Archive for May, 2012
Silverlight 5.1 Released, Rises From The Dead
If you were wondering whether or not Microsoft has forgot about the Silverlight, then here is a small ray of hope for you.
Tagged as Silverlight 5.1, the following update includes a couple of bug fixes, ranging from DRM to license related issues
And if you want us to be that specific, the full version number is Silverlight 5 Build 5.1.10411.0 with the official changelog available here.
Download Opera 11.64
Well, here is something to cheer you up; Opera Software has recently released a minor update for its Opera web browser, which includes a couple of stability improvements but most importantly, a security fix that prevents hackers from executing the arbitrary code.
There is not much else to say, really, just a small update to improve user experience,
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Internet Explorer With Kinect For Xbox 360 In Development
IE’s market share to explode.
If the recent report is true then it looks like Microsoft has finally cracked the issue with the web browsers on a console as the software giant is said to be testing the modified version of IE9 on its Xbox 360 console, which will include some interesting features.
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Mozilla Blames Microsoft, Says They Block Other Browsers
Forgets about the iPad.
Here is some drama for a Thursday night. In the tablet market where Apple pretty much dominates it with a healthy 90% market share mark (in terms of shipments), Mozilla decided to complain about no other than Microsoft, which, according to them, will not allow other browsers than IE to run in the Windows Classic mode on an ARM based, Windows RT OS.
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Opera Mini Invades Bada OS
After the tremendous amount of requests, it looks like Bada, the operating system from Samsung, fans got what they wanted as Opera Software has recently announced the availability of the Opera Mini for the Sammys platform.
Just like you would expect, Opera Mini 6.5.11 made no sacrifices as it includes same and well know features, such as: a Speed Dial, data savings report, visual tabs and more.
You can download it from the SamsungApps web page.
Video Interview With Mozilla’s Chief of Innovation
During the CTIA Wireless show, Myriam Joire from Engadget has had a chance to sit with Mozilla’s Chief of Innovation, Todd Simpson, and chat about the company and its future.
What is it all about? Windows Phone, Gecko and … Firefox version numbering!
Wolfenstein 3D Celebrates 20th Birthday
Play it in your web browser.
Today is a good day for the old school gamers as Bethesda has officially announced a free web browser version of everyone’s bellowed game: Wolfenstein 3D, and yes, it’s better than Crysis.
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Earn More Than $100 / Hour With Opera
Writers required.
In case hunting security flaws in Google Chrome is not exactly your cup of tea, then here is another way to earn some cash: articles.
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Google Turbocharges JavaScript’s Performance
Google Chrome 19 and 20 users to benefit.
When it comes to performance, there is no such thing as “fast enough”, as a result, the search giant has decided to sprinkle some magic dust onto their JavaScript’s engine (V8) algorithm, which will now decide what functions should be optimized and give you a nice performance boost in return.
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Opera Software Q1 2012 Financial Results
Just today, Opera Software has released its first quarter results for this year and as seen in the slides below, the following year was quite good for the Norwegian browser maker.
Financial Highlights
– Total revenue (MUSD): 46.9 (1Q12) vs. 36.7 (1Q11)
– Opera Mini users: 31.1 million in March 2012, vs. 13.6m in March 2011, up 129%
– 168.8m users of Opera Mini in March
– 270 million+ people using Opera browsers every month
– Mobile Consumer revenue up 253%+ in 1Q12 vs. 1Q11
– Mobile Publishers & Advertisers revenue up 303% in 1Q12 vs. 1Q11
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