Microsoft’s long-standing (i.e. a decade long!) web browser, Internet Explorer has started to decline as the web browser many use - in fact, under half the world’s web users use it! A little of this is due to the introduction of mobile web browsing over the recent years as well as the popularity in Google Chrome. More »

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Gomez, Compuware’s benchmarks division, has recently completed a new set of tests to determine what the fastest web browser in the “real world” is. The real world pertaining to desktop users at least. Measuring the load times of each browser with a broadband connection has produced these results: More »

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Over the past few months, Google Chrome and Safari has continued to see an increase in their browser usage, while Firefox has continued to have a steady group of users. More »

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If you put all the major internet browsers to the test, which would you expect to come out on top? Chrome? Firefox? Well not this time. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has tested (really over 200 tests) Opera, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Internet Explorer in their compatibility with HTML5, a new web document creation language, and Internet Explorer came out on top. More »

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Apple shuns Flash on its mobile devices, but that merely encourages hackers to try bringing Flash 10.1 to the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Toiling away at his computer, Spirit Jailbreak creator Comex has successfully put Flash 10.1 on iPads and will eventually have it on the iPhone 3GS too. More »

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For years, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has been derided, mostly by nerds, yet it remains by far the world’s dominant web browser. This is the first time in history that its market share has dipped below 60%. More »

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After much controversy, the Opera Mini mobile web browser has been approved and will be released on the App Store. In the past, apps have been rejected for sharing the same functionality as Apple-built apps.

In this case, Opera Mini is a direct competitor to Safari, the default web browser on the iPhone. Many users thought that it would never be approved but 19 days after it was submitted, it was finally authorised. More »

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As Google steamrolls ahead with its web development, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 will be left off the train. Google is implementing “faster JavaScript processing and new standards like HTML5″ into its apps, so IE6 is done for. More »

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The browser war is starting again and this time Chrome OS will be involved. Chrome OS was announced earlier this year to be released in 2010 and this made us realize that web browsers are a big part of our computer. They are our outlet to the Internet, and they help us organize our information in an orderly fashion. So, because choosing a good web browser that fits your personality and tastes is very important for a good Web experience, we’ve decided to put together the 3 best web browsers and write a little bit about each of them to give you an idea of what makes up each one. More »

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