Google demonstrated their new technology that secures the Web and makes browsers more powerful at the company's headquarters south of San Francisco. The company showed games known for their processor-intensive graphics running in the new version of the Chrome browser but it will also support photo editing, 3D modeling and video training software applications.
Read MoreThe security firm Accuvant reported the results from a recent study regarding the security features of the top three web browsers. The report says that Mozilla’s Firefox is missing many modern security safeguards while Internet Explorer was rated nearly as secure as Google Chrome.
Read MoreThe new version of Opera was released for Windows, Mac and Linux. Opera 11.6 was updated with some interface changes including a more universal default skin, better HTML5 support, and faster handling of secure sites thanks to the new HTML5 algorithm for parsing code and other improvements of the browser.
Read MoreOOptOut is a new Google Chrome extension which allows you to set the Facebook permissions necessary for installing any specific Facebook application. It enables users to restrict the access to their personal data that the applications require. The new extension is not yet available on Google’s Chrome Web Store.
Linux Mint 12 which is based on Ubuntu 11.10 is already available for download. It includes the new Mint Gnome Shell Extensions desktop featuring, the Duck Duck Go default search engine which does not collect or share any personal information and a fork of Gnome 2 that’s compatible with Gnome 3.
The Sandia National Laboratories, which is a part of the U.S. Department of
Energy, joined the group of the SOPA opponents. Their comment was that SOPA, which aim is to make allegedly copyright-infringing Web sites disappear from the Internet,
will negatively impact the US cybersecurity and is unlikely to be effective.
The Evernote is launching a new browser plug-in, Clearly, that shows you a clean, story-only view of what you're reading in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Apple. The Reader view is available even while you're reading an article on a web site.
Read MoreThe head of Nokia in France, Paul Amsellem said in an interview for a French newspaper that the company will introduce a Windows 8 tablet in June 2012. Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop didn't confirm any plans for tablets but pointed in the Financial Times the similarities in user interface between Nokia Lumia line of Windows Phones and the upcoming Windows 8 operating system.
Read MoreMozilla officially released the update to Firefox for Windows, Mac, Linux and Firefox for Android. In the new version of the browser for Windows, Mac and Linux Twitter is included as a search option in Firefox. You can also load tabs on demand, that will allow you to restore windows with many tabs much faster.
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