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Mobile Browser Opera Mini Gains Speed

The incremental update of Opera Mini to version 4.1 gave the little browser faster operation and a few extra features.

Apple, Mozilla, Google, Cash

The curious tempestuous outburst by Mozilla CEO John Lilly over Apple offering a Safari browser update/install to Windows users led one observer to suggest a motivating factor.

Some Internet Users Can't Find Google

This week, usability guru Jakob Nielsen asks: “How difficult is it to perform a search on Google?” No, really. How hard is it? We know the search box in the upper right hand corner of your screen can get there. We know that Google.com in the address bar can get there. But, sadly, Nielsen’s study indicated that at least 24% of Internet users don’t know that. It hurts me just to type it.

Internet Explorer 8 Pops Up In Beta

The answer to the question "how long until IE8 will be ready for download" turned out to be 3pm ET today.

Opera Dumps Yahoo Search From Mobile Browsers

Users of the Opera Mini or Opera Mobile web browsers will see Google take Yahoo's place as the default search on March 1st.

Mozilla Frees Firefox 3 Beta 2 For Testing

The brave Firefox user has a new toy to play with ahead of Christmas morning, as Mozilla released the latest beta version of the next Firefox browser to the Internet.

Baidu, Mozilla Sign Browser Deal

In a move that makes it look even more like the Chinese version of Google, Baidu has signed a deal with Mozilla; as a result, all of Baidu’s search functions will be embedded in Chinese versions of Firefox.

Exclusive: Miss America Talks Net Safety

Miss America is taking steps to keep kids safe on the Internet with a new web browser designed especially for kids. Miss America, Lauren Nelson, spoke exclusively in a video interview with WebProNews about the launch. The browser is a partnership with the Children's Educational Network.

iPhone Could Be Playground For Attacks

The Metasploit Framework will have iPhone support soon. If that doesn't mean much to you, consider that some people who use Metasploit for security research may use what they find for malicious purposes.

Google Browser Rumors Back Again

According to Ryan Naraine, Google has hired well-known browser hacker Michal Zalewski to help make their products more secure. Zalewski has an established history of exposing security holes in various software products, particularly the Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers…