6th of October 2012 08:41 GMT
Cairo, a 2D graphics library with support for multiple output devices, that produces consistent output on all output media, while taking advantage of display hardware acceleration when available, is now at version 1.12.4.Highlights of Cairo 1.12.4:• Refinements to the MSAA compositor have been implemented, enabl...
7th of September 2012 05:12 GMT
Firefox is now using the Azure API for HTML5 Canvas on all platforms. Azure is a new stateless 2D graphics API that Mozilla has been working on to eventually replace Cairo, the ancient graphics API currently in use. Azure is not quite ready to make Cairo obsolete, which is why Mozilla is starting small, only using i...
5th of September 2012 09:54 GMT
Opera 12 was supposed to be big release. After all, fans waited for a year to get it. In fact, it took so long that Opera decided to put together all the features it completed and release Opera 11.60 as a stopgap. The big engineering changes were left for Opera 12, things like full hardware acceleration, out of pro...
14th of June 2012 14:51 GMT
Opera has never gotten the sort of attention and respect it deserves, at least judging by its paltry market share in most parts of the world. But the browser has always been on the cutting edge when it comes to web technologies and standards. The latest release, Opera 12, isn't as much about pushing the bounda...
14th of June 2012 09:10 GMT
Opera has been working on the latest major release, Opera 12, for quite some time, more than a year in earnest. In fact, at one point, it was taking so long that features that were complete were bundled as Opera 11.60 and pushed out the door while work continued on Opera 12. It was all supposed to be worth it for Op...