It hurts. It really hurts. Consider a full-time employee taunted by some part-time kid with the words “You suck at your job. I do it better than you.” Now substitute the full-time employee with Microsoft’s IE7 while the part-time with PS3’s browser.
Sony claims that the new v2.5 firmware update to PS3 not only brings Flash player support but also efficiency in Javascript rendering. The browser now loads content 2.8 times faster which is enough to pawn IE7 but has a lot to catch up with Chrome.
Needless to say, this is a hard slap on Microsoft’s face. Now IE not only has to compete with the desktop browsers, it will also need to prove its real worth (if any) against console browsers too. Let’s just hope we can see a turnaround after the launch of IE8.
[Via Gizmodo]
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Written by Kunal Gangar on October 29th, 2008 with no comments.
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Like lollipops or Popsicles, some of us like our software on a USB drive. So, looks like some German guy is offering a no-install, “lite” version of the Google CHROME BROWSER. Google on a stick if you will. On a USB flash drive. Carsten created a portable version of Google Chrome that has all the features of the main browser but requires no installation. Just unzip all the files and start using it. It will run directly from the USB stick on any Windows computer and all of your user settings like web history, cookies, etc. will also get saved to the same folder on the stick. The software is downloadable.
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Written by Conner Flynn on September 4th, 2008 with no comments.
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What happens when the best-equipped browser meets the most efficient mobile phone operating system? I think that will be Google’s Chrome for Android. Although, Chrome and Android have been developed separately but Google’s co-founder Sergey Brin assures us that it might soon be possible to see a new version of Android incorporating Chrome. It needs to be mentioned that both Chrome and Android’s current browser employ WebKit, an open-source project for interpreting HTML code.
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Written by arpita on September 4th, 2008 with no comments.
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The built-in browser in Google Android should be good enough since it’s going to be based on WebKit, like many other great mobile browsers. But until we finally see it in action, this claim might just be more of a dream than a reality.
However, if you look at another WebKit-based browser that Google has launched recently, then you’ll know exactly how much work Google is putting into their products. Google recently announced and released a new browser called Chrome, and so far it seems to be better than any other browser ever created before.
Now if that should offer any clues, it’s that Android’s mobile web browser should be on par with what Google has created for the desktop OS. But what if Google just made a version of Chrome for Android? Wouldn’t that be better for all of us?
At the Chrome launch event last Tuesday, Google co-founder Sergey Brin admitted that Chrome and Android were developed largely separate from each other, saying “We have not wanted to bind one’s hands to the other’s.”
But Brin also hinted at a version of Android with a lot of Chrome stack later in his talk, saying that there might be a “Chrome-like” offering for Android “or something similar.”
In any case, whether Google chooses to create a mobile version of Chrome for Android or not, it would be wise to just release Android on time before this year ends, and avoid any further delays. It would be better for Google, for the consumer, and software development will not go into stagnation.
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Written by David Gonzales on September 3rd, 2008 with no comments.
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Google has decided to get into the browser business. Meet the Google Chrome browser. They will release the browser in beta, refining it as they go just like Gmail. Google’s plan is to simplify the interface while simultaneously improving it’s inner workings. Will it eventually take on IE, Firefox and Opera? It says Google doesn’t it?
It should be released by Wednesday, if you can believe the rumors and should be available on Windows only, while Mac and Linux versions will be available later. Some of the features include: A UI that places the tabs above the address bar, Incognito mode, which allows users to browse the web in privacy, without recording any your activity, and a new JavaScript engine for speed.
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Written by Conner Flynn on September 2nd, 2008 with no comments.
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UPDATE: Google Chrome now available for download.
Today, Google will be releasing their first Open Source browser, Chrome for Windows. Google has slyly put a new free product in the market just to channelize all its other offerings like Search, Videos, Mail, Docs etc. We will not comment on it further because nevertheless, the features of the Chrome look promising.
Features:
- Open Source: Chrome also follows the footsteps of the mighty Firefox.
- WebKit: Chrome uses Webkit rendering engine which is used by Safari, Android, S60 browsers and many more.
