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Is Optimising Apps For Specific Browsers A Good Idea?

Delivering apps via browsers avoids the hassle of trying to make them work on different platforms. But is that advantage sacrificed if they are ‘optimised’ for a particular browser?


Firefox Adds New ‘Do Not Track’ Options

Windows/Mac/Linux: The latest version of Firefox, Firefox 21, is officially due tomorrow, but you can download it now from Mozilla’s FTP servers. What will you find in this new release? A few major new features, including three “Do Not Track” options, a tune-up tool called Firefox Health Report, and performance-boosting startup suggestions.


The Best Chrome Apps You’re Probably Not Using

The Chrome app store has seen a lot of improvements lately, but a lot of the apps that work inside Google Chrome still go under the radar. With that in mind, here are a few of our favourites you might not have seen yet.


The Best Browser Extensions That Protect Your Privacy

There are lots of browser extensions that promise to protect your privacy, which leads to some natural questions: Which is the best? Do they all do the same thing? What should I really download? In this guide, we’re going to look at the most popular browser extensions that promise to protect your privacy online, and give you our recommendations.


The Best Experimental Chrome Features You Should Check Out

Google Chrome is a great browser as it is, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t come with its share of annoyances and curiosities. You can fix some of these, as well as add new features by playing around with Chrome’s experimental settings. Here are a few we really like.


How To Disable Chrome’s Annoying New Right-Click Menu Style

If you’ve updated Chrome recently, you may have noticed that context menus — the ones you see when you right-click anything — have changed. Instead of being just like any other right-click menu, they’re now stylised with white backgrounds and smaller text in the centre. Personally, I hate them. If you hate them too, here’s how to get the old menus back.


Mac Trojan Injects Ads Into Chrome, Firefox And Safari

A new trojan called Trojan.Yontoo.1 is going after Macs. If you run into it, Yontoo.1 prompts you to install a browser plugin called “Free Twit Tube” or something similar. When it’s installed, it injects ads into your browser.


Ask LH: What Is Java, Is It Insecure, And Do I Need It?

Dear Lifehacker, It seems like every other day that people are freaking out about another Java security hole. Can you settle the Java debate for me once and for all? What is it, really? Is it the same as JavaScript? Should I disable it? Won’t all my websites break if I do?


Chrome And Firefox Will Soon Help Manage Problem Tabs

You probably don’t want noisy videos playing in your browser if you can’t work out which tab they’re coming from, and you may want to manage your privacy at the tab level. The latest builds of Chrome and Firefox cover both these problems.


IE10 For Windows 7 Officially Released

Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 was officially released by Microsoft this morning. The updated version will land soon on any Windows machine set for automatic updates, unless you’ve taken the unusual step of disabling it using the deployment blocker.


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