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Opera CEO: Chrome has been very good for us

Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner was in town today, so I spent a few minutes with him talking about the browser company he co-founded way back in 1995. With browser battles raging, I wanted to know how this almost historic company was holding up. Read more »

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. Read more »

Mozilla: Final Firefox 3 expected in June

Firefox fans looking for a major update to the open-source Web browser probably will get a final version of it next month. Read more »

Apple dismisses Safari vulnerability

Safari users are at risk of littering their desktops with malicious software because the browser does not ask for user permission when downloading files. Read more »

Mozilla patches Web browser flaw

Mozilla has patched a flaw in its popular browser Firefox that could have allowed users' computers to be taken over by visiting Web sites infected with malware -- a popular form of attack in recent times Read more »

Mozilla defines new structure for Thunderbird

The open-source e-mail client will find a new place within the Mozilla organisation, but its future remains uncertain. Read more »

Mozilla slams Steve Jobs' Windows Safari plans

Mozilla's chief operating officer John Lilly has hit out at Apple's Steve Jobs, calling his plans for building Safari's market share "out of date" and "duopolistic". Read more »

Mozilla: Why we're shunned by corporate IT

Mozilla, maker of the open-source Firefox Web browser and Thunderbird e-mail client, says a reliance on proprietary technologies is still an obstacle for IT directors looking to deploy open source in the enterprise. Read more »

Piggyback developers in a bind over IE

Internet Explorer's state of suspended animation has never much bothered Web entrepreneur Adam Stiles, but now he's worried. Read more »

Open-source divorce for Apple's Safari?

Two years after it selected open-source rendering engine KHTML as the basis of its Safari Web browser, Apple has proposed resolving compatibility conflicts by scrapping that code base in favour of its own. Read more »

Features (134)

Should web developers keep up with browser statistics?

This article explains why developers may want to keep up with web browser statistics and describes where to find this information. It also discusses how browser market share impacts your development work. Read more »

Testing Web applications with multiple browsers

One of the messier aspects of delivering Web applications to the Internet is comprehensive testing to ensure a consistent user experience with different browsers. Here's a look at various avenues for proper application testing. Read more »

Test Web pages in multiple browser versions

One of the challenges that Web builders face is testing their Web pages in various browsers. This article shows you a simple way to test your Web pages in multiple browser versions. Read more »

Use metrics to drop browser support

Browser version support is a difficult issue but a few metrics and testing tools can provide the hard data you need to choose which Web browsers your Internet site will support. Read more »

Debug JavaScript, HTML, and CSS with Firebug

Firebug is a great development add-on for Firefox. It provides an integrated tool for monitoring and debugging JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Here's a look at Firebug's features and benefits. Read more »

Using Perl to take control of HTTP caching

This article shows how to take advantage of HTTP caching and expiry features with the help of Perl. Read more »

Bulletproof persistent cookies to increase security

Web browser cookies can enhance the user experience by providing additional functionality and ease of use. However, from an administration point of view, cookies are a security concern. Encrypt your cookies with this simple technique. Read more »

Product review: Advantage Plex 5.1 from Computer Associates

Advantage Plex is a development tool for Windows, J2EE and iSeries 400 environments. Jorge Ubeda shares his thoughts on the app development tool. Read more »

Deciphering the term "rich Internet application"

Web 2.0 has become a cliched term when it comes to describing websites. A new term has popped up to cover online applications: RIA, or rich Internet application. Does it mean the same thing as Web 2.0? Read more »

Mozilla chairman unfazed by Google Chrome

Things just got a lot more complicated for Mitchell Baker, the Mozilla Foundation's chairman and "chief lizard wrangler." Read more »

Blog (7)

Adobe briefly considered its own browser

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Internet Explorer dominates the Web browser market, but are that many people so in love with it? Meanwhile, the Flash player dominates its segment because lots of people find it to be a terrific. So might Adobe one day decide that the next logical step is to try its hand at building its own Web browser? Read more »

Do browsers need a Universal Edit Button?

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- As websites allow more user generated content do browsers need a way to better inform users that pages are editable? Read more »

StartupCamp Melbourne: The review

[blogs:bootstrappr] -- StartupCamp Melbourne looks to have produced just as interesting ideas as the Sydney event which immediately preceded it, but the Victorian start-ups appear to have stumbled during execution. Sydney 1, Melbourne 0. Read more »

What's new in Dreamweaver CS4?

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- Let's look at some of the new features we can expect to see in Dreamweaver CS4. Read more »

Newbie guide to Google's Android

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Google's platform for mobile devices has been announced and ready for developers to get their hands dirty. Here's the basics of what it's all about and the core architecture overview. Read more »

Just how much memory is Firefox using?

Nick Gibson [blogs:byteclub] -- According to our logs 40% of you use Firefox: can you tell how much memory it's using? Here's a few tricks you should know if you're trying to cut it down to size. Read more »

Mixed Emotions

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Betamax showed that technical superiority can be beaten with a good dose of distribution -- does the same fate await Silverlight? Read more »

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