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50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.

06/10/2008 11:11 AM

Skyfire mobile browser bulks up for open beta

Skyfire mobile browser bulks up for open beta

California start-up Skyfire has announced its Web browser for Windows Mobile devices has gone into public beta, making the latest version available for download.

26/09/2008 12:36 PM

Muxtape founder 'walked away from licensing deals'

Muxtape founder 'walked away from licensing deals'

Muxtape founder Justin Ouelette says the bureaucracy of the music industry was just too much for him to deal with.

26/09/2008 11:13 AM

Don't shoot Microsoft's new Messenger

Don't shoot Microsoft's new Messenger

The latest release of Windows Live Messenger beta adds some cool new features, but only if all your friends are using it too.

18/09/2008 02:05 PM

Google offers cutting-edge Chrome, first update

Google offers cutting-edge Chrome, first update

Those who want to try the latest features arriving in Google's Chrome browser can sign up for developer releases or beta versions. The first update is out of the gate.

17/09/2008 02:04 PM

New Opera beta sports email, feed changes

For right now, the future of Opera — the browsing alternative to the browsing alternative — doesn't look a whole lot different from the present. Keeping in mind that this isn't a stable release, Opera 9.60 beta 1 for Windows and Mac looks to add a few feature tweaks and claims to be faster.

11/09/2008 11:17 AM

Google quietly updates Chrome

Search giant Google has quietly begun releasing a hastily prepared update to its Chrome browser to fix some security problems.

09/09/2008 10:15 AM

Chrome (beta)

Chrome (beta)

Google has rethought the Internet browser — some of its basic underpinnings are quite novel — but users will recognise some features as they exist in other, open-source browsers on the market today.

03/09/2008 12:06 PM

Google Chrome faster than Firefox, IE, Safari

Google introduced Chrome in part because it wants faster browsing and the richer Web applications that speed will unlock. So how does Chrome actually stack up?

03/09/2008 11:54 AM

Google's Chrome browser: Screenshots

The first images of Google's new Web browser, Chrome, appear to have leaked via a Flickr user who has published screenshots of the application.

02/09/2008 05:56 PM

Google plans 'Chrome' browser

Search giant Google has confirmed it will shortly unveil a new Web browser dubbed 'Chrome' and based on code from the Webkit project.

02/09/2008 07:29 AM

Photos: IE 8 gets better with beta 2

Photos: IE 8 gets better with beta 2

Microsoft is still playing catch-up with Opera, Safari, and Firefox, but IE 8 beta 2 brings it one step closer to the competition.

01/09/2008 12:14 PM

Users report IE8 Beta 2 issues

One day after Microsoft released the second public beta for Internet Explorer 8, users have started to report issues with its installation and sites and services that are incompatible.

01/09/2008 11:59 AM

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2

Microsoft's release should retain its browser base but doesn't yet have enough to lure loyal Firefox users back to Internet Explorer.

28/08/2008 04:25 PM

SMS updates gone for Aussie twitterers

Australian and European users of Twitter can no longer receive text message updates on their mobile phones, in a temporary move designed to keep the start-up's telecom bills down.

15/08/2008 04:58 PM

Twitter targeted by malware attacks

Microblogging service Twitter has started to be targeted by online criminals with malware.

06/08/2008 05:09 PM

Google defends Street View coverage

Search giant Google today defended the incomplete Australian coverage provided by its Street View add-on to its Google Maps and Earth tools, after launching the service early this morning.

05/08/2008 05:27 PM

PayPal to reimburse Aussie eBayers

The Australian division of eBay subsidiary PayPal has confirmed it will reimburse customers left out of pocket by the collapse of local eBay seller EBS International.

31/07/2008 10:23 AM

3 Australia doubles down on data

Without the iPhone's gravitational pull, 3 Mobile is gambling on huge data increases to drive customers to its network.

29/07/2008 04:13 PM

Apple's MobileMe woes continue

Apple continued to have problems with its new MobileMe service over the weekend and into Monday in the US, with several users unable to access their e-mail.

24/07/2008 12:02 PM

  • 50 significant moments from internet history

  • Skyfire mobile browser bulks up for open beta

  • Muxtape founder 'walked away from licensing deals'

  • 101 software tips, tweaks and tricks

  • Don't shoot Microsoft's new Messenger

  • Google offers cutting-edge Chrome, first update

  • New Opera beta sports email, feed changes

  • Google quietly updates Chrome

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