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IE9 SunSpider oddness prompts Microsoft benchmark-gaming rumors

, Nov 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

Unusual testing results have led to speculation that Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 engineers are building the browser to return unusually high benchmark results, unwarranted by overall performance. Mozilla coder Rob Sayre noticed that IE9 consistently managed a score at least 10x faster than every other browser on SunSpider's math-cordic test; he tweaked a few variations into the test (which should all have roughly the same results), and found that the performance boon only applied in the default SunSpider benchmarking. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry PlayBook vs iPad in head-to-head browser test [Video]

, Nov 16th 2010 Discuss [9]

With the BlackBerry PlayBook not expected in stores until sometime in early 2011, you can imagine our ears will prick up when RIM offers a head-to-head comparison between their 7-inch slate and Apple's iPad. This particular video - which you can see after the cut - focuses on web abilities, more specifically browser speed, Adobe Flash support and HTML5 performance. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Nokia Symbian^3 browser refresh delayed until Feb 2011?

, Nov 9th 2010 Discuss [3]

Nokia's new browser for Symbian^3 was meant to arrive later in 2010 and tighten up the internet experience on the N8 among other handsets; now, according to the latest rumors, it seems we'll have to wait until early 2011 for that to happen. Notorious insider Eldar Murtazin is claiming that Nokia has postponed the refreshed browser until February 2011. Read The Full Story

Android gets new Opera Mobile 10.1 beta browser option [Video]

, Nov 9th 2010 Discuss [1]

As promised, Opera has released its latest browser, Opera Mobile 10.1 beta for Android, supporting pinch-zoom, Opera Turbo compression and geolocation for Android smartphones. The new app - which can be set as the default, instead of the existing Android browser - offers tabbed browsing together with what Opera reckons is the fastest rendering around. Read The Full Story

Adobe tweak Webkit for interactive digital publishing [Video]

, Nov 3rd 2010 Discuss [3]

It's been tempting for many to write Adobe off, as HTML5 gathers pace and criticisms of Flash grow louder; still, having seen what the company is doing with the Webkit engine and tweaking it for digital publishing purposes, we wouldn't speak too soon.  The company has been demonstrating a prototype text-wrapping, dynamic page layout for digital text, where words automatically reflow around call-outs and images that can be dragged about the page with a fingertip. Video demo after the cut. Read The Full Story

TiVo Online Season Pass Manager: handling multiple DVRs gets easier

, Oct 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

TiVo has launched an Online Season Pass Manager, which will allow subscribers to transfer season pass subscriptions between their various TiVo boxes, as well as adding new passes and deleting old ones.  Billed as a direct request from TiVo's customers - and we can't really blame them - the new manager builds on the old system (which would allow Season Passes to be set up online) with more flexibility for multi-TiVo households and for those upgrading from an old TiVo box. Read The Full Story

Hillcrest Labs Kylo TV browser gets slick update

, Oct 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

Hillcrest Labs' Kylo browser for TVs' initial launch was slightly overshadowed by Hulu blocking it from displaying its streamed content, but that hasn't stopped development.  A new version of Kylo has arrived, complete with instant visual search thanks to Clicker.tv and new UK-centric localisation options. Read The Full Story

Apple iOS usage share 4.9x that of Android claim researchers

, Oct 4th 2010 Discuss [3]

We did warn you that the last batch of Android/Apple stats - which suggested the open-source OS' appeal was growing as that of the iPhone waned - would likely spark off another argument, and now it's user-share that's being contested.  Net Applications has been measuring usage share of the two platforms, and concludes that while Android is growing rapidly, it's still dwarfed by iOS' 4.9x usage. Read The Full Story

Kindle for the Web puts ebook samples in your browser

, Sep 28th 2010 Discuss [0]

The Kindle spread continues, and hot on the heels of Amazon's pledge to put a Kindle app on the new BlackBerry PlayBook comes the news that the online retailer now has a web-based version.  Kindle for the Web doesn't allow full access to Amazon's ebooks, but you can read a book sample online rather than having to download it to your device, and it means other sites can embed those samples and even earn referral fees on subsequent ebook sales. Read The Full Story

Insignia Infocast gets browser with creator’s blessing

, Sep 17th 2010 Discuss [1]

With chumby founder Andrew "bunny" Huang actually giving instructions on how to hack Best Buy's 8-inch Insignia Infocast "internet media display," it comes as little surprise that someone has taken him up on the invitation.  chumby forum member Ken has got a WebKit-based browser running, together with a USB keyboard and touchscreen support, basically turning the Infocast into a (mains powered) tablet. Read The Full Story

Firefox Mobile Fennec Alpha hits Android and N900 [Video]

, Aug 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

Firefox Mobile for Android and the Nokia N900 has been pushed out, or at least Mozilla's Alpha release of the smartphone browser.  Natively supporting Firefox Sync - bringing desktop browsing history, bookmarks, passwords, form-fill data and open tabs to the mobile app - the new browser apparently concentrates on increasing speed and responsiveness, with Mozilla debuting their new "Electrolysis" and "Layers" technology. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Kindle 3′s Webkit browser bests Kindle 2 in video head-to-head

, Aug 26th 2010 Discuss [1]

The third-gen Kindle's smaller chassis and brighter E Ink display may have been the main selling points for most users, but it was the new, Webkit-based browser that got the true Kindle-geeks excited.  The "experimental" browser on previous models was sufficient, in a pinch, to check a Wikipedia entry, but anything more ambitious was a recipe for headaches.  A video comparison between Kindle 2 and Kindle 3 by The Kindle Chronicles, though, shows what a step up there's been. Video head-to-head testing after the cut Read The Full Story
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