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• Third beta of Internet Explorer 7 is out

  Microsoft has released a third "beta" or testing version of the next version of its popular Internet Explorer Web browser.

• Border patrol for Internet Explorer

  A security start-up is borrowing a technique from the research labs to try to give Internet Explorer PCs relief from Web-based attacks.

• MS seeks patent covering Web feed readers

  Microsoft has filed for two patents covering technology used to organise and read syndicated Web feeds, such as those delivered via the widely used Really Simple Syndication, or RSS, family of formats.

• Hackers claim zero-day flaw in Firefox

  The open-source Firefox Web browser is critically flawed in the way it handles JavaScript, two hackers said Saturday afternoon in the US.

• Firefox 'not being aggressive enough'

  A senior analyst believes Firefox maker Mozilla Corporation should be doing more to push the Web browser, despite a recent distribution deal with Real Networks.

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  Is Google asking for antitrust?

  Google has announced a new Chrome Operating System, designed for the web and with a browser baked directly into it so much so that the entire OS is named after it. But the search giant should watch out: this decision seems designed to attract antitrust attention.

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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.

Features and Case Studies (61)

• Photos: First Look at IE8

  We take a look inside the new beta of IE8 that was released to developers today.

• 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.

• 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.

• Opera challenges Microsoft

  Opera Software has challenged Microsoft to develop a browser which adheres to standards but will Microsoft take it up?

• 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.

Reviews (104)

• Border patrol for Internet Explorer

  A security start-up is borrowing a technique from the research labs to try to give Internet Explorer PCs relief from Web-based attacks.

• Che Mozilla: The revolutionary

  The browser war is over. What Mozilla, (the basis for future versions of Netscape) offers is more akin to a browser insurrection.

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

  If you already run IE, this minor upgrade will keep you up-to-date, but there's no need to upgrade immediately. If you're a Netscape 6.1 fan, don't bother to switch.

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5

  If you're a Web designer who doesn't mind designing features that won't be accessible to users without IE 5.5, the new version offers many impressive options.

• Investigating Internet Explorer 6.0

  Learn how to get the most out of Internet Explorer 6's new features with this how-to guide.

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