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Google has pushed a new build to the Chrome dev channel with the usual number of small fixes and tweaks. It's only a minor update but if you want to be on the bleeding edge, you should grab the latest build, Google Chrome 4.0.249.4, from the download link below. The updated version fixes a number of issues acros... |
21 November 2009
05:29 GMT |
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Google has just unveiled its hugely anticipated, web-based operating system, Google Chrome OS. As expected, Google hasn't actually launched the operating system, but it has released the source code in its current state for developers to have a chance to start working on it. From now on, the code will remain open... |
19 November 2009
15:08 GMT |
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Google Chrome is now almost certain to get much better support for extensions very soon, at least in the developer channel builds. After the first clues of an online extensions gallery were spotted yesterday, Google made it more or less official with the latest Chrome release, which now features links and notifiers ... |
17 November 2009
09:22 GMT |
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Everything online today is about customization and options. The world doesn't need 100,000 iPhone apps and developers aren't stopping any time soon, so people seem to be gobbling it up. Yet, you can't really hope to compete in the smartphone market without apps and lots of them. The same is true for b... |
16 November 2009
04:14 GMT |
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Apple has released a new version of its Safari web browser for Mac and Windows, which includes improvements to the performance, stability, and security of the software. Available as a free download, Safari is the standard web browser that has been shipping with Apple’s operating system since the release of Mac ... |
12 November 2009
02:53 GMT |
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Mozilla has issued a new version of the 3.6 branch of its popular web browser, Mozilla Firefox. Firefox 3.6 Beta 2 for Mac OS X is built on Mozilla's Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering platform, which has been under development for several months and contains many improvements for web developers, Add-on developers and us... |
11 November 2009
06:34 GMT |
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Firefox is turning five today, a nice, round number for the browser that has been a central component in forming the web as we know it today. Launched on November 9, 2004, Firefox 1.0 was an experimental branch of the Mozilla project with some pretty big goals, to challenge Internet Explorer's complete dominance... |
9 November 2009
07:26 GMT |
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Google Chrome is still behind other browsers in some aspects. Extensions are especially lacking when compared with Firefox and, judging by their popularity for the Mozilla browser, they could be a huge asset for Chrome. Right now, extension support is a little lacking, but development is moving fast and an upcoming f... |
4 November 2009
09:47 GMT |
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The browser market is continuing the trend set in recent months with all major browsers moving in the same direction as before. Internet Explorer saw another big loss, dropping to about a 65-percent market share, Firefox got a very small bump and Google Chrome saw a decent amount of growth considering its size, going... |
3 November 2009
06:36 GMT |
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Google has come up with a layered development cycle for its web browser, Chrome. This way, new features can be implemented at a fast pace, while also making sure that users also have more stable but less cutting-edge versions available. Halfway between the experimental dev channel release and the stable version, the ... |
3 November 2009
02:41 GMT |
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The people at Mozilla have released a new version of their popular web browser, Mozilla Firefox. Although still in beta, Firefox 3.6 (revision 1) is the latest development milestone of the next version of the Firefox web browser, and is considered to be stable and safe to use for daily web browsing.Mozilla does note,... |
31 October 2009
05:16 GMT |
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Opera Software has quietly updated its feature-packed, cross-platform web browser, recommending the download to every user out there. In addition to powerful features for every kind of user, the Opera web browser now sports “Opera Unite,” a powerful platform that turns one's Web browser into a Web Se... |
29 October 2009
07:43 GMT |
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Firefox has seen a wave of new users recently and the number of active monthly users has increased by 30 million over the past two months. This interesting piece of information came straight from Mozilla, more specifically from the CEO of the Mozilla Corporation himself, John Lilly. According to ZDNet UK, this was c... |
28 October 2009
08:07 GMT |
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Mozilla has released two new versions of its popular, cross-platform web browser, Firefox. Branches 3.5 and 3.0 have been updated with security fixes, stability tweaks, as well as new abilities and other enhancements. Mozilla Firefox versions 3.5.4 and 3.0.15 are immediately available for download right here, on Soft... |
28 October 2009
04:54 GMT |
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While Mozilla developers and contributors are putting the finishing touches on the Firefox 3.6 beta, the current versions of the popular browser are still getting their share of the attention with the release of Firefox 3.5.4 and Firefox 3.0.15 from the only two currently supported branches. They come with the usual ... |
28 October 2009
04:07 GMT |
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Helium Foot Software has released a new version of its web browser-management utility that enables Mac owners to use each installed web browser more effectively. The developer, Keith Alperin, is also known for MercuryMover, a utility that lets Mac users move and resize windows on the screen employing only the keyboar... |
27 October 2009
09:48 GMT |
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The Chrome Dev Channel has been updated with a crash and calendar fix for the Mac, Windows and Linux versions of the web browser. Available immediately, Google Chrome version 4.0.223.11 for Mac OS X can be obtained right here, on Softpedia. “This release fixes a crash when running extensions like the Subscribe... |
