Google announces Chrome for Android beta browser

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  • February 7, 2012 at 1:11 pm

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Chrome bate for Android

Google has just announced a mobile version of its Chrome browser. You will need a device running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to get the beta app. It does not replace the default Android browser but rather co-lives with it. We will be posting more info as we test the new browser.
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Google updates Chrome, promises to finally play well with Mac OS X Lion, adds full-screen mode

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  • September 16, 2011 at 1:21 pm

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Google Chrome update with compatibility for Mac OS X Lion

We’ve had our own personal issues with Google Chrome on OS X Lion. In fact, at times, Chrome was behaving so badly on the new Mac OS that I had more or less switched to Firefox. Well, finally, Google has updated Chrome promising better stability and compatibility with Lion.

In addition, Google has added support for Lion’s full screen mode. When enabled, each Chrome window takes up the whole screen (i.e. the menu bar is hidden) and its own desktop Space. Note that you can have different Chrome windows maximised or not in different spaces.

To enable full-screen mode, either click on the two opposing arrows at the top right or press command + shift + F — Google’s blog incorrectly states Ctrl+Shift+F.
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Firefox 4 joining the party, scheduled for March 22nd

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  • March 17, 2011 at 1:10 pm

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Firefox 4 ~ Web-o-Wonder

Mozilla has announced that it will be releasing the final version of Firefox 4 on March 22nd; the first beta was made available in July 2010 and after eleven more betas, Release Candidate 1 made a public appearance on March 9th.

Firefox 4 was initially planned for last year but was delayed in order to stabilize the new JavaScript engine and because of additional work on hardware acceleration. Firefox 4 will be the third major browser release in March, following Chrome 10 and Internet Explorer 9.
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Google Chrome web browser gets updated – faster, more secure with better settings interface

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  • March 8, 2011 at 6:10 pm

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Google Chrome speet test

Google has been keeping very busy with updating its Chrome web browser and has today announced a new stable version 10–it’s been only a month since Google launched version 9 of Chrome and just three weeks since the latest beta release. The latest version, 10, of Chrome brings faster JavaScript performance making more complex websites faster.

In addition Google has finally simplified the settings interface. Clicking on the ‘wrench’ and then hitting options now brings you to a dedicated options tab where you can tweak the browser to your heart’s desire and also quickly search for specific settings. The latest version of Chrome now also allows you to securely synchronize passwords between computers by giving users the option to setup a separate passphrase. You can see a demonstration video of the new settings page by clicking below.
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Microsoft trying to free the world from the chains of Internet Explorer 6

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  • March 7, 2011 at 4:47 pm

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Microsoft IE6 Countdown ~ Usage map

It was born in August 2001 and its name is Internet Explorer 6 (IE6). That same name has been associated with lack of updates, unpatched browser vulnerabilities and disregard for internet standards. Web developers loath the name and it was the reason that a lot of users (at least those in-the-know) jumped ship and moved to Firefox.

Surprisingly, and according to Microsoft, 12% of online users are still using IE6 almost 10 years later. This has led Microsoft to start a campaign to rid the world from the archaic browser and has begun a countdown with the goal to drop its usage to below 1%. Beyond posing a security risk to those using IE6, it also keeps pressure on web developers to go out of their way to make websites work with the beaten and broken old browser.
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