Yahoo! BrowserPlus
May 30, 2008 by Vygantas Lipskas · 4 Comments
Back in April, we’ve reported about the upcoming Yahoo! project – BrowserPlus. While it’s still in Beta, Yahoo finally decided to release it for a public use (sneak peek). BrowserPlus is a technology for web browsers that allows developers to create rich web applications with desktop capabilities. There are few demos which can be found here to better understand how BrowserPlus works and what it is for. From their FAQ: Read more
The 100 Best Products of 2008
May 30, 2008 by Vygantas Lipskas · Leave a Comment
Few days ago PC World revealed its “The 100 Best Products of 2008” list. The social web browser Flock was voted in the highest position among any other web browsers. It took a solid 6th place. Mozilla Firefox 3 was in the 21st place followed by Apple Safari which was in the 22nd. Hulu (online video service) was voted as #1.
Google Custom Search – Opera Issues?
May 29, 2008 by Vygantas Lipskas · 5 Comments
According to Tamar Weinberg from Search Engine Roundtable:
“After much frustration with Google’s Custom Search Engine, it seems that Google’s CSE doesn’t actually support the Opera web browser. Apparently, when Opera users try to set up the Google custom search engine, they fill in all forms, hit save, but nothing happens.” Read more
Firefox 3 Seeks for a World Record. Will They Make It?
May 29, 2008 by Vygantas Lipskas · 3 Comments
Guys from Spread Firefox with all your help will be trying to set a new Guinness world record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours period. As this is a first attempt (this record doesn’t exist in a Guinness book yet), they will try to reach the highest number possible.
How can you join? Read more
Firefox 3 vs. Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) vs. Safari 3.1
May 28, 2008 by Vygantas Lipskas · 8 Comments
Some time ago Damien Virulhapan from GadgetZone.com.au sent me an email with the link to article called “Group Test: Firefox 3 vs IE 7 vs Safari 3.1“. Feel free to check it.
I don’t know why Opera wasn’t tested, haven’t got any reply since then.
Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Beta 2
May 27, 2008 by Vygantas Lipskas · 3 Comments
It looks like Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Beta 2 will be released within a couple of months, in the third quarter to be exact. As for now, Microsoft asks web site owners to make sure that their pages will be displayed correctly on IE 8. Check “Your Web site may not display correctly in Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1” article for more details about web pages compatibility.
Landing on Mars Today (Watch Live)!
May 25, 2008 by Vygantas Lipskas · 1 Comment
Landing on Mars Today! Watch Live at NASA.gov
NASA TV Live coverage of the Phoenix landing on Mars begins at 6 p.m. EDT on Sunday, May 25
Wow.
Opera Software Jobs Video
May 24, 2008 by Vygantas Lipskas · 7 Comments
Some time ago Opera Software announced that they are offering some job positions again which includes designers and programmers. On Thursday they’ve released a “promo” video which is called “Opera Software Jobs” and can be seen on YouTube. What do you think about it?
Top 10 Firefox 3 Features
May 24, 2008 by Vygantas Lipskas · Leave a Comment
Here’s a great article by LifeHacker for you. It’s about “Top 10 Firefox 3 Features“. Worth a read.
Opera Mini 4.1 Update Released (4.1.11355)
May 22, 2008 by Vygantas Lipskas · Leave a Comment
Opera Mini team just released a minor update for Opera Mini 4.1. They’ve reported that this release fixes BlackBerry and Palm related mobile phones issues. As for everyone else, you don’t have to update it, unless you want to.
Fixed Bugs: Read more




