Web Browsers: Reviews

Digitizor.com: Digitizor editors use several benchmark tests to compare Firefox 5's performance against Chrome and Opera.

PC World: This article outlines the new features available in Firefox 5 as well as the Firefox 5 Android app.

TopTenReviews.com: TopTenReviews.com looks at 10 different web browsers, ranks them and provides an easy-to-use comparison chart as well as more detailed reviews of each browser.

Macworld: This detailed review of Firefox 4 includes colorful bar graphs that show how the browser performs in benchmark tests compared to the previous version (Firefox 3.6.15) as well as Safari, Chrome and Opera.

TechRadar.com: TechRadar picks Firefox 4 as the best browser after taking a solid look at how it compares to IE and Chrome for speed, video support and features like tabs, bookmarks and syncing.

PC World: Based on head-to-head tests, Keir Thomas gives Firefox 4 a very slight edge over Chrome 10, while pointing out that performance differences between the two are nearly indistinguishable.

CNET: CNET editors give Firefox 5 a rating of 5 out of 5 stars, the same as Chrome 12, Internet Explorer 8 and Opera 11.

KnowYourMobile.com: This standalone review is generally positive about Firefox Mobile, particularly because it gives the user a similar experience to PC browsing.

PCMag.com: Software reviewer Michael Muchmore gives Google Chrome 12 an Editors' Choice award for its speedy performance, excellent security features and extensions for customization.

CNET: This thorough review covers installation, features and usability, including tips for Mac users.

USA Today Magazine: Mark W. Smith, a reporter for the Detroit Free Press, ranks Google's Chrome 10 the best in the current crop of browsers.

Infoworld.com: This detailed report includes technical information for five different web browsers, as well as benchmark test results.

Slate.com: While a bit dated because new versions have been released since its posting, this review does a good job outlining the features that have helped Chrome with its meteoric rise in the web browser field.

CNET: Opera 11 get 5 out of 5 stars from CNET editors, and Seth Rosenblatt calls it "one of the best browsers available." He notes that this version is more streamlined, and somewhat resembles Chrome.

Macworld: This single-product of review of Opera 11 for Mac compares it against competitors using benchmark tests.

Technolicious.com: In a very brief analysis, Jaimin Rajani explains why Opera 11 is the best browser for people with older computers or slow connections.

Business2Community.com: In this generally positive review, Jason Yormack praises RockMelt for its Chrome-based features, but says that most users don't need a specialized social networking browser.

PCMag.com: PCMag looked at an early version of the RockMelt browser.

CNET: This review, published not long after RockMelt's release, concludes that RockMelt might be worth trying for its social networking features and its handling of RSS feeds.

Information Week: Like other reviewers, Jim Rapoza says that RockMelt might work for people who spend loads of time on Facebook, but most users won't need it.

TechCrunch.com: TechCrunch offers a detailed walkthrough of RockMelt.

PC World: Sarah Jacobsson Purewal gives the RockMelt iPhone app credit for putting so much functionality into one app, though she also says that she prefers keeping her social network activities separate from other functions.