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Twitter rolling out updated HTML5 interface for iPad users

If you are using an iPad and have an aversion to the regular Twitter app, but still want to use something official as opposed to a third party app — you may notice something different when loading up the Twitter website. According to the details we have so far, Twitter is in the process of more »

Microsoft announces new web features for Windows Phone 7 Mango

This morning Microsoft took stage in New York City to show off some of the new features of Windows Phone 7 coming in the Mango update. A lot of those new features cam as part of the new web experience for the OS which makes the web act like apps. To start off the talk more »

Internet Explorer 9 peeks its head out, Beta released today

At some point today Microsoft will unveil the ninth installment to it’s browser history with a beta release of Internet Explorer 9. The new browser promises a more robust user web experience by fully adopting the new HTML5 format, amped up media playback and more effective use of today’s Web standards. Yes, IE using web more »

Firefox 4 Betas – Graphic perfomance and visualizing sound

Mozilla has been teasing us with the next installment of Firefox when they released Firefox 4 Beta 1 back in July of this year flaunting a facelifted interface, upgraded HTML 5 support, hardware accelerated video and updates security measures. Many of these features we gotten our hands on through the ongoing beta releases but today more »

Jolicloud 1.0 for netbooks now available for download

The Jolicloud team has announced both that they have finished the Jolicloud 1.0 roll-out for existing users as well as that it is also available for any and all to download. “The Jolicloud 1.0 ISO and Windows Installer are now available!” And as an early user, my Jolicloud 1.0 roll-out came last week sometime. Given more »

Jolicloud 1.0, a first look video

As we mentioned a few days back, the Jolicloud 1.0 roll-out has begun. That said, after watching this first look video, I am pretty anxious to see my installation come up for upgrade. As to what is changing from the current to 1.0 — well, the big change is the launcher which has been replaced more »

Jolicloud 1.0 rollout to begin this week

There is a bit of good news for Jolicloud users — the 1.0 rollout is set to begin as of this week! As for what you will find new in Jolicloud 1.0; A Simpler, Customizable Launcher Entirely Built in HTML5 An Exhaustive App Center A Social Stream A Universal File System Experience the Anywhere OS more »

Google Reader losing offline mode

Google is getting really serious about killing off Gears. The company recently abandoned Gears on Google Docs, making the offline version HTML5 version the only way to use Google Docs while not online. On Tuesday June 1, Google will slay the offline mode of another one of it’s popular web apps. On June 1, Google more »

Netflix has no current plans for HTML5 video playback

Despite recent rumors that Netflix was working towards offering HTML5 support on their Watch Instantly video playback titles, it looks like that will not be happening. In short, as of now it looks like there are no current plans for HTML5 support with Netflix, not to mention, according to Adrian Cockcroft; “the basic HTML5 Video more »

Jolicloud adds new desktop mode, moves into Pre-Final release stage

Jolicloud, the netbook operating system has returned once again with some improvements, new features and updates. To begin with, Jolicloud has announced that they have left the beta stage, and entered what they are calling the “Pre-Final” stage. Personally that sounds a little beta like to me, but names aside, it looks like this release more »