The information security department of France urged Internet users to avoid Microsoft’s browsers IE 6, 7 and 8 because of a weakness that allows hackers to infect the system. The German Federal Office for Information Security, said that flaws in the Microsoft systems let hackers start and lock computers that have a Windows operating system, and thus urged not to use it. Read full story »
Google Chrome browser is now the world’s third-most popular browser, pushing Apple’s Safari to the fourth position, according to a Browser Market Share report. At the end of December 2009, Google Chrome posted a browser share of 4.63%, while Apple’s Safari posted a share of 4.46%. Mozilla Firefox with 24.6% and Internet Explorer with 62.7%. Computerworld estimates that IE will fall under the 50% share mark as early as mid-May if the dramatic negative trend of the last three months holds true. Read full story »
Firefox Mobile (codenamed Fennec) is now released with Firefox official branding, with Firefox name and logo. Fennec has been in development for the last year and a half. This release is available for the Maemo OS2008 and Maemo 5 software platforms running on the Nokia N810 and N900 Internet Tablets. Visit the Mozilla.com Mobile homepage to send a text message containing a link to download Firefoxto your phone. Or, simply go to mozilla.com/m with your current mobile browser and download Firefox directly to your phone. Read full story »
Zoho Companion for Google Chrome extension keeps you connected to Zoho regardless of the site you are in. Zoho users can view these documents using Zoho web apps. Zoho Companion also allows users to quickly view any local files you may have.Zoho Notebook Companion allows you to seamlessly browse the web and make clippings of the pages you visit and take notes. Read full story »
Do you face issues with the slow start up of Firefox after the recent upgrade? Sometimes Firefox 3.5 takes long startup time of the order of 10 seconds to a few minutes. This is identified as a bug and is expected to have fixed in Firefox 3.5.1, in a few weeks time. The workaround is to have a noticeable improvement by deleting temporary folders and Internet Temporary Files. Read full story »
