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Twitter Enables “Do Not Track” Feature Across Supporting Browsers

Mike Isaac in Social on May 17 at 9:59 am PT

Twitter users on supported browsers can now opt out of being tracked by third-party sites and cookies by enabling the “Do Not Track” feature, Twitter announced on Thursday. Federal Trade Commission CTO Ed Felton championed the feature at a conference in New York on Thursday morning. Since Mozilla first introduced the feature for its Firefox browser last year, the company claims nearly 10 percent desktop-user adoption of DNT, and almost 20 percent on Firefox for mobile.

Internet Explorer on the Upswing

John Paczkowski in News on April 3 at 5:29 am PT

Could IE’s slump finally be over?

Google’s Worlds Collide as Chrome Browser Comes to Android (Video)

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 7 at 9:40 am PT

Chrome arrives in beta form in the Android Market, and requires the latest Ice Cream Sandwich version of the operating system.

Going Back to Internet Explorer

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on January 11 at 3:59 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question about security holes in Web browsers.

Google Will Pay Mozilla Almost $300M Per Year in Search Deal, Besting Microsoft and Yahoo

Kara Swisher in News on December 22, 2011 at 10:57 am PT

The search giant will pony up close to $1 billion to hipcheck Microsoft’s Bing from the pole position on the Firefox browser.

Google Renews Firefox Search Royalty Deal

Liz Gannes in News on December 20, 2011 at 10:49 am PT

Mozilla is about to announce that it has signed a new three-year agreement for Google to be the default search option in its Firefox browser.

New Chrome Release Promises to Keep Multiple Google Accounts Straight (Finally!)

Liz Gannes in News on December 15, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

The new version of Google’s Chrome helps fix an annoying problem for people who use many Google products: It understands how to keep separate Google accounts open within the same browser.

Mozilla Says Google Relationship in “Active Negotiations”

Liz Gannes in News on December 5, 2011 at 10:00 am PT

Mozilla today responded to public scrutiny of renewal of its key revenue deal with Google by replying that it is “in active negotiations” with its major partner and competitor.

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Firefox Now At Version 8, With Twitter Added to the Search Bar

Liz Gannes in News on November 8, 2011 at 12:54 pm PT

Firefox today releases version 8 of its browser (don’t be too alarmed if you catch yourself using a version with a much smaller number; Mozilla has changed its numbering system to make major releases more often, which makes them more minor). The new PC version has Twitter search in the top bar and disallows automatic add-on installations. Plus, the new Firefox for Android has a password protection system for when phones get lost.

Apple’s Safari Browser Share Tops Five Percent for First Time

Ina Fried in News on October 1, 2011 at 12:08 am PT

Apple gained nearly half a percentage point in the operating system market as well, accounting for 6.45 percent of computers accessing the Internet, according to Net Applications.