- User Interface: The UI has been tweaked a little. The tabs are placed above the Menu and the address bar. Each tab has its own URL bar which is dubbed as Omnibox. It integrates Google’s suggest feature along with instant keyword searching through history just like Firefox 3 and Opera 9.5. A feature lifted by Chrome is Opera’s speed dial feature. However, instead of you setting the pages, Chrome sets the pages on account of number of visits you make. Another thing added to Chrome’s speed list is the frequently used search engines.
- Incognito: It is nothing but private browsing. Cookie of the website is deleted as soon as the user closes the tab.
- Different Tabs, different processes: This is one of the most interesting feature. Chrome gives a fixed memory allocation to each tab rather than the whole browser hogging the memory. In case of a memory leak, a user has to just close the tab instead of fearing about the browser being crashedand forget that memory leak. No need to worry about closing up the browser altogether.
- V8: Javascript VM in Chrome is called as V8. The execution is fast and streamlines if V8 finds the Java-based web apps use same hidden classes.
- Webapps: Here is where Google products play a part. Clicking on Gmail, Youtube or any other Google product will take the user directly without him to take the pain to enter the address. It is unclear if the webapps feature is only limited to Google products or more websites can be added.
- Better security protection for malware and phishing.
- Google Gears support
The browser will be released today at 11AM (PDT). You can watch the webcast today at the same time.
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Written by Kunal Gangar on September 2nd, 2008 with no comments.
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This modern, minimal lighting fixture from designer David Abad takes queues from a traditional incandescent lightbulb, but the resemblance is only skin deep.
Created for Spain’s DAB Light Works, the bulb-shaped Dear Edi (a nod to Thomas Edison) lamp is actually made from metal, not glass. A small cutout at the bottom of the hanging fixture lets its bright directional light source cast a dramatic beam onto the surface below.
The fixture hangs from your ceiling by a metallic fabric cable, and the “bulb” is available in either a shiny chrome or bold black anodized finish. Depending on your preference, you can choose from an intense halogen light source, or go all modern with a 3-watt LED lamp.
I definitely wouldn’t complain about a set three of these hanging over my kitchen island. For more information on lighting by DAB, contact their U.S. distributor, Global Lighting.
[via DesignZen]
Written by technabob on September 2nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Google have announced plans to take on Microsoft and Firefox with their own open-source browser, codenamed Chrome, by releasing a specially drawn comic by Scott McCloud explaining the app. Based on the existing Webkit rendering engine, Chrome will integrate not only tab-based browsing but Google Gears and a newly integrated search and address system called Omnibox.
Omnibox will replace the individual address and search boxes and offer search suggestions, popular pages and history pages. It will also automatically replicate a webpage’s own search box, allowing site and query strings to be entered simultaneously. An Amazon search, for instance, could be triggered by entering “amazon”, pressing tab and then the search term.
Chrome will also include some of the more popular features from existing rivals. It will have a homepage of nine instant-access shortcut thumbnails, as found in Opera 9, with a sidebar of recent searches and tabs. The tabs themselves will be switched to above the window, not below it as on Firefox, and there’ll be a privacy option similar to Internet Explorer’s recently announced InPrivate mode, in which no record of sites or searches will be stored. A malware and phishing protection system will be integrated and constantly updated, with Chrome automatically downloading a list of dangerous sites in the background.
A special team in Denmark have been working on an updated JavaScript Virtual Machine, called V8, will also be an integral part of Chrome. It promises to speed up JavaScript and reduce memory bloat, which will make a significant difference in webapps, together with highlighting any core offenders, whether webpages or plug-ins, that use up more memory than they should. Chrome will allow webapps to create their own, address and toolbar free windows, better replicating traditional desktop apps and continuing Google’s attempts to blur the difference between what’s online and what’s local.
Intended for release as an open-source project, the Google Chrome browser has no specific release date attached to it. The project webpage is http://www.google.com/chrome but it’s not active at time of writing. You can see Philipp Lenssen’s scans of the Chrome comic here.
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Written by Chris Davies on September 1st, 2008 with no comments.
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