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SlimBrowser moved today to a new build, continuing with the bug fixing in the previous builds of the web browser. This release takes care of a single problem, which was a resource leak inside the rendering process.
However, up until build 078, the developer solved issues such as a crash occurring when opening certai... |
21 February 2012
08:31 GMT |
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The reason that caused this chemspill is a security issue, which, at the moment, remains undisclosed. However, it looks like it’s serious stuff, since the vulnerability was present in all builds and versions of Mozilla's web browser as well as Thunderbird email client. And they really mean every build and... |
17 February 2012
04:41 GMT |
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Since it is Thursday, a new snapshot for Opera 11.62 comes as no surprise. The latest build of the Norwegian browser is 1304 and it takes care mainly of stability issues. However, functionality has not been overlooked, either, as the release fixes a problem with window controls (resize, minimize, close), which would ... |
16 February 2012
09:38 GMT |
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After the special Valentine’s Day build unveiled two days ago, Maxthon released today build 3.3.4.4000 of their web browser. It increases support for HTML5 Canvas and IndexedDB. Bug fixes are also present, and so are improvements, which touch on problems with Webkit core and the main frame.
The current revisio... |
16 February 2012
08:25 GMT |
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With love floating all around, Maxthon did not miss the opportunity to release a new version of their browser today. The new build is 3.3.4.3000 and apart from sporting a new, special Valentine’s Day skin, it also brings to the table improvements and fixes.
The latest build comes with a better extension platfo... |
14 February 2012
08:57 GMT |
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Although Firefox 13 is a long way to go, the development team has mapped out the features they’re looking to integrate. One of them is a panel-based download manager, which would replace the current solution.
Improved user experience is the main reason for this, as the current model is not fully integrated wit... |
13 February 2012
15:21 GMT |
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The Opera development team came out with a plan to release new snapshots for version 11.6.x of the browser on a weekly basis, every Thursday. They missed the schedule last week, as they had to deal with a nasty crash regression that occurred when saving files on Windows.
As such, the new snapshot was delivered a day... |
13 February 2012
03:30 GMT |
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The stable version for Maxthon 3 browser popped out after only three betas. It comes with several improvements and fixes, an updated Webkit core and shows no new features.
Maxthon 3.3.4.2000 improves memory usage in Ultra Mode, increases the startup speed and brings to the table a better extension platform.
As for ... |
10 February 2012
07:33 GMT |
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There have been talks about releasing a new version of Firefox this week. This chemspill release should not be too surprising since Firefox 8 and 9 already built up a pattern in this sense.
The purpose of Firefox 10.0.1 is to fix two top issues that could not wait until the launch of the future major version. One of... |
10 February 2012
03:43 GMT |
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The current snapshot for Opera 12 fine tunes the address field, as a result of users complaining that the full address is not shown anymore. The modifications are UI related and regard the way suggestions are displayed.
Earlier builds would show the details on three columns, which referred to icon, URL and title of ... |
8 February 2012
10:27 GMT |
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Chromium 19 is now available and, as usual, there are no release notes to point out the changes. Modifications may escape even those that are familiar with the web browser, especially if they are not aesthetic. However, there is one change you won’t miss if you played around with it in the past, and that is th... |
6 February 2012
11:04 GMT |
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Maxthon development team rolled out a new beta build for the Chinese web browser, which includes a new feature and a bunch of improvements and fixes.
Newly added to this release is the option to create a duplicate tab. This can be done from the context menu of a tab or by using mouse gestures, natively supported by ... |
3 February 2012
10:19 GMT |
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Security researchers came across a classic scam that’s enhanced with some highly ingenious ways of making sure that the malicious plot spreads from one Facebook profile to the other.
Bitdefender experts found that the new breed of scams advertises a video that features a police officer that does a good deed b... |
3 February 2012
07:43 GMT |
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It looks like Opera picked up the pace, because after yesterday’s snapshot for Opera Next, today they make available a snapshot for version 11.62 of the browser. It is a maintenance release so no new stuff is available. The focus in this release is on stability, so plenty of crash bugs have been eliminated. Th... |
2 February 2012
10:40 GMT |
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A new snapshot for the upcoming Opera 12 has been rolled out by the Norwegian developer. Unlike the previous one, which introduced a new algorithm for delivering suggestions in the address bar, this one takes care of bugs and issues.
Build 1272 for Opera Next integrates all of the remaining fixes from Opera 11.61 st... |
2 February 2012
04:18 GMT |
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When it comes to browsers on Windows 7 in the United States, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 is the established leader in terms of market share. The browser managed to take the top position from Internet Explorer 8 last month, and has enjoyed continuous growth in the meantime, now sitting at over 35 percent ... |
1 February 2012
09:45 GMT |
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The official release notes were not available at the moment we wrote about the availability of the Firefox 10 binaries on their servers. Now they're out. Overall, there are no surprises, but apart from introducing new features the developer also solved a set of issues.
