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Mozilla blasts Acid3 as Safari and Opera grab the brass ring: Mozilla blasts Acid3 as Safari and Opera grab the brass ringHixie and Web Standards...I could care less about Hixie's Acid2/3, even if I'm not a web developer... As long as it works, it works! If the web standards ain't broke, don't fix or improve it...Ed, ever the cynic....Did you consider...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Corp., Acid3, Mozilla Firefox, Opera Software, Apple Safari; Discussion threads 2008-03-27
Mozilla blasts Acid3 as Safari and Opera grab the brass ring: Ask Mozilla co-founder Mike Shaver what he thinks about Ian Hixie's Acid3 test and he'll give you an ear full. On his blog today Shaver defended the Mozilla Firefox team as they watched both Opera and Safari/WebKit apparently achieve a 100% pass rate Wednesday. Ian's Acid 3, unlike its...; Tags: Web, Opera Software, Apple Safari, Test, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Standards, Acid3, Ian, Acid2, Web Browsers, Channel Management, Quality, Internet, Marketing, Business Operations, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-03-27
Opera aces Acid3: Opera aces Acid3RE: Opera aces Acid3Opera now fails Acid3 as a bug was found in one of the tests.http://ln.hixie.ch/?start=1206578003&count=1WebKit now gets the award of getting 100/100 first :)Read CarefullyThe text at the bottom of the Acid 3 test states, "To pass the test, a browser must use its default settings,...; Tags: Acid3, Opera Software; Discussion threads 2008-03-26
Acid3 browser test released, nobody passes: Acid3 browser test released, nobody passesMore detail please!You give the ranking of four browsers, but give no detail on either the test or the ratings. Or info on other browsers. More info please.How about a link to the test?Still digging and can't find it.Thanks, Ed, for a usefularticle ! I...; Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Acid3 browser test, Acid3, browser test, Mozilla Firefox; Discussion threads 2008-03-05
Acid2, Acid3, and the power of default: Acid2, Acid3, and the power of defaultThere's no conspiracyI have to say that it's a little bizarre to suggest that, after all of the effort the IE team has put in to get IE8 to pass the Acid2 test, that they'd go to great lengths not to use it. The...; Tags: Web browsers, Team management, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Safari 3, Acid2, IE team, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Acid3; Discussion threads 2008-01-23

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Shuttleworth makes corporate case for Ubuntu 8.04 on its launch: Shuttleworth makes corporate case for Ubuntu 8.04 on its launchUBUNTU RulesI have tried numerous distros of linux and have found ubuntu the easiet to useI am downloading the latest version nowVersion 7 had drivers for all of the harder on my pc and installed everything automaticallyCool features!Have been looking forward...; Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Lord Jesus Christ, Ubuntu, KDE, KDE 4, corporate case, Ubuntu 8.04, Shuttleworth, Kubuntu; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
Opera Mini 4.1, Astraware game for S60, and more mobile software and services from CTIA 08: Opera Mini 4.1, Astraware game for S60, and more mobile software and services from CTIA 08Version 4 was slowwwwI tried version 4.0 on my Treo 755p and it was unusably slow. Had to go back to 3. Will have to give 4.1 a tryRE: Opera Mini 4.1, Astraware...; Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Cellular phones, game, N95, software, CTIA, Fring, load time, mobile, Opera Software, Opera Mini, Opera Mini 4.1, SIP; Discussion threads 2008-04-02
News to know: MacBook Air hack; Zoho; Windows Search; Comcast: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft releases first public test build of Windows Search 4.0 Larry Dignan: MacBook Air falls in two minutes at PWN 2 OWN EIC podcast: Comcast-BitTorrent; Oracle; Facebook and OpenSocial, Adobe Comcast, BitTorrent kiss, make up...; Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Apple Safari, Comcast Corp., Apple MacBook, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Web Services, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets; Blog posts 2008-03-28
Adobe launches free Photoshop Web application: Google, eat your heart out. Adobe Photoshop was one of the original reasons why people purchased Macs. Adobe Systems, Inc. launched the powerful photo editing and retouching application in 1990 exclusively for the Mac and the software set the bar for graphic software and drove...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, Web Application, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Sales Force Management, Sales, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-03-27
News to know: AMD; Google; Oracle worries; Eluma; Nuospace: Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: AMD releases Quad and Triple core Phenom processors Larry Dignan: Google paid click growth sluggish in February; More worries emerge. Techmeme. Oracle new license revenue raises IT spending worries Dennis Howlett: Nuospace: enterprise collaboration for the rest...; Tags: Google Inc., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Data Centers, Open Source, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-27
