browser beta 2
RSS browser beta 2Opera fixes IDN 'vulnerability'
Norwegian software developer Opera released a second beta version of its browser on Saturday. Beta 2 plugs a recently discovered vulnerability that could be used in phishing attacks. In addition to improved security, Opera has made Beta 2 easier to... [28 Feb 2005]
Anti-malware: Top of the list for Internet Explorer 8
News IE 8 Beta 2 will have a Cross Site Scripting filter, preventing scripts within a link from executing on the browser. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced new security features within the upcoming release of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2. [03 Jul 2008]
Microsoft unveils web tool betas
News Microsoft has used its MIX08 event in Las Vegas to announce beta releases of web tools including Internet Explorer 8, Silverlight 2 and Expression Studio 2 products. Developers and other users can download IE8 in beta one format from the web. [09 Mar 2008]
Microsoft puts IE 7 to the test
News To help spur downloads of IE 7 Beta 2, the company is offering free telephone support for customers in Germany, Japan and North America. We think that free phone support is a good way to encourage a lot of people who might otherwise shy away from... [25 Apr 2006]
Microsoft shows off new Vista features
News Monday's release is intended to be the start of a wave of monthly updates to the Community Technology Preview (CTP), which Microsoft uses to gather feedback more quickly than would be possible from using only a traditional beta program. [18 Oct 2005]
IE7 to fail standards test
Microsoft last week came out with beta version of its Windows Vista operating system and IE7. While it doesn't hit everything we might like, and we won't see most of it until Beta 2, it's a pretty impressive list for a release that by all accounts... [02 Aug 2005]
IE 7 won't pass the Acid2 test
News Microsoft last week came out with a test, or "beta" version, of its Windows Vista operating system and IE 7. Web Standards Project member Chris Kaminski wrote: "While it doesn't hit everything we might like, and we won't see most of it until Beta 2... [02 Aug 2005]
In brief: Netscape breathes life into browser war
News Netscape has released the latest beta version of its Communicator 4.5 Internet suite. Called Preview Release 2 (PR2), the software enables users to select Netscape Navigator as their default Internet browser, and resets their home Web page to the... [16 Sep 1998]
DeepNet 1.3 browser to contain anti-phishing features
The free browser is already available in beta, although the anti-phishing functionality will not be incorporated until the final version, according to Yurong Lin, CEO of DeepNet. DeepNet Technologies will release its DeepNet 1.3 browser on 1... [22 Nov 2004]
Internet Explorer 8 - websites warned to prep for problems
News Although Beta 2 of Internet Explorer (IE) 8 isn't due out until some time in August, Microsoft is cautioning website owners that they need to be prepping now for possible problems the new, more standards-compliant browser may cause. [13 Jun 2008]
Next gen Internet Explorer parts ways with Windows
News A beta version of Internet Explorer 7 will debut this summer, Microsoft's chairman and chief software architect said in a keynote address at the RSA Conference 2005 in San Francisco. We're going to release a beta and listen, then refresh the beta... [16 Feb 2005]
Microsoft snaps up anti-spyware firm
A beta version of a tool based on Giant's anti-spyware product will be available to Windows customers within one month, according to a statement from Microsoft. This beta version of the software will scan a user's PC to locate spyware and enable... [17 Dec 2004]
Microsoft splashes cash on anti-spyware firm
News A beta version of a tool based on Giant's anti-spyware product will be available to Windows customers within one month, according to a statement from Microsoft. This beta version of the software will scan a user's PC to locate spyware and enable... [17 Dec 2004]
Firefox gets security fix
News Mozilla earlier this month shipped the first beta of the new browser, which includes such features as a phishing shield to protect against information thieving online. Mozilla on Wednesday released an update to its popular Firefox web browser that... [28 Jul 2006]
Microsoft unleashes IE 7 "preview"
News The company, which began limited testing in July, had promised to deliver a public beta by the end of March. Microsoft took the wraps off Internet Explorer 7 on Tuesday, releasing the new "preview" version of its web browser to the general public... [01 Feb 2006]
