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Apple's Windows Safari: 3 patches, 1 million users

Just days old, Apple's Safari for Windows is already proving it can tempt Microsoft users to flirt with a new browser, even as Cupertino unleashes its first batch of security updates. Read more »

Numbers game: Macs safe but not so secure

The scalp of Mac OS X has been waved trophy-like after being hacked in controlled environments, yet security researchers are hard pressed remembering the last time a Mac was compromised in the wild. Read more »

Mozilla slams Steve Jobs' Windows Safari plans

Mozilla's chief operating officer John Lilly has hit out at Apple's Steve Jobs, calling his plans for building Safari's market share "out of date" and "duopolistic". Read more »

Firefox 3: New front in the browser war

Mozilla released Firefox 3 on Tuesday, opening a new front in the browser wars. Read more »

Vista licence options make Macs look cheap

A UK property asset management company is examining Apple Macs and Linux desktops to cut its dependency on Microsoft in the wake of the software giant's aggressive licensing options. Read more »

Apple QuickTime zero-day flaw 'extremely critical'

Security research firm Secunia has reported what it calls an "extremely critical" vulnerability in media-streaming program Apple QuickTime. Read more »

Google: No Web browser plans

Google executives said they have no plans to build a browser and downplayed threats from Microsoft's new advertising system and plans to bundle search into Vista. Read more »

Apple invites Windows users on Safari

Apple is hoping for another crossover hit. After bringing iTunes over to Windows, the Mac maker announced on Monday that it is also making its Safari Web browser available for users of Microsoft's operating system. Read more »

Google dusts off Chrome bugs with developer update

Google released a developer-oriented update to its Chrome web browser on Wednesday that fixes some crashes and video playback issues. Read more »

IE also affected by US$10,000 QuickTime bug

The security flaw used to breach a MacBook in a hack-a-Mac competition last week also affects Internet Explorer on Windows PCs Read more »

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Why Chrome will win and why it will lose

Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of Chrome. We spoke to industry experts and Google's new rivals to find out why Chrome matters and whether the browser reality can deliver on the hype. Read more »

50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »

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XP stays on life support for longer

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- This week's Roundup looks at Microsoft's decision to extend the life of Windows XP, the release of Microsoft Surface SDK, Firefox's new Geode plug-in, Yahoo's new tool -- Smush It and more. Read more »

Do vendors read their own EULAs?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- If you've ever had Safari installed under Windows then you were a software thief -- until last night. Read more »

The return to the king

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Does the arrival of Web applications on the desktop warrant the death pronouncement of the desktop or is it just hot air? Read more »

Flash vs. Silverlight

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- In this week's Roundup we take a look at the latest versions of Flash and Silverlight, Windows 7 and what's new in the world of open source. Read more »

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  • Staff Crying, mooning and leaving

    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Brendon Chase Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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