Well, it seems that the Windows Web Browser Choice Screen mandated by the European Union to splash on all versions of Windows is working great! According to the latest data from Opera, one of the options given on the main choice screen, their downloads across European Countries has skyrocketed! Opera says it’s “dramatic uptake on downloads.” They are telling us that their download rates have doubled since this browser download and activation pop-up was...
Folks in Europe who have so far been plagued with the lack of browser options in Windows during setup can breathe a sigh of relief today, for the much talked about “browser ballot” will officially go live next week. But today, we get to actually look at it. The ballot isn’t anything special — just a random ordering of the five top browsers (Chrome, Firefox, IE, Opera, and Safari) with two basic options: “Install” or “More...
Holla! Whoop whoop! Time to get excited. Skyfire is coming to Android! Mobile browsing has steadily gotten better over the last several years with better hardware and software teaming up. Regardless of what OS, processor, or type of display you have, the only thing that truly matters in mobile web browsing is the browser itself. Even today, most phones have pretty craptastic apps installed called “browsers”, with some manufacturers even going as far as to...
Many don’t believe that Windows Mobile has any chance in the mobile sphere any longer. With what seems like countless delays and an OS that currently languishes behind the rest of the modern competition, performing favorably in a browser test would come as a bit of a surprise if not much needed limelight grabbing move for a troubled OS. Such are the happenings of a recent browser speed test conducted by E’s Phone Blog. Just in case you’re in a rush,...
According to Microsoft, Chrome is nothing more than a “rounding error”. Though as we continually watch Internet Explorers grip on the internet slip further and further down the totem pole (thank god) we can easily pass such comments off as comments made out of fear and uncertainty. It doesn’t matter how Microsoft feels however as Google Chrome has officially moved from #4 to #3 in the browser world, unseating Apple’ Safari. On my Mac I used to use...
