Internet Explorer 8 RC1 Released
Microsoft has just released an update to the next version of its web browser, Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Release Candidate 1 (RC1).
Just a couple of days ago I shared links to a leaked version of IE8 RC1, and here we are with the official release from Microsoft.
BOLT, Fastest Mobile Web Browser
by Haris on January 27, 2009
in Browsers, Mobile Apps
We have seen many mobile browsers i.e Skyfire, Opera Mini, TeaShark etc. And yet, once again another mobile browser has popped up with many features and great speed.
BOLT is a free J2ME-based web browser for mobile phones, that offers an uncompromised browsing experience on even lower-end mobile phones.
QtWeb: Compact and Secure Internet Browser
Firefox-powered browsers are quite common and I have even reviewed a few them in the past, Flock, Orca etc. but you don’t see browsers based on Nokia Qt framework often.
QtWeb is one such web browser, that is compact, portable and secure, and uses Apple’s WebKit rendering engine. In case you didn’t know, Apple’s very own Safari and Chrome also use WebKit to render websites.
Opera 10 with Presto 2.2 Rendering Engine
It looks like yesterday when Opera was all set to release version 9.5 with a brand new skin, and today Opera Developer blog wrote about the upcoming Opera 10, which will use an all new and improved rendering engine.
Opera 10 will be powered by Opera Presto 2.2, which is the newest rendering engine for the Opera browser. It provides significant improvements in speed, performance and security.
Download Opera 9.6 Final
Opera has just launched the latest version of their popular web-browser, Opera 9.6. This version has been under beta testing for quite a while now, but the Opera team has finally released the full and final Opera 9.6 today.
According to the official blog post, they have enhanced the performance and flexibility of features, such as Speed Dial, session restore, mouse gestures, plus many more.
Google Chrome Released for Mac and Linux
Google Chrome was released with an amazing hype, which Google created in just two days with an online comic. Unfortunately, Mac and Linux weren’t lucky enough to try out Chrome as it was a Windows-only release.
When asked by Google, it said that Mac and Linux versions are in development and will be released soon.
Google Chrome Features and Screenshots
You must have already guessed by my last 2 posts how excited I am about Google Chrome. I downloaded Chrome as soon as it was made live for public and closed Firefox for sometime while I try this new browser by Google.
If you are still wondering what in the world is Chrome, then it goes like this: Google Chrome is an open-source web browser by Google based on the WebKit engine. It combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier, and aims to improve stability, speed and security.
Download Google Chrome – Available Now!
Google Chrome has been able to make the same hype and excitement that was created for Firefox 3. And that also in just 2-3 days!
A few minutes ago, Google announced that Chrome is now officially available for download from its site (link below). Currently, it is only available for Windows. But Mac and Linux versions will be available in the next releases.
Google Chrome Launching Tomorrow
Google recently gave a few hints about its long-rumoured Google Browser, Chrome. This will be an open-source project and has been brought into the spotlight with a 38 pages comic published by Google Blogoscoped.
Today, they have posted a response to this on their blog and have announced that Google Chrome is launching tomorrow. It will be a beta version releasing in more than 100 countries.
