• New Attack Fells Internet Explorer

  
  Symantec says that an unpatched flaw affecting IE 7 and IE 6 has been made public.

• When Bad Things Happen to Good Products

  
  Ten major upgrades that went awry, the consumer revolts they prompted, and how the products involved recovered--or didn't.
• Attacks Appear Imminent as IE Exploit Is Improved
• Microsoft Issues Security Advisory on IE Vulnerability
• Microsoft's Thoroughly Modern IE9?
• The PC World 100: Best Products of 2009
• Internet Explorer 9 Wish List
• Google Chrome OS on the PC World Podcast
• Google's Secret Chrome Plan for Browser Domination
• Firefox Claims a Quarter of Browsers Used

Browsers & Add-Ons Reviews

• Opera 10 Web Browser The latest version of the venerable Opera Web browser is speedy and feature-packed.

Browsers & Add-Ons News

• 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.
• Google Chrome OS on the PC World Podcast PC World editors Robert Strohmeyer, Tim Moynihan, Melissa Perenson, and Nick Mediati discuss the potential impact of Google Chrome OS on the computing industry. This is PC World Podcast episode 54.
• Microsoft's Thoroughly Modern IE9? Browser will get a faster JavaScript and HTML5 support, but we don't know what it will look like, or when it will arrive.

Browsers & Add-Ons Playing in PCW Video

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  Firefox 3.5 is a Solid Upgrade Firefox 3.5 includes some great new features and improvements, including private browsing and geo-location.
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  Tweetie, Twitterrific, and TwitterFon: Twitter Apps for the iPhone Thanks to Oprah and Aston, Twitter is all the rage. Fortunately you can keep tabs on your Twitter feed from your iPhone.
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  What's Great About Microsoft Internet Explorer 8? With all the back and forth about the recent release of Internet Explorer 8, it's easy to miss why it's a great improvement over its predecessor. Assistant Editor Nick Mediati explains.

Browsers & Add-Ons How-Tos

• Automatically Copy Selected Text with AutoCopy Best Firefox add-on ever? Maybe not, but it's definitely in the top 10. Copying text has never been easier.
• Protect Your Kids from Profanity-Laden YouTube Comments YouTube seems harmless enough, but kids who read certain user comments may get an eyeful. A handy Firefox extension filters out the bad stuff.
• Migrate to Windows 7--Slowly, Part 5: Migrating Your Bookmarks The easiest way to copy your browser bookmarks from old partition to new? The fabulous freebie known as Xmarks.
• Refresh Firefox Tabs Automatically Tired of hitting the Refresh button every time you want to, say, update an auction listing? This extension will do it for you.
• Back Up the Desktop and IE Favorites Julie Darrigan wants to back up her desktop and her Internet Explorer favorites