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    Attack of the mobile browsers

    Posted June 22, 2011 - 6:13 am

    Firefox, Opera, and a horde of mobile upstarts give iPhone, iPad, and Android users plenty of alternatives

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    Browser wars, 2011

    Posted April 25, 2011 - 5:22 pm

    Which browser is best for security, speed, and compliance with web standards? To find out, we ran the new versions of Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari through a battery of benchmark tests. Here's how they stack up.

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    Mobile web browsers: Hands-on with Firefox 4 for mobile

    Posted March 24, 2011 - 9:52 pm

    Apps are all about choice. And nowhere is choice more appealing than in the world of Web browsing. In the early days of smartphones, users had no choice but to use the browser that came installed with the operating system, but now we have multiple choices: This week saw the release of Mozilla's Firefox 4 for Mobile, and Opera's Mini 6 and Mobile 11. Both browsers look to expand on the bundled mobile browsers' functionality by adding easy-to-use features and social network sharing.

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    Hands on with Firefox 4

    Posted March 22, 2011 - 9:26 pm

    A lot has changed in the browser universe since Firefox 3.0 launched in June 2008. Google Chrome burst onto the scene, and has undergone frequent updates since then. Microsoft released IE 8 and IE 9. Safari advanced from version 3 then to version 5 now.

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    Google Chrome's new beta: A hands-on tour

    Posted February 20, 2011 - 9:41 pm

    The latest beta for the Google Chrome browser is mostly about speed, thanks to a new JavaScript engine and an early taste of GPU-accelerated video.

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    Internet Explorer 9: Release candidate

    Posted February 10, 2011 - 10:27 pm

    The first release candidate for Internet Explorer 9 is here, five months after IE9 first went into public beta. IE9 is Microsoft's attempt to bring support newer, more modern Web technology to its browser. If you haven't used IE9 before, take a moment to read our prior review of the public beta.

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    Review: Google Chrome 8

    Posted January 24, 2011 - 1:58 pm

    In the months since we reviewed version 5 of Google’s Chrome Web browser ( Macworld rated 4 out of 5 mice ), the developers in Mountain View have not been slacking off. The latest stable release of this contender for the Mac browser crown now stands at version 8 and counting. While it doesn’t pack many major improvements, the new features it does sport are welcome and well implemented. More importantly, its increased speed and standards compliance help Chrome 8 largely leave the latest version of Safari eating its dust.

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    Top 10 specialty Web browsers you may have missed

    Posted October 19, 2010 - 11:30 am

    These oddly useful alternative browsers offer such advantages as 3-D searching, social networking, easy scriptability, and powerful page manipulation

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    The best Web browser: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, or Safari?

    Posted August 11, 2010 - 4:06 pm

    Find out which of the leading browsers is the perfect balance of features, speed, innovation, and flexibility for you

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    Safari 5 in depth: Has it sped past Chrome?

    Posted June 14, 2010 - 9:34 pm

    The just-released Safari 5 ups the ante in the browser wars, with two major improvements: a performance boost to rival speed king Chrome, the highly useful Safari Reader, which makes it much easier to read multi-page Web articles.

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    Safari 4 for Windows: Browser Worth Exploring

    Posted September 23, 2009 - 12:54 pm

    What do you want from a browser: lightning speed, a lean interface, or a host of innovative features? Safari can satisfy all these requirements. Most PC users likely know of this browser as Mac-only, but there's a Windows version as well, and version 4 of it is good enough that you may want to switch from your current browser.
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