Despite updates, Internet Explorer is on the downward trajectory and is losing market share rapidly, while Google Chrome is maintaining its upward streak. According to Chitika Insights, a research firm, Firefox, Safari and Chrome are all gaining market share. Safari now commands 9 percent of the browser market, up one point from its tally in [...]

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Internet Explorer users have long been branded dumb by the users of so-called smarter browsers like FireFox and Chrome. However, a study conducted by AptiQuant, a psychometric consulting firm, shows that it just might be true that IE users are indeed a little dumber than the others. The report suggests that people with lower IQ [...]

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Pwn2Own 2011, a 3 days hackers extravaganza, has just concluded in Canada. So, now is the time to take toll of fallen heroes and to see if any browser or software platform survived the wrath of hackers. This year, the contest also allowed the participants to target mobile phones. Browser giant Internet Explorer and Safari [...]

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Apple is known for its walled ecosystem. On one hand, it leaves the tech enthusiasts cold as they cannot customize it. But on the other hand, it provides stability and security, which most of us want from our electronic devices. However, every now and then, chinks appear in Apple’s shining armor.  At Pwn2Own conference, Apple [...]

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Those guys at Mozilla have been extremely busy recently. As we told you a few days ago, their popular internet browser has been updated to version 4 (beta) and once it is finalised into ‘version 4.something’ it promises to be a cutting edge, fast, efficient web browser which could scare Google Chrome and IE. But [...]

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OS X 10.6.4 has arrived. Apple has updated its Mac Snow Leopard operating system. 10.6.4 Includes 28 security updates and bug fixes as well as Mac’s latest web browser, Safari 5. The update is also described to affect MobileMe, though there’s no description of any applicable changes. A separate version for OS X servers has [...]

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If you fired up your iMac or Macbook this morning then you will have been prompted to download Apple’s latest build of their Safari web browser.  The new Safari web browser has gained some interesting features so let’s take a look at them below… Safari Reader is probably the best innovation; removing all ads and [...]

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It was the annual Pwn2Own Contest at CanSecWest Security Show yesterday. Security analysts were put to the test in the Pwn2Own contest as they tried to hack into a non-jailbroken iPhone, Safari running on Snow Leopard and Internet Explorer 8 as well as Firefox on Windows 7. However, just when we thought that these machines [...]

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