Technologizer

Thoroughly Modern IE9?

Thursday, November 19, 2009

As expected, Microsoft began talking about Internet Explorer 9 in public yesterday at its PDC event in Los Angeles. So far, it’s only talking about its guts–but it’s working on two of the items from my personal IE9 wishlist, faster JavaScript and the beginnings of HTML5 support. Microsoft browser honcho, Dean Hachamovitch, has a blog [...]

Here’s My Internet Explorer 9 Wish List. What’s on Yours?

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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According to Neowin’s Tom Warren and Cnet News’s Ina Fried, Microsoft will have something–maybe just a little something, but something–to say about its plans for Internet Explorer 9 at its Professional Developers’ Conference in Los Angeles tomorrow. The company often briefs tech reporters in advance about major announcements, but it hasn’t told me a darn [...]

Internet Explorer’s New Spokesperson

Friday, November 13, 2009

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Now, this is an IE ad that’s entertaining rather than repulsive–and probably a smart choice of an endorser of interest to the sort of folks who IE8 and its Web Slices feature will appeal to the most. Kinda reminds me of when Microsoft dragged out Queen Latifah to pal around with Bill [...]

Chrome for Mac, Finally Within Sight?

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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Over at Cnet, Steven Shankland has taken notice of some info on a mailing list for Google Chrome developers that suggests that Google’s browser may arrive in an OS X beta in early December. If so, fifteen months will have passed between Chrome’s Windows debut and its appearance on the Mac. (Developer versions of Chrome [...]

5Words: Firefox is Five–and Vulnerable

Monday, November 9, 2009

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Happy birthday, Firefox! You’re vulnerable! Firefox: the good, the bad. NVidia won’t take on Intel. Hey, where’s TweetDeck for iPhone? Google invests in mobile advertising. Android’s app storage problem continues. AT&T’s faster laptop broadband adapter. Will Google take on Skype? Shazam launches a paid app. ________________________ Like 5Words? Subscribe via RSS.

Chrome for Mac: Not Here Yet, But Use It Anyway

Thursday, October 22, 2009

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Here at the Web 2.0 Summit, a surprise guest dropped by this afternoon to be interviewed by cochair John Battelle: Google cofounder Sergey Brin. An audience member asked him a question that was on my mind, too: Exactly what’s going on with Google Chrome for the Mac, which still hasn’t shipped well over a year [...]

Opera: Re-Unite(d)

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

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Norwegian browser stalwart Opera released the first beta today of Unite, its technology which puts a Web server inside the browser, letting Opera run apps that serve content up to the Web as well as download it. (You need to run Opera to use Unite, but the information the apps deliver–such as access to your [...]

European Commission Market-Tests Microsoft Browser Remedy

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

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When the European Commission (EC) mandated that Microsoft ship Windows XP sans Windows Media Player, the final product proved unpopular with consumers. For Windows 7, the issue is Internet Explorer, and a more diligent EC announced today that it is market-testing its remedy for effectiveness. After repeatedly wrangling with Microsoft over whether the company would be [...]

What is This “Browser” of Which You Speak?

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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Can you convince someone who doesn’t even know what a Web browser is to switch to a new one? Google appears to be trying, with a new Web site and video, which I learned about in this post by MG Siegler. The site is, of course, a thinly-veiled promotional vehicle for Google [...]

Dotgo: The Web via Text Messaging

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

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Lots of Web sites use SMS short codes to let users retrieve quick hits of information–movie listings, weather, and the like–via text messages on their mobile phones. Which is cool, except for the fact that the codes (short though they may be) are tough to remember. Here at DEMOFall, a company called Dotgo is launching a [...]

Zoodles: A Browser for Kids

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

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There’s a market for kid-friendly online browsing. Children watch their parents on computers and want to get in on the fun from an early age, even if they don’t quite know how. Although there are a number of kid computers (VTech, Fisher-Price, etc.), these low-end devices don’t offer the same breadth of options available on [...]

Google Chrome Turns One: A Few Questions and Answers

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

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One year ago today, Google released Chrome, a day after the news–at once startling and inevitable-feeling–leaked that it had decided to get into the browser business. (Lest we forget, Chrome remains the only major software product ever to be announced via comic book.) Back on September 1st, 2008, I hadn’t yet had the opportunity to try [...]

Sony Adds a Little Chrome to the VAIO

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

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If you buy a new Sony VAIO computer, you’re going to get a new browser. No, Internet Explorer isn’t going anywhere. But Financial Times is reporting that Sony has signed a deal to preinstall Google’s Chrome on its PCs. Chrome-equipped machines are making their way to customers even as we speak. I’m not sure whether Chrome [...]

Opera 10: It’s Final. And Worth Trying

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

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Opera 10, the newest version of the browser that’s arguably the most venerable one going, is now available in its final version. It’s very much the product I reviewed in beta version back in June. The most striking new feature is Turbo mode, which uses the same technology as the company’s Opera Mini phone browser [...]

5Words for Tuesday, August 18th 2009

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

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Like 5Words? Subscribe via RSS. Chrome bookmark syncing is coming. Are your iPhone e-mails gone? Microsoft introduces a 720p Webcam. Apple sells 25% of songs. Exploding iPhones are “isolated cases.” Update on Twitter hacker defense. Verizon’s making progress on LTE. Pre developers can sell apps. Flickr users love the iPhone. Satisfaction: Apple slips, others gain.

What If All Web Ads Were Blocked? Ten Speculative Scenarios

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

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Last week, I blogged about a post over at Windows IT Pro that posited that all browsers would include ad-blocking as a standard feature within five years, and that it would be turned on by default. My post inspired some interesting debate both on this site and off it. I also included a poll: A [...]