Mozilla has unleashed the Kraken, a new JavaScript benchmark test. It joins similar efforts like Google's V8 and the WebKit project's SunSpider tests, which are widely used to measure browser ...

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Maciej Stachowiak of the WebKit team has announced that the browser engine behind Safari is the first to fully pass the Acid3 test, including the test's condition of smooth animation rendering. Acid3 ...

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 ...

The new benchmark is designed to catch a new class of browser performance problems -- and perhaps to curry favor with rival browser makers. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari have different security advantages and shortcomings. More important than the browser you choose, however, is how you maintain and use it. The ...

Windows 8 is out with a new version of Internet Explorer, Firefox has boosted its JavaScript power and memory usage, and Chrome's been slowly improving its speed. How do the new versions stack up ...