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Researcher locates HTML 5 exploit, floods hard drive with cat images in proof of concept video

In as much as Java and Adobe Flash Player have taken recent beatings where security is concerned, apparently no platform is safe. Per the BBC, a recently discovered flaw in the HTML 5 coding language could allow websites to bombard users with gigabytes of junk data, with a number of popular browsers being open to […]

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Opera web browser updated to 12.14.1738

Late Thursday, Opera Software released version 12.14.1738 of its web browser. The new version, a 20.3 megabyte download via MacUpdate, boasts the following fixes and changes: – Update addresses a re-occuring crash, allowing users to update two or more extensions at one time. Opera 12.14.1738 is available for free and requires an Intel-based Mac running […]

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Opera web browser updated to 12.13.1734

Late Thursday, Opera Software released version 12.13.1734 of its web browser. The new version, a 20.3 megabyte download via MacUpdate, boasts the following fixes and changes: General and User Interface: – Fixed an issue where Opera gets internal communication errors on Facebook. – Fixed an issue where no webpages load on startup, if Opera is […]

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Opera demos “Ice” web browser for iOS, Android devices

It never hurts to have a wider array of web browser choices for your iOS device. Per Pocket Lint and AppleInsider, Opera Software on Friday unveiled its latest project, a WebKit-based mobile browser called “Opera Ice” that is specifically designed for screen formats seen on popular smartphones and tablets, including the iPhone and iPad. In […]

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Opera 12.11.1659 public beta goes live, now available for download

On Monday, Opera Software released a public beta of version 12.11.1659 of its web browser. The new version, a 19.1 megabyte download via MacUpdate, boasts the following fixes and changes: – CT-3634 Switch with foreignobject is not rendered – CORE-49240 Some jQuery functions not working correctly in Opera 12.10. – CORE-49235 Complicated transitions don’t always […]