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Internet Explorer 10 platform preview 4 released

Rue Liu, Nov 29th 2011 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has released its fourth platform preview for Internet Explorer 10, making it available today to those with a developer preview of Windows 8. IE10 integrates Microsoft's new Metro UI while maintaining the option for the traditional desktop interface. This latest test build adds more HTML5 support. Read The Full Story

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Firefox 8 available now, we go hands-on

Chris Burns, Nov 8th 2011 Discuss [6]

It’s time for the next big version of one of the most popular web browsers on earth, Firefox 8, and though the drop in OFF setting for ad-ons are certainly the most talked-about feature for the system thus far, we’ll be going through the whole big couple of handfuls of new features one by one. What it appears Mozilla is trying to do here is make the web browser as friendly, interactive, and involving as possible to make sure you use it and nothing else to watch the web. Tabs up, apps down!

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New Opera Mini 6.5 and Mobile 11.5 browsers launch

Shane McGlaun, Nov 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

If you are looking for a new browser for your smartphone, the latest version of Opera Mini is now available. The new version for the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, and Java-enabled phones is Opera Mini 6.5. If you are using a Symbian S60 smartphone, the browser for you is Opera Mobile 11.5. The big upgrade in these browsers is the ability for the user to track data use. Read The Full Story

Wikipedia pulls Italian site to protest Bungasconi censorship

Chris Burns, Oct 5th 2011 Discuss [2]

In what can only be described as a futuristic show of internet-based dissent, Wikipedia has taken down the entirety of its Italy-based site in protest of a gag-law currently awaiting full passage. This law would, if passed, allow ease in censorship of any webpage showing up inside the country via a requirement for any and all websites to publish "corrections" at the request of ANY PERSON inside 48 hours, this without any sort of impartial 3rd party judge. I think you can see the problems this might incur right away, right? Read The Full Story

Firefox 7 released with improved memory usage

Rue Liu, Sep 27th 2011 Discuss [4]

Mozilla released Firefox 7 today that promises to deliver a faster web browsing experience largely thanks to a much improved memory management system. The browser has always been more of a hog in that aspect and slow to boot in comparison to rivals, but that's starting to change. This new release should be noticeably speedier in several areas, including startup time, tab opening, and HTML5 content. Read The Full Story

Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 gets detailed with platform preview 3

Rue Liu, Sep 14th 2011 Discuss [1]

Microsoft has released a platform preview 3 for its Internet Explorer 10, which will be the core browser for Windows 8. The build is available through the developer preview of Windows 8 and offers users two interface options. It features the new Metro UI experience but also supports the traditional Windows desktop interface. Read The Full Story

Firefox to finally hit Android Honeycomb tablets

Rue Liu, Aug 30th 2011 Discuss [4]

Mozilla is finally going to launch its popular Firefox web browser on the Android Honeycomb platform. Although Firefox has been available to Android, it has thus far only supported phones and not tablets. This new Firefox for Honeycomb will be an evolution of the phone version with added features that take advantage of the larger screen size. Read The Full Story

Dolphin Browser heads to the iPhone

Rue Liu, Aug 30th 2011 Discuss [6]

The Dolphin Browser has been one of the most popular third-party web browsers for the Android platform and now it's making its way to the iPhone. The browser is developed by MoboTap, which has just released a free iOS version of Dolphin that's built to work on top of Safari. Read The Full Story

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

Chris Burns, 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

Rue Liu, 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

Chris Burns, 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

Shane McGlaun, 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