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    Microsoft says that it is halting development of future Macintosh versions of its Internet Explorer browser, citing competition from Apple Computer's Safari browser.

  • Google Chrome: 3.8% browser share

    Just a week after its launch, there are more ZDNet.com.au readers using Google Chrome than Apple's Safari browser. Meanwhile, Microsoft Internet Explorer now accounts for just 53 per cent of all browsers.

  • Microsoft blamed for Google Docs flaw threat

    Google has fixed a flaw in Google Docs that allowed an attacker to hijack sessions on any Google service but security experts say that the real damage is being caused by Internet Explorer, not Google's technology.

  • Browser faceoff: IE vs Firefox vs Opera vs Safari

    Web 2.0, with its complex sites and rich Ajax applications, is an increasingly demanding platform for a browser. In this review feature, we look at how the leading browsers measure up.

  • Hack turns iPhone into spy-phone

    US security consultant, Rick Farrow, has used H D Moore's security testing tool, Metasploit, to crack the iPhone, which allows a hacker to do anything the iPhone user can, but remotely.

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    IE zero day: Money v tubes? Choose one

    In light of the unpatched IE zero day, AusCERT has cautiously advised organisations to "consider" using an alternative browser; or even kill browsing altogether. For organisations with locked down computers, is it time to support two browsers?

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  • For Opera, smaller really is better

    Opera CTO Hkon Wium Lie must feel a special kinship with the "Band of Brothers" soliloquy that Shakespeare reserves for Henry V.

  • Browsing opportunities: 11 Web browsers tested

    Feeling entrenched in your choice of browser? Break free! We compare 11 different browsers so you can find the right one for you and your company.

  • Firefox, bah humbug

    So far, the open source browser has been getting a free ride -- nobody is criticising it. That is, until now.

  • Fatal attraction -- browsers and the beguiled

    Bank robbers don't wield guns these days, the mouse and keyboard have, instead, become the weapons of choice. And they're coming right through your browser.

  • Telstra's T-Suite: First look

    Telstra's T-Suite shows great promise. But users would be wise to note that there are still many bugs the telco and its partners are yet to iron out.

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  • Microsoft: No new versions of IE for Mac

    Microsoft says that it is halting development of future Macintosh versions of its Internet Explorer browser, citing competition from Apple Computer's Safari browser.

  • Browsing opportunities: 11 Web browsers compared

    Feeling entrenched in your choice of browser? Break free! We compare 11 different browsers so you can find the right one for you and your company.

  • Safari 1.0

    If you're only after speed, try Safari but keep your other browser, too. Security buffs should skip Safari for now.

  • Browser wars on the Mac

    PC users always say they have more apps than Mac users. But that's not true of browsers. We review five.

  • Browser faceoff: IE vs Firefox vs Opera vs Safari

    Web 2.0, with its complex sites and rich Ajax applications, is an increasingly demanding platform for a browser. In this review feature, we look at how the leading browsers measure up.

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