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  • Firefox 3 goes for Guinness, Australia declares love

    The Mozilla Project has smashed its target of five million Firefox 3 downloads in 24 hours, achieving a final tally of 8,290,545, and a six percent share of the total browser market

  • Google Chrome: 5 reasons for and 5 against

    Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of Chrome. We spoke to industry experts and Google's new rivals to find out why Chrome matters and whether the browser reality can deliver on the hype.

  • Browsers squabble over best browser claim

    A Mozilla Foundation employee has hit out at Opera Software for claiming it won a best browser award, saying this award was actually won by the open source browser Firefox.

  • Browsers to get sturdier padlocks

    The yellow security padlock in Web browsers, weakened by lax standards and loose supervision, will get reinforced next year with tougher requirements and browser updates.

  • Mozilla Thunderbird tabbed browsing effort stalls

    An attempt to bring Firefox-style tabbed browsing of e-mail messages to the upcoming version 2.0 of Mozilla's Thunderbird e-mail client has come to a standstill.

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  • Firefox, bah humbug

    So far, the open source browser has been getting a free ride -- nobody is criticising it. That is, until now.

  • Browsing opportunities: 11 Web browsers tested

    Feeling entrenched in your choice of browser? Break free! We compare 11 different browsers so you can find the right one for you and your company.

  • Dear Internet Explorer: I'm leaving

    You cheat, you lie and you're unwilling to change. Well, I've finally had enough and there's nothing you can say that will make me change my mind.

  • IE7 gets tabs but does it matter?

    The new version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing but will this be enough to entice Firefox users to convert?

  • Browser wars: Episode II

    Will the increasing popularity of the Firefox open-source browser propel it into mainstream businesses or will Microsoft up its game to compensate?

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Reviews (12)

  • Opera parts curtain on next act

    Tiny Opera Software on Wednesday continued its campaign to demonstrate the feebleness of mainstream Web browsers, releasing a product upgrade with new features and a customisable interface.

  • Opera the underdog

    With Internet Explorer's market share down to around 90 percent and support for Mozilla's Firefox growing daily, it begs the question, does Opera stand a chance?

  • Mouse Gesticulation

    You can do wonderful things online with just a wave of your mouse -- but not in IE.

  • Firefox, bah humbug

    So far, the open source browser has been getting a free ride -- nobody is criticising it. That is, until now.

  • Browsing opportunities: 11 Web browsers compared

    Feeling entrenched in your choice of browser? Break free! We compare 11 different browsers so you can find the right one for you and your company.

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