Archive for March, 2011
Weekly Browsers Recap + Bonus Links, March 21st
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- Internet Explorer 10 is Touch Optimized, Windows 8 – A Major Update
- Upgrade From IE 1.0 to IE9 (Video)
- Download Internet Explorer 9 Final
- A Year of Internet Explorer 9 Video
- IE9: 2.3 Million Downloads in 24 Hours
- Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) in Windows 8
- Firefox 4 to Release on Tuesday
- How Would You Change Google Chrome
- Google Chrome: Meet the New Logo
- Download Opera 11.10 Beta
- Opera Mobile for Windows Phone 7
- Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 Coming
IE9 Mobile
The upcoming Windows Phone 7 update codenamed Mango is set to include the new version of Internet Explorer Mobile and bring quite a few new things to the table, such as: HTML5 support, performance improvements, slightly revamped UI and possibly social sites integration.
Folks at PocketNow have captured some of the IE9 Mobile magic in the video below for you to check out.
Internet Explorer 10 is Touch Optimized, Windows 8 – A Major Update
According to Win7China (which is a credible source), Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) will include a major UI overhaul which is set to be more touch optimized than previous IE versions. Furthermore, company is stressing the importance of overall web browser performance as well.
As far as it is known now, those are the two main goals for Microsoft.
What is more interesting is Windows 8 UI. Win7China reports that changes between Windows 7 and Windows 8 will be far greater than everyone expected.
In fact, source compared the new Windows 8 interface to Windows 1.0 > 3.1 > Windows 95 migration.
The future looks awesome.
Via: Windows8News
Source: Win7China
How Would You Change Google Chrome
Here comes the fourth web browser in our list. How would you change Google Chrome and why?
Firefox 4 to Release on Tuesday
Firefox 4 was originally slated for November of 2010, but after a dozen betas, the 22nd of March may be the final release date. That is the new release date stated by Mozilla anyway.
The current release candidate was labeled as good enough to ship as the final product on Wednesday by Mozilla developers. This contrasts with what Mozilla has done in the past, namely ship multiple release candidates until finally determining the shipping code. Firefox 3.6, for example, had two release candidates issued by Mozilla before reaching its audience more than a year ago.
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Opera Mobile for Windows Phone 7
With the announcement of upcoming Opera Mobile 11 and Opera Mini 6 releases, Norwegian browser maker has also revealed that Windows Phone 7 will be receiving its own version of Opera as well (dubbed Opera Mobile).
“In our lineup, all players are equally important–we leave no device behind. Our small and clever pieces of software will give you a 5-star experience, no matter what hardware you prefer”, said Lars Boilesen, the CEO of Opera Software.
Next week should be pretty exciting.
Update: It looks like it might be coming to Windows 7 tablets instead.
Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 Coming
Now here is something exciting for all Opera users. According to the recent press release, Opera Software will be releasing Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 web browsers sometime next week!
Opera Mini is set for Android, BlackBerry, Symbian/Series 60 and J2ME devices while Opera Mobile 11 supports Android, Symbian, Windows 7 and eGo platforms.
Upgrade From IE 1.0 to IE9 (Video)
Here is a nice video of Internet Explorer (1 to 9) feature comparison, if you are up for some history lessons.
Google Chrome: Meet the New Logo
It looks like the latest Dev channel build of Google Chrome now includes a fresh icon.
No more will you see a 3D like effect, instead, company has decided to go for a clean and simple approach.
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