[List Updated] We all need a web browser in order to retriev, present and traverse information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content.
Browsers are primarily intended to access the World Wide Web but they can also be used to access information provided by web servers in private networks or content in file systems.
The most popular web browsers according to Net Applications are:
Windows Internet Explorer - a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft. The latest release is Internet Explorer 8, which is available as a free update for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or later, Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or later, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008. Internet Explorer 8 contains many new features, including WebSlices and Accelerators.
Mozilla Firefox - a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. Firefox features include tabbed browsing, a spell checker, incremental find, live bookmarking, a download manager, and an integrated search system that uses the user’s desired search engine.
Apple Safari - a web browser developed by Apple Inc and released as a public beta on January 7, 2003 on the company’s Mac OS X operating system, it became Apple’s default browser beginning with Mac OS X v10.3 “Panther”. Apple has also made Safari the native browser for the iPhone OS. Safari contains many new features, including Integration with iPhoto photo management, Mail integration and ability to save parts of web pages as web clips for viewing on the Apple Dashboard.
Google Chrome - a web browser released and in large part developed by Google which uses the WebKit layout engine and application framework.
Opera – a web browser and internet suite developed by the Opera Software company. Opera features common Internet-related tasks such as displaying web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, IRC online chatting, downloading files via BitTorrent, and reading web feeds.
Flock is a web browser built on Mozilla’s Firefox codebase, which specializes in providing social networking and Web 2.0 facilities built into its user interface. The Flock browser is available as a free download, and supports Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms.
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