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The Power User’s Guide To Google Chrome
7:38AM Sean Fallon | Our friends at Lifehacker have taken a fresh look at Google Chrome and updated last year’s list with a power user’s guide to its newest features. More »
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What On Earth Is Mozilla’s Mystery iPhone App?
2:14AM John Herrman | Mozilla’s CEO says an iPhone app is due within a few weeks, and that it’ll “surprise people.” I mean, that’s neat and all, but the most exciting possibility—Firefox—would be the least surprising. So, uh, what is it? More »
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Shady Microsoft Plugin Pokes “Critical” Hole In Firefox Security
4:40AM Sean Fallon | Microsoft has acknowledged that they slipped the .NET Framework Assistant plugin into Firefox via Windows Update this past February, and that it has poked a “critical” hole in the browser’s security (effectively bringing Firefox down to IE’s level). More »
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Mozilla Whines About Apple Being First In Browser Ballot Screen
4:00AM Jesus Diaz | After getting cornered by the European Union, Microsoft offered a reasonable solution to the web browser monopoly dilemma: Let users choose whatever browser they want. Now, the developers of Firefox are whining about who’s first in the web setup screen. More »
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Download Firefox 3.6 Sorta Beta Now
4:11AM Matt Buchanan | The first release candidate of Firefox 3.6 beta 1’s out, if you’re adventurous. It’s a test build of the beta, if you will. What do you get? Tab previews when switching, taskbar thumbnail previews in Windows 7, more speed and a mild feeling of superiority. All of the usual “it’ll probably break your plugins” warnings apply. [Mozilla via Download Squad]
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10:12AM John Herrman | Google spilled some choice Chrome OS guts yesterday, leaving us with a heap of files to sift through. The best part? It included the browser. Google’s files have been pulled, but Linux users can still download Chrome for Chrome here. More »
Linux Users Can Try The Chrome OS Browser Right Now
10:12AM John Herrman | Google spilled some choice Chrome OS guts yesterday, leaving us with a heap of files to sift through. The best part? It included the browser. Google’s files have been pulled, but Linux users can still download Chrome for Chrome here. More »
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Firefox 3.6 Will Speak Fluent Accelerometer
6:05AM John Herrman | MacBooks and Thinkpads already have all the hardware they need to know which way they’re tilting, but most software don’t bother to ask. Now, with the orientation-aware Firefox 3.6, your accelerometers might finally get some exercise. More »
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You Can Use Google Chrome For Mac Right Now
4:32AM Matt Buchanan | Google CEO Eric Schmidt says Chrome for Mac is coming in a couple months, but if you’re impatient and only mildly adventurous, you can run it a surprisingly solid early version right now. More »
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Chrome For Mac Coming In Months Says Schmidt
4:05AM Matt Buchanan | I’m not sure how much we can weight we can put in the prognostications of Eric Schmidt, since he doesn’t even know when the company he’s theoretically in charge of buys entire other companies for millions of dollars, BUT if you’re just looking for some hope, he says that Chrome for Mac will be done in months. Not too surprising, though, since the Chromium builds have been getting more solid for a while now. [MediaMemo]
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