However, some of the bugs have not been el... |
1 February 2012
04:17 GMT |
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Some of you may have noticed that the stable version of Firefox 10 is already available for download on Softpedia. As usual, Mozilla made the binaries available on their servers prior to the official launch, accompanied by the release notes for this version.
The highlights for this release revolve around add-ons, as... |
31 January 2012
02:45 GMT |
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It’s been a while since we’ve seen a proper snapshot for Opera Next (12.0 alpha). The wait is over as the development team just released a new build, 1256, sporting a very interesting feature: address bar suggestions.
They changed the algorithm for serving suggestions in the address field, and results ar... |
27 January 2012
09:12 GMT |
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Yesterday, Opera made available the release candidate for version 11.61 of their browser. Now they have just launched the stable build for the same version. There is nothing changed compared to the RC, as it is the exact same build.
However, compared to the previous stable, Opera 11.61 does encompass a pretty large ... |
24 January 2012
04:35 GMT |
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The release candidate for Opera 11.61 has just arrived, with several fixes in the change list. This build does not come unexpected, as the development team announced the launch of a stable 11.61 at the end of December 2011. Bug fixing dominates the set of modifications, with failure to use mouse wheel over iframe be... |
23 January 2012
10:49 GMT |
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The latest development of Avant Browser 2012, build 21, brings to the table a small set of fixes. These attend to issues affecting both the inherent functionality of the application and the layout engines it integrates.At the head of the list are the fixes for the black screen issue and tooltips not popping up. The d... |
20 January 2012
10:31 GMT |
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Zepto Labs, the developer behind the massive successful Cut the Rope for the iOS, has just released a version of the game that’s fully playable through a web browser like Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Mozilla Firefox.
Cut the Rope has delighted tens of millions of iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch users from a... |
16 January 2012
05:15 GMT |
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It is Friday the 13th and, somehow, I had a feeling that the guys at Opera would not miss the chance to show that they are not paraskevidekatriaphobic, or, to put it in a term more to their liking, friggatriskaidekaphobic. As such, they went on and released a new snapshot for the upcoming Opera 11.61.
The build for ... |
13 January 2012
10:58 GMT |
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Maxthon browser seems to have picked up the pace as the latest release, 3.3.4.600 beta, brings to the table several important improvements. It touches on important components, such as Main Frame, Webkit core, Trident core, AdHunter and form-filling feature, Magic Fill. Memory usage is only one of them, but the appli... |
12 January 2012
11:11 GMT |
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Firefox 10 b4 is now available for download. And it looks like this build is also very close to entering the release candidate stage and then become the new stable release, as development stages have already been marked towards this end.
Code freezing for Firefox 10 is scheduled for January 20, while the release can... |
12 January 2012
07:02 GMT |
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There is only one new option available in the latest version of Avant Browser, the rest of the modifications being fixes, mostly to Gecko and Trident layout engines.
The new option allows you to define the amount of time you want history information to be preserved.
Gecko-related repairs fix problems such as the au... |
5 January 2012
07:19 GMT |
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The latest stable version of Maxthon does not introduce any new features or options. Instead, it focuses on mending problems affecting the Webkit core.
At the head of the repair list in Maxthon 3.3.3.1000 stable are some crash and jQuery related problems, which have been eliminated. Additional mending touch on freez... |
5 January 2012
06:06 GMT |
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Along with the new name the latest version of the browser, 2.0.0.4, has progressed, bringing to the table new features as well as fixes and improvements.
At the top of the list of changes in CoolNovo 2.0.0.4 there is the upgrade of the base version to Chromium 16.0.912.63. Among the new features there is a toolbar a... |
3 January 2012
05:14 GMT |
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Free-to-play games that can be accessed either through social networks, like Facebook, or right from browsers, like Google Chrome or Firefox, will become more popular throughout this year, as companies and gamers will realize the importance of such projects, at least according to TechSavvy Global analyst Scott Steinb... |
3 January 2012
03:08 GMT |
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The latest release for Maxthon, 3.3.3.600 beta, brings to the table a pretty cool new feature: HTML5 Desktop Drag-Out. Its name may not reveal much about its functionality for some users, so here goes the explanation: file download is initiated by simply dragging and dropping the files from the browser on the desktop... |
3 January 2012
03:08 GMT |
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Maxthon’s fast development continues with a new stable version, incrementing the build number to 3.3.2.2000. The refinements in this release include a new “MX Classic” skin, improvements and some bug fixing.
Improvements refer to support for multiple languages in the address bar and updating the se... |
30 December 2011
00:55 GMT |
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The exact date for a new stable build of Opera 11 to pop up has not been set yet, but Opera 11.61 is planned for release in the first month of 2012. In the meantime, the development team of the browser pushed out a test snapshot for the next stable version.
The set of modifications available in this Opera 11.61 rele... |
27 December 2011
10:14 GMT |
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A new snapshot for Opera Wahoo (12.00 alpha) has emerged, containing, among others, hardware acceleration fixes.