Opera aces Acid3 (updated): The Opera browser today became the first browser to pass the Acid3 test. On the Opera desktop team blog, Lars Erik Bolstad writes: I have a quick update on where we are with Acid3. Since the test was officially announced recently, our Core developers have been hard at work...; Tags: Opera Software, Bolstad, WinGogi, Team Management, Web Browsers, Management, Internet, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-03-26
Question to Mozilla CEO: what do you fear?: Question to Mozilla CEO: what do you fear?That's what I said so......your point is???Yes but.......there is history here. I could have said:pot, kettle, black but then I would have been in TechCrunch territory. I hope this could be taken to a 'reality' level.If I were an iTunes user.....which I'm not...; Tags: Web browsers, Digital music, Digital media, Memory Usage, Mozilla Corp., Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Apple iTunes; Discussion threads 2008-03-22
Safari 3.1 is fast ... but so is Firefox 3.0 Beta 4: Safari 3.1 is fast ... but so is Firefox 3.0 Beta 4Opera on Acid TestHm, I know on my build of Opera 9.5 I get a 77 on the Acid3 test. Then again, its not an official beta release, just one of the weekly builds [9.5 build 9841], so...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Firefox 3.0, Safari 3.1, Opera Software, Web browser, Firefox 3.0 Beta 4; Discussion threads 2008-03-19
Apple updates Safari to 3.1; adds support for HTML 5: Apple updates Safari to 3.1; adds support for HTML 5Why does it require a restart?All you are doing is updating a browser. Hmm, interesting.The rendering engine WebKit is a part of Mac OSThe fastest browser on earth, making IE7 en especially IE6 look like pregnant snails in molasses. Safari is...; Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Apple Safari, HTML 5, Apple Inc., operating system, WebKit, Help System, kernel, Web browser, HTML; Discussion threads 2008-03-18
(Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 - Benchmarked): (Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 - Benchmarked)amazing performanceyea no doubt, firefox is the best...here is another reviewhttp://taranfx.com/Xgen.php?page=msg/84.php&title=Firefox%203.0%20Beta%204%20Outrageous%20PerformanceRE: (Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 - Benchmarked)I tried to use IE and only after a week I went back to firefox finding the functionality on firefox easier to use. Microsoft seems to always over complicate...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3.0, Firefox 3.0 Beta 4, Firefox 3 Beta 4; Discussion threads 2008-03-12
Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 - Benchmarked: Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 - BenchmarkedIE8b1 Acid 3 ScoreHm, I can only manage to squeeze 17 out of IE8b1. Did you use a different test site? Maybe its the cross-domain thing showing up ...http://imagehost.revealedsingularity.net/ie8_acid3.pngQuite odd. Its true on both the 32 and 64-bit varieties.ACID3 ResultsYou've got your...; Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3.0 Beta 4, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3.0, RoboForm; Discussion threads 2008-03-11
News to know: Microsoft vs. Amazon; Cracking wireless LANs; iPhone; AMD: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Sources: Microsoft readying sphere-shaped Surface Microsoft launches its alternative to Amazon's SimpleDB George Ou: New tool cracks most enterprise wireless LANs Forbes: Gates no longer the richest man John Morris:...; Tags: Apple iPhone, WLAN, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Web 2.0, LANs, Wireless LANs, Sales Strategy, Corporate Communications, Web Browsers, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Internet, Networking, Sales, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-06
Acid3 browser test released, nobody passes: The Web Standards Project has released the latest in their series of browser compatibility tests: Acid3. Even though Acid3 is based on 4 year old standards, no currently shipping browser passes as of this writing. Update: Want to try the test yourself? First, save and close any...; Tags: Web Browser, Web Standards Project, Web Browsers, Internet, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-03-05
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 - Tour: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 - TourMore of the sameLooks a lot like IE 7, but that would be expected. I really like the way it highlighted the active domain URL.From my past experience in DEPLOYING browser upgrades, any word on a new IEAK? The omission for IE...; Tags: Web browsers, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1, Internet Explorer 8 Beta, Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE8 Beta, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Web browser; Discussion threads 2008-03-05