Recently ponying up $1 billion to buy Instagram and finally going public, Facebook seems to have a lot going on. The latest rumor surrounding the apex social network is that it may be looking to get into the web browsing business. In addition to this claim, the going word is that the house that Zuckerberg

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has long remained the top Web browser on the market, but it seems its glory days are long gone. According to StatCounter, a digital analytics site, Google Chrome pulled in 31.88 percent of the world’s Web traffic last week, making it the most popular browser available. IE barely trailed behind with 31.47

Mozilla has announced that it hopes to have a Metro-themed version of the Firefox browser ready for testing by the second quarter.

Seems you either hate Internet Explorer 6 or… well, I don’t know anyone who actually loves it. Say what you will, though, this version of the Microsoft browser has been no slouch when it comes to longevity… until now, that is. It seems the 10-year-old browser is finally making way toward the scrap heap in

Kindle Cloud Reader is now available for Firefox. The HTML5-based web app allows customers to read Kindle books in their web browsers. The service was already available for Chrome, Safari, and Safari on iPad, and can be downloaded here. Customer response to Kindle Cloud Reader has been overwhelmingly positive,” said Dorothy Nicholls, Director, Amazon Kindle.

With all the talk of smartphone and tablet wars, OS wars, PC/laptop wars, it’s easy to forget about one of the key technological battles: the Web browser wars. Latest casualty? Internet Explorer. Last month, its popularity hit its lowest level in more than 10 years, falling below 50 percent of all web usage. It’s the

If you haven’t already used the Google Chrome web browser, I highly recommend you try it out. It’s a fantastic web browser — so good, in fact, that it has now attracted over 200 million downloads. Google’s CEO Larry Page announced the news during an earnings calls this week, and also noted that there are

The numbers for July of which Web browsers are winning the current browser wars shows a dark horse coming up on the outside that no one seems to be watching very closely. Lets take a look at the chart for this month and see how it stacks up against the previous. All measurements are according

Having 40 bajillion tabs open when a browser suddenly crashes has got to be the second-most annoying thing about Web work. The number-one most annoying thing, though, is the blaring video, music or ad stream that inevitably comes up when you re-launch the program. I don’t know what’s worse — being blasted with sudden blaring

I have a funny relationship with Apple’s Safari web browser. There are a number of reasons why I love it: I’ve used it for so long it’s more familiar than any other browser; it syncs my MobileMe bookmarks seamlessly; and it has some awesome new features, such as Reading List and full-screen mode. However, there

Still using Internet Explorer? Well, I’ve got to hand it to you: It takes guts in today’s tech climate. Looking around the webs, it seems the Microsoft browser doesn’t get a whole lot of love or respect. As if to punctuate the sentiment, results from an online IQ test were released recently, and it suggests

The numbers are in for June of which Web browsers were leading the way for the month, and once again Google Chrome cracked through another barrier. Lets take a look at the chart for this month and see how it stacks up against the previous. All measurements are according to NetMarketshare. It was just last

The numbers are in for May of which Web browsers were leading the way for the month, and there was a surprising shift in which browser showed the most growth. Lets take a look at the chart for this month and see how it stacks up against the previous. All measurements are according to NetMarketshare.

Today Twitter and Mozilla announced Twitter for Firefox, a new version of the browser (or an add-on for existing Firefox users) that integrates Twitter search into the browser’s toolbar. I downloaded the browser this afternoon and gave it a test drive. Here’s a look at what you’re in for: Baby Twitter tab Rather than have

We heard the rumors earlier this week, and now Twitter has officially launched its own photo service to be used on the site. The site partnered with PhotoBucket, and will be rolling the functionality out over the next few weeks. Once active, you will be able to upload pictures and videos directly on Twitter’s website,

The numbers are in for April of which Web browsers were leading the way for the month, and there was a surprising shift in which browser showed the most growth. Lets take a look at the chart for this month and see how it stacks up against the previous. All measurements are according to NetMarketshare.

First the Flip video camera line, and now Flock? It seems the technosphere is doing some Spring cleaning, as the social browser has now become the latest innovation to land on the defunct pile. The notice that went out today, which stated that support will be discontinued starting April 26, 2011, urged users to migrate

The numbers are in for March of which Web browsers were leading the way for the month, and there were a few surprising shifts in the percentages. Lets take a look at the chart for this month and see how it stacks up against the previous.  All measurements are according to NetMarketshare. Is there any thing that can

With the arrival of the fourth major installment of Mozilla’s industry-leading web browser, it comes as no surprise that Firefox is finally going to be available on smartphones around the world. Launching on Google’s Android platform alongside Nokia’s proprietary offering, Maemo, Firefox 4 takes the power and customizable aspects of its desktop sibling and brings

Much has been said lately about Microsoft’s newest version of Internet Explorer, but Mozilla is picking up the slack with the release of Firefox 4. Since both of the well-known companies have been losing customers to Apple and Google, it is no surprise that they have respectively attempted to use their large install bases to

After a seemingly endless round of beta releases, Mozilla has officially launched its Firefox 4 browser.  Not surprisingly, the non-profit company promises that Firefox 4 is the best version yet of its software, and it better be as the company is quickly losing some ground in its share of the browser market. Mozilla is promising

Previously known for being bloated, inefficient, dangerous, and non-compliant with well-established standards, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer began to lose hold of its dominance with the rise of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari. Will Internet Explorer 9 draw consumers back to Microsoft’s browser for good? According to Microsoft’s Exploring IE Blog, the new web browser, launched

Tired of hearing about winning all day? The guys at Free Art & Technology have found a cure for tigerblood – a browser blocker. The blocker plugin is available for Firefox and Chrome, and will remove all mentions of Charlie Sheen from your internet browsing, as well as his face. Sheen has become a one-man

The numbers are in for Feb. of which Web browsers were leading the way for the month, and there were a few surprising shifts in the percentages. Lets take a look at the chart for this month and see how it stacks up against the previous.  All measurements are according to NetMarketshare. Chrome Firefox Internet Explorer Opera

Google Chrome has started off the year with a bang, cracking 10 percent of the browser market for the first time ever. Lets take a look at the chart for this month as well as looking at how it stacks up to the beginning and end of last year.  All measurements are according to NetMarketshare. Chrome Firefox