Archive for December, 2009

Weekly Browsers Recap, December 7th

By | December 7, 2009 | 1 Comment

Weekly Browsers Recap, December 7th

Thanks to Nox for links.

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Get Best Product Price Offers in Firefox

By | December 5, 2009 | 0 Comments

Get Best Price Offers in Firefox
Here is a handful Firefox add-on for those, who buys online.

Once you install InvisibleHand extension, it automatically checks for better prices of the product, you are interested in (see screenshot).

Add-on authors claim that InvisibleHand currently supports over 100 of US, UK and German retailers.

Visit product page.

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EU Browser Ballot Case Might Finally Come to an End

By | December 3, 2009 | 25 Comments

EU Browser Ballot Case Might Finally Come to an EndIf everything goes as expected, browser ballot case might be finally resolved by the end of December or even faster.

Bloomberg reports that during the phone conversation with Opera spokesman, it was said: “Our expectation is that the settlement will include changes sought by Opera and will come out around the 15th,”

What are those changes?
Opera Software suggested that instead of listing top 5 web browsers alphabetically, they should be randomly ordered, every time user sees a ballot screen.

Bloomberg also said that Jesse Verstraete, a Microsoft spokesman in Brussels, declined to comment on this case. So don’t hold your breath yet.

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Opera Mobile 10 Beta 2 Is Here

By | December 2, 2009 | 3 Comments

Opera Mobile 10 Beta 2 Is Here

Got to love Wednesdays and Thursdays. Usually, that’s when software vendors release new applications and various updates. One of such releases is Opera Mobile 10 Beta 2 for both, Symbian/S60 and Windows Mobile handsets. Just like Opera Mini 5 Beta 2, this version also includes Opera Link and download manager. Also, some bug fixes and few other improvements.

Changelog Continue Reading

Opera Mini 5 Beta 2, Now with Progressive Loading

By | December 2, 2009 | 4 Comments

Opera Mini 5 Beta 2, Now with Progressive LoadingHere comes a new beta of Opera Mini 5 web browser. While fixings various bugs, Opera Mini team has also included few other new features:

Download manager
Opera Link
Progressive loading

What exactly progressive loading is?
As they explained: Progressive loading means that pages you load are sent to your device in ‘chunks’. Previously in Opera Mini, your page would be displayed once the entire page has reached your device. However, now your browsing experience will be faster and better, just like on your desktop.

To download, just visit m.opera.com/next using your mobile phone.

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November, 2009 – Firefox, Opera and Chrome Market Share Goes Up; IE, Safari – Down

By | December 1, 2009 | 8 Comments

November, 2009 – Firefox, Opera and Chrome Market Share Goes Up; IE, Safari – DownIt’s a new month and few market share data. Let’s get it going.

Just like any other month, Internet Explorer market share keeps going down, this time it fell from 64.64% to 63.62% (1.02 point decrease).

With the upcoming Firefox 3.6 release, this browser increased its market share by 0.65 point, from 24.07% to 24.72%.

After previous gain in October, this time Safari‘s market share fell from 4.42% to 4.36% (0.06% decrease). Continue Reading

Microsoft Offers a Chance to Win a Laptop and Few Mouses

By | December 1, 2009 | 0 Comments

Microsoft Offers a Chance to Win a Laptop and Few Mouses

Surfing the web, I came across an interesting Microsoft ad (Lithuanian language).

What does it say?

Basically, if you download IE8 and register in the following site, you are eligible to win 1 out of 8 Microsoft Arc Mouses or Aspire 1410 Olympic Edition laptop.

Turns out, they were already giving away Lenovo laptop and Microsoft mouses some time ago as well.

What about IE8 market share in Lithuania? Continue Reading