Archive for June, 2011

RockMelt Beta 3 Is Out!

By | June 14, 2011 | 1 Comment

RockMelt Beta 3RockMelt adds over 30 features, including better Facebook chat, more Facebook integration, and a streamlined Facebook experience on RockMelt with the release of the third beta for the upcoming Chromium based social web browser. To see a condensed list of some of the new additions as well as bug fixes, simply look below.
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Google’s Fast Web Protocol Makes Chrome Even Faster

By | June 14, 2011 | 5 Comments

Google's Fast Web Protocol Makes Chrome Even FasterAccording to acceleration company Strangeloop, utilizing Google Chrome reduces webpage download times by 10% to 20% if the sites use Google’s fast Web protocol.

Support for Google’s SPDY has been added to Strangeloop’s Site Optimizer appliances as well as its Web acceleration service, making download times even faster than they are with Site Optimizer alone. – Strangeloop President Joshua Bixby.

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Mozilla To Tackle Firefox Memory Leaks

By | June 14, 2011 | 8 Comments

Mozilla To Tackle Firefox Memory LeaksAs FavBrowser recently reported, there are ways to get around memory leaks in Firefox. Nevertheless, the problem appears to be serious enough for Mozilla itself to finally want to get it out of the way.

It’s become increasingly clear over the last several months that we have a pretty pressing need to deal with increases in memory usage in Firefox. Since we released Firefox 4 (and before, too), we’ve seen lots of reports about Firefox memory usage being higher than in older versions, and that Firefox memory usage is growing over time. – Johnny Stenback, a developer who works for Mozilla.

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Mac OS X Lion Copies Chrome OS Browser Mode

By | June 14, 2011 | 3 Comments

Mac OS X Lion Copies Chrome OS Browser Mode

The upcoming Mac OS X release from Apple is set to have a browser only mode, similar to one found in Chrome OS.

According to MacRumors, Lion lock screen includes an option to “Restart to Safari”, which basically just boots an operating system with the web browser only.

Furthermore, thanks to the new auto save feature, users can continue where they left after OS is switched back to the default mode.

Mac OS X Lion is set for July release and should be available in the Mac App Store for $29.99.

Weekly Browsers Recap + Bonus Links, June 13th

By | June 14, 2011 | 0 Comments

Weekly Browsers Recap, June 13th

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Mozilla’s Webian Shell To Challenge Chrome OS?

By | June 13, 2011 | 7 Comments

With Chrome OS notebooks already shipping, Firefox has also decided to join the party with the web browser based interface called Webian Shell, which is based on Mozilla Chromeless project.

However, unlike Chrome OS, Webian Shell is not actually an “operating system”. Instead, it was written in HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and runs on top of Windows, Mac OS X or Linux.

As this is just an early and experimental release, the upcoming versions are set to incorporate more advanced features, such as: multiple home screens, split screen view, onscreen keyboard for touch based devices and more.

If you would like to try it out, here is a download link.

[Thanks, Blake]

Nook Touch Web Browser

By | June 10, 2011 | 6 Comments

Download not required.

If you own the new Barnes & Noble Nook Touch and are up for some grayscale Internet experience, then we have some good news for you.

Turns out, the popular handheld device has an experimental web browser, which allows you to access various web pages just by typing the URL into the search bar.

Even if browsing not as smooth as the butter, it’s still a nice surprise to all the Nook users.

Channel Switcher Dropped From Firefox

By | June 9, 2011 | 5 Comments

Channel Switcher Dropped From Firefox

Going by what Mozilla has to say, the channel switcher will be removed from Firefox. Why? While the channel switcher seemed like a good idea at first, it was only really useful as a springboard it appears. This conclusion came to light due to the fact that the feature was rarely utilized once users made the switch to a particular channel.

As it turns out, users of Firefox are much more interested in running different versions of the browser alongside each other, and so Mozilla has declared that its efforts are best directed elsewhere. You will still be able to switch back and forth between the Aurora and Beta channels, of course. Simply visit the Future of Firefox page to obtain them.

How To “Fix” Firefox Memory Leaks

By | June 9, 2011 | 72 Comments

How To Fix Firefox Memory Leaks

Suitable for systems with low amounts of memory only.

If, for one reason or another you still experience Firefox memory leaks that seem to affect your web browsing experience, then Firefox Plumber could be the extension you’ve been waiting for.

Although it does not actually solve the issue itself, Firefox Plumber offloads your RAM in favor of the hard drive.
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Will It Blend? Chrome Notebook

By | June 9, 2011 | 6 Comments

So you’ve just received your Google Chrome Notebook and already running out of ideas?

Well, here is one: put it into the blender.