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    Fixing Firefox 3.6's tab blunder

    I've been playing around with a beta build of Firefox's 3.6 browser for some time, and while it's been completely stable, its new tab behaviour has annoyed me.

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    End of an era as IE6 usage freefalls

    In 2007, IE6 will almost certainly lose its crown as the most popular Web browser after holding the title for many, many years.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Microsoft recruiting software pirates to fight Firefox?

    Microsoft is going to let everyone -- even people with an illegal pirate copy of Windows XP -- download IE7 because the software giant really cares about the safety and security of all Internet users. (But don't mention Firefox ...)

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Browsers' creativity sparked by new tab

    A rash of creativity has overcome browser vendors recently in a completely unexpected place: the content of the new tab page.

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Google Wave to miss IE6

    Turns out that the "developer preview" of Google's latest creation, Google Wave, is not as open as one would expect, with the preview only being open to attendees of Google's I/O conference but there is another way to see it in action. And forget wanting to use IE6 with it.

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  • Why I switched from Firefox to Chrome

    Sorry if it sounds like I'm drinking the Google Kool-Aid here, but I have switched from Mozilla Firefox to Google Chrome as my default browser for the very reason Google's executives said we should: speed.

  • Apples vs apples: Chrome takes on beta browsers

    The internet has exploded in a single, joyous, mass-hallucination called Chrome. Apparently it's the fastest browser ever and will solve a myriad of problems from slowness within Google Spreadsheet to possibly creating an acceptable carbon trading scheme.

  • Mozilla: More bugs mean Firefox is more secure

    The Mozilla Foundation is perhaps best known for its Firefox web browser, an open source offering that was first developed to go head-to-head with Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

  • Week in review: Browser mania

    The battle of the browsers heated up this week as Netscape unleashed its latest version and Internet Explorer embraced tabbed browsing.

  • Symantec: Mozilla browsers more vulnerable than IE

    But security firm also finds that Microsoft's IE is the only browser widely exploited by hackers today.

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  • Firefox 3

    Two years in the making, Firefox 3 is a feature-loaded improvement on the previous version. Faster, safer, but not without some controversy, take a first look at Mozilla's big browser update.

  • Looking forward to Firefox 3

    In anticipation of Firefox 3, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi and Webware.com's Rafe Needleman discuss what users can look forward to with the new browser release on 17 June.

  • Browser wars: who's the fastest?

    Brendan Eich, CTO of Mozilla, talks about the race for the fastest browser engine. Google, Microsoft and Apple are all competing with Mozilla. The competition, he says, is good for users and developers.

  • Will Web users flock to Flock?

    On "Working Webware," ZDNet Editor in Chief Dan Farber and Webware editor Rafe Needleman sit down with Flock CEO Shawn Hardin to find out about the company's social media browser, its role in the open-source community, and how it plans to compete against rivals Microsoft and Mozilla. Farber and Needleman also analyze the company's odds for success and Flock's fate in the next-generation browser wars.

  • MacBook Air alternatives

    Apple's groovy, new laptop isn't for everyone. Try these other high-end options to find the your perfect portable computer.

Reviews (97)

  • 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.

  • Renewed browser wars: IE v Firefox

    It's been a while since Internet Explorer faced a worthy opponent, but Mozilla Firefox seems to be one that could make a serious dent in Microsoft's browser dominance.

  • Firefox 3

    If only for the speed, lightness of being and security alone, Firefox remains our Editors' Choice for best internet browser.

  • Mozilla Firefox 2

    Mozilla Firefox 2 is a winner, beating Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on security, features, and overall cool factor and deserving our Editors' Choice award.

  • Mozilla FireFox 1.0PR

    This free app has more features than the most recent version of Internet Explorer.

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