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Roccat web browser for OS X review
Does the Mac OS X community really need another Web browser? Probably not, although the browser ranks have thinned a bit with termination of the Flock social networking browser, the last release of the once-promising Shiira browser having been two years ago this month, and the announcement that development of the Mozilla Gecko based Mac-only Camino browser will be wound down. So, perhaps there’s room, and there’s a relatively new player that seems promising.
Skyfire’s $2.99 web browser quickly “sells out” at the App Store
As reported earlier, the Skyfire Web Browser for iPhone was supposed to be released soon. But what we didn’t expect is that the release would be this soon, and that it would “sell out” so quickly. Despite costing $2.99 to get a web browser that allows you to stream some Flash videos on your iPhone, Skyfire Labs pulled the app until they can increase capacity.
New Chrome for Mac beta adds much needed features
Back in October when Mac users first saw Google’s Chrome browser on their platform, there was plenty of excitement. However, not long after, it sunk in that Chrome for Mac was missing many of the features that the Windows users loved about it. In the most recent update from Google for the beta version of the browser, many of these features are now available.
WWDC: Safari 4 released
Today at WWDC 2009, Apple removed the beta label from Safari 4 and released it for Leopard, Tiger, and Windows. This finalized version of the browser includes Top Sites, as well as other new features that make browsing the web easier. Also, Safari 4 will increase the speed of surfing the web. Apple has claimed that users will notice that Safari renders JavaScript 7.8 times faster than Internet Explorer 8 and 5X faster than Chrome.
Google rolls out new Reader for the iPhone
We all love the iPhone as we love Google Reader. Now there’s one more reason to love using both, as Google just launched a spanking new Reader made specifically for the iPhone. The new version of the iPhone Google Reader mimics the same feel as you were using the desktop version. Google Reader users who more »
PayPal excludes Safari from “Safer Browsers”
Millions of people are victims to e-mail fraud and fake websites known as “phishing”. PayPal users are vulnerable to phishing all the time. For those who don’t know what PayPal phishing is, it’s basically a replica of PayPal’s login screen, and when you enter your details, instead of logging you in, your details are sent more »
