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Chrome 17 Now Available: Get Ready For Prerendered Pages

4:00PM February 9, 2012 | Andrew Tarantola

Google has made the newest version of its popular browser available, offering more secure downloads and faster-loading web pages. Here’s what’s new. More »

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Firefox 8 Available For FTP Download

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2:00PM November 7, 2011 | Alex Kidman

If you’re really hyper-keen to get Firefox 8 up and running, it’s now available from Mozilla. Not via automatic update, however — that’ll happen tomorrow. But if for some reason you just plain can’t wait, it’s available from Mozilla’s FTP server right now. [Mozilla]

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Android Appalooza Browsers: Dolphin Browser HD

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11:30AM October 5, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Despite challengers across the board in the Android browser space, Dolphin Browser HD remains the one to beat. Here’s why. More »

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Firefox 6 Is Out Ahead Of Schedule

8:40AM August 14, 2011 | Kwame Opam

It seems the good folks at Mozilla just set the latest version of Firefox loose. It promises to be 20% faster than the already zippy Version 5. It also gets a facelift and a speed boost on Android. Neat. More »

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Lots Of People Confused Oprah For A Web Browser

1:20PM May 26, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Oprah’s show is over—sob. But the league of spelling-challenged fans who email Opera (a niche browser, not a TV host) will probably continue. Opera’s rounded up their favourites. YOU GET A MISTAKEN EMAIL! YOU GET A MISTAKEN EMAIL! More »

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Every Bloody Web Browser Needs This Alert

7:40AM February 22, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Seriously, I don’t give a damn about a web browser passing all HTML5 and CSS3 stress test with flying colours. What about useful features like this alert mechanism? That’s what I want in my next Firefox. [Thanks Oscar] More »

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Chrome 8 Adds A Built-In PDF Viewer And Web Store Support

12:30AM December 4, 2010 | Brian Barrett

The Chrome Web Store may not be ready for prime time, but when it launches Google’s browser will be ready. That’s the main takeaway from the recent Chrome 8 update, along with a built-in PDF viewer and over 800 bug fixes. Who knew Chrome 7 was so infested! Available for download now, here. [Google via Download Squad] More »

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Microsoft’s Gazelle Browser Could Be The Chrome OS Competitor?

5:40AM July 9, 2009 | Jason Chen

That Google Chrome OS counter Microsoft was supposedly working on could be this Gazelle browser, which wants to treat the browser more like an OS. More »