Archive for August, 2013
Download Opera 17 Developer Preview
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After the new releases from Google and Mozilla, it looks like Opera too has decided to reveal its first preview build of Opera 17, which actually includes a fair amount of widely requested (and much needed) improvements.
For example, you will now have an option to manage search engines and assign letters for separate search engines (such as “g” for Google). Ability to pin tabs is now also available as well as startup preferences like last session, speed dial, etc.
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Download Firefox 23 Final
With new logo and more.
Now here’s something for all the Firefox users out there, a new final release of Firefox from Mozilla.
As reported earlier, Firefox 23 is the first stable build that includes a new logo, which was designed to look crisp and clean even on a smaller screen devices. That’s not the only change though, people that care about security will be happy to know that the non-secure content (HTTP) on a secure web site (HTTPS) will now be blocked by default, which should stop eavesdropping.
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Extracting Your Passwords From Google Chrome Is As Easy As ABC
Took us five years to figure that out.
Now here’s something that you wouldn’t expect from the 1st class software. According to Elliott Kember, the software develoepr and director at Riot, Google does an absolutely horrible job at protecting your sensitive data.
As it turns out, extracting your Google Chrome passwords is so easy, it’s actually mind boggling. All you have to do is type chrome://settings/passwords in the URL bar and that’s it. There are no master passwords, security prompts or anything of that nature.
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July, 2013 Desktop Market Share: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome – Up; Firefox, Safari, Opera – Down
It’s hot as hell out there but the posts must flow (there’s a Dune reference somewhere), especially when it comes to tech news.
Kicking things of with Internet Explorer, Microsoft’s big blue browser just keeps edging higher, up from 56.15% to 56.61% (0.46 point increase).
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Latest Google Chrome 30 Build Includes Pinch To Zoom
Among other touch friendly features.
Despite revealing a touch capable Chromebook Pixel laptop six months ago, it looks like only now is Google starting to implement some of the features that would actually make it usable. According to the report by TheVerge, the latest version of Google Chrome Canary includes ability to navigate forwards or backwards by swiping left or right as well as ability to zoom in with a pinch to zoom gesture.
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Yahoo Buys RockMelt For $60-70 Million
This is why you don’t give women your credit card.
It looks like Yahoo’s new CEO, Marissa Mayer, just can’t stop buying things. For what appears to be her 18th acquisition this year, a web giant has just announced that they are acquiring RockMelt, a social web browser that was later discontinued and turned into a news aggregator, which too will now be shut down following the purchase.
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Volumental Seeks Funding For Its Browser Based 3D Scanning Tech
If you’ve been wondering whether or not you should spend last $10 on a pizza and enjoy the weekend, here’s another consideration for you: a browser based 3D scanning / model sharing project that is looking to raise $20,000 via KickStarter.
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July, 2013 Mobile Market Share: Safari, Android Browser, Google Chrome – Up; Opera Mini, Internet Explorer – Down
In the least eventful time of the year (summer that is), we got a fresh set of data from Net Applications, which, depending on your browser of choice and fanboyism levels, will either make or break your day.
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