It’s the bug fixes that make a difference.

Late Tuesday, Google released a beta of version 23.0.1271.64 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 56.5 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes:

- Medium CVE-2012-5127: Integer overflow leading to out-of-bounds read in WebP handling. Credit to Phil Turnbull.

- High CVE-2012-5116: Use-after-free in SVG filter handling. Credit to miaubiz.

- [Mac OS only] [149717] High CVE-2012-5118: Integer bounds check issue in GPU command buffers. Credit to miaubiz.

- High CVE-2012-5121: Use-after-free in video layout. Credit to Atte Kettunen of OUSPG.

- Low CVE-2012-5117: Inappropriate load of SVG subresource in img context. Credit to Felix Groebert of the Google Security Team.

- Medium CVE-2012-5119: Race condition in Pepper buffer handling. Credit to Fermin Serna of the Google Security Team.

- Medium CVE-2012-5122: Bad cast in input handling. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Inferno).

- Medium CVE-2012-5123: Out-of-bounds reads in Skia. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Inferno).

- High CVE-2012-5124: Memory corruption in texture handling. Credit to Al Patrick of the Chromium development community.

- Medium CVE-2012-5125: Use-after-free in extension tab handling. Credit to Alexander Potapenko of the Chromium development community.

- Medium CVE-2012-5126: Use-after-free in plug-in placeholder handling. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Inferno).

- High CVE-2012-5128: Bad write in v8. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Cris Neckar).

Google Chrome 23.0.1271.64 requires an Intel-based Mac with Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run. If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

On Monday, Opera Software released a public beta of version 12.10.1650 of its web browser. The new version, a 20.1 megabyte download via MacUpdate, boasts the following fixes and changes:

- Multiple bug fixes.

Opera 12.10.1615 is available for free and requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, let us know in the comments.

Hey, an update’s an update.

And it’s usually a good thing.

Late last week, Mozilla.org released version 16.0.2 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 35 megabyte download and adds the following fixes and changes:

- Fixed a number of issues related to the Location object in order to enhance overall security.

Firefox 16.0.2 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

Because quick revisions never hurt and Mozilla quickly pulled Firefox 16.0.1, then rereleased the new version after a security hole was plugged.

On Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 16.0.1 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 32.6 megabyte download and adds the following fixes and changes:
- FIXED — 16.0.1: Vulnerability outlined here

- NEW — Firefox on Mac OS X now has preliminary VoiceOver support turned on by default.

- NEW — Initial web app support (Windows/Mac/Linux).

- NEW — Acholi and Kazakh localizations added.

- CHANGED — Improvements around JavaScript responsiveness through incremental garbage collection.

- DEVELOPER — New Developer Toolbar with buttons for quick access to tools, error count for the Web Console, and a new command line for quick keyboard access.

- DEVELOPER — CSS3 Animations, Transitions, Transforms and Gradients unprefixed in Firefox 16.

- DEVELOPER — Recently opened files list in Scratchpad implemented.

- FIXED — 16.0.1: Vulnerability outlined here.

- FIXED — Debugger breakpoints do not catch on page reload (783393).

- FIXED — No longer supporting MD5 as a hash algorithm in digital signatures (650355).

- FIXED — Opus support by default (772341).

- FIXED — Reverse animation direction has been implemented (655920).

- FIXED — Per tab reporting in about:memory (687724).

- FIXED — User Agent strings for pre-release Firefox versions now show only major version (728831).

Firefox 16.0.1 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

On Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 16.0 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 33.3 megabyte download and adds the following fixes and changes:

New:
- Firefox on Mac OS X now has preliminary VoiceOver support turned on by default.

- Initial web app support (Windows/Mac/Linux).

- Acholi and Kazakh localizations added.

Changed:
Improvements around JavaScript responsiveness through incremental garbage collection.

Developer:
- New Developer Toolbar with buttons for quick access to tools, error count for the Web Console, and a new command line for quick keyboard access.

- CSS3 Animations, Transitions, Transforms and Gradients unprefixed in Firefox 16
Recently opened files list in Scratchpad implemented.

Fixed:
- Debugger breakpoints do not catch on page reload (783393).

- No longer supporting MD5 as a hash algorithm in digital signatures (650355).

- Opus support by default (772341).

- Reverse animation direction has been implemented (655920).

- Per tab reporting in about:memory (687724).

- User Agent strings for pre-release Firefox versions now show only major version (728831).

Known Issues:
- If you try to start Firefox using a locked profile, it will crash (see 573369)
For some users, scrolling in the main GMail window will be slower than usual (see 579260).

- Pointer lock doesn’t work in web apps (see 769150).

Firefox 16.0 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

You’ve got to hand it to Google: they’re consistent with their updates.

