browser - SocialTimes.com http://socialtimes.com Your Social Media Source Copyright 2012 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:39:28 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Firefox 5.0 for Android: Includes Integrated Twitter Search & Do Not Track Mozilla released Firefox 5.0 today. And, in the mobile world, this includes Android.

Mozilla Delivers New Version of Firefox – First Web Browser to Support Do Not Track on Multiple Platforms

I’ve been quite critical of the off and, more recently, on Firefox mobile browser development efforts. I’ve tested every release that didn’t crash immediately and uninstalled it right after testing because there was not advantage to using Firefox instead of the device’s mobile browser. Firefox 5 for Android, however, may stay on my Nexus One a bit longer than usual. It seems to run as fast as Android Gingerbread’s native browser and has a few bells and whistles that are worth taking a longer look at. The integrated Twitter search (see screenshot below) is one of them.

The ability to install add-on modules is an attraction although I run very few on the desktop because of performance issues. Mozilla makes a big deal out of the Do Not Track privacy feature. But, this is not a feature that especially interests me.

One feature I found very useful is the unheralded “next text box” up-down arrow that shows up when filling out forms. This is especially useful when entering a username and password for a web site.

Firefox for Android weighs in at a hefty 14MB. I received a low memory warning immediately after it installed. Fortunately, it can be relocated to flash storage.

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]]> Todd Ogasawara http://socialtimes.com/firefox-5-0-for-android-includes-integrated-twitter-search-do-not-track_b67454#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/firefox-5-0-for-android-includes-integrated-twitter-search-do-not-track_b67454 http://socialtimes.com/?p=67454 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:20:08 +0000 Angry Birds Fly Into Your Browser Angry Birds, the highly addictive mobile game, has made its way to the web. Rovio, the developer of Angry Birds, has released a browser version of the game for Google’s Chrome OS — a move that is of interest to many in the gaming community. After my editor provided me with the link to the online game, I was extremely annoyed because I had a feeling that I would become addicted. However, that wasn’t the case. continued…

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]]> CJ Arlotta http://socialtimes.com/angry-birds-fly-into-your-browser_b62112#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/angry-birds-fly-into-your-browser_b62112 http://socialtimes.com/?p=62112 Thu, 12 May 2011 14:24:07 +0000 Firefox 3.5 is World’s Most Popular Browser Entering 2010 According to the StatCounter latest data FireFox 3.5 currently is the most popular browser overtaking it’s largest competitor Internet Explorer 7.0 and showing largest growth as IE 8.0. As I’m very excited about Chrome browser, for me the most interesting thing next year will be how large share of the market will take this Google product.

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]]> marisdagis http://socialtimes.com/firefox-3-5-is-worlds-most-popular-browser-entering-2010_b8945#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/firefox-3-5-is-worlds-most-popular-browser-entering-2010_b8945 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=8763 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:54:26 +0000 Suddenly, Web Browsing Becomes Clean and Simple with Google Chrome By now, there are probably millions of users who have downloaded the new browser in town – the lightweight, clean and simple Google Chrome browser. If you haven’t, waste no time, head on to Google.com/Chrome and download it now. Or if you wish, you might want to read first, our initial impression of Google Chrome.

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]]> arnoldzafra http://socialtimes.com/suddenly-web-browsing-becomes-clean-and-simple-with-google-chrome_b7078#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/suddenly-web-browsing-becomes-clean-and-simple-with-google-chrome_b7078 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=7078 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:42:41 +0000