Weekly Browsers Recap, February 1st

• UK government pledges support for MS Internet Explorer
• Browser Speed Tests: Firefox 3.6, Chrome 4, Opera 10.5, and Extensions
• Analysis of HTML5 Canvas Javascript performance in various browsers
• The Snoopy Google Toolbar
• Enable the Tab Preview Menu Button in Firefox 3.6
• Firefox: People in Germany Are Switching Browsers
• No matter what Apple says, you can’t get a rich web experience without Flash
• How to shorten URLs directly in Opera
• Opera Mini Server Upgrade to 4.15.2444
• Clickjacking problem in browsers persists
• Weave 1.0 now available for download

Thansk to Gala and mabdul for links.

Google Pulls the Trigger, Halts IE6 Support

It’s finally happening. After years of waiting, Google has pulled off Internet Explorer 6 support from 2 of their apps: Google Sites and Docs.

Last year, company asked IE6 users to upgrade their browsers, when such visited popular video sharing site YouTube.com

Here’s what Google said in their official statement: Read more

Bye, Google, Yahoo! to Become Default Search Engine in Firefox (Ubuntu)

Starting from Ubuntu 10.04 (Ubuntu Lucid), the default search provider in new OS installations will be set to Yahoo! rather than Google.

The following announcement comes after Canonical Ltd. (company behind Ubuntu) struck a revenue sharing deal with Yahoo! Inc.

As for stats, Yahoo! search market share in US slipped down from 8.5% (November) to 8.28% (December), according to Stat Counter.

Weekly Browsers Recap, January 18th

• Microsoft warns of IE bug used in Chinese attacks on Google
• Microsoft: upgrade to IE8, even though it’s vulnerable
• Mozilla: No, Firefox XUL add-ons are not an endangered species
• 3 Ways to Quickly Find the Tab You Need (FireFox)
• Chrome For Mac Finally All Systems Go With Bookmark Manager
• Apple, It’s Time To Delete Safari From The iPhone
• Opera Talks: J.D. Lien
• Get An Overload of Transparency With New Z1-Glass Skin For Opera 10.5
• NetFront Browser 4.0 “Concept Version” gets released

Weekly Browsers Recap, January 11th

• Microsoft’s collaboration on SVG is a win for the open Web
• Serious IE and Windows flaws left to fester
• Download Internet Explorer 8 Optimized for Xbox 360
• Next Firefox major update, “Lorentz”, could be a minor
• 40% Firefox Growth in 2009
• Undo Closed Tabs and Windows in Firefox
• Do we need extension dependencies?
• Jetpack 50-Line Code Challenge Winner is Crowne
• Mozilla Drumbeat Aims to Expand Web Participationd
• Rebuilding the Plugin Directory
• Google-HTC Prepping Chrome OS Tablet
• Chrome sets browser security standard, says expert
• Google Taps Cooliris To Enable Media Browsing On Nexus One
• Opera Magazine now online
• Opera expands mobile SDK lineup amid losses
• WebKitGTK+ hackfest improves HTML renderer for GNOME apps
• Flock 2.5.6 Now Available
• Doing more with data

Thanks a lot to Nox for links.

Google – Desperate or Smart?

Thanks to Nox for news tip! Via Flickr.

Google Chrome Extensions Goes Live

With the release of Chrome for Mac, Google has also announced the launch of Chrome extensions (available for Windows and Linux, Mac – coming soon).

One great thing about Chrome extensions is: no annoying restarts after installation. On the downside, as of today, there are only about 300 add-ons available.

Browse extensions.

EU Browser Ballot Case Might Finally Come to an End

If 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.

What Is Google Chrome OS (Video)?

“Telling the story of Google Chrome and how it inspired an operating system”

Weekly Browsers Recap, November 16th

• Jetpack 0.6 dishes up two major APIs for Firefox add-on coders
• Yes, A Beta Version Of Chrome For Mac Is Just Weeks Away
• Opera Mobile 10 beta for S60 phones, updated version available
• Opera Mini Server Upgrade to 4.14.938
• WebGL Musical Solar System
• Statistics: The world stands on its head
• The future of games is in your web browser
• Mastering Lynx (Open Source Text Browser) for Search Engine Optimization

Thanks to Nox for links.

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