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New Chrome browser is literally fast as lightning

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 10:44am

We already knew the Google Chrome browser was fast as lightning, but now Google gives us graphic proof. Along the way, it demonstrates a lot of other Rube Goldbergian occurrences that it can beat, too. Great idea, Google — show...

Internet Explorer dips below 60% of the browser market for the first time

Kevin Hall

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 5:10am

It was bound to happen with all of the different browsers out there to choose from, but we're sure that's not making Microsoft feel any better about it. For the first time in its history, the company's Internet Explorer accounts...

OnLive streaming video game service launches in June with one huge catch

Kevin Hall

Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 4:19am

We've talked about OnLive before, and the service impressed us with its seemingly impossible promise: to stream console and computer games to your TV or PC (or Mac) on demand without having to install them. On the console side of...

Should Microsoft be forced to offer alternative default browsers?

Kevin Hall

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 3:36am

It ain't always easy being the big guy, apparently. In Europe, Microsoft is going to have to start offering users of Windows 7, XP and Vista a choice of default browsers, thanks to a ruling by the European Commission after...

Could the cadence of your typing be used to identify you?

Kevin Hall

Friday, February 19, 2010 - 5:32am

Security firm Scout Analytics is looking into the idea that the cadence and rhythm with which you type is enough to set you apart from your coworkers. Not just how you type while you're browsing the web, either, but the...

Google polishes Chrome browser; version 2.0 now faster, shinier

Friday, May 22, 2009 - 5:53am

Google speeds up its Chrome browser eight months after its initial release, claiming that this version 2.0 is 30% faster than its predecessor. We loaded it up and sure enough, it's even faster than earlier versions, and blows away Firefox...

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New Chrome browser is literally fast as lightning

Internet Explorer dips below 60% of the browser market for the first time

OnLive streaming video game service launches in June with one huge catch

Should Microsoft be forced to offer alternative default browsers?

Could the cadence of your typing be used to identify you?

Google polishes Chrome browser; version 2.0 now faster, shinier

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