Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome & Co-The best browser on the test!

The more the user's behavior towards the Internet develops, the more important is the browser as an access point to web sites and online services. Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, put up a tough competition, including Safari and Opera assert itself in the market.

Fresh Browser: focus on design and speed

Change with the new version Internet Explorer (IE) and Firefox her appearance radically. The tabs to the top, option menus take up less space. Chrome was a pioneer - in accordance with the design of Google's browser will remain the same as in Opera and Safari in current versions virtually unchanged. Many programs rely on the support from your PC: the normally untapped power of the graphics card accelerates complex page content.

Mozilla Firefox 4

The new design gives the Mozilla browser, a modern touch, thanks to top-placed tabs and practical options button allows the Firefox web pages more freedom. The speed with version 4 competitive again, especially the hardware acceleration by the graphics processor makes a positive impact. If someone uses the browser on multiple PCs, is pleased with the built-in calibration function "Sync. " The developers have optimized the important for Firefox users add-on management - most extensions are functioning properly.

Google Chrome 10

With the use of graphics cards for the calculation of web pages Google has found another screw to increase the speed of the already quick browser yet. In addition, the developers bring the real-time search "Google instant" in the address bar of the browser, thus ensuring a unique selling point. Chrome 8 War in the support of the GPU and "instant " only with a special menu to set in motion, the functions are activated at the Chrome 10 - In the options set the real-time search from on request.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9

Microsoft has sought to counter criticism of the company's own browser: The IE9 is ready and is reflected in a new and pleasant plain clothes. The merging of the address and search bar, and a new add-on management to make a good impression. The transfer moves the Internet Explorer 9 in part, past the competition and version 8 can be far behind - even the inclusion of the graphics card for hardware acceleration gives a performance boost.

Apple Safari 5

The Safari browser performs not only in the company's own operating system, Mac OS X by default, his service, but can also be used on Windows. Safari 5 offers a clear and simple design, the "Reader" feature acts as a unique selling point and makes sure that you read articles from websites with no annoying accessories.

Opera 11

Opera is often seen as a pioneer of many innovations that are now standard in most browsers. This is reflected in the abundance of features that Opera brings 11 after installation without additional extensions: stackable tabs, integrated services for mailbox and BitTorrent, mouse gestures, synchronization between computers, thanks to "Opera Link ".

Browser in speed check

At first glance, shows an unusual picture: Chrome is not like previous versions of the fully fastest browser on the benchmarks. Opera, Firefox, and especially the surprise winner of Internet Explorer 9 pass by the Google browser. In "Suite V8 is Chrome 10, however, more than twice as fast in the calculation of page content. Safari 5 out of Apple is in last place.

HTML5: Modern browsers learn new functions

Current versions of popular browsers dominate the programming HTML5. Thus, the programs capable of specific elements and representations are interpreted on websites and as such as video, games and animations without any additional software such as Flash to display.

Browser in speed check: The big benchmark comparison

The SunSpider benchmarks, octopus, V8 and Dromaeo check the speed of presentation of JavaScript. The Acid3 test analyzes the conformity to current Web standards. In SunSpider and octopus is a low value (in seconds) the better - for V8, Acid3 Dromaeo and a high value (in points / runs).

Note: Depending on the hardware covered the results of the benchmarks vary. The test of PC COMPUTER: Apple iMac with Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 (3.06 GHz), four gigabytes of RAM, Nvidia GeForce 9400M, Windows 7 (32 bit).

Flat screen TVs: The Test Winner 2010

The purchase of an LCD or plasma TVs coming up? A winner is just right for you! Here is a list of devices that have prevailed in recent months.

AUDIO VIDEO FOTO BILD TV is testing in over a hundred points - it will be independent testing laboratory quality instruments and a jury of visual and hearing tests in use. Editors review the operation of the equipment, manuals to read and of course query the service hotline of the manufacturer.

The way to test winner

Winner is only those who believe in the sum of individual scores. Good image quality is not enough - after all, do you buy a device determines that annoys with poor service or high power consumption! A list of winners of 2010 plus the price comparison for each device, see the overview.

The Best

With a 2.07 ran the Panasonic TX-L37GW20 us the highest rating among test winners. The 37-inch TV (94 inches) with LCD technology, convinced the experts not only for its good image quality - to the equipment include tuner for antenna, cable, satellite (the latter two with HD capability). Via a USB port on the device are possible in combination with an external hard disk images - the TV replaces a VCR.

The cell phone trends and smartphone news in 2011

The war of mobile operating systems is in full swing. Two winners have been: Google and Apple. Provide equipment and Trends 2011 What a sensation.

