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The stable version for Maxthon 3.3.6.1000 has been rolled out earlier today. As expected for a stable release, most work focused on repairing issues rather than adding new features.
Fixes available in this revision improve the main frame, the Webkit core, the built-in downloader and the browser platform.
Among the ... |
15 March 2012
10:29 GMT |
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It’s Thursday, so the release of a new snapshot for Opera 11.62 should not come off as a surprise at all. The latest build is 1332 and the focus, as always, is on regressions from the current stable release, 11.61.
Even if the change log is brief, the modifications are pretty important. One of them refers to p... |
15 March 2012
08:45 GMT |
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Despite the announcement about delaying the launch of Firefox 11, Mozilla managed to release the web browser on the scheduled day. The new revision is now officially available for download.
The modifications available in Firefox 11 include new features, such as importing bookmarks, history and cookies from Google Ch... |
14 March 2012
03:52 GMT |
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We already reported that the official release of Firefox 11 would be delayed, but the launch date should not be too far away since the new version has been uploaded to Mozilla’s FTP. You can also download it from Softpedia. Johnathan Nightingale, senior director of Firefox Engineering, announced that the updat... |
13 March 2012
11:31 GMT |
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Postponing the release of a new stable version for Firefox is official: Jonathan Nightingale, Senior Director of Firefox Engineering, has announced the decision on Mozilla’s blog. One of the reasons at the root of this choice is Microsoft’s release of their monthly update, which may have a negative impac... |
13 March 2012
06:26 GMT |
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Apple has rolled out Safari 5.1.4 for Mac OS X and Windows platforms, improving JavaScript performance on OS X Lion in particular, and adding several new enhancements and tweaks in the Snow Leopard version of the browser, as well as on Windows.
In addition to improving JavaScript performance on OS X 10.7, Safari 5.1... |
13 March 2012
03:57 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 10 won’t be the only browser available for Windows 8 devices. It won’t be exclusive neither to the desktop mode in the upcoming OS, nor to the Metro UI.
We already know that, when it comes to desktop, Microsoft will allow for legacy applications to run on x86-based Windows 8 machines.... |
12 March 2012
10:35 GMT |
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The current snapshot for Opera 11.62 came a little late this week, but it is here now. There aren’t any new features to tinker with, so this build focuses on repairing several core issues that impacted on the functionality and performance of the browser.
Crashes have been eliminated, such as the one on XHTML p... |
9 March 2012
08:37 GMT |
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Midori, a lightweight web browser which features full integration with GTK+ and fast rendering with WebKit, is now at version 0.4.4. According to the developer, Christian Dywan, the current release, Midori 0.4.4, was delayed a little because he needed to implement improvements to the GTK+ 3 support.Some problems stil... |
9 March 2012
07:37 GMT |
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On this special day there is a new version for Maxthon available for download. It is a beta, hence new features are in order, and build 3.3.6.600 delivers quite a few of them.
The side bar layout has been reformed and starting this release there is an automatic update mechanism. Also new is support for HTML5 applica... |
8 March 2012
05:05 GMT |
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Sleipnir has been updated today to version 3.0.12, bringing to the table better memory management, speed optimization for overall operations as well as improved displaying of websites.
RAM usage in the previous versions of the web browser would not benefit the user when working with a heavier number of tabs. In the ... |
7 March 2012
09:45 GMT |
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Google Chrome seems to be losing some steam lately. In fact, it's even losing market share, albeit a very small amount. But it may not have anything to do with less people using Google Chrome and instead have to do with the way the visits are counted.Google has the ability of prerendering pages that it believes ... |
5 March 2012
13:21 GMT |
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Maxthon 3 has reached a new stable release, which is equipped with a new feature designed to spare the user of the hassle of unsupported ActiveX pages. The solution is that the web browser automatically switches to Retro Mode.
The latest revision is 3.3.5.1000 and brings to the table fixes touching on the Webkit cor... |
5 March 2012
07:47 GMT |
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The focus in the latest development snapshot for Opera 12 is on the URL details available in the suggestion drop-down menu.
Build 1325 of the web browser brings to the table better handling of that space by filling it with as large a description of the suggested link as possible.
Also new in this revision are the f... |
5 March 2012
05:58 GMT |
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Opera 12 is still some time away, but it's getting closer all the time. The browser maker has been working on this major release for many months now, more than it would on a regular release. In fact, it was taking so long that Opera decided to offer Opera 11.6 as an interim option to ship some of the features th... |
5 March 2012
05:53 GMT |
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Most people would agree, Google Chrome is doing great, it's been growing since it was introduced, more than three years ago, it's threatening Firefox, which has been looking rather stale for at least a year, and it's slowly gaining up on Internet Explorer.
