Weekly Browsers Recap, August 2nd

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• Leaked IE9 Screenshots: Download Manager, Speed Dial
Earlier this week, Microsoft has confirmed Internet Explorer 9 Public Beta launch for September.

• Firefox 4 Beta 2 Released
Mozilla has recently announced the availability of Firefox 4 Beta 2 web browser which can be downloaded…

• Firefox Tab Candy: Simple, Yet Convenient
Aza Raskin has shared a Tab Candy concept for Firefox web browser, which essentially is as a hybrid…

• Stable Google Chrome Releases Every 6 Weeks
Just recently Google has introduced their new Chrome release cycle.

• Google Responds to Mozilla’s Bumped Cash Rewards
Just a week ago, Mozilla has significantly increased its cash rewards for security vulnerability reports…

• Safari Patches Address Book Bug, Activates Extensions
Today, Apple has released two web browser updates: Safari 5.0.1 and 4.1.1 that fix…

• Opera Mini Served 1 Billion Page Views per Day
Yesterday Opera Software has announced that on July 25, 2010, Opera Mini users have…

Bonus

• The Mystery of Internet Explorer’s Privacy Settings
• IE DOM Traversal
• Tighter security coming in Firefox 4
• Firefox ‘CPU resources’ issue better but not gone
• Fake Flash Firefox Update
• Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Google fixes Chrome holes, seeks security reform
• JailbreakMe jailbreaks your iPhone 4 via Safari Browser
• Apple’s Safari extensions API is “the most limited”
• Minor Opera Mini 5.1 Update
• Nokia’s Opera Mini Challenger – Ovi Browser
• State of the Mobile Web, June 2010
• UAE to Ban BlackBerry E-mail, Web Browsing and Messaging

Thanks to Nox for links.

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