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Firefox on Windows RT 'probably not worth it'

Mozilla will "probably not bother" building a version of Firefox for Windows RT if Microsoft does not allow other browser makers to call important APIs for the new operating system, according to a Mozilla product director.
UK government faces IE6 barriers to social media

Some central government departments are still using the 11-year-old browser Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), which is preventing staff from using social media networks to engage with citizens.
If you're seeing ads, it's probably malware, warns Wikipedia

Rogue browser extensions might inject commercial ads into Wikipedia pages, Wikimedia Foundation said
SAP offers mobile device management on Amazon cloud

SAP's Afaria mobile device management tool is now available on Amazon Web Services' cloud, offered as a way to make it easier to start using the platform, SAP said at the Sapphire conference on Monday.
iOS surpasses Android in BYOD enterprise usage, study says

Consumerisation trends in the enterprise shifted dramatically in the first quarter of 2012, with mobile devices running Apple's iOS operating system showing more activity in the workplace than those running Google's Android, as well as end users migrating from Facebook and to Twitter.
Mozilla blasts Microsoft for anticompetitive behaviour with Windows RT

Mozilla has accused Microsoft of withholding APIs necessary to build a competitive browser for Windows RT, saying Microsoft's behaviour "may have antitrust implications."
Zero-day Flash bug patched by Adobe in emergency update

Adobe has warned that hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in its popular Flash Player program, and issued an emergency update to patch the bug.
Microsoft to fix 23 bugs May Patch Tuesday

Microsoft announced it will ship seven security updates next week - three of them critical - to patch 23 bugs in Windows, Office and its Silverlight and .Net development platforms.
Internet Explorer silent upgrade helps put newest browser on Windows

Microsoft's decision late last year to switch on "silent" upgrades for Internet Explorer has moved some Windows users to newer versions, but has had little, if any, impact on the oldest editions, IE6 and IE7, according to usage statistics.
Mozilla uses auto-upgrade to kill Firefox 3.6

Mozilla will give Firefox 3.6 the coup de grace next month by automatically upgrading users of that 2010 browser to Firefox 12.

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What's the fastest browser? Maybe you're measuring it wrong

Among all those very scientific benchmarks we forget one factor: the user. Our human eye is incapable of distinguishing the 221 ms load time of a JavaScript applet in IE9 from the 220 ms load time in Firefox 17. Do we even notice if Chrome opens a website in 778 ms versus IE's 953 ms? Humans think in seconds, not milliseconds.
Streamlined Windows Server 8 offers key benefits

Windows Server has always been a bit different. It looks like your desktop computer, and includes dozens of features that you have no interest in using.
The most essential tools for web developers

Out of the thousands of cool add-ons out there for Firefox, Chrome and other popular Web browsers, only a select few make it onto the desktops of professional Web developers and designers. Which are the most useful for the day-to-day work of designing and developing websites?
Opera talks HTML5, successes, and challenges

Opera - the only browser maker located outside the US - were kind enough to discuss HTML5 and the Norwegian company's plan for the future.
Five Windows 8 features businesses should watch

The Windows 8 Consumer Preview isn't the only new Microsoft download of interest to businesses. Also recently released was its Product Guide for Business, a 15-page PDF file that explores the most relevant Windows 8 features and technologies for businesses. Though littered with typos, the guide provides a well-organised overview of many previously introduced features, as well as details that weren't previously disclosed.
The 15 worst data security breaches of the 21st century

Data security breaches happen daily in too many places at once to keep count. But what constitutes a huge breach versus a small one? For some perspective, we take a look at 15 of the biggest incidents in recent memory. Helping us out are security practitioners from a variety of industries, including more than a dozen members of LinkedIn's Information Security Community, who provided nominations for the list.
Self-signed SSL certificates can be secure

Given the recent problems with SSL certificates provided by third party companies, one has to wonder why we place all this trust in these vendors. We allow them to process and produce "trusted" certificates for our websites, but in the end even Google, Microsoft and state and federal governments are falling victim to fraud.
A first look at Windows 8 - the OS for everything

The first public beta for Windows 8 is expected to be released in February, but we've been testing pre-beta code in our lab. Our overall impression is that Windows 8 represents an aggressive effort by Microsoft to deliver a single OS that runs just about everywhere and takes on all of Microsoft's key rivals.
Microsoft is finally making good products

If you've read many of my articles over the past 20 years, you may have noticed that I don't care for Microsoft or its products. That isn't because I think open source software or Apple products are unbeatably great. It's because Microsoft's products are usually awful.
Internet Explorer silent updates are not a miracle cure

Microsoft made waves this week by announcing that it plans to implement automatic, silent updates to push the latest version of Internet Explorer. If you were hoping that silent updates will finally nail the coffin on IE6 and IE7, though, don?t hold your breath.

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Windows 7 migration: an industry view of application compatibility

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