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Browser faceoff: IE vs Firefox vs Opera vs Safari

Web 2.0, with its complex sites and rich Ajax applications, is an increasingly demanding platform for a browser. In this review feature, we look at how the leading browsers measure up. Read more »

DeepNet 3.1 browser to contain anti-phishing features

The next version of the free browser will warn users if a Web site appears to be a phishing scam - DeepNet claims it will be 'the most secure browser'. Read more »

Google uses Lemon to find holes in apps

Google is working on a security tool -- codenamed Lemon -- to detect vulnerabilities in its Web applications. Read more »

IE flaws allow Web ad attack

An adware purveyor has apparently used two previously unknown security flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser to install a toolbar on victims' computers that triggers pop-up ads, researchers said this week. Read more »

Apple fixes Safari, scores 5bn iTunes downloads

Apple on Thursday released a new version of Safari for Windows that includes a security fix for a high-profile carpet-bombing desktop attack vulnerability. Read more »

Exploit code makes IE flaw more dangerous

The threat posed by a critical flaw in Internet Explorer has been ratcheted up by the release of a program designed to exploit the vulnerability, security researchers warned on Thursday. Read more »

Exposing software flaws -- no easy job

Security researcher Christopher Soghoian reflects on the hard work that comes after finding a vulnerability. Read more »

Firefox improves pop-up ad blocking

Mozilla developers are fighting back against companies who use Java- and Flash-based pop-up and pop-under advertisements. Read more »

Exploit code chases two Firefox flaws

Two vulnerabilities in the popular Firefox browser have been rated 'extremely critical' because exploit code is now available to take advantage of them. Read more »

Attack code released for IE hole

Exploit code for a new flaw in Internet Explorer could put systems at risk of remote attack, security experts warned Monday in the United States. Read more »

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Locate errors in your JavaScript code

When you debug JavaScript, you don't have the luxury of the powerful tools available in other development environments. Fortunately, you can fall back on some alternative techniques to locate problems in your code. Read more »

Two approaches to redirection in ASP.NET

ASP.NET provides a few ways to move to different pages. Here's a look at these options. Read more »

Introduction to the Google Web Toolkit

At the Google Developer Day conference 2008 in Sydney, Lars Rasmussen, the head of engineering for Google Australia gave an overview of the Google Web Toolkit (GWT) with his presentation "AJAX with Google Web Toolkit". Read more »

Flash, HTML, AJAX: Which will win the Web app war?

The days when Web pages were static collections of text and graphics are long past. But as the Web matures, there's a fierce competition over which technology will propel it into a medium for rich, interactive applications. Read more »

Automate and extend Firefox with the Chickenfoot add-on

Chickenfoot is a Firefox add-on that allows you to automate user actions within the browser environment. It also lets you extend the browser interface to provide additional features to a Web page. Read more »

Visual Studio 2008 simplifies JavaScript debugging

One of the more cumbersome development tasks is debugging client-side JavaScript code. Tools such as Firebug are helpful, but in the case of Firebug, you're forced to use Firefox. Thankfully, Visual Studio 2008 provides a robust and developer-friendly environment for debugging JavaScript. Read more »

Starting with Spry

Spry is intended to be a way of easily implementing Ajax; designers with entry level HTML, CSS and JavaScript experience should find Spry an easy way to integrate content. Read more »

Simpler Ajax development with Prototype.js

Prototype.js is a library of JavaScript objects and functions, designed to help you code easier. It is particularly useful for Ajax development, as it contains a number of objects that handle Ajax communication, previously requiring lengthy amounts of code. Read more »

Introducing JavaFX: Sun's new family of Java-based products

JavaFX is a new family of products and technologies from Sun Microsystems that you can use to create Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). JavaFX currently consists of JavaFX Script and JavaFX Mobile; other JavaFX products are planned for release in the future. Read more »

Debug JavaScript with Mozilla's free debugger

Programming errors are a fact of life, but pulling your hair out while tracking down these errors should not be. For JavaScript developers, Mozilla's Venkman JavaScript Debugger provides everything you need. Read more »

Blog (1)

AJAX applications and security

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- Douglas Crockford, the creator of JSON, gave a talk entitled "AJAX Security" at the recent Web Directions South conference. In this talk, Crockford discussed some of the security concerns with AJAX applications and what can be done to address them. Read more »

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