Linux users have a lot of choice when it comes to web browsers, but Google Chrome still wins out over all the others, for its extensibility, great syncing features and usability. More »
Google is releasing a major update to Chrome today that will make browsing the web seem faster and also add security protections. Chrome 17 pre-renders pages in the background when you type in the URL in the omnibox address bar, so the site will appear to come up almost instantaneously. More »
There’s a strange joy in keeping 20 tabs open and pretending you have the ability to multitask and actually manage all of them. But in reality, most browsers buckle under the pressure of too many tabs and you start to lose track of what you have open. Thankfully, there’s a few great remedies for this. We’ll take a look at some of the best tab management tools for Firefox and Chrome that accomplish a variety of different tasks. More »
If you have an Android device running Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0), you can now download the beta version of Google’s Chrome browser from the Android Market. The mobile version brings many of the things we love about Chrome, like bookmark syncing and Incognito mode, direct to your phone or tablet. More »
Sometimes it’s nice to know what you’re browser is up to when it requests a page. If a site is taking a long time to load, there’s not much you can do about it except repeatedly hit the refresh button. If, however, you want to delve deeper, a handy Windows program called Fiddler can help you find out exactly what’s happening with your HTTP traffic. More »
Windows/Mac/Linux: Mozilla took the wraps off Firefox 10 today, and despite it being a nice round version number, this version of Firefox is in line with Mozilla’s new Chrome-style rapid release schedule. The new version now automatically hides the “Forward” button until you browse back on a page and have a use for it to keep the UI trim, supports full-screen APIs for web apps and utilities that can use the entire display, and improves the way you manage installed browser extensions. More »
Windows: We’ve mentioned before that Chrome stores old versions on your hard drive, which can eventually take up lots of space. OldChromeRemover is a simple app that will free that space back up for you. More »
Popular mobile web browser Dolphin updated to 3.0 today, with a bunch of improvements to its unique “webzine” formatting of popular sites. Notably, for iPad users, there’s a new gesture interface too. More »
Windows: If you’d like your web browser to run a bit faster, Waterfox is a Firefox clone built to run faster on 64-bit processors. More »
The latest version of Firefox is available for download, bringing some speed increases, better integration with OS X for Mac users, and lots of stability improvements. More »
