Pocket-lint.co.uk : Browsers http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk Gadget Reviews, Product News, Electronic Gadgets Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:44:59 +0100 en-gb <![CDATA[NEWS: Firefox introduces Geode plug-in ]]> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/18247/19271/firefox-location-aware-geode-plug-in.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/18247/19271/firefox-location-aware-geode-plug-in.phtml Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:36:16 +0100 Will make your browser location-aware

"You've arrived in a new city, a new continent, a new coffee shop. You don't really know where you are, and are looking for a good place to eat. You pull out your laptop, fire up Firefox, and go to your favorite review site. It automatically deduces your location, and serves up some delicious suggestions a couple blocks away and plots directions there." ...

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]]> <![CDATA[NEWS: Macs get Chrome as proof-of-concept project]]> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17678/18702/macs-chrome-proof-concept.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17678/18702/macs-chrome-proof-concept.phtml Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:40:15 +0100 "CrossOver Chromium" available now

Mac and Linux users who want to see what Google's currently PC-only Chrome browser looks like, will be glad to note the folk at CodeWeavers have run up a couple of versions just for them. ...

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]]> <![CDATA[NEWS: Google rethinks search data privacy]]> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17502/18526/google-rethinks-search-data-privacy.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17502/18526/google-rethinks-search-data-privacy.phtml Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:12:39 +0100 Anonymising sooner

Google will cut the amount of time it keep user's search data, after the EU has put more pressure on the company. ...

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]]> <![CDATA[NEWS: Google Chrome boasts 1% market share ]]> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17402/18426/google-chrome-boasts-1-share.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17402/18426/google-chrome-boasts-1-share.phtml Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:36:44 +0100 In 1 day

Google's brand new browser, surprise-launched as a beta release yesterday, has already nabbed an impressive 1% of the global browser market. ...

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]]> REVIEW: Google Chrome - First Look http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/reviews/review_summary.phtml/3425/4449/google-chrome-internet-browser-review.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/reviews/review_summary.phtml/3425/4449/google-chrome-internet-browser-review.phtml Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:35:16 +0100 Down and dirty with their shiny new browser

The battle of the browsers rolls on, now with Google entering the fray with their Chrome browser. Becoming public on Tuesday, we got our hands on it to put it through its paces. Knowing Google, the "beta" tag will probably remain for the life of the product. So how does it fare in these early stages?

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]]> <![CDATA[NEWS: iPhone 3G doubles browsing market share ]]> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17357/18381/iphone-3g-increases-browsing-stats.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17357/18381/iphone-3g-increases-browsing-stats.phtml Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:02:42 +0100 58% increase since launch of second model

The multi-national availability of the iPhone 3G has, perhaps unsurprisingly, resulted in a large increase in the iPhone's global web share, shows new figures just released. ...

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]]> <![CDATA[NEWS: Google Chrome browser to launch ]]> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17356/18380/Google-Chrome-browser-to-launch.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17356/18380/Google-Chrome-browser-to-launch.phtml Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:30:52 +0100 "Not just a browser, but also a modern platform for web pages and applications"

Google has revealed it is to launch a web browser. ...

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]]> <![CDATA[NEWS: Microsoft IE8 browser revealed]]> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17237/18261/microsoft-reveal-new-ie8-browser.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17237/18261/microsoft-reveal-new-ie8-browser.phtml Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:19:44 +0100 New features, some borrowed from Firefox

Microsoft has announced details about the next version of its Internet Explorer browser on Wednesday. ...

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]]> <![CDATA[NEWS: Firefox to get browsing boost]]> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17151/18175/mozilla-firefox-javascript-browsing-boost.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17151/18175/mozilla-firefox-javascript-browsing-boost.phtml Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:50:49 +0100 JavaScript reading improvements will promise to make web faster

Firefox is to get a massive speed increase when it is updated to 3.1, the Mozilla foundation has said. ...

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]]> <![CDATA[NEWS: ZoneAlarm ForceField security software free ]]> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16800/17824/ForceField-security-software-free-today.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16800/17824/ForceField-security-software-free-today.phtml Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:03:11 +0100 But for one day only

Check Point is offering its ForceField browser virtualisation security software for free. ...

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