Archive for July, 2009
Opera Slams Microsoft’s Windows 7 E Move – Again
The Register writes:
Microsoft is continuing to insist it has gone to great lengths in recent months to appease European antitrust watchdogs by saying it will “respect the user choice of the default browser” in Windows.
However, rival browser maker Opera, which brought the original complaint about Microsoft tying its browser to its operating system to the European Commission in 2007, continues to proclaim the software giant hasn’t gone far enough yet.
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Microsoft Will Charge 4 Euros for a CD with Internet Explorer 8
NTRA Net writes:
The decision to remove the browser from the European version of Windows 7 to charges of the European Commission’s dominance of market forces to obtain the software by means other than that built into the system, so Microsoft has created a guide guidance for installation and the availability of a CD to pay.
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Firefox 3.5.1 Released
Mozilla has released the first update for Firefox 3.5 series which fixes a critical vulnerability reported earlier this week.
User Friendly Internet Explorer
Spending millions of dollars, Microsoft came up with a new version of Internet Explorer (not really):
Picture Source: DeadDog
Thanks to mabdul for sending this.
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Opera UI: from 1.0 to 9.5
If you ever wanted to see how Opera browser user interface has evolved, then head over to the following page and check it out.
Zoquete has made a screenshot gallery which includes the following Opera versions:
Opera 1, Opera 3.0, Opera 3.62, Opera 4.02
Opera 5.12, Opera 6.06, Opera 7.0, Opera 7.54
Opera 8.0, Opera 8.54, Opera 9.27, Opera 9.5
BlackBerry OS 5.0 to Have Tabbed Browsing
Boy Genius reports that the upcoming BlackBerry OS 5.0 is going to include a nice improvement which is tabbed browsing support.
As OS 5.0 is not yet finished, switching between two or more tabs is a pain in the neck, he said.
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Opera 10 Beta 2 Released
As expected, today Opera Software has released the second beta of Opera 10 web browser. Unlike Beta 1, this version does not include any new major features and focuses on various improvements and polishing instead.
The good news: instead of releasing RC, they have decided to maintain the quality and include one more Beta release.
The bad news: Opera Unite service was removed from this release.
Download Opera 10 Beta 2
Although Opera 10 Beta 2 is set for a release later this week, you may download it already from Opera Software FTP servers.
Unfortunately, changelog is not yet available.
Windows version
Mac OS X version
Linux version (built for x86, x86-x64, ppc)
Solaris version (built for Intel and Sparc)
FreeBSD version (built for amd64 and Intel)
Thanks to Daniel Hendryck for this.
Google to Stop Supporting IE6 on YouTube
Good news, Google Inc. has decided to stop supporting Internet Explorer 6 web browser on YouTube.
The following screenshot was taken by IE6 user
Picture Source: Neowin
As you can see, Google recommends upgrading web browser to Firefox 3.5, Internet Explorer 8 or Google Chrome.
Speaking of IE6 support, I no longer code for it and neither should you. Otherwise, we may end up supporting it for many years to come as sites works fine with Internet Explorer 6.
Mozilla to Patch Critical Firefox 3.5 Vulnerability
Soon enough we will see Firefox 3.5.1 release as Mozilla is working hard to fix the critical security flaw.
Meanwhile, you may temporary mitigate it by disabling JIT in the JavaScript engine, to do so:
Type about:config in the location bar
Search for javascript.options.jit.content, double click it to set it to false.
