A web browser or Internet browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web.
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Is Opera Version 12.15 using WebKit or Presto for its rendering engine?
I cannot tell from the Opera Desktop team blog or from the Presto Wikipedia page if Opera 12.15 is utilizing the WebKit or Presto rendering engine. The phrasing from Wikipedia can be interpreted ...
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Is it necessary to browser QA different versions of non-IE Browsers?
For example, is there a chance that Chrome 25 will render an element differently than Chrome 26? If the answer is "no", a link to a resource that explains why there are no differences in redering ...
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What is the default Web browser on Android?
What is the default Web browser on Android devices?
Are there weird Web browser set by default that I should be aware of (to test my mobile Website on it)?
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Is there a non-Safari Apple Web browser for the Ipad / iPhone / iPod?
I know Safari is the default Web browser on the current iPad / iPhone / iPod.
But was there a non-Safari official Apple made Web browser for these platforms in the past?
If so what are they and when ...
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Ad network to target a specific browser only
I'm looking for an ad network which allows me to target only users with a specific browser.
I want to advertise my online app which only works in one of the major 3 browsers.
I've looked at some of ...
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What happens to files when cache is cleared [migrated]
Browser caches are just files, so clearing the cache of your browser is nothing more than deleting the files & skipping sending them to recycle bin first, correct?
They would be completely ...
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Images on a subdomain, hosted on the same server — will simultaneous downloads increase? (CDN)
Browsers only allow you to download a limited number of concurrent files from the same domain.
Would a subdomain for images (basically as a content delivery network) on the same web hosting server ...
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Disabling HTML5 rendering in Chrome
I want to test fallback if a browser isn't HTML5 ready. Is there an easy way to disable HTML rendering in Chrome?
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Which browsers send “Expect: 100-Continue” request header? [closed]
I just want to make sure which browsers send the Expect: 100-Continue header? So that until the server responds with a 100 Continue HTTP status, no data should be sent.
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http keep-alive with multiple A/AAAA records
I'm trying to estimate the performance impact of publishing several IP-addresses for a given web-site hostname.
Do browsers choose addresses in a random order?
Do they use the same address for all ...
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Browsers specifically for web development
What are some browser "distributions" (a la linux distributions) that are pre-configured for web development? I'm thinking for example of an OSX app I can download that contains Firefox already ...
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Force fresh content, not from the browser cache
I used the following code in the htaccess to put my site under maintenance and show the visitors maintenance.html.
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ...
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Is there a general rule of thumb for which browsers to optimize your site for? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
At what visitor share do you stop supporting a given browser?
I have a site (recently relaunched it with a new design) that I have put off optimizing for ie7 for far too ...
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Web Form Testing [closed]
I created a application for a client that is along the lines of a ticket tracking system. I wanted to know if anyone know of software that could beta test the web forms.
Well I am looking for ...
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Does browser understand PHP? [closed]
I know that PHP is server side scripting language, but I got confused when asked in an interview if the browser understands PHP?
I have Apache installed in my system.
If in a PHP file I write ...