The technique 2011

Large touch screens, tidy case with a few buttons, virtual and sliding keyboard - the recipe to keep almost all smartphone manufacturers. The all-rounder to take in everyday life even more features. The transmission standard NFC (Near Field Communication) enables the easy payment by mobile phone, making debit and credit card competition. Music, videos and television programs are available on Cloud Services (online storage) per data connection. The LTE wireless standard satisfies high-bandwidth mobile data hungry. Thus all liquid buy running the manufacturers more processors. The first of the new dual-core generation, the LG P990 Optimus Speed​​, the fastest mobile phone, the computer image has been tested (April 2011).

Smartphones are booming

Apple presented with over 16 million iPhones sold in the fourth quarter of 2010 to increase. The outstanding climber is Google's Android operating system. According to market researcher Canalys were 33.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010 for the first time in more Android smartphones Nokia phones (31 million) were sold. Google fired in addition to the other great smartphones Trend 2011: With Android 3.0 is the first for tablet computers optimized operating system.

Nokia ties up with Microsoft

Turning strategy at Nokia: The world's largest mobile phone maker ties up with Microsoft to stop its downward trend. In the future, the Finns also rely on Microsoft's refurbished mobile operating system Windows Phone 7 In deciding against the prospect of Google's Android certainly helped on the billion-dollar support from Microsoft. Microsoft speculates in return for a significant increase in the previously manageable market share of Windows Phone 7.

Germany - smartphone-land?

In Germany, according to research firm ComScore 23 percent of consumers have a smartphone. The paragraph 2011 in this country for the first time exceed the ten million mark (up 39 percent). Then it would already be every third phone sold a smartphone.

Mini mobile phone or computer?

Smartphones, despite their wide range of functions are still phones. Therefore, it should be easy to use, provide long battery life and a robust housing. Numbers must be selected easily, quickly tap SMS, save new contacts easily in mobile phone. The COMPUTER-test checks these criteria, only a thoroughly enjoyable Smartphone conquered the top of the leaderboard.

Epic CEO: Dollar Apps destroy the game industry

Cheap Games-Apps are very popular with gamers in the course. The classic game industry sees this as a threat.

Mike Capps is president of the game developers Epic Games. His company has created in the past groundbreaking games like "Unreal"series. But for the future of the classic video game industry Capps of State: "If there is anything that destroys our industry, then there are those dollar apps. How do I make clear to consumers that a full price game is worth $ 60? In the meantime, which is still used to the cheap price of these apps "Not only for this reason Capps believes that the industry is in upheaval. " We have reached a turning point. That's for sure. Only we are not sure what the future looks like. Will there be a decade past versions in the store? What happens to the PC as a gaming platform? What about mobile games? And the player still be interested for the next generation of consoles? "legitimate question. What do you think? What about the games industry? Discuss and comment on the article.

Facebook Security Problem: Imported contacts remove

Facebook Apps on the phone to offer to match contacts in your phone book with your Facebook friends. Many users do this by mistake and resent the invasion of privacy - but the data can be deleted from the network.

Synchronize contacts

Who Facebook as an app on iPhone, Android device installed & Co., has the ability to synchronize the contacts in its phone book with the social network. So you have the info available there and Facebook makes you more suitable proposals for friendships. But not always the balance of personal data is desired, many users use the function accidentally.

To remove the phone book data

You have the option to remove this contact information again, but Facebook has hidden the option well - understandable, as the Group benefits from your data. And so it goes: Click on the link below, sign in with your user profile on Facebook and confirm the deletion of your imported contacts.

Note: disable balance

To keep your smartphone directly after conveyed the contents of your phone book on Facebook, you must disable the synchronization of contacts. Happens on the iPhone in the Facebook app by stopping the "Friends"as the"sync contacts" to the transfer. Android owners call in the Facebook App menu, choose Settings, and below "sync contacts" to advance the balance a stop.

iPhone secretly recorded their every move

A report by the Guardian, you listen up: Apparently Apple's iPhone all the movements of the user stored in a hidden file.

Security experts Warden and Alasdair Allan found a file that detects the iPhone at regular intervals the user's location via GPS and provides this information with date and time, says the Guardian. Closes in order to be iPhone synchronization to a computer, the phone that file transfers secretly on the computer. Episode: Any unauthorized person is able to create a special program with a full motion profile. Apparently these heretofore secret function part of the operating system "iOS 4 ". Android devices have such a function not according to the experts.

Why Apple meticulously collecting this information is not yet clear. The security experts that the transfer of the file to Apple will probably not take place. Possible either that the company function in advance of new apps that need the motion profile, built-in.

