Browsers

Browser wars abated between Chrome and FireFox with $900 million deal

Dec 23 2011 / 1 Comment

I would have not thought Google would have been real cozy with Mozilla.  Google’s Chrome browser has been competing ever since its first appearance in 2008, around four years after Firefox was introduced. Since Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is still the world’s most popular browser, with just about 39% of the market, ...

Dumb people use Internet Explorer

Aug 1 2011 / No Comments

If you use Internet Explorer you are probably have a lower IQ than those who do not use IE.  I know it’s not you fault, but you may want to see if you can raise your intelligence by switching to Firefox, Chrome or even Safari for browsing the web. How do ...

Google Chrome browser breaks 20 percent of browser market

Jul 5 2011 / No Comments

StatCounter issued a report ranking the web browsers.  Google’s Chrome browser has gained over seven times what they did two years ago.  From 2.8 percent to 20.8 percent in just two years shows what some concentrated marketing can do. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer held an impressive 59 percent market share just two ...

SkyBar v4.0 Mobile Browser for Android is here with eight new features

Apr 25 2011 / No Comments

Skyfire has just released Skyfire 4.0 of the popular browser for Google’s Android operating system.  People have been waiting for this major release, as it allows you to “personalize” the SkyBar tool and adds eight long-awaited features. The new SkyBar toolbar can now be scrolled so you can customize it and ...

Cloud Printer released for Firefox Mobile

Apr 12 2011 / No Comments

Cloud Printer 1.0.1 has been released for Firefox Mobile.  This program enables you to print web screens from Firefox on your mobile device using your Google Cloud Print account. When you install the Cloud Printer extension for Firefox, you can start using it immediately because no restart of Firefox is needed.  ...

Firefox4 for Android finally released, but buyer be aware

Mar 29 2011 / No Comments

Firefox 4 for Android systems has finally been released by Mozilla.  Prior to this there was only a release candidate. With browsing speeds of up to three times the standard Android browser, this should be a welcomed addition to your ‘Droid. The Firefox Synch is a great feature that allows you to ...

Firefox 4 beats Internet Explorer 9 in first day downloads and the day is not complete

Mar 22 2011 / No Comments

Last week Microsoft bragged that users downloaded 2.4 million copies of Internet Explorer 9 in the first 24 hours it was available.  As of March 22, 2011, 3:23 pm PST I am looking at Firefox’s real-time download counter and see 3,042,608 copies downloaded and eyeballing the time, I calculate around ...