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Apple releases Safari 4 beta (Updated with Acid3 results)

Apple today announced a public beta of Safari 4 which it is calling "the world’s fastest & most innovative browser." The 31.7 MB download has the following new features: The Nitro engine â€" runs JavaScript 4.2 times faster than Safari 3 Top Sites â€" a visual...

Tags: Web, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Beta, Acid3, Channel Management, Wiki, Web Browsers, Marketing, Online Communications, Internet, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-02-24

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: Acid3, Apple Safari, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Opera Software ASA, Web browser

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: Acid2, Acid3, Apple Safari, Business Operations, Channel Management, Ed Burnette, Internet, Marketing, Mozilla Corp., Opera Software ASA, Quality, Standards, Test, Web, Web Browser, Web Browsers

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, Mozilla Firefox, Opera Software ASA, Web browser

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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whatbrowser.org: Google explains the most important piece of software

Google is attempting to educate the world about the most important piece of software on any computer: the web browser. Not only does it connect you with the world, but you couldn't view this blog post without one. I view the site as...

Tags: Software, Google Inc., Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-10-06

Zune HD review roundup: excellent hardware and UI, apps lacking

who makes the hardware?We know M$ subcontracts the hardware.OSS companies should get that hardware, change the label and put Linux on it.This will not only leave Zune behind, but it would defeat the iPod.RE: Zune HD review roundup: excellent hardware and UI, apps lackingwhen you get your zune can you...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Smart phones, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, Microsoft Zune, PMP, hardware, Zune HD, ZuneHD

Discussion threads 2009-09-18

Opera Mini 5 beta released for BlackBerry and Java phones

RE: Opera Mini 5 beta released for BlackBerry and Java phoneslancau bagus.......dah la gedqabak besar......baling anjing pun mati punya........comfirm!!!!!!!!!!!!Confirm your browser supports the latest web standardsBefore purchasing ANY device with a web browser (smartphone, PC, eReader, game console, etc.), you should ensure that the browser included supports the latest web...

Tags: Web browsers, Java Phone, Java, phone, RIM BlackBerry, Web browser, Opera Software ASA

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Microsoft pushes business users to start Windows 7 upgrades now

I would betthat not nearly as many businesses will bite as MS wants, but that more businesses than usual will bite.RE: Microsoft pushes business users to start Windows 7 upgrades nowAs with many we are still running XP on all of our machines and Server 2003 with no money in...

Tags: Web browsers, Quality, Microsoft Windows 7, Web browser, standards, Acid3 Test, compliant browser, web standard, IE 8, GNU/Linux, Web, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Google Chrome browser gets street cred from Sony

How long before people remove chrome and go back to IE? Not long! Once they realize that Chrome lacks add-ons, doesn't have slices or accelerators, and captures everything they browse to, they will be real quick do uninstall it. All this Sony-Google news is nothing but some PR spin...

Tags: Web browsers, Channel management, Desktops, Google Inc., Google Chrome Browser, Google Chrome, Chrome, Sony Corp., Web browser, web standard, Mozilla Firefox, Web, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Google seeks OEMs for Chrome browser; Sony signs on

RE: Google seeks OEMs for Chrome browser; Sony signs onThis is the worst possible combination ever. You have both companies who are known privacy rights violators combining forces to strip your PC of any confidential data you might have. Sony is going to love putting rootkits on the PC,...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Chrome, Google Inc., Web browser, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

Pre-alpha Google Chrome: Fastest Mac OS X browser by 34%

The speedy Google Chrome web browser has been available on Windows PCs for quite some time, but is not yet finalized for Mac. But recent testing on the latest pre-alpha build, numbered 4.0, reveals that it might just blow all other OS X browsers out of...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-14

Microsoft joins HTML 5 standard fray in earnest

Real standards[i]"That's important because Microsoft has of late embraced a standard-centric philosophy when it comes to what technology IE supports, and IE is of course the dominant browser on the market."[/i]Microsoft has never been particularly keen on supporting real standards, they've always preferred their own formats to maintain their monopoly.IE...

Tags: Web browsers, Quality, XHTML, W3C, Microsoft Corp., standards, HTML, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, ISO

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

iPhone 3G S or Palm Pre? The decision-making process

iPhone 3G S or Palm Pre? The decision-making processt-Mobile is not the worst....If this can be believed, and resulted from independent testing, t-Mobile my carrier on coastal SC is not the worst: http://cell-phone-providers-review.toptenreviews.com/Certainly J. D. Powers and Associates is to be believed (at least in 2006---I did not search...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Mobile operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Mobile applications, Handhelds, Opera Mobile, Apple iPhone, mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm Pre, Palm Inc., decision-making, T-Mobile, Apple iPhone 3G

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

CIO Jury: iPhone has no place in business

CIO Jury: iPhone has no place in businessCorporate PDANot ready for Business? I think it depends on your business. I'm A Senior Systems Engineer, my needs for email and calendar are fairly basic. As long as it syncs, and I can access my mail it is fine.What I use my...

Tags: Web browsers, Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, Web browser, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Apple Safari, mobile, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

Microsoft's IE8 "Get the facts" campaign - heavy on propaganda, light on facts

Microsoft's IE8 "Get the facts" campaign - heavy on propaganda, light on factsHmmmYes, heavy on propaganda, however just a comment on CSS3. Just because most browsers are passing the ACID3 test, doesn't mean that that's the "standard". As far as I know CSS3 is still under drafting so features and...

Tags: Web browsers, IEPro, Microsoft Corp., IE8

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

WWDC 09: the announcements (Updated 10x)

Following is a wrap-up of the announcements at WWDC 2009 in San Francisco today. iPhone 3GS: “The S stands for speed." Launching Messages: 2.1x faster Load SimCity: 2.4x faster Viewing an Excel attachment: 3.6x faster Load NYTimes.com: 2.9x faster...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Car, Battery, ScrollMotion, Engineering, Construction, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-08

Are open source developers too dominant? Ubuntu, Firefox prove yes

Are open source developers too dominant? Ubuntu, Firefox prove yesGetting excited about a browser or an OS???? Why?Those should be just mature very reliable tools. The excitment should be in the things they allow you to do without getting in your way. I bet that at one time you were...

Tags: Web browsers, open source, Ubuntu, Mozilla Firefox, open-source developer, punk, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-03-02

News to know: Safari 4, HP, Gmail outage, Ballmer's bets, SaaS adoption

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Safari 4 coverage: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Safari 4 - This is one fast browser! Ryan Naraine: ...

Tags: Google Gmail, Software-as-a-service, Larry Dignan, Apple Safari, Hewlett-Packard Co., Steve Ballmer, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Outage, Sam Diaz, Web Browsers, Cloud Computing, Internet

Blog posts 2009-02-25