Safari 4 Beta sprinted from the gate with a claim to being "3x faster than Firefox" at JavaScript rendering. We're calling Apple's ante and updating our browser speed tests with the latest builds. As in our previous speed tests, we're looking at a few key factors that the average browser user notice...

Throughout the many stages of the BOLT BlackBerry Browser private beta, we’ve had a hard time keeping up with the demand for invites to make sure every member of the BlackBerry Nation got a chance to kick the tires, so to speak. Thankfully, Bitstream has answered the call with a public beta of...

Today is Data Privacy Day, during which we're encouraged to reflect on the state of our data and bolster security where we can—so let's take a closer look at our favorite data privacy tips. Photo by sunside . We've covered oodles of privacy apps and topics over the years at Lifehacker, but her...

UPDATE 2: I’ve added some quick initial impressions of the BOLT Browser after the jump. If there’s something you’d like to know about, post a comment! UPDATE: Because of the huge traffic influx, we’ve heard that some of you are still waiting for your download link from Bitstr...

An outfit by the name of InternetSafety.com believes it important to help parents filter out what some consider objectionable Internet material which can be viewed by children through an iPhone. To that end the company is getting set to release SafeEyes Mobile browsing software. SafeEyes Mobile chec...

This past week proved that you can't rely on something as simple as a web browser to keep your personal data and identity safe from harm. Critical flaws were found in the Internet Explorer and even Firefox web browsers, leaving users potentially vulnerable to spyware, viruses, and password-sniffing....

Windows only: Freeware application Click&Clean works in conjunction with previously mentioned favorite CCleaner to cover your browsing tracks with the click of a button. To use it, first make sure that you've already installed CCleaner and then download and install Click&Clean. Once installed, Click...

I talked about having a best viewed in [insert new browser here] day where prominent web sites (and anyone who cares too) display some kind of sign, maybe on the first Monday of the month, that says: If you like this application now, you will love how it runs if you were using a modern browser This ...

Read the hype on every new web browser released or due out this year, and you'll see claims that every one of them is "faster" than all the others. You could compare super-specific tests and decipher all the code-brain terminology, and you'd still be left wondering which browser starts quicker, uses...

Dear Chris, My name is Yaser Sulaiman. I’m a Syrian graduate computer science student who is studying in Saudi Arabia. Although I have been watching your great videos for a couple of months now, I didn’t “formally” join the community until recently. I go under the nickname ya...