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• Eight Reasons to Choose Safari or Firefox There are many fine Mac Web browsers to choose from, and no reason not to have several installed so that you can switch among them as needed. Even so, most of us...
• Firefox Roadmap: A Look at Versions 3.6 to 4.0 The roadmap for the Firefox browser includes integration with Google's Chrome OS, better support for JavaScripts, and the introduction of the browser sync tool called Weave.
• 13 Microsoft Milestones in 2009 A countdown of 13 of Microsoft's most important products of the past year.
• The '00s: A Decade In Tech PC World's editors take a look back at the past decade's greatest tech breakthroughs and setbacks.
• Google Races to Speed up the Web Google is in a really big hurry to make the Web experience faster.
• Firefox 3.5 Edges Ahead in Browser Race Firefox 3.5 adoption has exceeded IE 7 adoption, according to StatCounter.
• Firefox 3.6 Beta Updated Mozilla ships a fifth beta of Firefox 3.6 and delays release of the final code until next year.
• Microsoft, Intel, Google Legal News Prevails It was a week where competition regulators danced with IT industry behemoths: the U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel, while...
• Mozilla Rolls out Latest Firefox Beta New Firefox 3.6 beta is released
• Dazzboard Adds Support for Windows 7, Windows Mobile and Android Smartphones This week Dazzboard, a Web-based media syncing solution for smartphones and other portable devices, added Windows Mobile and Android-based phones to their roster of supported devices.
• EC, Microsoft Settlement Broadly Welcomed Microsoft's settlement of its antitrust issues with the EC was broadly welcomed Wednesday.
• EU Accepts Microsoft's Commitments to Offer Browser Choice The European Commission has ended an antitrust investigation after Microsoft promise to allow Windows users to choose their Internet browser
• Mozilla Endorses Bing Over Google Privacy Issues A Mozilla executive suggested Firefox users move to Bing for search functions, citing concerns over Google's stance on privacy.
• Google Chrome: How to Install 5 Hot Extensions Similar to Firefox add-ons, these cool Chrome extensions sit on your toolbar and extend the functionality of your browser.
• Microsoft Update Fixes IE, Windows, Office Bugs Today's patch addresses seven critical flaws, including three in Internet Explorer 8, plus vulnerabilities in Windows, Office.
• Chrome Browser Arrives for Mac Google has shipped a prerelease version of its browser for Linux and OS X, but work remains.
• First Look: Chrome for Mac Just when you thought there were already too many OS X browsers--Safari, Firefox, OmniWeb, Camino, iCab, and Opera, to name but a few--one more enters the fray:...
• Google Releases Chrome Beta for Mac As promised, the Google Chrome for Mac beta has just made it in under the wire for a 2009 release. Of course, it's still just a beta, not a first release--and...
• Microsoft Revamps Browser to Meet EU Antitrust Demand Browser screen tweaks desired by rivals may result in antitrust settlement this month.
• Microsoft Readies Browser Patch Next Tuesday's security updates apparently won't clean up the black screen of death, though.
• Android Answers: How to Get Multitouch Browsing on Droid Want multitouch browsing on your Motorola Droid? No problem. Here's how.
• Google Chrome Browser: Mac Beta Almost Ready Only eight bugs block beta, but several features will be AWOL.
• Attacks Appear Imminent as IE Exploit Is Improved Metasploit has released an improved attack for an IE zero-day attack, making criminal use more likely.
• Microsoft Issues Security Advisory on IE Vulnerability Microsoft has issued a security advisory that provides customers with guidance and workarounds for dealing with a zero-day exploit aimed at Internet Explorer.
• New Attack Fells Internet Explorer Symantec says that an unpatched flaw affecting IE 7 and IE 6 has been made public.