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19 MAR '09 |
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INTERNET EXPLORER 8 IS NEW AND IMPROVED -- IS IT BACK ON TOP? |
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Internet Explorer 8 has shipped in its final version and is ready to take on its rivals. Preston Gralla reviewed it and says the latest version of Microsoft's browser leapfrogs its closest competition, Firefox 3, for basic browsing and productivity features — it has better tab handling, a niftier search bar, a more useful address bar, and new tools that deliver information directly from other Web pages and services. IE8 has also been tweaked for security and includes a so-called 'porn mode,' new anti-malware protection, and better ways to protect your privacy. The most noticeable new features? Accelerators and Web Slices. Think of an Accelerator as a mini-mashup that delivers information from another Web site directly to your current browser page. Web Slices deliver changing information from a Web page you're not actively visiting directly to IE8. There's one big problem for many, though. No add-ins, and there doesn't appear to be such an ecosystem on the horizon. So if you're a fan of add-ins and customizing the browser itself, writes Gralla, Firefox is superior. But for the actual browsing experience, IE8 has the upper hand — for now.
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19 MAR '09 |
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UK GOV'T MAY TRACK ALL FACEBOOK TRAFFIC |
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The UK government is considering the mass surveillance and retention of all user communications on social-networking sites including Facebook, MySpace, and Bebo.
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6 MAR '09 |
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BROWSER BATTLE: NINE BROWSERS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW COMPARED |
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Anyone who may have thought the death of Netscape would signal the end of the browser wars, boy were they mistaken. In fact, it could be argued that it was at that point it all began. It didn't take long for Mozilla's Firefox to emerge from Netscape Navigator's ashes, and over time, Firefox would win over enthusiasts with a potent combination of speed, security, and an unprecedented level of customization.
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5 MAR '09 |
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FIREFOX BETA TOUTS ADVANCED ENGINE, SOLVES 8 FLAWS |
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Mozilla may be this year's winner in the "browser battles" as they ready the next beta version of their tour-de-force, Firefox 3.1. Mozilla is resolving eight critical vulnerabilities found in the current version of Firefox --a move sure to garner applause from devoted Firefox users.
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5 MAR '09 |
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WINDOWS 7 LETS YOU UNINSTALL IE8 |
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A just-leaked build of Windows 7 lets users remove Internet Explorer (IE), the first time that Microsoft Corp. has offered the option since it integrated the browser with Windows in 1997, two bloggers reported today.
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4 MAR '09 |
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THE NEXT GENERATION IN HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACES - AWESOME VIDEOS |
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For decades our options for interacting with the digital world have been limited to keyboards, mice, and joysticks. Now with a new generation of exciting new interfaces in the pipeline our interaction with the digital world will be forever changed. In this post we will look at some amazing demonstrations, mostly videos, that showcase new ways of interacting with the digital world. Enjoy!
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3 MAR '09 |
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FACEBOOK NEARLY ADDED TWITTER TO FRIENDS LIST |
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It seems the world's most popular social networking site was just moments away from acquiring another -- and few of us ever knew about it. A Facebook executive has revealed that a planned takeover of Twitter only fell apart because of a disagreement over stock valuations.
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3 MAR '09 |
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SCIENCE UNLOCKS THE MYSTERY OF BELLY BUTTON LINT |
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In what must be the ultimate exercise in navel-gazing, an Austrian scientist has solved the mystery of belly button fluff.
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