Gregg Keizer

Experts split over significance of new options that eliminate venerable URL space in Chrome and Firefox. Find out more

The Opera browser downloaded from Apple's e-mart is two versions behind the real deal. When Apple launched the Mac App Store last January, one of the online mart's selling points was that it would automatically notify customers when updates were available

'Impressive,' says mobile security expert on Google's quick move to fix flaw. Google will apparently apply a fix on its servers since it does not need to issue an over-the-air update to Android phones

But Windows 7 remains nearly five times less likely to get nailed by hackers, says Microsoft. The infection rates were tabulated from scans conducted by the Malicious Software Removal Tool

Chrome update includes Flash Player 10.3, which Adobe will ship later today. Adobe's new version lets users delete stored Flash cookies from within the browser; earlier editions made users steer to an online settings panel instead

The Redmond, Wash. giant also slates fixes for PowerPoint, and will debut a modified exploitabilty index. The patches will arrive on May 10

New desktops should reverse negative growth rates, says NPD Group. The update was anticipated, with rumours swirling over the last week that Apple would upgrade the iMac, which was last refreshed in July 2010

Safari posts record one-month share gain, while Chrome grows and Firefox falls, according to Net Applications data. As it has done before, Microsoft again ignored IE's overall decline to focus instead on talking up IE9's progress on Windows 7