Over at ExtremeTech they have posted a nice article about which browser is the fastest. The post is pretty lengthy (multiple pages), but it really explains well what they did and how the technology relates. The competing browsers are Firefox 3, Safari, Google Chrome, Opera and Internet Explorer 7. Tests performed include the new V8 [...]
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that they will stop providing the Live OneCare and started working on free consumer security software. They will continue to provide support for Onecare, but will no longer develop the platform anymore. The new software, codenamed ‘Morro’ is supposed to be a light version of OneCare. The program will be used [...]
Adobe has announced yesterday the release of a 64-bit version of their popular Flash player. Currently the player is in beta-phase. This version is currently only available for Linux users, and can be obtained here. This decission was made because 64-bit Linux distributions don’t ship with a 32-bit browser by default. Neither do they usually [...]
Tuesday (yes I know… I’m late ), there has been a report of a critical security vulnerability in Adobe’s Acrobat Reader. The bug affect version 8.x and probably also all prior versions. Version 9 is said to be not affected. The hole is exploited through the use of a specially constructed pdf-file using javascript. When [...]
As the newest stable release from the Mozilla Foundation is only a couple of months old, they are already releasing an alpha version of its successor, codename ‘Minefield‘ . While this release is far from finished, it’s already gaining popularity on the web. One of the most amazing things about it is its speed. With [...]
Adobe has officially released a new version of their popular Flash player software. Earlier the company had also made public the new authoring tool Flash CS4 Professional. The most significant improvement here is that with this new version, there is now support for effects and filters that are custom created by the designer. Also, for [...]
Yesterday, Microsoft announced in a press release the newest version of Silverlight, which is available for download starting from today. This new version, which is supposed to be an even more fierceful competitor for Adobe’s popular Flash player, looks very promising. Among one of the most eye-catching improvements is the promise that this new version [...]
