Latest browsers offer greater security and efficiency

Browsers keep getting better and better. The latest and best browser seems to be Firefox 3. But Internet Explorer still enjoys the highest market share

http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

Review: Strong, innovative Web browsers emerge

http://ap.google.com/article/
ALeqM5jrTJ2xmceQU6D6HK9R35lzNyBbhAD91HAHT02

With all the recent attention on the new Firefox 3 Internet browser, it’s easy to miss two strong, innovative rivals. Add it all up, and Microsoft Corp.’s market-leading Internet Explorer has some impressive challengers.

FIREFOX 3

Firefox 3 Memory Benchmarks and Comparison

http://dotnetperls.com/Content/Browser-Memory.aspx

Final Memory Measurements: The data in this article are those reported by Windows Vista, but the exact individual numbers should not be compared to each other. Some browsers were tested slightly longer than others, and some different pages were loaded. That said, here are the final performance metrics.

Browser name [Ending private set in MB]

• Firefox 3 [111.8]
• Opera 9.5 [190.6]
• Flock (Firefox 2) [191.9]
• Internet Explorer [194.4]
• Safari [636.9]

Firefox 3.0 Cracks 20-million Download Barrier

http://oss.itproportal.com/articles/2008/06/27/
firefox-30-cracks-20-million-download-barrier/

Mozilla preps Firefox 3.1 alpha for July

http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=21811

GET FIREFOX 3

Firefox web browser – Faster, more secure, & customizable

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/features/
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/security/
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/customize/
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html

INTERNET EXPLORER 8 BETA

Browser War: Firefox 3 Versus IE 8 Beta

http://www.crn.com/software/208403684

GET INTERNET EXPLORER 8 BETA

Internet Explorer 8 Beta Home Page

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/
winfamily/ie/ie8/default.mspx

Internet Explorer 8 Beta Get It Now

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/
winfamily/ie/ie8/getitnow.mspx

OPERA 9.5

Opera updates browser to Version 9.5, touts syncing, faster speed

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?
command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=desktop_applications
&articleId=9097819&taxonomyId=86&intsrc=kc_top

GET OPERA 9.5

Opera Browser Ver: 9.50

http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/
http://www.opera.com/download/
http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/security/
http://widgets.opera.com/

SAFARI 3.1

Firefox v. Safari Round 3: JavaScript crown goes to Safari

http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/06/24/
firefox-v-safari-round-3-javascript-crown-goes-to-safari

And The Winner of the Browser Wars is…

http://www.zimbrablog.com/blog/archives/
2008/06/and-the-winner-is.html

Apple does about-face, fixes Safari’s ‘carpet bomb’ bug

http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/
id;1586808131;fp;4;fpid;782452

GET SAFARI 3.1

Download Safari 3.1.2 now

http://www.apple.com/safari/download/

Plug-ins for Safari on Windows

http://www.apple.com/safari/download/plugins.html