Opera Download Numbers Double Thanks To The Introduction Of Choice Screen
March 19, 2010
The folks by at Opera must be smiling from ear to ear after Microsoft was forced to introduce the Windows Web Browser Choice Screen in Europe. The Web Browser Choice Screen prompts users whether they want to download competing browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Opera etc. Now Opera is reporting that the number of downloads has more than doubled across the European continent, with some countries even indicating that the download rate has tripled. According to the stats released, 53% of the downloads came from the Choice Screen, and considering that the Choice Screen was rolled out in early March, it certainly provides an interesting twist in the browser wars.
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Microsoft Web Explorer 9 takes advantage of GPU
March 16, 2010
Who would have thought that something as humble as a Web browser will one day harness the capability of your computer's committed graphics card? That is happening to Microsoft's Net Explorer 9, where it will build full use of the potential of the GPU when it comes to page rendering, where developers are able to exploit that using CSS, DHTML and Javascript. There will be a new Javascript engine incorporated into Net Explorer 9 with greater interoperability and standards support all round. Does that mean you will need to equip your machine with a couple of graphics processing units? No, a basic video card ought to do the trick.
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Mobiado Classic 712GCB luxury phone
March 11, 2010
Mobiado is back with another millionaire-friendly phone - the Classic 712GCB. that handset is touted to be an “expression of mechanical perfection, mastering of aesthetic details, and the integrity of consistent craftsmanship.” When going through the specifications list, it is not too far away from the Classic 712ZAF, featuring a candybar structure factor accompanied by a 2.2" QVGA display, 3G connectivity, GPS support, a web browser, music player and a 5-megapixel camera with flash. Made from stainless steel, it will plus have a touch of luxury with large sapphire crystal plates and 24K gold wrapping its exterior. Heck, even the handset's keys are additionally made out of sapphire crystal hand-painted with gold. No view on pricing, but that is a classic case of "if you have to ask..."
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New Attack On World Wide Web Explorer Via F1 Key
March 3, 2010
While Net Explorer (IE) 8 has come a expanded way from the instance that there was only the insecure Net Explorer 6, it seems like there is a new reason to ditch IE for another browser, particularly whether you’re running Windows XP. Microsoft has issued a security advisory that warns of an issue with IE (any version). Apparently that protection threat allows a malicious web site to infiltrate your PC through IE using VBScript to access the Windows help files. As such, the malicious web site would try to trick users into hitting the F1 key, which would launch the attack. It’s worth noting that that affects Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003, so whether you’re running Vista, or Windows 7, that doesn’t affect you. What is the main web browser that you use everyday? Let us know via the comments section.
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Google Chrome Ad campaign is Working: Market Share is Up
March 1, 2010
Google has been pushing its Chrome web browser very hard to the world: we have seen ads all by the place (USA, Asia and Europe) and all these efforts are getting some traction: Since April 2009, Chrome's market share has gone from 1.79% to 5.61%. Arguably, growing from 1.79% is not as difficult as growing from 20% or 60% but it is still a significant achievement, and it seems likely that Chrome will continue to gain market share considering it is a good browser.
I would be very curious to know what the cost of acquisition "per install" was, given the marketing blitz that Google has unleashed. The second thing is: what happens when the campaign stops?
Although Microsoft's World Wide Web Explorer share is decreasing steadily, each date a customer buys a new PC or does a fresh install of Windows, the game is “reset” back to having Microsoft's World Wide Web Explorer as the default browser. that is still an inherent advantage that Microsoft holds, and one that has been challenged in Europe – even whether most PC customers don’t know. Personally, I use Chrome along with Firefox, which is still my main browser considering of the Firefox plug-ins. What kind of user are you?
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Opera 10.5 beta for Mac
February 26, 2010
Opera has just rolled out its 10.5 beta version of its web browser for the Mac platform, which ought to be a whole lot more stable compared to the Alpha version. One of the main additions would be the inclusion of multi-touch gestures, Growl notifications, support for Apple’s Cocoa application programming interface, and restored support for Macs running the old Mac OS 10.4 Tiger operating system. You will require an Intel processor to run Opera though, so the older PowerPC processor systems are out of luck here.
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Samsung Omnia HD gets JB1 firmware update
February 11, 2010
Samsung Omnia HD owners will be pleased to know that they will be able to download the JB1 firmware update via PC Studio 7, where that firmware will see the introduction of kinetic scrolling to the smartphone, although it does not apply to the whole interface, but in parts only. Apart from that, additional improvements are a zippier web browser, better camera settings and a slew of bug fixes. You might find performance to be pretty sluggish after that though, since the firmware update will leave your system with just 17MB of memory left instead of 30MB prior to that firmware update. Be certain to prepare a backup before you continue, lest Murphy's Law strikes!
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