All browsers in one! May 26, 2009

Hey guys,

This one really is interesting! I came across an article (can’t remember where) about a new web browsers that claims to be the first hybrid browser on the internet. It also claims that it is the fastest which you would see as soon as you visit teh homepage.

Basically, the browser has the browsing engine of all the leading web browsers in one application. So, let’s say you find that some browsers display certain websites better than others, well in this new browser you can quickly switch which engines to use on which pages.

I almost forgot, the browser is call Lunascape and the site is here:

http://www.lunascape.tv/

Enjoy =D

Your personal browser of choice? December 15, 2008

Google Chrome out of BETA! December 13, 2008

The majority of internet users out there are predominantly using Internet Explorer as their 1st choice of software when browsing the web It can be claimed that this is so because IE comes pre-installed on Windows Machines and people are unaware of those third-party apps.

Well, for those of you that do use the runner up in poplularity – Mozilla FireFox – and are aware of the other strong contendors, the fairly new ‘rookie’ in the business has officially been ‘born’.

Google Chrome has swept the internet and is becoming increasingly popluar amongst tech folk. This is mostly due to the new, fresh Web 2.0 look and feel and not to mention that blazing fast speeds of both starting the application and surfing the internet. It has surpasses the once fastest browser Mozilla FireFox 3, in various different benchmarking tests.

Up until a couple of days ago, Google Chrome was in its development stages [BETA Stages] and although Google dont seem to be a fan of releasing software from BETA [Google Mail - GMail - has always been in BETA], Chrome is now out of BETA and is currently in version 1.0.154.36.

I have been using Chrome ever since it was unofficially released in BETA, and by that I mean stumbling upon a link to download it even before Google had decided to release if for Public Use. I must say that although it lacks all the amazing extensions that FireFox has, I have now found a replacement. the speed and new innovative interface have really swept me away. Mind you, I have been testing other beta browsers too – IE8, FF 3.1 Beta 2 etc… but this has surpassed them all.

Sooner or later, Google will realise the need for all these extra features that FireFox has and will be able to reel in the users. BUt for now it will have to rely on its robust core features which i feel will be very successful and appealing.

So, I would strongly recommend at least trying out Chrome and seeing whether it appeals to you.

http://www.google.com/chrome

Bye for now!

Firefox 3 Final – RELEASED! June 17, 2008

Well, there we have it, Firefox 3 is now launched.

I am currently using it and have not yet managed to see any major differences, but thats expected.

However, i am quite dissappointed with Mozilla as their servers dont seem able to cope with all the downloads and page visits. It seems impossible for me to even visit the site and there i have had to download off another mirror site. Don’t know if this counts for my Pledge and the world record, but its down to bad preparation by Mozilla.

Anyways for those of you who want to download it i suggest going to:

http://www.filehippo.com

Have fun!

FireFox 3 RC2 Released! June 5, 2008

Hey,

For all you FireFox 3 RC1 users, you can now get hold of RC2. FireFox should have updated itself, but in the event that it hasnt, click the link below to download it:

FireFox 3 RC2

Release notes on the changes:

Release Notes

Overview of FireFox3 RC1 May 20, 2008

Well, where do I start?

Firstly, as mentioned before by many other reviewers/bloggers, FireFox is amazingly fast at rendering pages. And, tests by Adrian over at ZDNet show that FireFox is faster than any other browser out there. So, to summarise this point – its damn fast!

Secondly, there has been a graphical user inter’face-lift’ which is quite appreciated. Obviously, this will not prevent people from making their own themes, and using the ones that can be found on the addons site, but its a nice change.

Thirdly, the configurations that can be made in the ‘Tools>Options’ sections have stayed the same on the most part but a few little tid-bits have been added in to give more control to advanced users.

Fourthly, the way that FireFox has made ’search’ & ‘favourites’ such a big part of the browser as a whole is a big PLUS as it makes it a whole lot easier to navigate and keep hold of the sites you want to visit frequently or to just bookmark [no pun intended].

Fifthly, and this is a carry on from the ’search’, that the way all your pages that you have visited are indexed so that as soon as you type any letter/word into the URL bar, it picks up on any main words in the pages you have visited before. This is really good, its almost as if Spotlight from Apple is integrated straight in.

Lastly, and this is one of the flaws, that rendering on some sites such as DeviantArt isn’t working properly and I think this is to do with the ‘JavaScripting’ on pages. I have also encountered this issue with some other web pages but since it still ist RTM, I can’t really complain.

Also, for all thos people who rely heavily on addons and extentions for FireFox, I would wait until the official RTM release is out seeing as developers havent yet finished making their addons native to FireFox 3.

Overall – a killer browser, but for those who like the Mac style on Windows, Safari 3.1.1 isnt far off and came second in rendering speed

Hope that helps =)