In 2008, the JavaScript engines started hogging the spotlight in browser advancement circles. In June came Squirrelfish from WebKit, then Squirrelfish Extreme in September.

But, whichever browser you use, be aware that running JavaScript can be the point of entry for intrusive and infectious malware. Use caution before deciding to allow it on any site that you visit.

The technique uses some known problems with browsers and JavaScript, but also hinges on some new issues that, when used in combination, can allow an attacker to get access to the source code on ...

As an example of how both the new JavaScript engine and GPU offloading speeded IE9, LePage showed a demonstration, from the Microsoft test site of some JavaScript-based browser icons that spun around.

TikTok's custom in-app browser on iOS reportedly injects JavaScript code into external websites that allows TikTok to monitor "all keyboard inputs and taps" while a user is interacting with a ...

Google: Dart will rescue browsers from JavaScript The programming language for Web sites and Web apps is less complex and therefore easier to develop, Chrome programmers argue at Google I/O.

As such, you might suspect (as my browser slowdowns also suggested) that it'd be JavaScript-rife. And indeed it is; a recent page load reported 52 simultaneous scripts being offered: How about the ...

Though created as a replacement for JavaScript in the browser, Google's Dart will now be compiled rather than run in its own VM Scratch one off for Google’s Dart language: One of its original ...

"JavaScript malware is still cutting-edge, and nobody really knows what you can do with it," he said. "Liken it to the early days of an e-mail virus--that's where we're at now.

Opera announced its answer to the JavaScript engine race Monday. The JavaScript engine is in its early stages, but promises to improve JavaScript processing performance in the Opera browser ...