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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.
Mozilla preparing to move app marketplace to public beta stage soon

Mozilla Marketplace will be online in a few weeks to take on Apple App Store and Google Play Store
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.
Chrome trumped Internet Explorer as most used browser over weekend

Google Chrome browser briefly surpassed Internet Explorer as the most used browser on the web at the weekend based on data compiled by StatCounter, and although the news may have taken some by surprise the writing has been on the wall for some time.
Mozilla Firefox silent updates to start in June

Mozilla has reiterated it is still working on silent updates for Firefox, and said it should have the Chrome-like service in place by early June.
IE9 hacked by VUPEN researchers at Pwn2Own

Internet Explorer 9 was the second browser to succumb to white-hat hackers during the Pwn2Own contest at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver.
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 users upgrade at fastest speed in 6 months

Mozilla's upgrade call last month pushed more Firefox 3.6 users to grab a newer edition than any month since June 2011, a Web metrics company said over the weekend.
Accuvant crowns Chrome most secure browser over Firefox and IE

Even as Mozilla's Firefox browser has been surrounded by uncertainty in recent weeks, Chrome seems to be having a very good month.
Google Safe Browsing extends alerts service to malware distribution domains

Google has extended its Safe Browsing alerts for network administrators to include domains that host malware or exploits in addition to compromised websites and phishing pages.

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Why Google Chromebooks are doomed to failure

Everyone wants what Microsoft's got, namely control of the most widely used computing platform. Or, more accurately, everyone wants the billions and billions of dollars that flow in from the dominance of desktop computing.
The best 5 secure browsers

A security-hardened or virtualised browser could be the best way to defeat malware. That could even mean running Linux.
Which web browser is best for business?

Net Market Share's recent web browser statistics show Internet Explorer remaining the most popular, with 60 percent of the market share, which includes versions 6, 7, and 8. Firefox 3.6 comes in second at 24 percent, and Google's Chrome 5.0 is holding third place at 7 percent. It appears that Internet Explorer has a huge lead, but look out Microsoft, open source alternatives are nipping at your heels.
Windows, McAfee and Firefox security woes

The bugs keep marching in, with Microsoft, McAfee and Mozilla all having to deal with serious security-related software problems in the past month.
Technology security myths debunked

Think you can hide behind the privacy of an "unlisted" cell phone number? Think again. Maybe you believe you don't need security software on a Mac or iPad. You'd swear that Firefox is the safest browser in town. Wrong on both counts.
Overlooked online threats

There's the danger you know, and then there's the danger you don't know.
Ten free open source programs to treasure

Want to know the best 10 free open source products? Here's a pretty good list
How to use Google and stay safe

If last November you googled one of thousands of innocuous and common search terms, such as "Microsoft excel to access" or "how to teach your dogs to fetch," you were in line for an Internet attack that infects PCs with spam senders, password stealers, and other kinds of nasty malware.
Search engines serve up danger

Menace lurks behind simple search terms such as "screensaver".

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