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Google Chrome is getting more touch-friendly

Posted August 5, 2013 - 11:31 am

Great for touch PCs: The latest browser test build will let you swipe to navigate, pinch to zoom, and more
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This is Planet Google: Welcome

Posted May 10, 2013 - 12:37 pm

It is Google's Internet, we just live in it. At least that's how it feels. Welcome to my brand new Planet Google blog. I hope you'll make it a regular stop for fresh Google analysis, tips, and insight.
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The one keyboard key you should be using in your browser--but aren't

Posted February 9, 2013 - 8:13 am

Every so often I like to revisit topics I haven't covered for a few years, the idea being that new readers might have missed them the first time around.
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9 browser shortcuts everyone should know

Posted February 4, 2013 - 11:29 am

Ditch the mouse. Save time searching, switching tabs, and moving around in your browser with these essential keyboard shortcuts
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Tor Browser Bundle review: Browse in anonymity

Posted February 2, 2013 - 8:40 am

If you want to beef up and anonymize your Internet browsing experience as well, Tor Browser Bundle (free) is the way to go. The Tor network provides a way to browse anonymously.
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Microsoft pitches Gen-Y with '90s nostalgia video

Posted January 23, 2013 - 2:16 pm

Making millenials feel old and asking them to re-try Internet Explorer in one handy video.
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Browser battle: Chrome vs. Firefox vs. IE vs. Opera

Posted December 8, 2012 - 8:03 am

After a long, quiet period of Microsoft dominance, the PC browser market has been broken wide-open again in recent years, with Firefox and Chrome challenging Internet Explorer, and Opera sniffing at the margins.
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How to get Google back on Windows 8

Posted October 26, 2012 - 12:39 pm

Google gets pro-active for users who might be missing Google on new OS with a new site and video.
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Browser updates fix bugs, weaknesses

Posted August 26, 2012 - 3:47 pm

In this roundup of fixes, it’s all browsers this month. Google released Chrome 21, patching a number of dangerous PDF-viewer-related bugs. Mozilla tackled more vulnerabilities than usual, including an interesting drag-and-drop bug, and Apple released Safari 6.0, sealing multiple potential private information leaks.
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Five Key Things about Google's Chrome for Android Beta

Posted February 10, 2012 - 12:29 pm

There’s no Flash. None. Nada. And that’s just the way Adobe wants it, supposedly.
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Waiting for Firefox 8? It's already here

Posted November 7, 2011 - 2:25 pm

It's been six short weeks--less a day--since the official release of Firefox 7, but already the next version of Mozilla's popular Web browser is available for download.
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Did that study show IE users are stupid? Or that the pollsters who did it are fools?

Posted August 1, 2011 - 12:28 pm

Those who make personal choices, like browsers, different from ours obviously do so because they're damaged in some way. That doesn't mean even IE users are too stupid to see that this study is shallow and inaccurate. Not what you look for in a quantitative analysis company.
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Mozilla Do Not Track attracts irrelevant support from 'advertisers'

Posted April 6, 2011 - 9:34 am

Mozilla announced its first supporters for Do Not Track; one isn't an advertiser, the other isn't committed.
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Firefox 4 downloads doubling IE9's = Microsoft win!

Posted March 23, 2011 - 12:30 pm

Mozilla's new Firefox 4 browser was downloaded more than 4.7 million times since its release Tuesday, doubling the 24-hour download rate of Internet Explorer 9, which was made available last week.
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Browsers to defend privacy where feds won't

Posted January 24, 2011 - 5:20 pm

Google, Microsoft and Mozilla are competing to see who can come out with do-not-track features in browsers first; now about halting tracking at its source.
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Google jumps into 'Do Not Track' debate with Chrome add-on

Posted January 24, 2011 - 4:46 pm

A day after Mozilla said it was exploring a "Do Not Track" feature for Firefox, Google announced a Chrome add-on that lets users opt out of tracking cookies that monitor their activity online.
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Google's ChromeOS Laptop is not yet a disaster

Posted December 8, 2010 - 3:18 pm

The reference model Google released for the ChromeOS PC makes it look a lot like a cheap netbook, and maybe compute like one, too. And it won't be here until summer. Wake me when it shows up. Or don't.
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Safari 5's Reader feature and the future of web content

Posted June 9, 2010 - 7:47 am

Apple's new browser effectively eliminates ads from web content. That's not good news for anyone, in the long run.
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10 great Google Chrome extensions worth downloading

Posted December 16, 2009 - 1:14 pm

On Dec. 8, Google finally released a repository of extensions for Google Chrome. Chrome extensions numbered at more than 300 on launch day. Google Subnet blogger Julie Bort has scoured the extension library to come up with the ones that she thinks will boost your productivity at work. But she couldn't stop there.
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The Google Chrome browser can anticipate the pages that you might visit next

Posted August 18, 2009 - 6:15 pm

Chrome, unlike other browsers, anticipates your next move. While that sounds mystical, the truth is that this feature is most effective when you contact a web site through a page in the web browser and not by manually entering a web address. Read more about this featured, called DNS Fetching. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/44476
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Browser add-on locks out targeted advertising

Posted March 17, 2009 - 9:58 am

A new browser extension lets people permanently opt out of online advertising that's based on their search queries and content they view on the Web.
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Apple releases Safari 4 Public Beta

Posted February 24, 2009 - 8:21 pm

A faster Javascript engine and some snazzy new interface elements highlight the new release of Apple's browser. We spent the best part of a day living with the new Safari, and here's what we found.
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My New Web Browser...Thank You, Google!

Posted September 5, 2008 - 12:26 pm

One tiny but important aspect of my day job is to review new and/or popular versions of web browsers to make sure my company's web-based applications function properly. So I downloaded the beta of Chrome today. After approximately 15 minutes of use, I made Chrome my default browser. It really is that good.
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