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Major Web Browsers Get Upgrade

Posted by administrator on Monday, March 28th, 2011

In the past month, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla have released new versions of their web browsers. As web browsers are updated and released there is a chance that your website may look or react differently than it did in previous versions of the web browser. It's important that you upgrade your personal web browser to the latest version so that you can see how your visitors may be viewing your website and to notify your web developer of anything you may find incompatible or abnormal. With that being said let's take a look at each of these new browsers and how these new releases will impact visitors coming to your website.

Internet Explorer 9:
Internet Explorer 9 LogoMicrosoft's flagship browser has undergone a major overhaul. In addition to speed increases and optimizations Internet Explorer 9 has been updated to support a wide array of standard and emerging internet related technologies as well as a complete redesign of the browser's user interface. Some of the new and exciting technologies that Internet Explorer 9 now supports are HTML5, CSS3 and enhanced JavaScript capabilities. Some of these enhancements include speed, optimization, and visualization technologies which provided users of Internet Explorer 9 with a faster, fluid, and visually appealing web experience. Unfortunately Internet Explorer 9 can only be installed on computers using Windows Vista (with Service Pack 2) or Windows 7.

Click here to learn about Microsoft Internet Explorer 9

Mozilla Firefox 4:
Firefox 4.0 LogoMozilla Firefox 4 has also undergone some major changes. The user interface to Firefox 4 has been redesigned to provided user's of Mozilla's latest browser with a simplified and easier to use interface. Also included in this release are changes to Firefox's back-end code which also support a myriad of new and emerging web based technologies. Firefox 4 uses uses the new V8 JavaScript engine which increases JavaScript performance by 6 times that of Firefox 3.6. Like Internet Explorer 9, Firefox has added support for HTML5, CSS3 and new and exciting JavaScript features and functions that allow visitors to experience a faster, more dynamic, and interactive web.

Click here to learn about Mozilla Firefox 4

Google Chrome 10:
Google Chrome LogoGoogle's latest web browser, Google Chrome, has also received an update. While the focus of this update is more for speed and optimization rather that user interface. Chrome 10, like Firefox 4, uses the new V8 JavaScript engine which makes it 2 times faster than the previous version. In addition to that, it also included a new settings page which makes it easier for users to manage their browser settings.

Click here to learn more about Google Chrome 10

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