The current development build of the Norwegian web browser has been released for Windows, Mac and Linux/FreeBSD. It eliminates a high number of crashes related to hardware acceleration; it also takes care... |
20 December 2011
02:39 GMT |
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The latest build of Maxthon Browser comes with some important features, online history and the extension platform being the most prominent.With Online History, the web browser takes all the browsing logs in the cloud, making it accessible at all times. Everything is uploaded online and stored in an organized manner, ... |
19 December 2011
04:54 GMT |
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The stable build for Maxthon 3 has rolled out. Among the most notable changes, there is an updated WebKit core and enhanced support for HTML5. But other important modifications have also been operated.
In the beta version of the browser, there were some crash problems with the WebKit core and it could not retri... |
8 December 2011
04:30 GMT |
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Opera fired up a new release candidate for version 11.60, incrementing the build number to 1184. The newest Tunny does not seem like a good candidate for the stable version, as users continue to complain about bugs. However, the next release may be the final deal, as the problems reported are generally of little sig... |
5 December 2011
10:28 GMT |
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Well, that was fast. Opera just launched the release candidate for version 11.60, codenamed “Tunny,” which may also be the stable release of the browser, if no showstoppers occur. All non-critical issues in this release will be addressed in the next Wahoo snapshot (Opera Next) and then shuttled in a new ... |
2 December 2011
07:52 GMT |
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After announcing the holiday-themed Angry Birds available in Chrome, Google also pushed a new beta of their web browser. As expected for a beta, version 16.0.912.59 of Google Chrome does not touch on the feature set but focuses on bug fixing.
One important modification that should decrease the traffic created by Chr... |
2 December 2011
03:25 GMT |
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Web browsers with two rendering engines are not uncommon these days. Even navigation tools are mildly impressive. But having four of them is a bit hard to fathom at this moment. And yet, the developers of Avant browser are currently working to a version that incorporates Gecko, Webkit, IE9 and IE7 rendering engines,... |
1 December 2011
05:02 GMT |
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Opera just released a new snapshot for version 11.60. The latest build is 1178 and the team estimates that development is in straight line to release candidate stage. The focus with this new release is on stability, so new features have not been bundled in. Instead, there are numerous crash fixes and all sorts of bu... |
30 November 2011
10:47 GMT |
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Opera’s HTML5 parser is under continuous scrutiny of the development team. The latest snapshot for Opera 11.60 (codenamed “Tunny”), build 1177, features fixes for Ragnarök, which include mending of NSL (never stops loading) issues.Besides attending to Ragnarök, the build also sports Core u... |
29 November 2011
09:58 GMT |
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There is a reason Mozilla announces the release of a product days after uploading it to their servers. And that reason is that testing is still performed and that finding a serious issue would force the company from shipping the product to end-users (these can be viewed as release candidates).And this is exactly what... |
19 November 2011
07:12 GMT |
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Chrome Dev has been updated to version 17.0.942.0, which carries a new build of V8 JavaScript engine as well as a brief set of fixes.
The JavaScript engine did not go through many changes. Version 3.7.7 of V8 fixed an issue referring to the heap profiler, which did not show properties getters in fast properties case... |
18 November 2011
03:15 GMT |
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As Opera’s development is largely based on individual instances of the browser capturing specific components that need to be tested, they released a new post-beta snapshot today.The new build for 11.60 Beta, 1159, does not introduce any new features, but consolidates the existing ones. As such, it fixes crashes... |
18 November 2011
02:11 GMT |
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The latest release for Google’s browser does not feature major modifications. However, the V8 JavaScript engine has been updated to version 3.5.10.24 it has been strengthened with a fresh security fix.
The vulnerability patched dealt with out-of-bounds writen in Chrome’s JavaScript engine, V8. Among the ... |
17 November 2011
04:41 GMT |
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It’s been a little over a week since Mozilla released the stable version for Firefox 8. Today they rolled out version 8.0.1 of the web browser. It is not yet available officially, but they already uploaded it to their servers. There are no release notes accompanying it, but given that it is a minor build, we s... |
16 November 2011
09:31 GMT |
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Following the fresh release of a new Adobe Flash Player, Google rolled out a new version for its web browser. It comes with the latest version of Flash, which features some important security fixes.
Additional modifications include an updated JavaScript engine (3.5.10.23) and some bug fixes as far as print sizing is... |
11 November 2011
07:18 GMT |
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The first beta for Firefox 9 has been released and the features it brings to the table should not come as a surprise, as they’ve been touted since this version was in Aurora development stage. But in this version everything is more fine-tuned.Type Inference is now part of this build, all brushed up and ready to... |
11 November 2011
03:44 GMT |
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SEE Games, a company which specializes in bringing Hollywood franchises to the video game space, and ZQGame, a Chinese online gaming company, have announced that they are working together to create and publish a new MMO based around the Total Recall movie from Columbia Pictures.The game will be playable in a browser ... |
9 November 2011
12:41 GMT |
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