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Google Chrome to get extensions

Google has published its plan to build into Chrome what is arguably its most requested feature: the ability to accept extensions that can customise how the open source Web browser operates. Read more »

Third Chrome beta another notch faster

Google began updating Chrome users with the new beta version, and performance tests show the company has ratcheted the browser's speed up another notch Read more »

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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 »

Greasemonkey coming to Chrome

Greasemonkey, a Firefox customisation tool popular among high-powered Web surfers, is coming to Google Chrome browser. Read more »

Aussie CIOs poke under Chrome bonnet

Australian chief information officers have shown a mixed reaction to Google's new Chrome browser, which was released in testing form last week to early adopters' praise. Read more »

Google Chrome: 3.8% browser share

Just a week after its launch, there are more ZDNet.com.au readers using Google Chrome than Apple's Safari browser. Meanwhile, Microsoft Internet Explorer now accounts for just 53 per cent of all browsers. Read more »

Google quietly updates Chrome

Search giant Google has quietly begun releasing a hastily prepared update to its Chrome browser to fix some security problems. Read more »

Google reveals Chrome security patch details

Earlier today, Google was keeping mum about a three-day-old security fix to its Chrome browser, but now the company has revealed details of two critical-risk vulnerabilities and some lesser issues it says are fixed. Read more »

Microsoft ready for Silverlight's second act

Microsoft on Monday announced that it is ready with a final version of Silverlight 2. Read more »

Mozilla celebrates 10th birthday with a security flaw

The Mozilla Foundation is celebrating what it regards as its 10th anniversary this week. Read more »

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Features (9)

What Chrome took from other browsers

If you've tried Google's new Chrome browser you would have noticed there's something familiar about it. It's no secret Google has adopted certain elements of other browsers. This article looks at seven features Chrome has in common with other popular browsers. 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 »

What does Google Chrome offer developers?

This article discusses Chrome's tools for working with Web pages and weighs in on whether you should ditch IE or Firefox for Chrome. Read more »

Why Chrome will win and why it will lose

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. Read more »

Should you install the new version of Java?

Sun Microsystems released a new version of Java for Windows, Linux and Solaris recently. Should you rush out to install it? Probably not. Read more »

Clickjacking: Potentially harmful web browser exploit

Clickjacking has the potential to redirect unknowing users to malicious websites or even spy on them. We all need to be aware of clickjacking and how to avoid its trappings. Read more »

Look inside .NET DLL files with Reflector

In this column, I explore reverse engineering compiled ASP.NET code, with an emphasis on the Reflector tool. Read more »

Safe browser an oxymoron?

In November 2003, the CERT Coordination Center first advised Web users to consider using a Web browser other than Microsoft Internet Explorer. Read more »

The Kiwi behind Firefox

Ben Goodger is the lead engineer for the Firefox browser. He talks about Firefox's history, and how he sees it competing with Longhorn. Read more »

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Ubuntu gets jaunty

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- This week's Roundup looks at Ubuntu's new Jaunty Jackalope, new rules of virtualisation, the world of browsers and more. Read more »

Google's browser ported to Mac and Linux

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- While Google work on an official port of the Chrome browser another company has ported the browser for Mac and Linux users to try for free. Read more »

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