But it seems that Chrome is losing some steam... |
1 March 2012
10:21 GMT |
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The newest snapshot for Opera 12 updates Presto layout engine to version 2.10.269, which features better CSS unit precision. Out of the almost 70 entries available in the changelog, more than 60 refer to Presto.
Build 1317 of Opera Next 12 introduces a unified approach for handling layout’s fixed point values ... |
29 February 2012
05:44 GMT |
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Opera Mini is back in the news with a new version released for iPhone and iPad featuring such new features like unlimited Speed Dials, support for platform discovery and file uploads, zoom settings, and more.
Opera is arguably more appreciated on mobile devices than it is on the desktop front, mainly because it has ... |
28 February 2012
16:11 GMT |
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Facebook announced a new initiative to spur work on a new set of mobile web standards designed specifically for applications. It's joined by several major browser makers, Microsoft, Opera and Mozilla, as well as other partners. At the same time, it also debuted Ringmark, a compatibility benchmark designed to te... |
27 February 2012
13:41 GMT |
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The latest snapshot for Opera 11.62 has been released, just like the Thursday before and one of the most important modifications may increase the performance of the browser, especially in the case of high latency websites. The reason for this is that the latest build loads the resources in a more efficient manner. T... |
23 February 2012
08:06 GMT |
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One of the top features available in Maxthon 3.3.5.600 beta is SkyNote. This is actually the old Online Notepad, but it now supports categories and synchronization across multiple devices, from PCs to tablets and smartphones.
Besides introducing SkyNote, the current Maxthon release also improves the auto switching l... |
23 February 2012
05:54 GMT |
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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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A new snapshot for Opera 12 has just been released. It is a stability release, so there are no new features available, just fixes that increase the stability of the web browser.
Build 1306 of Opera Next takes care of several crash bugs occurring after typing numbers in the address bar or after logging into Opera Lin... |
20 February 2012
08:46 GMT |
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Build 23 for Avant Browser has just been made available, changing the Firefox engine to version 10.0.1, although a new revision has been launched today by Mozilla. It also adds the Ctrl+Shift+Del hotkey for deleting history.
Apart from this, there are three fixes referring to Gecko engine. These take care of problem... |
17 February 2012
08:17 GMT |
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A preview build of Safari 5.2 is available to those enrolled with Apple’s dev program. The browser works with OS X Lion machines and brings a nifty change that many users will applaud when the final version of the application gets released.
People familiar with the software say the new Safari does away with th... |
17 February 2012
04:57 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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The popular Dolphin Browser for iPad just got an update that optimizes Dolphin Connect and offers an easier way to add Webzine columns, to name a few enhancements.
Version 3.5 of the application features an optimized Dolphin Connect feature, which means you can now use the bookmark sync service with a third-party ac... |
14 February 2012
09:46 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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SeaMonkey, a web browser, advanced e-mail, newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editing suite, is now at version 2.7.1. Only a few changes are present in SeaMonkey 2.7.1, but the developers fixed important issues and there are even a couple of new features implemented.Highlights of SeaMonkey 2.7.1:· If ... |
12 February 2012
12:37 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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In 2009, studies revealed that there were 17.5 million Internet users that were aged 65 or more. Since then the number most likely increased considerably and continues to do so, especially with the rise of social media networks and other sites that may present an interest to senior citizens. While many people try to ... |
4 February 2012
14:21 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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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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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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As Facebook users are preparing for Valentine’s Day, cybercriminals are relying on the fact that lovebirds may be tempted to install a so-called Valentine’s theme to make their profiles more special.
Trend Micro researchers came across one of these scams that attempts to dupe victims into downloading a m... |
31 January 2012
08:16 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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After the last Facebook scam declared Chuck Norris as being dead, similar phony messages advertise the “most wanted videos” and an adult homemade tape that features Katy Perry and Russell Brand.
Avira’s Data Security Expert Sorin Mustaca reveals that just like in the Chuck Norris scam, these other ... |
26 January 2012
11:01 GMT |
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While surfing the web, we often get a warning message from the browser, notifying that an extra plugin is needed to view certain content. Lately, instead of creating fake plug-ins, crooks started creating websites which contain elements that seem to genuinely belong to the browser.
Zscaler researchers have found tha... |
26 January 2012
09:42 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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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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