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    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.

  • Opera 8 aims for simpler browsing

    Opera Software has responded to criticism of earlier versions of its Web browser, particularly over ease of use, by launching a new version - Opera 8.

  • Microsoft behind US$12m payment to Opera

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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.

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  • 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.

  • Securing Microsoft 2: hackers invited to Redmond

    In part two of 'Securing Microsoft', we learn how the company slowly became more intimate with the security community. Microsoft's slow shift to focus more on security came to a head with Vista, with more money spent in securing Vista than anybody has ever been invested into securing any piece of software before.

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    A DoubleClick executive landed in hot soup recently after suggesting browser makers should toe the line when it came to online advertising.

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