Category: Google Chrome
Browsers Backup: FavBackup 2.1.0 Released
After quite some time, I am happy to announce the availability of FavBackup 2.1.0, which now supports the latest versions of Firefox (4, 5), Google Chrome (7-14) and Opera (11, 11.50) web browsers.
How To Create Internet Explorer, Firefox or Google Chrome Theme?
Ever wanted to create a simple theme for the web browser of your choice? Then BT Engage, an interactive skin creator by Brand Thunder is a tool you’ve been waiting for.
The process is pretty straight forward. Upon starting, user is presented with a web browser screen that can be customized according to your individual needs, from backgrounds and logos to widgets.
However, if you are not keen on trying such activity, feel free to check ThunderThemes, which includes over 40,000 already created skins.
Weekly Browsers Recap, July 25th
- A Man Who’s Never Used A Computer In His Life Tries Internet Explorer
- Sputnik: JavaScript Conformance
- Firefox: Every Six Weeks
- Google Chrome Dev Channel Update
- Google Chrome Beta Channel Update
- Google Chrome Beta Channel Update for Chromebooks
- Opera: Updated Ragnarök (HTML5 parser) Labs Build
- Vungle on Opera
- Why I don’t use Google Chrome or other browsers besides Opera
- iCab Web Browser
- Visualize your Web page in 3D
[Thanks, Rafael Luik, RamaSubbu SK]
Google Snatches Firebug’s Core Developer
Other web browser vendors to get jealous.
Good news for all the Google Chrome users, IBM’s John J. Barton, the core developer of Firebug, will be joining Google’s Chrome team to work on its next generation Web dev tools.
What made him to take such decision? According to John, working on the next gen Firebug is not practical as browsers change too fast for the size of its team to keep up and shift from desktop to mobile requires additional development time. Furthermore, he could not obtain another year of support from IBM to continue the contributions.
Here’s what he had to say:
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Weekly Browsers Recap, July 18th
- Debugging Web Workers in IE10
- Introducing BrowserID: A better way to sign in
- How to Stop Website Tracking in Firefox
- Mozilla Challenges Google: Open Source Chrome Isn’t Good Enough
- 5 Chrome Extensions That Improve Google+
- Google Chrome Beta and Stable Channel Update
- Google Chrome Dev Channel Update
- Chrome OS Stable Channel Update
- Opera Mini 6.1 updated for Android
- Opera Mini 6.1 silent update for S60
- Opera Tech Break: Speed Dial extensions
- Opera Tips & Tricks: Background and foreground tabs
Web Browsers Malware Benchmark 2011
Internet Explorer 9 scores 99-100%.
NSS Labs, an independent network testing facility, has tested 5 most popular web browsers against the socially engineered malware, resulting in more controversy and flame wars all over the Internet.
Although some claim that results are sponsored by Microsoft, Rick Moy, the president of NSS Labs, said that while Microsoft did hire them to benchmark various web browsers few years ago, it was only to improve Internet Explorer’s security. However, after seeing some positive numbers, it was only then sent to the marketing department to do their thing.
Tested web browsers
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Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) vs. Google Chrome 12 vs. Firefox 5 vs. Opera 11.50 vs. Safari 5
With the release of Firefox 5 and Opera 11.50, TomsHardware took 5 most popular web browsers and compared them against each other.
Internet Explorer 9
Google Chrome 12
Firefox 5
Opera 11.50
Safari 5
What are the results? Let’s check them out.
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Firefox 8 Performance Will Blow You Away
Despite the fact that Firefox 8 has appeared on the Nightly channel just days ago, Mozilla reports that it is already 20% faster than Firefox 5 in pretty much all the tests, including:
Startup times
First paint
Session restore
JavaScript performance
2D canvas
3D WebGL rendering
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Google Chrome To Receive Multiple Profiles Feature
Good news, the future Google Chrome release will receive a feature that some people wanted for ages: multi-profiles.
According to the Revision 91573 post at chromium.org (which was spotted by one of our readers, Shane Bundy), when creating a new profile, not only will the user be able to name it (obviously) but also assign a different icon for every single one of them.
If you are curious enough to try this feature now, it already available in the latest version of Chromium.
Beware Of The Windows 8 UX Pack 2.0 Malware
Recently, an application called Windows 8 UX Pack 2.0 was released, designed to make your OS look like Windows 8.
If you are as excited as some people are, then downloading it is a no brainer. However, be warned:
After installing and uninstalling the software (did not work for me), I have noticed that it has hijacked my web browsers settings with no warning. Not just Microsoft’s Internet Explorer’s, but also Mozilla’s Firefox and Opera’s (Chrome was not touched).
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