Full FeedOddball Tech: Power outlets for all, Internet Explorer 8 is the king, and a lightshow
It’s that time again. Welcome to the weird wired world of technology. Can’t find a plug for that laptop or television or one of the other million chargers you have sitting around? There’s a wall for that. While you’ve got your computer plugged in, fire up Microsoft’s latest Internet Explorer. … Continue Reading »
Chrome shines compared to Safari, IE, and Firefox in a hacking test
Wednesday was day one of the CanSecWest Pwn2Own hacking contest, and the results are in. Using fully patched copies of Safari, IE8, and Firefox, hackers broke them all. They each failed to what is called hacker “Nils.” The Pwn2Own contest challenges experts in security to find and exploit vulnerabilities in… Continue Reading »
Oddball Tech: Frack IE6 users, ink technology, and bionic people
That is one descriptive title. It totally explains the content of this post. Microsoft has recently come out with its IE8 and I’m sure Firefox is shaking in its boots (if Firefox had boots and actually was afraid of Redmond). Either way, it means that IE6 is even more outdated. … Continue Reading »
Google’s “Chrome” seeming very rusty
So, we’ve all been seeing the hoopla the past few days surrounding Google’s Chrome browser. First it was how exciting! Google has a new browser! Then that excitement lessened somewhat as time went on. It went from performance benchmarks being less than stellar to the fact that it was discovered… Continue Reading »
IE8 beta released to the public today
Bill Gates promised frequent updates way back when they were doing the final testing of IE7. Yet somehow, it’s been almost two years before they finally released the beta mode of Internet Explorer 8 just today. Some will hurrah, some will cringe, some won’t care one way or the other.… Continue Reading »
IE just might be going private
Only ten days left of August. Microsoft claimed Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 would be out some time this month. Well, the countdown is on. And hmmmm…there are rumors flying around that it is going to be a special version. Private. Yeah, code name for “porn mode”. Private browsing lets… Continue Reading »
Internet Explorer 8 adds more security features
Perhaps in a catch-up game with the recent launch of the ultra popular Mozilla Firefox 3 and upcoming Opera 9.5, Microsoft has been beefing up its own Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) with plethora of new security features Currently in public beta phase, this once dominant Web browser hopes to win… Continue Reading »
Microsoft announces new Betas; builds a Ballmer robot?
Bill Gates was on hand for TechEd down in Orlando where he let loose some interesting surprises. Announcing beta releases of IE8 and Silverlight 2, Gates says IE8 will come in August (meeting their forecast) and Silverlight 2 beta will show up at weeks end (early!). As Gates is somewhat… Continue Reading »
Internet Explorer 8 beta now available for download
Microsoft has just released Internet Explorer 8 in beta mode and ready for download.Although the IE8 beta was geared for web developers, Microsoft does not restrict its download status. In fact, it is even encouraging everyone to try it out and see for themselves how useful IE8 is. But like… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
