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    A major security hole discovered in Microsoft's Internet Explorer last week has become a golden marketing opportunity for alternative browsers such as Mozilla and Opera unaffected by the flaw.

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    Microsoft has done an about-face by opening the redesigned MSN.com Web site to some third-party browsers.

  • Opera 5.0 changes tune to better compete

    How do you move up from No. 3 when Nos. 1 and 2 are household names, providing their products for free? Opera Software has bitten the bullet and released the newest version of its namesake browser, Opera 5.0, as a free product.

  • Just browsing

    With so many browsers on offer we are spoilt for choice. But what should you look for, and what are the security misconceptions?

  • Corporate Web servers infecting users' PCs

    Security researchers warned Web surfers on Thursday to be on their guard after uncovering evidence that widespread Web server compromises have turned corporate home pages into points of digital infection.

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    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.

  • Photos: New features in Firefox 3

    Firefox 3 aimed for 5 million downloads in the first 24 hours of its release, and smashed all expectations achieving more than 8 million downloads worldwide. This photo gallery takes you inside the new features this recording breaking browser.

  • Superguide: the death of 'trusted' Web sites?

    The explosion in drive-by download attacks continues to grow. How has the situation got so dangerous? Are there any "trusted" Web sites left?

  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

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    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.

  • 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.

  • Microsoft plays browser games

    News analysis: Following its recent settlement with AOL, Microsoft has let slip that it will stop making Internet Explorer as a standalone product. But what does this mean for users?

  • Opera 8

    If you don't mind paying for Web browser features found nowhere else, Opera 8's the browser for you.

  • Opera 7 for Windows: Should you pay?

    Current Opera users should definitely upgrade. Everyone else: evaluate this browser using the ad-free download period.

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