26 October 2009
05:39 GMT |
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According to the development team behind Google Chrome, this week, “Printing and the QuickTime plugin make their initial appearance on Chrome for Mac,” while “lots of important Extensions changes and quite a few bugs are also fixed.” Users are advised to also read the Known Issues if they are ... |
23 October 2009
04:49 GMT |
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This week's Google Chrome dev channel update includes numerous bug fixes, according to the team of developers behind the browser. Version 4.0.222.5 is immediately available for free download and includes fixes for bookmark bar-resize issues, support for OS X's url handlers, and making the content area a dro... |
16 October 2009
05:47 GMT |
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Opera Software has updated the under-development version of its web browser, fixing core and UI bugs, while improving Opera Unite. A couple of changes on the Mac side are reported as well. Opera is a feature-packed web browser available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux, and is free to download and use on any supported... |
14 October 2009
07:05 GMT |
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Browser makers are on somewhat of an arms race trying to one-up each other with new useful or just plain fun features. The developers can't go all out in most cases of course, as there is still this little thing called web standards to consider but there are plenty of places left for innovation. Mozilla's u... |
13 October 2009
03:48 GMT |
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Anthony Laforge, Google Chrome program manager, has posted an update on the Google Chrome Dev Channel revealing that test builds of Chrome for Mac, Windows and Linux are now available at version 4.0.221.8 and 4.0.221.6, respectively. A fix available for all platforms should automatically update the New Tab Page backg... |
8 October 2009
04:16 GMT |
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Bitstream has just released a new version of its high performance BOLT web browser for handsets running under Research In Motion's BlackBerry operating system or under Java. While until not long ago, the software solution has been available only in a beta flavor, users can now enjoy a much improved final version... |
7 October 2009
11:05 GMT |
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Browser makers like Google or Mozilla tout their products' performance and features to get people to start using them but they are facing a bigger challenge than many would think. It's not only that many people don't care which web browser they use, most may not even know what a browser is, as Google f... |
7 October 2009
03:25 GMT |
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The Google Chrome development team has updated the Dev Channel with new fixes for the WebKit-based web browser setting new standards in speed and functionality across all major operating systems available today. Google Chrome 4.0.220.1 is available for Mac OS X users as a free download right here, on Softpedia. The ... |
5 October 2009
06:49 GMT |
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September saw a number of interesting shifts in the browser market with IE plummeting to 65.7 percent, its lowest percentage since Netscape was still a viable option, dropping 1.3 percent in just one month. The decline is also one of the biggest drops in over a year. Meanwhile, Firefox had one of the best months in r... |
3 October 2009
07:15 GMT |
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The Google Chrome Dev Channel has been updated with new developer builds of the company’s web browser, Chrome. Versions 4.0.212.1 for Macintosh and 4.0.213.1 for Windows and Linux deliver mostly fixes, with a few under-the-hood enhancements here and there. Available for all platforms, the latest version of Goo... |
25 September 2009
08:17 GMT |
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Google is pushing update after update of its Chrome browser and, at the regular pace, a week since the last dev channel release we've got Chrome 4.0.213.1 with the usual extensive set of fixes and updates. The only new feature, if you can call it that, is the revamped FTP code. Hopefully, this latest build won&#... |
25 September 2009
02:56 GMT |
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A lot of people hate Internet Explorer 6 and for good reason. Developers don't like it because making their projects work on the aging browser with all its quirks eats up precious time and users don't like it because of its severe lack of features and poor performance. But for many upgrading isn't an o... |
23 September 2009
02:58 GMT |
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When it is not busy talking to the FCC, Google also works on its Chrome web browser, which has been updated again, for developers. The Mountain View-based search giant has issued a dev channel update for all supported platforms. Mac-specific tweaks and enhancements are also listed. You can learn more about these chan... |
19 September 2009
05:47 GMT |
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With the developer releases now sporting a 4.0 suffix, the Chrome 2.0 stable release was really starting to look long in the tooth. And, despite the fact that Google says version numbers don't really mean that much for the Chrome team, the new 3.0 version, which finally made it as a stable release, does bring so... |
16 September 2009
02:54 GMT |
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The Google Chrome team has updated the dev channel with a new release of Google Chrome for Mac and Linux. The dev channel is now focused on bug fixes as well as a new defense for cross-site scripting attacks, according to the Google Chrome blog. Chrome version 4.0.207.0 for Mac and Linux brings the following changes... |
14 September 2009
06:41 GMT |
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Mozilla updated all supported versions of its web browser, Firefox, bringing the older branch to 3.0.14 and the latest version to 3.5.3. Both were security and bug-fixing updates, so there's nothing too exiting about them, but you should update to the latest version as soon as possible. You are also encouraged t... |
10 September 2009
02:56 GMT |
