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Box.net Now Available as Fully Web-Based Cloud Storage Solution

, Aug 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

The folks at Box.net have today noted that they'll be launching a fully web-based HTML5 version of their very popular cloud storage app. This new version will allow any mobile device, for example, running an HTML5-powered mobile web browser to run this now much more universally accessible platform. This new HTML5 app will have the same (or eventually more) functions as the mobile apps that are available on smartphones and tablets today, this app then allowing those apps to perhaps expire should the user want to simply work with the web-based solution. Read The Full Story

Skyfire VideoQ iOS App To Queue Flash Videos

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [3]

Skyfire, popular for their mobile browser that enables viewing of Flash videos on the iOS platform, has just released a new iOS app called VideoQ. The app has similar functionality to its browser in allowing users to watch Flash videos on iOS after the files have been converted remotely, but focuses on the playback element. Read The Full Story

Luminate Aims to Turn Web-Based Images to Interactive Apps

, Jul 27th 2011 Discuss [5]

The folks at the company formerly known as Pixazza, if you've ever heard of them of course, have rebranded themselves as "Luminate", launching today a brand new platform that'll allow web-based images to act as mini-applications. What this will do, essentially, is if you take a look at the image below this paragraph, you'll see several elements that, if you were looking at them in a real-world setting, you'd be able to touch and get a reaction out of. What Luminate intends to do is make that situation a reality inside the web browser with minimal effort on the part of the developer or webmaster who wishes to have said functionality. Read The Full Story

Chinese Baidu Browser launches in beta form

, Jul 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

China is the largest market for search and online ads in the world with its huge population going online in droves. Not too long ago I mentioned that Baidu and Microsoft were entering into a search deal that would see some Microsoft Bing search results integrated into the Baidu results in China. This was Microsoft's way to grow its Chinese reach without actually launching Bing in China. Read The Full Story

Firefox 5 First Rapid-Release Version Out Now

, Jun 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Mozilla has just released Firefox 5 today after only a few short months since the previous version launched. The predecessor was deemed as the last major release version before Mozilla embarks on a Google Chrome model that will bring shorter faster release cycles. Rather than having new features sit waiting for a major release, now smaller bundles of new features will be pushed out as they become ready, making for new releases as quick as every six weeks. Read The Full Story

Google Apps To Stop Supporting Old Browsers

, Jun 1st 2011 Discuss [5]

If you regularly use Google Docs, Google Calendar, or Gmail then you had better keep your browsers up to date. Google today announced that its Google Apps will no longer support older browsers starting August 1. A big reason for this is Google Apps' need for HTML 5 support. Read The Full Story

Google Launches Chrome 11, Bug Fixes, Security Updates, And New Speech Input

, Apr 27th 2011 Discuss [0]

Google today launched the stable release version of Chrome 11. The updated browser brings numerous bug fixes and security enhancements, plus a brand new logo. Google has been releasing new versions of Chrome almost every six weeks since last summer and have listed over 3.700 changes made with this latest stable release. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 First Preview

, Apr 12th 2011 Discuss [1]

Only about a month after launching Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft surprised attendees today at the MIX 2011 developer conference in Las Vegas with a Platform Preview of Internet Explorer 10. This new version focuses on improvements in HTML 5 and CSS3 feature support. Read The Full Story

Mozilla’s Wall of Shame Shames the Shameful

, Apr 6th 2011 Discuss [5]

Behold, the Firefox Wall of Shame. Actually they're calling it the Slow Performing Add-ons… list, I suppose. Either way, the following add-ons are likely to NOT be happy with this situation. The reason Firefox has created this list is to essentially make the slowest functioning groups feel so terrible about themselves that they either amp up their developing to create a better experience - or of course, hang themselves in shame. Read The Full Story

WebSockets, Faster, Cheaper Protocol

, Mar 28th 2011 Discuss [2]

WebSockets is a new protocol that allows for real-time communication. It piggybacks along a regular HTTP request and opens up a bidirectional data link. Every time we open up a broswer we innundate our networks with HTTP requests. Most of us don't even notice we're opening these kind of requests. Even if it's a transparent window through to the internet, most of us don't even realize that we're spending most of our time on the browser, transmitting every little piece of date through port 80. Read The Full Story

Chrome gets Flash Player exploit fix ahead of rivals

, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Google may have seen its Chrome browser come through Pwn2Own unscathed, but that doesn't mean everything in the app is safe. The search giant has fixed a Flash Player bug which Adobe described as "critical"; however, other browsers will be forced to wait on Adobe's own testing. Read The Full Story

Mozilla Firefox 4 Final Version Expected March 22

, Mar 16th 2011 Discuss [1]

Last time we reported that Mozilla will be speeding up their update cycles to smaller more frequent updates similar to Google's Chrome model with Firefox 4 being their final large update. And now there is a confirmed date of March 22 for the final version to drop. Read The Full Story
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