Author Archive: Vygantas
Vygantas is a former web designer whose projects are used by companies such as AMD, NVIDIA and departed Westood Studios. Being passionate about software, Vygantas began his journalism career back in 2007 when he founded FavBrowser.com. Having said that, he is also an adrenaline junkie who enjoys good books, fitness activities and Forex trading.
The Video Demo of Opera 11 Alpha
Here is a sneak peak of what is coming from Opera Software.
So far, it looks more like implementation of Widgets. Let’s just wait for an actual release before making any final judgments.
The Wow Factor: Opera in Numbers
Today was a big day for Opera Software, as company held its Up North Web event.
Following Opera Mobile for Android and Opera Extensions announcements, here are some interesting stats:
– 71 million people use Opera Mini today
– 50 million people have installed Opera’s cross-platform desktop browser on their computers
– 20 million users around the world use Opera products on connected devices other than phones and computers, e.g. television sets.
– 140 million users total
– Opera welcomes 2 new users every second!
Via: TechCrunch
Source: Opera
Watch Opera’s Up North Web Event Webcast
If you have missed today’s Up North Web event, here is your chance to see its webcast right now.
Just head over to the following site where you can find 4 videos from:
Lars Boilesen
Christen Krogh
Håkon Wium Lie
Jon von Tetzchner
As well as some photos.
Opera 11 with Extensions
The world is coming to an end, as Opera Software has just announced its plans to bring extensions to the upcoming Opera 11 web browser.
What? How?
According to Norwegian software company, Opera tried to make it easy for developers to port already existing extensions from other browsers.
Furthermore, you will have a chance to create your own extension by using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and supported APIs.
Extensions will be based on the W3C Widget specifications and this is being considered for an Open Standard effort.
Opera Mobile for Android
Android users rejoice, as Opera has just announced the upcoming release of Opera Mobile for Android.
When? When? When?
Although the official date of availability remains unknown, company promised to deliver browser within a month or so.
Features?
Continue Reading
Mozilla’s Army of Awesome
In a plausible effort to strengthen Firefox community support, Mozilla has launched a new web site, called “Army of Awesome”.
Now, before you start packing your bags, here’s how it works:
– Mozilla tracks and displays all #Firefox mentions at Twitter
– In case of a browser issue, recruits may use their Twitter account and help those people out
Fair enough. However, while it sounds good on paper, there is one problem: it displays all the mentions, not highlighting tweets that may require your attention. To put it another way: a mess.
So, if you have a few minutes to spare, head over to Army of Awesome page and see it for yourself.
Fake: New and Different Mac OS X Web Browser
Now here is an interesting spin on a regular web browser. Basically, it’s a programmable web browser, designed with automation in mind. Think about it as a blend of Safari and OS X Apple Script utility.
According to Fake web page, you can use it to automate various web tasks, such as: filling forms and/or capturing screenshots. Developers may also find it beneficial, as they can use Fake to graphically configure automated tests for their web applications.
However, there are two downsides: Mac OS X only and a price of $29.95.
Why Stop at 8? Google Chrome 9 Details Are Here
What happens when you start pushing new browser milestones every month or so? Apparently, features get pushed back as well.
According to cNET, Google has cut off a bunch of features that were originally planned for Google Chrome 8 and is now making its way to Chrome 9.
What was axed?
Hardware acceleration
Hardware based video decoding
Large layers support
Opacity fixes
Canvas issues fix for 2D graphics
CSS reflections, drop shadows and masks support
However, as new Google Chrome branches are usually released every 6 weeks, it’s not a big delay after all.
Hello, Google Chrome 8
Although Google Chrome 8 is still in early stages of development, it appears to be shaping up nicely. Following its new release cycle, Google has recently released the very first build of Google Chrome 8 web browser.
Before you become too excited, don’t expect any major changes yet as the only difference between Chromium 7.0.548.0 and Chromium 8.0.549.0 builds is a single bug fix.
Recently, Chrome 7 beta builds received a cloud printing and host remoting features that align nicely with the upcoming Chrome OS release.
What will Chrome 8 bring to the table? Only time will tell. However, performance improvements are more than likely.
Download Link: Chromium 8.0.549.0