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Google Chrome is beginning to look a lot more fleshed out than it was when it launched, though it's by no means perfect or even complete. But one year after the Windows version was released, public Linux and Mac builds still haven't been launched. There is some progress, official builds for the two operatin... |
7 September 2009
09:56 GMT |
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Recently announced by Sony as the standard web browser on its future selling PCs, Chrome has come a long way since its debut last year – such a long way, that it’s already setting the bar for speed and function, according to a person at Google. Competing web browsers, such as Safari, are faster today beca... |
7 September 2009
06:13 GMT |
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The team of developers behind the Google Chrome web browser have announced that the dev channels have been updated to 4.0.206.1. The new version of Chrome brings an array of changes on all platforms, as well as Mac-specific ones.Changes for all platforms include:- Closing the download shelf removes all completed and ... |
5 September 2009
04:14 GMT |
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August was an interesting month for the browser market, with all competitors seeing significant changes in their overall share, for better or for worse. According to numbers from Net Applications, Mozilla Firefox saw a big rise of 0.8 percent in August almost matching its highest market share in history, while Intern... |
1 September 2009
11:35 GMT |
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Opera Software has just released the final version of Opera 10 for Mac OS X. Opera 10 is available in 43 languages on Windows, Mac and Linux, while the piece of software is free to download and use on any platform. Touted as “the world’s most innovative browser,” Opera is available for download righ... |
1 September 2009
05:58 GMT |
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The Google Chrome dev channel has been updated with a new release of Chrome for Mac OS X. According to Jonathan Conradt, engineering program manager, “This release includes bug fixes and some improved compatibility with Snow Leopard.” The release is said to be slightly different from Chrome 4.0.203.2. In... |
1 September 2009
05:38 GMT |
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Opera Software recently released the first release candidate for Opera 10, pointing to a September 1st launch for the final version of Opera 10 for Mac OS X and PC. Most recently, Opera Software has issued a second release candidate of Opera 10, adding stability fixes and more. “The Opera 10 release candidate... |
31 August 2009
09:57 GMT |
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Despite having been launched more than a year ago, Yahoo!'s BrowserPlus add-on hasn't gained much traction. Still, the project has gradually evolved and has been eventually open-sourced and now, in an effort to extend its reach, Yahoo! is bundling it with Messenger 10 Beta and will also do so in the final v... |
29 August 2009
07:39 GMT |
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Firefox 3 has been out for over a year now and Firefox 3.5 is closing in in two months, yet a lot of people are still using the old Firefox 2. Mozilla set out to find what is keeping these users from upgrading and the results were surprising, though very legitimate. The main reason why users hold on to their old brow... |
27 August 2009
03:43 GMT |
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The Google Chrome developers announced on August 19th the immediate availability of a new version of the Google Chrome web browser for Linux, Windows and Macintosh operating systems. Google Chrome 4.0.202.2 is here to fix a lot of annoying bugs (see below for details) and it also adds a couple of features only for th... |
21 August 2009
06:47 GMT |
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Just five years ago there was only one real option when it came to web browsers. Everyone got Internet Explorer as part of the Windows operating system and that was that. This isn't the case today as the browser market is more active than ever with five major browsers fighting for position. But does the renewed ... |
14 August 2009
03:33 GMT |
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Opera Software has released the third beta of Opera 10, the refreshed version of its feature-packed web browser available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. The new release brings tab tweaks, new UI tweaks designed to make browsing more efficient, as well as multilingual support, crash prevention and even more turbo. ... |
13 August 2009
08:24 GMT |
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The Google Chrome web browser has been updated for both Mac and Windows platforms, adding improvements as well as bug fixes and tweaks. Version 3.0.198.1 is freely available for download on Mac computers, right here on Softpedia. According to the Google Chrome team, both Mac and Windows users of the browser will exp... |
13 August 2009
03:07 GMT |
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Apple has updated its Support section with a new release of Safari, the standard web browser on Macintosh computers. Version 4.0.3 improves the stability, compatibility and security of the web browser and is recommended for all users. On the Support section of its web site, Apple describes the Safari 4.0.3 update as... |
12 August 2009
05:01 GMT |
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Mozilla has released yet another alpha build of its powerful web browser for Mac, Windows and Linux, Firefox. Version 3.6 Alpha 1 is immediately available for free download on machines running Mac OS X 10.4 or later. Alpha and Beta builds of Mac software are not to be relied upon. Readers download and use such builds... |
8 August 2009
06:21 GMT |
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The Google Chrome developers announced a few days ago the immediate availability of another important update of their wonderful web browser, for Linux and Mac OS X platforms. Among the major features brought by Google Chrome 3.0.196.0, we can mention that users can now drag tabs into new windows (restoring is also po... |
6 August 2009
06:54 GMT |
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The Google Chrome Team has announced that a new version of its new web browser is now available for those testing it on Mac OS X, Linux and Windows. The update is free to download right here on Softpedia. “[Chrome] 3.0.196.2 has been release[d] which contains only a single change that reverts the tab focus exp... |
6 August 2009
05:00 GMT |
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