Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- Web Browser
- The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address URL into the browser's Location...
- Full Web Browser Definition >>
ZDNet Resources
- Google Chrome and the extension conundrum
- Google appears to be on the extension bandwagon for its Chrome browser, but that also opens a Pandora's box. In an extensions document via Stephen Shankland and Aaron Boodman Google outlines its plan to build extensions for Chrome. Extensions are the most requested feature for Chrome. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web Browser, Google Chrome, Extension, Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Google outlines plan for extensions in Chrome
- One of the features that is noticeably missing from the current version of Google Chrome is what Firefox calls "Add-ons". These programs are written by developers looking to add functionality to browsers -- which can be very useful things like Greasemonkey and NoScript. According to this...
- Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Extension, Web Browsers, Internet, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Apple, Mozilla gain ground on Microsoft for Web traffic
- When it comes to surfing the Web, a growing number of people used Macs, instead of a Windows computer, as well as browsers other than Microsoft's Internet Explorer in the month of November. According to a survey by NetApplications reported on Fortune's Apple 2.0 blog, the number...
- Tags: Web, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., NetApplications, Web Browsers, Internet, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- A look at Opera Mini 4.2 beta running on the T-Mobile G1
- While browsing the Android Market yesterday I found Opera Mini 4.2 beta ready for download. Last night I put together a video showing the browser in action and browsing along with the default G1 browser. You can also check out my image gallery for screenshots of the Opera Mini 4.2...
- Tags: Opera Software, T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile, Beta, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
- Image Gallery: Opera Mini 4.2 beta on the T-Mobile G1
- One of the main strengths of the Google Android OS is the "openness" of the platform. Evidence of that became apparent today in one respect with the release of the Opera Mini 4.2 beta web browser that you can use on your device with the Google default browser. Opera Mini...
- Tags: Opera Software, T-Mobile G1, Beta, Web Browser, Opera Mini 4.2 Beta, Web Browsers, Internet, screenshots, android, google, t-mobile, g1, smartphone, linux, Matthew Miller
- Image galleries 2008-11-25
- Google Chrome to be pre-installed on PCs in 2009?
- Google is reportedly thinking about cutting deals with PC makers to have its Chrome browser pre-installed on new computers, a move that could position the Internet giant to not only boost its presence in search but also put some of its branded apps - Gmail, Google Docs, Google Reader and...
- Tags: Google Inc., PC, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Web Browsers, Internet, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- CIO Sessions: Mozilla CTO: Brendan Eich
- Brendan Eich, CTO of Mozilla, talks to CNET News' Dan Farber about why the company now commands 20 percent of the browser market and what they're doing to grow. He also discusses the company's mobile browser strategy, making Firefox faster than the competition, and taking chances with the company's core...
- Tags: CTO, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Strategy, Internet, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Mozilla CTO: Brendan Eich
- Brendan Eich, CTO of Mozilla, talks to CNET News' Dan Farber about why the company now commands 20 percent of the browser market and what they're doing to grow. He also discusses the company's mobile browser strategy, making Firefox faster than the competition, and taking chances with the company's core...
- Tags: CTO, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Strategy, Internet, Management, Administrator
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Browser wars: who's the fastest?
- Brendan Eich, CTO of Mozilla, talks about the race for the fastest browser engine. Google, Microsoft, Apple—are all competing with Mozilla. The competition, he says, is good for users and developers. by Administrator
- Tags: Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Administrator
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Browser wars: who’s the fastest?
- Brendan Eich, CTO of Mozilla, talks about the race for the fastest browser engine. Google, Microsoft, Apple—are all competing with Mozilla. The competition, he says, is good for users and developers.
- Tags: Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Mozilla, Firefox
- Videos 2008-11-18
- Mozilla to end support for Firefox 2
- Stability and security releases for the browser will end next month, despite ongoing problems with Firefox 3 The Mozilla Foundation is planning to end support for the Firefox 2 browser in mid-December, despite the persistence of significant flaws in the most-recent version of the popular browser. ...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, Firefox, Mozilla, browser, Firefox 2, Firefox 3
- News items 2008-11-18
- IE6 for Windows Mobile - Better, but not brilliant
- I've just come back from taking the Windows Mobile 6.1.4 emulator featuring Internet Explorer Mobile 6 for a spin. Conclusion: IE6 on Windows Mobile is better, but Microsoft still has a long way to go to make it brilliant. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Opera Software, Web Browser, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Firefox security makeover: 11 vulnerabilities, 4 critical
- Â Mozilla has released a new version of its flagship Firefox browser to fix a total of 11 vulnerabilities that expose users to code execution, information stealing or denial-of-service attacks. Four of the 11 flaws covered with the new Firefox 3.0.4 are rated "critical" because of the risk...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Vulnerability, JavaScript, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Internet Spirit (exe)
- Internet Spirit is an extremely fast, customizable, lightweight Web Browser for the Win32 Windows platform based on the Gecko Layout Engine the rendering engine of Mozilla. This Browser is a freeware Internet browsing software suite released under the EULA software license agreement. It is fully customizable with skins themes and...
- Tags: Software, Web Browser, Hardy Creations, Internet Spirit, Internet, Web Browsers
- Software downloads 2008-11-07
- GINternet Explorer (zip)
- GINternet Explorer is a fast Web browser. It has its own media player included in the browser, so you can listen to music whenever you want. Everything in the browser is accessible easily. Updates are usually weekly now, but GINternet will always have great updates. New GUI surface now included...
- Tags: Web Browser, Joe Ginley, GINternet Explorer, Updates, Web Browsers, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-11-07
- Mozilla: "Firefox's current overall market share is 20%"
- Mozilla: "Firefox's current overall market share is 20%"The silence is deafening...Mozilla has nothing to gain by arguing details here. Firefox is about 20%,no need to say anything more . . . .But does it reflect preferences?While 20% may reflect actual use it may not accurately reflect preferences.For example, I am...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-06
- KioWare Browser (exe)
- KioWare Browser Software is a secure browser that is used to replace your current browser (Internet Explorer, FireFox). While KioWare Browser limits Internet access, it allows full access to the desktop and OS. KioWare Browser becomes the default browser and will be invoked anytime the user tries to view browser-based...
- Tags: Web Browser, KioWare, KioWare Browser Software, Web Browsers, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-11-06
- First look at "Porn Mode" for Firefox 3.1
- The pre-release version of Firefox 3.1 becomes the latest browser to feature porn mode, em, I mean, private browsing. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Web Browser
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- GeneNET WebBrowser (exe)
- The GeneNET Web Browser 4, is the most fast and protective way to view the world wide Web. This Web browser is the newest addition to the GeneNET Browser collection, this one special because it includes easy-to-use controls, and loads fast and gets you to the domain you desire to...
- Tags: Web Browser, GeneSoft Software Productions, Web Browsers, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-11-05
- Microsoft: Third party apps killing our security
- Why would hackers target Microsoft directly when there is so much low hanging fruit hanging from the Windows operating system? The short answer is that hackers won't attack Microsoft directly because they have plenty of alternatives via third party applications such as QuickTime, RealPlayer and WinZip. That's...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Third Party Application, Chances, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Security, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-03
White Papers and Webcasts