Browsers 2012

Define: Browser extensions (plugins)

HTML5 is a markup language for structuring and presenting content for the World Wide Web and a core technology of the Internet.

Pros

1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced the availability of Safari 4 on both Macs and Windows PC systems today.

2. Apple Safari is the fastest browser worldwide.

Cons

1. Slow startup.

2. No hardware acceleration for Windows.

Pros

1. Built-in mail and Bittorrent clients.

2. Excellent HTML5 support.

Cons

1. Occasionally sites won't display properly, though this is getting rare.

2. Hardware acceleration not enabled by default.

Pros

1. Leading support for HTML 5

2. Instant site prediction and loading.

Cons

2. Do Not Track privacy feature is buried and discouraged.

2. Still some occational minor site incompatibilities.

Pros

1. Fast performance

2. Independent from large vendor.

Cons

1. Lacks client-side tracking protection like that found in IE9

2. Lacks Chrome's built in Flash, PDF reader, and Instant page view.

Pros

1. Many security features.

2.. Pinned tabs make sites like apps in Windows 7.

Cons

1. Behind other browsers in HTML5 support.

2. Only works in Windows 7 and Vista.