On a specially created website for this issue is a freeware available for download, select with which the secret file and view the profile on an Apple computer turns on.

The best smartphones

It was once the undisputed dominator and even today, the iPhone is probably the most popular smartphone. The fascination can not put into test tables, the result of COMPUTERBILD list surprised yet - only 11th place!

Android and Nokia push the iPhone out of the Top Ten

The most innovative new addition to the COMPUTER IMAGE-best list, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: What looks like a chubby smart phone, turns out to be when pushed as a cross between the current Android phone and Playstation. At least the mobile part in convincing test. The test criteria are varied, but who excels in all disciplines, it creates as the Samsung S Galaxy to the top. Milestone 2 with Motorola, HTC HD Desire, Desire HTC Z, Google / S Nexus Samsung, LG P990 Optimus speed and the Nexus One eight Android devices are currently the fourth iPhone And Nokia's Symbian-N8 flagship captured 3rd place In the field of photo and multimedia, the N8 standards. But the unofficial successor of the communicator, the Nokia E7, it creates far forward (No. 9). The popular Apple's smartphone is the first time ever in the top ten in the competitive rankings.

Dual-core processor in the mobile phone

LG presented at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, ​​the P990 Optimus Speed ​​- one of the first smartphones with two computing cores. The performance is noticeable: The Optimus Speed ​​is the fastest mobile phone, the computer image has been tested (April 2011). Despite the fast processor, the battery life of the LG was not worse than other smartphones. With an overall score of 1.97, the P990 lands on the 8th place.

The COMPUTER BILD mobile phone test

The testers evaluated how easy and intuitive operation, navigation and move to the main menu are. Is one-handed operation is possible and there is a QWERTY keyboard? Speed ​​and appearance of the browser will be tested to the same standards as Firefox, Internet Explorer & Co.. The battery life measurement takes into account Internet connections via mobile and wireless networking and GPS.

iPhone 4 breaks the chains Provider - prices tumble

After delivery bottlenecks and iPhone-4 reception problems, there is again good news for Apple fans: The iPhone 4 is also on Apple's online shop - SIM-lock free. This and the new pricing structure should provide further growth.

iPhone power to the prepaid plan?

The iPhone is not cheap, does not come into question for everyone. But: Large touch screen, navigation, internet and e-mail support, camera and video capabilities, chat clients and the integration of social networks like Facebook and Twitter do not have to be expensive. The Nokia 5230 barely scraping by on a good test score over - it will cost barely more than 100 $ without contract and provides for free navigation. Who can do without a touch screen that receives a properly equipped with Nokia's C5 and with "good " smartphone also around 100 $ (April 2011). But beware: Many applications load data continuously from the Internet! Quickly come together without the proper contract a few hundred megabytes. Consider the choice of tariffs, or mutated, the "Saving Phone" cost trap.

Windows Mobile 7 - the wind in the smartphone market

Microsoft has released Windows Mobile smartphones with 7: The devices should also be attractive to consumers, Microsoft copied but almost all restrictions on data sharing, and Apple is on cloud computing (online storage). The first Windows-Phone-7 devices (HTC 7 Mozart, LG Optimus 7) won good test marks, seasoned with liquid handling. The keyboard HTC 7 Pro not suffered from the co-rotating surface. Whether Microsoft's cooperation with Nokia, the two sides leads to success remains to be seen.

Qualities of the Internet Smartphones

Basically, there are also the PC thought internet pages on the mobile screen. The larger the display and the resolution, the better the overview. How good surfing on the phone is, has shown us the iPhone 3G. The iPhone 4 does it better, but the real surf stars come from the Android camp: Samsung S Galaxy, Motorola Milestone 2, Desire HTC HD, LG P990 Optimus Speed ​​& Co. as well as play Flash content.

Point by point: Display quality

In terms of display sets the iPhone 4 benchmarks: 960x640 pixels, it offers the highest resolution currently on the mobile market. Individual pixels are barely visible. The reading is difficult for sunlight. This trumps on the LG P970 Optimus Black: In terms of brightness, it was a new record.

Free navigation

Most current cell phones have a GPS satellite receiver and can be customized with appropriate software as a navigation system with voice message use in the car. Nokia Ovi pressed ahead, and offers maps, including voice-guided car and pedestrian routes free for Symbian devices. Google counters with full-featured voice guidance for Android devices, version 1.6. Telecom customers with the iPhone, Android or Windows-phone-7 Smartphone enjoy "select Navigon" during the contract period free access to the full on-board navigation. All Windows-phone-7 devices offer free route guidance based on Microsoft's Bing maps.