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Mozilla ramps up schedule, targets June 21 to release the next update of its Firefox browser.

Neither Mozilla's Firefox 4 nor Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 have been available for download very long, but the two browsers are already battling for dominance. Currently in the lead? Firefox, who snagged "twice as much usage in half the time."

As you're aware by now, earlier today Mozilla officially unveiled Firefox 4 to the world. At first glance, it's a great update with massive speed improvements. And that's good, because that's exactly what they need to combat the fast-rising Chrome browser from Google.

Web security software company Websense is exploring a sale that could fetch around $1 billion with the aid of investment bank Qatalyst Partners.

Microsoft has launched the finished version of its Internet Explorer 9 web browser amid tough competition from rivals. The company said IE9's graphics handling, security and privacy features put it on an even footing with Firefox, Chrome, Safari and others. The release comes as Microsoft's browser market share is being whittled down by a growing roster of rivals.

Pwn2Own, the annual three-day browser hackathon, has already claimed its first two victims: IE8 on Windows 7 64-bit, and Safari 5 on Mac OS X.

While three other firms disputed the finding, StatCounter of Dublin said Firefox surpassed Internet Explorer as the top European browser in December.

Around 10 million worldwide Skype users lose the popular cheap internet calls service because of an unidentified fault.

The tech giant's become a puzzle to regulators as it expands its ecosystem - a spread that includes e-mail, a digital bookstore and cell phone software.

The Web has changed a lot since Marc Andreessen revolutionized the Internet with the introduction of his Netscape browser in the mid-1990s. That's why he's betting people are ready to try a different Web-surfing technique on a new browser called RockMelt.