Late Monday, Google released a beta of version 22.0.1229.92 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 44 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes:

- Contains a number of stability fixes, including an issue with multiple profiles on Mac OS X 10.8.2.

- It also contains a fix for text display on the Mac.

Security updates listed below:
- [$1000] [138208] High CVE-2012-2900: Crash in Skia text rendering. Credit to Atte Kettunen of OUSPG.

- [$3133.7] [147499] Critical CVE-2012-5108: Race condition in audio device handling. Credit to Atte Kettunen of OUSPG.

- [$500] [148692] Medium CVE-2012-5109: OOB read in ICU regex. Credit to Arthur Gerkis.

- [151449] Medium CVE-2012-5110: Out-of-bounds read in compositor. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Inferno).

- [151895] Low CVE-2012-5111: Plug-in crash monitoring was missing for Pepper plug-ins. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Chris Evans).

Google Chrome 22.0.1229.92 requires an Intel-based Mac with Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run. If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

Maybe THIS is the final version of Toast Titanium 11.1.

Over the weekend, Roxio released a revised version of the Toast Titanium 11.1 update.

Per the release notes, the new build (1072) was released. The new version, a 97.7 megabyte download (available via MacUpdate), offers the following fixes and changes:
- Resolves crash issue encountered by some users in Audio projects.

- Resolves issue with inconsistent burn speeds.

- Resolves error that occured with Fit-to-DVD option enabled.

- Resolves issue where having a low-resolution image at the start of a video project would result in poor video quality.

- Resolves issue that would result in some set-top Blu-ray players being unable to correctly seek back or forward within a title.

- AVCHD view in Media Browser will no longer keep jumping to top while content is being indexed.

- Audio CD track list can now be copied to clipboard.

- Audio preview controls now allow rewind and fast-forward within a single track.

Toast Titanium 11.1 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run and retails for US$99.99.

If you’ve tried the new update and noticed any changes, please let us know in the comments.

Late Tuesday, Opera Software released a public beta of version 12.10.1615 of its web browser. The new version, a 20.1 megabyte download via MacUpdate, boasts the following fixes and changes:
- Extensions, improved

Several new and improved APIs are included in this version of Opera including:
- API for URL filtering

- Context Menu API

- Screenshots API

- Resource Loader API

- High-resolution Display Support: Improved support for all high-resolution displays, including Apple’s new Retina Displays is included in this beta.

Web Specifications Support:
- Opera 12.10 beta will include changes in the Opera Presto 2.12 engine up to core-integration-point 388.

- SPDY: Support for the SPDY (“Speedy”) network standard is included in Opera 12.10 beta. SPDY was designed to cut down the time it takes for a webpage to load, while reducing some of the security risks posed by HTTP.

- CSS3 Gradients, Transitions, Animations, and Transforms: All members of these specifications are now available without the -o- prefix and have been updated to the latest published versions.

- CSS Site Compatibility: To improve site compatibility and interoperability, Opera 12.10 beta also introduces aliasing for a selection of prefixed CSS properties.

- Fullscreen API: Fullscreen API support has been implemented and fully supports Draft 7 of the Fullscreen API specification.

- Page Visibility API: Basic support for the Page Visibility API specification has been added, including support for visible and hidden.

- WebSockets: Support for WebSockets has been updated in Opera 12.10 beta and is now enabled by default.

- ICC Profiles: International Color Consortium profile support has been added, ensuring images look as the author intended.

Improvements:
- Display and Scripting.

- Add onpaste to document.

- Add an href attribute to the widget element in config.xml.

Fixes and Changes:
- The OS X version of Opera has been reverted to in-process plugins while stability issues stemming from the out-of-process plugin system are investigated and resolved.

Opera 12.10.1615 is available for free and requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.

You can’t knock a decent update.

Late Tuesday, Google released a beta of version 22.0.1229.79 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 44 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes:

- Mouse Lock API availability for Javascript.

- Additional Windows 8 enhancements.

- Continued polish for users of HiDPI/Retina screens.

Google Chrome 22.0.1229.79 requires an Intel-based Mac with Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run. If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.

CrossOver, the popular virtualization program from CodeWeavers, has been updated to version 11.2.2. The new version, which is available as a demo, offers the following fixes and changes:

- This release fixes a bug which caused applications doing 3D drawing to fail to launch under CrossOver on Mac OS X 10.8.2 and 10.7.5. Because of this failure, many games, and some other applications, would not run using CrossOver on OS X 10.8.2 and 10.7.5. If you are using any version of Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) or 10.8 (Mountain Lion), you should install this upgrade to ensure that CrossOver continues to function.

CrossOver 11.2.2 retails for US$59.95 and requires Mac OS X 10.5 and or later and an Intel-based Mac to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.