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I am loathe to use job posting info on what a company is thinking but it is worth mentioning that RIM is looking for a webkit developer presumably to help out with Blackberry’s browser.  In addition to their recent Torch Mobile purchase it seems clear RIM is owning up to… Continue Reading »

The easiest way to get anybody to use your software is to pack it into their brand new PCs.  While most of us hate the software pre-packaged trial software that comes bundled with a new PC, there’s no doubt that its an easy way to get the software out to… Continue Reading »

As expected, Opera 10 is available for download as of today, and while it may not be as popular as other browsers such as Firefox, or have the hype that tends to surround Chrome, it is worth checking out. A version is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux… Continue Reading »

Yesterday was a big day for Chrome in terms of being able to sync and backup your bookmarks.  We saw not one, but two methods for syncing and backing up your bookmarks get announced.  Unfortunately, at this time both options require the user to be running the latest dev build… Continue Reading »

Google released a new beta of their Chrome browser today posting a claimed 30% gain in speed as well as some new feature improvements.  One of the big additions is themes allowing the browser to more like Microsoft’s Bing search engine that has been moving up the search charts.  Bing… Continue Reading »

Coming pretty quickly after the official release of Firefox 3.5, Mozilla has given us a glimpse of what we may expect with Firefox 4.0 in the form of a few screenshots.  Now, first things first, this does not mean Firefox 4.0 is coming out anytime soon, nor does it mean… Continue Reading »

Google Chrome just got a bump.  The beta version of the Google’s web browser is now version 2.0.172.5.  The upgrade is supposed to help with stability and fixes issues with form submissions.  Most importantly, Incognito mode works a little better.  Previous to this update, if you visited a site even… Continue Reading »

And the boys continue to fight over who’s is bigger.  I wonder if they all drive red cars?  This latest round in the Google/Microsoft bru-haha features Google wanting to hop in bed with those battling Microsoft in an effort to prove antitrust charges having to do with the software giant’s… Continue Reading »

At last, a browser toolbar that’s unobtrusive and useful!  Trustpilot has introduced a new toolbar that warns users if an E-tailer is reliable or not.  Search results are given a check mark in green, orange, or red.  Green means the site has a high rating and many positive reviews, orange… Continue Reading »

Barack Obama’s election as the 44th president of the United States has spawned a new malware attack.  Scammers wasted no time sending out e-mails with links to a video of the victory speech he gave the night of the election.  The link takes the user to a site called America.gov,… Continue Reading »