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RSS browser in newsYahoo! tests home page overhaul
News It functions as an alternative to navigation methods like bookmarks, link bars or browser tabs, Bhat said. Yahoo! is moving ahead on Thursday with a radical redesign of its home page - the most heavily trafficked site on... [18 Sep 2008]
Chrome US downloads hit two million mark
News It appears nearly two million people in the US downloaded Google's new Chrome web browser in its first week of availability, Nielsen Online said Wednesday. Of course, getting people to try Chrome is easier than getting... [18 Sep 2008]
Firefox 3.1 to jump on privacy bandwagon?
News The next version of Firefox is likely to add a private surfing mode to Mozilla's popular browser. Such functionality is already included in the beta of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) and in Google Chrome, the most recent... [16 Sep 2008]
Second Life sets techies on stability
News I think over time we'll start to see more of these browser-based virtual worlds appear because people do want the convenience. Linden Lab has revealed its tech group is tackling several areas that it hopes will make the... [15 Sep 2008]
RIM chasing Apple with "lifestyle" features?
News In more detail, RIM has integrated the Microsoft Live Search engine into the BlackBerry Browser making Microsoft the default search engine for BlackBerry devices. In what looks like an attempt to compete toe-to-toe with... [12 Sep 2008]
Microsoft, RIM to cosy up over search?
News As part of the deal, BlackBerry users will have the option to use Microsoft Live Search as their search engine of choice within the device's browser. Microsoft and RIM are expected to announce on Thursday a partnership... [11 Sep 2008]
RIM's Pearl shows its flip side
News Like RIM's original Pearl model, the first-ever flip BlackBerry comes loaded with multimedia features such as a video and music player and a two-megapixel camera with flash, as well as a web browser and an abridged... [10 Sep 2008]
Sharp, Opera join Symbian Foundation
News The browser company Opera has signed up to the Symbian Foundation, a Nokia-led consortium that was set up in June to turn the Symbian mobile operating system into an open source platform. Also on Tuesday, Opera announced... [09 Sep 2008]
Google releases notes on Chrome security fixes
News Google has revealed details of two critical-risk vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser and some lesser issues it says are now fixed. The problem also meant a web page with that text as a hyperlink could crash the... [09 Sep 2008]
Latest Firefox alpha released by Mozilla
News The Mozilla Corporation has released an advance testing version of its popular Firefox web browser, just days after Google revealed its competing Chrome software. In a statement, Mozilla said the testing version of... [08 Sep 2008]
Microsoft's cloud Office lands one million users
News The free tool lets users store, work on and collaborate to 1,000 Office documents online and securely access them through a web browser. One million customers have signed up to Microsoft's Office Live Workspace online... [04 Sep 2008]
Chrome coming for Google's Android
News Google's new Chrome browser is for PCs today, but company co-founder Sergey Brin expects the technology will make its way to Android, the company's mobile phone operating system and software suite. Chrome and Android's... [04 Sep 2008]
Google Chrome: Should its rivals be worried?
News It has been good there is focus on browser alternatives. Initially Google's open source browser is not likely to change the market share rankings. According to Net Applications' browser... [03 Sep 2008]
Google prepping Chrome for Mac and Linux
News Google has revealed it's already working on a version of its Chrome internet browser for Mac and Linux operating systems. Despite Chrome's Windows heritage, Google is already promising the Mac and Linux versions of the... [03 Sep 2008]
Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burn
News Tor Odland, head of communications for rival browser Opera, thinks the brand's attempted dominance could prompt an anti-Microsoft style backlash against lack of choice. After all the polished promises of a streamlined... [02 Sep 2008]
