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Twitter is currently investigating an issue where tweets are not posting in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8. In the meantime, the social network recommends that IE8 users “migrate to another browser” and points them to browsehappy.com. Browse Happy is a website that urges Internet citizens to upgrade their browsers. It has a list of the latest Continue Reading →

Listings on Samsung and Amazon sites suggest that Google’s new Samsung Chromebook will be available as a 3G model for $330—which will include a monthly data allowance for two years. The new Wi-Fi-only Chromebook comes in at $250, which is great value. Now it appears that an $80 supplement will secure 3G connectivity, along with Continue Reading →

Google has just announced that is releasing a brand new Chromebook next week hoping for viability in the laptop marketplace. Sundar Pinchai, SVP of Chrome and Apps, said that this new device will be available for $249 with orders beginning to take place next week. Additionally, the company will be opening up special kiosks in Continue Reading →

EasyBib, a service best known for its auto-generated citations and bibliographies, first started out as a high school hack way back in 2001. It’s since become a standard for students, and if you’ve attended school any time over the past decade, you’ve probably used it at least once before. Now, as EasyBib evolves into a Continue Reading →

Tuesday night, Google held its Pwnium 2 competition at Hack in the Box 2012, offering up a total of $2 million for security holes found in Chrome. Only one was discovered; a young hacker who goes by the alias “Pinkie Pie” netted the highest reward level: a $60,000 cash prize and a free Chromebook. Google Continue Reading →

Google just announced that Google Apps for Business, Education and Government customers can now call and email the company with their questions about Chrome. Google, of course, has always been somewhat notorious for its lack of customer support options, but this is slowly changing. Last November, for example, the company announced that it would start Continue Reading →

The latest cutting-edge nightly build of Firefox 18 finally features support for Apple’s high-resolution Retina screen on the MacBook Pro. Firefox 18 is scheduled to arrive in Mozilla’s Aurora release channel in about a week. After that, it will make its way through the beta channel and finally become the stable version around the second Continue Reading →

Is Microsoft’s Windows Internet Explorer 9 the most secure browser out there? It depends who you ask. A study published today by NSS Labs says that indeed Microsoft bests Google, Mozilla, and Apple when it comes to blocking malware. NSS tested Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9, Google Chrome versions 15 through 19, Mozilla Firefox versions 7 Continue Reading →

Recently we told how the advertising business was enraged by Microsoft’s decision to break ranks with the industry and make “Do Not Track” the default position on Internet Explorer 10. Web advertising is almost entirely dependent on the ability to track users and make targeted guesses about their interests. Billions of dollars in spending and Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120919_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Internet Explorer users beware: if you’re using IE 6, 7, 8 or 9 you may be vulnerable to hackers. Microsoft confirmed this week that hackers have been able to gain access to and take over PCs by exploiting a security flaw in the versions of IE 6, Continue Reading →