Recently, Google has released a new development version of Google Chrome, the revolutionary web browser based on WebKit rendering engine, as Safari browser. Google Chrome 3.0.192.x is available for free download on dev channel for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X users. It comes with new features, as well as bug fixes, especially in case of Mac OS X and Linux based versions.
Google Chrome and Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 developers already have introduced the multiprocess browsing feature into these browsers. Even Mozilla developers have been talking about the separation of web applications in different tabs as multiple processes, before the introduction of this feature in Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 8, the latest version of Firefox (Firefox 3.5) does not render web pages with different CPU threads (as multiple processes). Now, the newly deployed Mozilla project, entitled Electrolysis, has the role to bring multiprocess browsing capabilities to Firefox.
Google has just announced the launching of a new operating system based on Google Chrome browser and Linux kernel: Google Chrome OS. It will be released under an open source license and will run on both x86 as well as ARM chips, being targeted to to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems. Google Chrome OS is designed to be lightweight, fast and secure.
Finally, Mozilla Firefox 3.5 was launched and is available for free download. It comes with an interesting set of major new features, as well as improvements of overall speed of response and stability. For example, it is capable to play natively (without the need of a plugin) video encoded in Ogg Theora format and Ogg Vorbis audio due to the included support for HTML 5 technology. On the other hand, the JavaScript execution speed is faster than in previous Firefox versions.
Last year, the release of Firefox 3.0 milestone was marked by the unpleasant discovery of a critical security flaw with high severity, only in a few hours after the browser was launched, which put in danger over ten of million of computers. Now, the new Firefox 3.5 stable version will be released on Tuesday morning (June 30, 2009), according to PC Magazine. There is also expected that the total number of Firefox downloads to surpass 1 billion with the official launching of Firefox 3.5.
Two new development versions of Fennec mobile browser (based on Mozilla engine) were just announced to be available for free download. Fennec is the mobile version of the Firefox browser, currently compatible only with Windows Mobile 6 operating system and OS2008 (”Maemo”) software platforms, running on the Nokia N810 Internet Tablets. The new releases of Fennec are intended only for testing: Fennec1.0 Beta (Maemo) and Fennec 1.0 Alpha 2 (Windows Mobile).
Tweetdeck, the free software which allows you to stay in touch with your Twitter and Facebook friends from the comfort of computer desktop, was updated to a newer version. In the same time, Tweetdeck was also launched as an iPhone App. TweetDeck for iPhone is ready to download free on the Apple App Store. The desktop version of Tweetdeck has many new features, being more flexible and easier to use.
The first release candidate of Firefox web browser (Firefox RC 1) was just released for testing. It represents the seventh development milestone of the Firefox 3.5 version. This release is considered to be almost stable, therefore is primarily intended for developers and members of the testing community. In addition, one or more of your add-ons installed with the latest stable version of Firefox could not work with Firefox RC 1.
Maybe the web engine of the future, Opera Unite, seems to offer more opportunities than Web 2.0 basic principles. It is built on a simple concept: your computer becomes a web server capable to share files, host chat rooms or websites directly from hard drive, without third party web applications. Opera has broken the ice by taking a step further in the evolution of Internet technology – Opera Unite offers all necessary means to any computer owner to become a source of information. All your computer data published or shared over the Internet with Opera Unite is fully controllable from a simple to use web based interface.
The popular web browser Firefox was updated to version 3.0.11. The new Firefox release solves many security and stability issues existing in version 3.0.10. In the same time several bugs were also fixed. Firefox 3.0.11 is available for free download for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X operating systems users.
The first launched collection of Firefox add-ons in November 2008, Fashion Your Firefox was intended only for beginners, who needed a quick start in customizing their Firefox browser. Now, the concept of Firefox add-ons collection was pushed a step further: even you can create such collections and share with your friends on popular social networks, like Digg and Facebook.
In December 2008 Yahoo! introduced the smarter inbox for Yahoo! Mail, which allows the immediate access to Flickr, Flixster and Xoopit third party applications. Now, Yahoo! Mail provides more tools to simplify the way of performing common tasks like file sharing or sending through email messages, edit or organize photos and send money online. The new Yahoo! Mail apps are: PayPal, Zumo Drive, Picnik, OtherInbox and Photobucket.
Now, with the new Opera Mobile 9.7 Beta 1 browser for Windows Mobile enabled phones, you can surf the Internet even faster than with an advanced 3G mobile device. Opera Mobile 9.7 Beta 1 browser provides a high Internet navigation speed based on Opera Turbo technology and Opera Presto 2.2 rendering engine, which ensures a better browsing performance and lowest loading time for web pages. In this version of the Opera Mobile browser, you will also be able to use Opera Widgets, in order to customize the application according to specific needs.
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