Download Google Chrome 13 Final

By | August 8, 2011 | 7 Comments

Not sure how our moles could have missed that, but the stable version of Google Chrome 13 is now available and is ready for you to download.

The following release includes Instant Pages, a feature announced few months ago, which is explained in the video above.

Furthermore, Google Chrome 13 Stable includes a print preview feature as well as improved omnibox and other enhancements.

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Mozilla’s Firefox 7 And 8 Screenshots

By | August 4, 2011 | 59 Comments

Mozilla's Firefox 7 And 8 Screenshots

Preparing for the next generation web browsers, Mozilla has published a few mockups that may resemble the upcoming Firefox (likely 7 or 8) user interface direction.

Some of the key changes include the removal of obsolete search bar, a new menu which is now icon based as well as an integration of a permanent Home tab.
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Web Browsers IQ Study Is A Hoax

By | August 3, 2011 | 7 Comments

Web Browsers IQ Study Is A Hoax

IE users rejoice.

Earlier this week, we reported about the recent study which claims that IE users tend to have a lower IQ when compared to other web browser users. Turns out, it was a hoax all along.

According to BBC, the web site that published results was set up just weeks before official announcement and used staff images copied from Central Test, a French company specializing in research.

Although ApTiquant has already changed some of its staff member names, they did that few days too late.

[Thanks, RamaSubbu SK]

July, 2011: Google Chrome, Safari Share Up; Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera – Down

By | August 2, 2011 | 48 Comments

July, 2011: Google Chrome, Safari Share Up; Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera - Down

It’s August already as we look at the July’s web browser market share numbers. As you will see from the stats below, this month was awful for everyone but WebKit.

Internet Explorer is first in our list and there are no surprises here. It has lost some of its market share again, down from 53.68% to 52.71% (0.97 point decrease).

Firefox 5 did not change the situation for Mozilla as its browser market share continues to grind lower, down from 21.67% to 21.47% (0.2 point decrease).
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Firefox Overtaken By Chrome In The UK

By | August 1, 2011 | 31 Comments

Firefox Overtaken By Chrome In The UKGoogle’s first product that has been advertised on TV in the UK, Google Chrome, has become more popular than Firefox. Seems like advertising works!

Yes, that’s right. Chrome is now the second most used web browser in the UK after having overtaken Firefox. That is, according to StatCounter. Being only just ahead of Firefox, Chrome currently possesses 22 percent of UK users. Internet Explorer, however, still has more market share than both of them combined, lying at 45 percent.
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Weekly Browsers Recap, August 1st

By | August 1, 2011 | 1 Comment

Weekly Browsers Recap, August 1st

[Thanks, RamaSubbu SK, Shane Bundy]

If You Use IE6, Chances Are, You Are Not An Einstein

By | August 1, 2011 | 15 Comments

If You Use IE6, Chances Are, You Are Not An Einstein

Science agrees: geeks use other web browsers.

By collecting data from more than 100,000 users, a research firm has revealed that the majority of Internet Explorer users tend to have a lower IQ than Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera or Camino users. No one cares about the EQ anyway.

However, if you use the Internet Explorer with Google Chrome frame, there is a hope for you too.
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Browsers Backup: FavBackup 2.1.0 Released

By | July 31, 2011 | 11 Comments

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.

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How To Create Internet Explorer, Firefox or Google Chrome Theme?

By | July 29, 2011 | 9 Comments

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.

A Calculator Web Browser

By | July 28, 2011 | 2 Comments

The future of web browsers is here.

If you are one of those 2 people who would like to surf web pages via a calculator, then worry no more as Gossamer is here to save you.

Gossamer, a web browser for Texas Instruments graphing calculators allows its users to view web pages using CALCnet and globalCALCnet protocols. Although the direct URL input is yet to be implementing, features such as scrolling is already available in the 1.0 version.