Tagged: Browsers & News
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Interview: Peter Hetherington, COO of IG Group, on the technology behind the platform News
12.03.2013 In February, international retail financial derivatives trading company the IG Group set up its new operation in Ireland. We spoke to chief operating officer Peter Hetherington... -
The technology business week: EC fines Microsoft €561m, Icahn vies for 6pc stake in Dell News
11.03.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Sales, Internet, Financial, Consumer Tech, Careers and Employment, Business Intelligence -
Browser clash – European Commission fines Microsoft €561m News
06.03.2013 The European Commission has imposed a €561m fine on Microsoft for failing to make it easier for Windows users to choose their preferred browser.Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Operating Systems, Internet, Financial, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Opera boosts video capabilities via €155m Skyfire acquisition News
15.02.2013 Norwegian software player Opera has acquired Skyfire Labs, a firm specialising in mobile video optimisation, in a deal estimated to be worth up to €155m. -
Opera hits 300m users, switches to WebKit and Chromium News
13.02.2013 Opera Software has reached a milestone 300m monthly users across all its browser products and has also announced it will no longer be developing its own rendering engine, but... -
Microsoft accuses Google of blocking a quality YouTube app for Windows Phone News
03.01.2013 One of Microsoft’s senior legal guns has alleged that Google is preventing the software giant from creating a fully-featured YouTube app for Windows Phone devices. -
Firefox 17.0 comes with Social API, built-in Facebook Messenger News
21.11.2012 The latest version of Mozilla’s Firefox has been released, along with a new Social API that will allow social networks to integrate their services into the browser. -
It’s a space JAM! Google Chrome recreates Milky Way on your desktop News
15.11.2012 Want to know what 100,000 stars look like? Following the successful JAM with Chrome app for dispersed bands and budding musicians, Google’s Chrome team has introduced 100,000...Categories: Software & Web Development, Search Engines, Search, Operating Systems, Internet, Digital Media, Apps -
European Commission threatens Microsoft with massive fine over browser choice failure News
24.10.2012 The European Commission has told Microsoft it faces a fine of up to 10pc of its total annual turnover over its failure to comply with a commitment to enable consumers to easily...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Legal, Internet, Financial, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Interview: Mozilla Foundation chairperson Mitchell Baker on the future of the open source browser (video) News
19.10.2012 Firefox is one of the world’s top internet browsers. But behind the success of Firefox is the Mozilla Foundation, which as chairperson Mitchell Baker explains, is driven by its...Categories: Web Development, Web 2.0, Software & Web Development, Software, Internet, Funding, Financial, Digital Media, Communications -
Apple reportedly acquires HTML5 marketing start-up Particle News
17.10.2012 Apple has reportedly bought a digital creative consultancy called Particle, which specialises in web applications and marketing using HTML5.Categories: Web, Software, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Business, Apps, Application Design and Development -
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Mozilla discovers security flaw in Firefox 16, takes downloads offline [UPDATED] News
11.10.2012 Did you rush to upgrade to Firefox 16 when it was released yesterday? Well, you may want to go back and downgrade as Mozilla has spotted a security flaw in the release which is... -
Attention, IE users: Microsoft provides one-click solution to security flaw News
20.09.2012 Do you use Internet Explorer? If so, then there’s a recently discovered security flaw that needs addressing, and Microsoft has just released a one-click solution to fix it with... -
China’s biggest search engine launches its own mobile browser, Baidu Explorer News
03.09.2012 Chinese-language search engine Baidu has decided to try and capture the massive mobile internet market in China by launching its own mobile browser, Baidu Explorer. -
Zero-day vulnerability: Should you disable or remove Java from your computer? News
30.08.2012 A vulnerability in the most recent version of Java could leave your computer at risk of a malware attack. Until a suitable patch is released, the best way to protect your system...Categories: Security -
Oracle releases security patch for Java vulnerability News
31.08.2012 The Java vulnerability that had begun to be exploited by cybercriminals has finally been addressed by Oracle with the release of Java Version 7, Update 7.Categories: Security -
Mozilla updates Firefox, shows off HTML5 prowess with an MORPG (video) News
29.08.2012 Mozilla has released Firefox 15, redesigned its Firefox app for Android and, to top it all off, has also introduced an in-browser adventure game to showcase its new HTML5... -
Google fined US$22.5m by FTC for misrepresentation of users’ privacy controls News
10.08.2012 The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has handed down its largest ever civil penalty and Google has been ordered to pay US$22.5m to settle charges that it misrepresented privacy... -
Microsoft admits it has ‘fallen short’ on EU browser choice responsibilities News
17.07.2012 Microsoft today admitted it failed to display a ‘Browser Choice Screen’ on Windows 7 (Service Pack 1) PCs in Europe. As a result, it faces an EU probe and could face millions of... -
Google close to paying US$22.5m over Safari privacy charge News
10.07.2012 Google is understood to be close to making a US$22.5m settlement with the Federal Trade Commission following claims it breached the privacy settings of millions of Apple Safari...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Media, Marketing, Legal, Internet, Digital Marketing, Digital Business