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Internet Explorer is a little… slow [Image]

Ashraf June 12, 2013 3
Internet Explorer is a little… slow [Image]

To be fair, the latest versions of Internet Explorer aren’t nearly as bad as in the past but, still, doesn’t mean we can’t poke fun at it.

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“If web browsers were celebrities” [Comic]

Ashraf April 23, 2013 1
“If web browsers were celebrities” [Comic]

Want to take a stab as to who Internet Explorer would be?

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Flaw in HTML5 allows websites to bombard you with data until your hard drive is full

Ashraf February 28, 2013 5

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So you thought you would be safer with Flash gone and HTML5 taking over? Generally speaking, you are probably right — but not in this particular situation. Computer science graduate Feross Aboukhadijeh has demonstrated a proof-of-concept that allows websites to download unlimited amounts of data to your computer… until your [...]

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“If web browsers were superheroes…” [Comic]

Ashraf January 14, 2013 7
“If web browsers were superheroes…” [Comic]

In today’s world, there are dozens upon dozens of web browsers out there, especially if you factor in browser apps for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. When looking at just desktop browsers, most of these dozens tend to be forks of the five major ones — Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, [...]

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Internet Explorer blocks more malware than Chrome and Firefox, according to a study

Ashraf September 27, 2012 7

Internet Explorer has a bad rap when it comes to security, primarily thanks to the prolonged usage of IE6 by the general public. If an independently-conducted study is to be believed, Microsoft has really turned things around with Internet Explorer 9. More specifically, a study by NSS Labs says Internet [...]

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New exploit allows hackers to hijack HTTPS connections

Ashraf September 17, 2012 2

Last week researchers unveiled a new exploit that allows the hijacking of HTTPS connections, the type of connections the world relies on for secure data transfer over the Internet.

Dubbed CRIME (Compression Ratio Info-leak Made Easy), the hack exploits vulnerabilities in Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) [...]

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Chrome has 33% of browser market share, tops whole Internet Explorer family and Firefox

Ashraf August 6, 2012 12

In terms of global browser usage, Google Chrome surpassed Firefox in December 2011 and beat Internet Explorer 8 in January 2012 but still had less market share than the total Internet Explorer family combined. Now, according to StatCounter, Chrome commands one-third of the global browser market (33.81%), making it [...]

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Kogan charges 6.8% tax to anyone using Internet Explorer 7

Godwin June 15, 2012 10

Even though Internet Explorer 10 (IE 10) is waiting to be released publicly, a portion of Internet users are still dwelling on the old versions of IE, the most popular being IE 7. Using older versions of IE not only forces security compromises, but also is a pain to website [...]

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Watch online videos in cinema style with Turn Off the Lights [Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari]

Leandro March 21, 2012 4

It’s not everyday you find a browser extension available for all the major browsers so this must be a special day. Turn Off the Lights is available for Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Safari and it will improve your online video watching experience. However, if you are still afraid [...]

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[Firefox, Chrome, Safari] Capture, annotate, and share your screen with Awesome Screenshot

Leandro March 17, 2012 16

Wanna capture your browser screen and do cool red rectangles with pointing arrows and text annotations just like Ashraf does? If your answer is yes, then check out Awesome Screenshot.

ABOUT AWESOME SCREENSHOT  

By now, you already know that Awesome Screenshot (AS) let’s you take snapshots of your browser [...]

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