Thursday afternoon, a bombshell dropped: Two leading reports claimed that the U.S. government has been spying on emails, searches, Skype calls, and …
Mozilla suspends work on 64-bit Firefox for Windows
Mozilla this week suspended development of a 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows, citing add-on incompatibilities and low priority for …
Facebook eyes facial recognition firm for purchase
With Instagram in the fold and Opera in its sights, will Face.com be the next big acquisition for newly minted public company Facebook? Face.com …
Facebook may be eyeing Opera web browser, reports say
Facebook’s advertising appetite could be in for a nice snack if the company gobbles up the Opera web browser as …
Chrome nears 20%, IE resumes slide
After a one-month pause, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) resumed its usage share slide in December, dropping to a new low …
MTN, Opera partner in Africa, Middle East
The soaring demand for faster Internet connectivity in Africa and the Middle East has led regional operator MTN to partner …
IE9 best at protecting against drive-by downloads: NSS Labs
Internet Explorer is better at defending against drive-by downloads than competitors’ browsers and the contest isn’t even close, according to …
Game not over yet for IE: Net Applications
Worldwide, Internet Explorer’s market share among Windows 7 users rose from 54.6% in June to 54.8% in July, and in …
IE9 hammers rivals in download blocking test: NSS Labs
The in-house reputation system used in Internet Explorer 8 and 9 is markedly superior at blocking social-engineering attacks than the …
Mozilla to add PDF viewer to Firefox
Mozilla is working on a project that will add PDF rendering to Firefox using HTML5 and JavaScript, eliminating the need …