Reviews (31)

  • Browser faceoff: IE vs Firefox vs Opera vs Safari

    Web 2.0, with its complex sites and rich Ajax applications, is an increasingly demanding platform for a browser. In this review feature, we look at how the leading browsers measure up.

  • Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3

    Microsoft has changed the look and feel of its venerable browser while adding some much-needed security features.

  • Opera brings Linux up to scratch

    A new release of Opera's Linux browser marks the company's effort to keep Windows and Linux software versions synchronised. But the Mac has been left out in the cold.

  • Opera casts off legacy code for speed

    Opera, the self-described "fastest browser on earth," has decided to jettison its legacy code in favor of something a little faster.

  • Opera aims for speed over substance

    The latest version of the Opera browser is using speed to take on Microsoft's dominance, with a rewritten version that loads pages more quickly.

  • First Take: Internet Explorer 7 for XP SP2 Beta 2

    Microsoft has changed the look and feel of its venerable browser, while adding some much-needed security features.

  • Photo gallery: Inside IE 7 (XP SP2 beta 2)

    In the just-released Beta 2 version of Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft mirrors the look and feel of other browsers while adding a few unique features.

  • Browser wars on the Mac

    PC users always say they have more apps than Mac users. But that's not true of browsers. We review five.

  • Opera fast-forwards new browser

    The latest versions of the Opera browser include features for faster browsing, as the company continues looking for chinks in Internet Explorer's armour.

  • Was Mac Opera gored on Safari?

    Opera Software may go silent on the Macintosh stage. The company has expressed significant doubts it will continue producing a browser for the Macintosh operating system, echoing a growing problem for third-party Mac developers as Apple Computer steps up its own application development efforts.

  • Why I wish Netscape had survived

    The settlement of the legal battle between Microsoft and AOL Time Warner means Netscape can now be taken off life support and the body harvested for any useful parts that remain.

  • Safari 1.0 Beta: Welcome to the jungle

    It's only in beta, but Apple's surprise new browser, Safari, is creating major buzz. How does it rate?

  • Mozilla steps up the IE challenge

    Mozilla isn't quite at full release 1.0 status yet. But it's achingly close. What's more, if it continues to improve, Internet Explorer may have quite a battle on its hands.

  • Firefox 3

    If only for the speed, lightness of being and security alone, Firefox remains our Editors' Choice for best internet browser.

  • Norton Confidential beta

    While Norton Confidential beta from Symantec aims to protect your online transactions, and its antisphishing toolbar compares favourably to Netcraft's own offering, we found the Norton package to be overly large, including many other Symantec applets that seem unnecessary.

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