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…..and just like that, Fennec was beaten to the punch.
While Fennec may be the hot stuff in the media’s eye currently with pre-alpha’s jumping around, another contender need not be forgotten — SkyFire. It’s been around for quite some time to Symbian and WinMo users, though today it’s Android’s time to shine.
You may recall a leaked beta of SkyFire for Android surfacing about a week ago that was honestly kind of rough around the edges. The task of getting a public-ready version so soon is quite a surprise and caught me off guard no doubt. I was prepared to wait a solid 1-2 more months to play with SkyFire on Android. Nevertheless, what does SkyFire 2.0 for Android have to offer? Continue on…
For those who thought Apple lacked common sense and was destined to ruining the App Store one useless rejection at a time, good news. Apple has approved Opera Mini for the iPhone! Coming from the BlackBerry world, I used to live by Opera Mini. It saved my sanity many times. On the iPhone, Mobile Safari is actually an amazing browser to begin with, so the immediate benefits aren’t as pronounced.
Even still, Opera Mini iPhone Edition is a great addition to any iPhone. Personally, I think it looks a lot better than Mobile Safari in the appearance department. Though looks aren’t everything. Real tabbed browsing and greatly reduced loading times when on slower/weaker connections compliments of server side compression mean you really should take at least a few minutes to test it out.
I’ve said all there is to say. Now it’s up to you to do the rest. Give Opera Mini a go and let us know what you do/don’t like.
Opera Mini for iPhone [iTunes Link]
LifeHacker
- February 24, 2010 11:46 am
Ok ok, I know. You’re thinking another IE 6 joke/rant. Well, this one is actually quite funny and doesn’t really need much else. (**See picture below) Simply put, IE6′s web standards compliance are so lacking, (and terrible at what they do manage to muster in support these days) that it will take a pretty face such as subject 1 (top) and turn it into subject 2 (not top). In real life, it’s not quite that drastic — to a human face anyway. Either way, the geek in you should find this at least mildly amusing. Am I right?
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- February 22, 2010 5:03 am
I’ve spent a considerable amount of time criticizing Internet Explorer 6′s continued lingering in the public sector. For consumers, IE6 is at the very bottom of the totem pole of relevance. The corporate sector however, is an entirely different story. My personal opinion was that the reason for the reliance on old software and technology was simply because of legacy hardware and software dependent on the outdated browser. Well, I was right — partially. There’s actually several good reasons as highlighted by Esther Schindler in her article: “Why You Can’t Pry IE6 Out of Their Cold Dead Hands”. Now before you start jumping on this as another anti-IE6 rant, take note that this is actually a well laid out explanation.
So why exactly do businesses stick with IE6?
- Companies simply don’t know, or don’t feel like upgrading.
- One or two company dependent programs hinder upgrades.
- “Why fix it if it isn’t broken?”
- “User control”: Most popular sites these days (ie: Facebook and YouTube) rely on modern web browsers to work properly. Why spend extra money upgrading software and paying for web filtering software on top of it when a broken, standards deficient browser does all of the work for you?
When you sit down and think about it, the reasons above make sense. Though at some point, relying on outdated IT equipment will come back to bite you. Whether it be in the form of greater upgrade costs when the company is finally doing a massive upgrade or a catastrophic hardware/software failure, staying complacent with old junk just isn’t a good idea.
So do I have more respect for the companies who do hold off for such reasons as highlighted above? No. Regardless if it’s a decision of the individual company or because of a 3rd party program developer that refuses to upgrade and support newer browsers, it all comes down to cheap and/or lazy people. Update or whither out of existence.
Read the full article at IT Expert Voice
Slashdot
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- November 30, 2009 8:24 am
I can’t wait for Google Chrome on Mac. Almost since day 1, it replaced Firefox as my main Windows browser and over the last couple of weeks each build release has inched closer and closer to perfection. Granted, I use perfection loosely, merely using it to describe a “finished”, stable product. While we can expect a Chrome 4 for Mac of some sort in the next couple of weeks, it will be far from perfect, finished, or full featured. Features such as bookmark manager, mutli-touch gestures, gears, app mode, task manager, and several more have been pushed back to Chrome Milestone 5. Some features such as Gears are being completely left out with Google instead favoring HTML5 tools and services. Am I harping on Chrome? Maybe a little. While I use it on my Mac now and enjoy it thoroughly, many people will find the missing features a sore point and reason to wait for the next major release. I’ll be honest, most of the features mentioned above aren’t that big of a deal to me. Still, after looking at everything Chrome for Mac won’t do out of the box means it is an extremely bare bones browser in the beginning. What do you think: Should Google have waited and added a few more features, sacrificing several more weeks or months delay? Or is it Chrome for Mac FTW!! — ?
TechCrunch
- September 16, 2009 5:42 am
Ladies and Gentlemen: Start your downloadin’. Mobile users longing for a more enjoyable browsing experience will have a reason to take up gymnastics this fine Wednesday morning with the news that Opera Mini 5 beta is out and ready for your consumption. Building upon the already amazing predecessors, OM 5 adds several key features such as:
- Quicker, more intuitive UI and navigation
- *Skins and Opera Link coming in future 5.x builds*
While all of the features they listed are very welcome additions, the added support for tabbed browsing finally makes Opera Mini a legitimate contender and option in the mobile browser marketplace. Not to mention, with the vast array of devices that Opera Mini supports, it appears that people far and wide will soon be experiencing the web with even greater ease. +1 Opera.
Source: Gizmodo
Building upon this mornings article about Google Chrome themes in the developer builds, it appears that a full blown more public worth Chrome 3.0 beta is now available. Since I already went over the Google themes earlier, we’ll continue on with the enhancements the 3.0 beta brings.
