Next Firefox JavaScript Engine to Use WebKit

According to hacks.mozilla.org, the upcoming Firefox JavaScript engine (codenamed JägerMonkey) will be using some of the WebKit code snippets to speed things up.

Although JägerMonkey is still in early stages, engine is already 18% faster than its predecessor (thanks to WebKit). Furthermore, ETA is not yet announced.

As for codename, Jäger is a German word that means “hunter”, go figure.

Thanks to mabdul and Nox for the news tip.

Steam Replaces Internet Explorer with WebKit

Steam, one of the most popular content delivery platforms is ditching Internet Explorer rendering engine in favor of Webkit.

“We swapped out the Internet Explorer rendering engine with WebKit, which gives us a bunch of size, stability and performance benefits,” John Cook, Director of Steam Development at Valve said.

Who’s next?

If you would like to try a new version of Steam (beta), please visit the following page.

RIM Introduces Webkit Browser

Last year, Research in Motion has acquired mobile web browser maker Torch Mobile, which used WebKit rendering engine for its product(s).

Following that acquisition, today RIM has demonstrated an early build of WebKit based browser for BlackBerry phones. Read more

Weekly Browsers Recap, November 23rd

• IE8 bug makes ’safe’ sites unsafe
• MS discovers flaw in Google plug-in for IE
• Microsoft Windows chief decries standards grandstanding
• Firefox 3.6 locks down component directory – Update
• Security vulnerabilities in add-ons imperil Firefox users
• Google set to promote Chrome extensions
• Opera widgets without Opera…
• WebKit nightlies support HTML5 noreferrer link relation
• Camino 2 adds tab overview, phishing and malware protection
• Update on Camino 2 crashes

Thanks to Nox and mabdul for links.

Web Inspector Receives an Update

As of yesterday, nightly builds of Webkit now includes a significantly updated version of Web Inspector.

There are quite a few changes, so let’s take a look at them.

Editing Element Attributes and Style Properties #
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RIM Seeking for Webkit C++ Programmers

MobileCrunch has spotted a job listing from RIM at LinkedIn, which indicates that they are looking for programmers to work on their Webkit based web browser.

Here’s what it says:

“Utilizing their expert knowledge in C++ programming, the successful candidate will be working in a fast-paced, dynamic development environment to develop a WebKit-based browser for the BlackBerry Platform.”

The following listing is not a big surprise, especially when they have recently acquired Torch Mobile, the maker of mobile web browser Iris (Webkit based).

Weekly Browsers Recap, September 14th

• Install Internet Explorer on Linux with IEs4Linux
• Firefox adds Flash plug-in update protection
• Google Chrome Gets FTP, Extensions Tweaks
• 6 Unique Features That Make Opera 10 Stand Out
• Security Flaw Found in Safari for Windows
• WebKit adding support for GPU-accelerated 3D via WebGL
• 14 portable web browsers for Windows
• Maxthon 2.5.7 Released
• Mozilla’s Fennec Alpha 3 For Windows Mobile Is Out

Fourth Annual WebKit Open Source Party

Webkit Blog writes:

WWDC is upon us, and we hope to see you all there! Our party is open to anyone who is interested, free of charge. So if you will be in town or you are already in town, come and meet some cool web developers, WebKit hackers, browser developers, and lots of folks with an interest in cool technology.

Details
Place: Thirsty Bear Restaurant & Brewery (map)
Date: Wednesday, June 10th
Time: 7:30 PM
upcoming.org

Webware 100 (Browsing) – The Finalists

If you would like to support your favorite web browser by voting at cNET Webware 100, feel free to do that now.

Poll includes the following browsers: Camino, Firefox, Flock, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 8, Lunascape, Maxthon, Opera, Safari, Skyfire and WebKit.

Weekly Browsers Recap, Feb 22nd

• The Multi-Principal OS Construction of the Gazelle Web Browser
• The browser war is back – expect user casualties
• Hackers Targeting IE 7 After Security Patch Issued
• Security expert says Microsoft should cut IE’s links to Windows
• Windows Mobile gets Webkit browser
• Only 7 percent of active Firefox browsers running on Macs?
• Opera Mobile 9.5 … with Google Gears
• Sync Your Camino Profile Via Dropbox

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