Chrome and Firefox top browser speed test
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Lifehacker ran a browser-speed challenge and found that versions of Google Chrome had the fastest JavaScript engine and started up the quickest. Mozilla Firefox 3.6 beta 1 pulled an upset by using the least amount of memory. The tests also included Internet Explorer, Opera and Safari and tests were performed using Windows 7 Home Premium.
The browser wars: Google on top?
It's funny that 10 years after Microsoft was busy monopolizing the browser space, we've seen a flurry of competition that makes even the most anti-competitive practices seem easy to overcome. Take, for instance, the recent report claiming Microsoft's IE share dropped 11% in March. Whether the data proves to be accurate or not, the more important takeaway is that people are leaving Internet Explorer in droves, whatever the percentage. Today, we talk to Clayton Morris from Fox News and Harry McCracken from Technologizer about the browser wars, and where they're headed.
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Mozilla Labs launches new add-ons Jetpack
Mozilla announced the launch of Jetpack, the successor to the Firefox browser's add-ons platform. Jetpack ditches XUL, the markup language currently used in the current crop of Firefox add-ons, and adds features like better backwards compatibility and the ability to install plugins without restarting the browser.
Mozilla speaks out about browser war
Over the last few weeks, nearly every major browser has seen an update. With all this change afoot, we wanted to talk to someone at Mozilla to see if they're worried about competition. Whether the company is actively planning on how to "out-do" Google, Apple, Opera and any other comer, the company, through Damon Sicore, senior director of platform architecture at Mozilla corporation, doesn't want to say publically. Instead, he says he's not exactly worried about Chrome or any of the other browsers vying for its #2 spot behind IE, but instead that more browsers make everyone better, and as long as more browsers bring better features to the market, consumers will benefit. Check out the full interview, and let us know what you think of Firefox's chances by heading to YouTube and posting a video reply, or leaving a comment.