One of the many nice things about Android is that you can install your own essential apps, like a browser, as your better default option. But do third-party alternatives like Firefox, Opera or Dolphin actually deliver a better browser? In many cases, yes. Here’s how. More »
It turns out that Internet Explorer 9, in its 64-bit version, apparently has a different, slower JavaScript engine than its 32-bit counterpart. We didn’t know that when starting our browser tests, but we’ve now updated our tests with IE9 32-bit results, at least in the JavaScript and CSS categories. Doing so gave IE 9 32-bit an edge in at least one category. Thanks to commenters and Twitter correspondents who pointed this out.
Tech site Ars Technica tested JavaScript performance on an iPhone 4 running iOS 4 and a Nexus One running Android 2.2. The results: Android 2.2 (Froyo) smokes iOS 4 when it comes to JavaScript, clocking in two to three times faster than iOS 4′s mobile Safari. [Ars Technica via Gizmodo]
We ran our own Mac-based performance tests last week with Firefox’s pre-beta release candidate, and found Firefox 4 an improvement, but not quite catching up to other browsers in raw speed. More »
Many readers have asked us to replicate our browser speed tests on a Mac, to see the difference in platforms and performance. So we snagged a new MacBook Pro when nobody was looking and tested the latest browsers on it. More »
Apple’s stepped up with Safari 5, Firefox has brought forth a more crash-proof 3.6 and Opera’s continuing to push forward in betas. Let’s break out the timer and testing software to see how the latest browsers run on real hardware. More »
Download Squad’s Sebastian Anthony pits developer versions of IE9, Firefox, Chrome and Opera against each other in an HTML5 benchmark in the video above. The results: Currently the hardware acceleration available in IE9 and Firefox 3.7 take the performance cake. [Download Squad]
