ons
No browser is unbreachable, but the security add-ons available for Mozilla's Firefox browser certainly put the odds in your favor.
- Tue Nov 17 8:14 AM PST 2009 Live blog: Ozzie talks Azure and more
Microsoft's chief software architect kicks off the company's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles by announcing the formal launch of the cloud-based OS.
- Sun Nov 15 3:00 PM PST 2009 Hackers create tools for disaster relief
At the first-ever Random Hacks of Kindness event, developers work on technology tools that emergency relief workers can use in disasters.
- Wed Nov 11 6:17 PM PST 2009 Apple updates Safari for security
A security update from Apple fixes multiple security holes in Safari, but a lack of transparency makes it hard to judge how severe the threats are.
- Wed Nov 11 9:28 AM PST 2009 Google lets parents lock in SafeSearch
Parents can now lock in the search setting that filters out inappropriate sites. There are still ways for kids to circumvent the feature, however.
- Tue Nov 10 7:00 AM PST 2009 Wrapping up Speeds and Feeds, part 2: Reliability
Personal computers aren't as reliable as they could be. Creating truly reliable PCs will take a lot of work and a growing share of the system transistor budget, but it'll be worth the cost.
- Mon Nov 9 4:00 AM PST 2009 After 5 years, Firefox faces new challenges
Mozilla helped reshape the Web since releasing Firefox 1.0 five years ago. Now it's got a reawakened Microsoft and Google Chrome to reckon with.




