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Browser Wars: Google Dumps WebKit for Blink, Opera Jumps Aboard
The browser wars have taken a new direction. Google has announced that it will split off a new rendering engine from the open source WebKit that is used in its Chrome browser and Chrome OS, as well as in Apple’s Safari and others.
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Google Series 5 Chromebooks, New, Improved and Heading To Stores
Google continues to roll out the hardware at its IO developer event with the new and improved Chromebooks. These Samsung-built notebooks offer better hardware, hugely improved Chrome OS features and will be available in stores for the first time.
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A Week in Google: AdMob Joins AdWords, Chrome Hits Windows 8 Metro and More
Google powers on with updates and innovations across its smorgasbord of businesses, with tweaks to its ad network and getting ready for Windows 8. It has also added a Trusted Stores logo for Web merchants, but the company is still dogged by long-running legal wrangles over its Street View feature.
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Google Chrome and Adobe Flash Updates Bring Game to the Browser
While many might still believe that games are just for the kids, the ever-evolving web is now increasingly capable of running advanced games-class technologies within the browser, and they can be deployed for much more than Angry Bird clones.
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New Release of Chrome 12 Shines Brighter
Now that's progress. It's taken Internet Explorer one and a half decades to reach version 10; Google's (news, site ) Chrome hits 12 in less than three years with the latest stable release.
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RockMelt: The Social Browser Goes Public
Based on Chromium, socially-focused web browser RockMelt (news, site ) has grabbed plenty of attention during its private beta, but now it's open for everyone to try.
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Browser Wars: Is Chrome Really Ready for Business?
Today Big G announced that its browser baby, Google Chrome, is ready to leave the nest. That is, it's being pushed as appropriate for corporate use.
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Google Chrome OS Delayed to Mid 2011: Will It Be Worth the Wait?
Google (news, site) has finally unveiled a preview version of its netbook operating system. Will its "big bet" on the future of the PC pay off? See You Next Year ... We were looking forward to the launch of Chrome OS earlier in the week.
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RockMelt Beta Update Includes Gmail Notifier, Enhanced Twitter, Facebook Integration
Still in beta, the new and cool social-themed browser, RockMelt (news, site) adds improved Gmail support, a speedy Chromium core and faster social interactions. Let's have a look. Taking Beta Steps RockMelt, a new browser with some serious backing, entered public beta a couple of weeks ago
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RockMelt: New Social Browser Backed by Netscape Co-Founder
New browser on the block RockMelt aims to add social value to your browsing experience by doing things a little differently. Melts Rocks, How About Hearts? Based on Chromium, RockMelt is a social browser (somewhat like Flock on Chromium or Mozilla Firefox) that has been under development for over a
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Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 Beta Has Arrived
Welcome back to the browser wars, Internet Explorer 9 is here! Along with beauty and speed, Microsoft's beta version of the browser -- released today -- promises to set websites free from their chains.
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Chromium 7 Has Arrived and It's Not that Awesome
Team Google set the bar pretty high when they said a new version of Google Chrome would be out every six weeks, but so far they're delivering on their word.
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