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RIM Is Definitely Developing A WebKit (Read: Decent) Browser
2:18AM John Herrman | It wasn’t a huge leap to take RIM’s purchase of Torch Mobile, a software company known almost exclusively for making a single WebKit mobile browser, as a sign that the company was ready to take the dive, but just in case that wasn’t enough, BlackBerry just put out a call for WebKit developers: More »
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Not All WebKit Browsers Are Created Equal
5:40AM John Herrman | It’s behind some of the best desktop browsers, and all of the great mobile ones. But just because a company says they’re using WebKit, the open source website rendering engine, doesn’t guarantee an awesome browser. More »
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Lighthouse SQ7: A Tablet That Shouts At Twitter
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6:20AM Matt Buchanan | Tech standards are important. They’re, well, standards. They shape the way the world works, ideally. So if you wanna influence your little world, you probably wanna shape (or maybe even create) standards. Take Apple, for example. More »
Giz Explains: Why Tech Standards Are Vital For Apple, You
6:20AM Matt Buchanan | Tech standards are important. They’re, well, standards. They shape the way the world works, ideally. So if you wanna influence your little world, you probably wanna shape (or maybe even create) standards. Take Apple, for example. More »
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RIM Eats Up Torch Mobile (Translation: BlackBerry’s Going WebKit)
12:51AM John Herrman | Another mobile software maker has fallen for the seductive charms of WebKit, and it’s a biggie: RIM has acquired Torch Mobile—the company that makes the WebKit-based Iris browser—to “contribute to the BlackBerry platform”. So long, asstastic BlackBerry browser. More »
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The Month In Windows Mobile Apps: Fancy Browsing, VoIP Magic, And An App Store
6:00AM John Herrman | You name it, we’ve got it: Sexy search tools! Google Voice! Upstart app stores! Maps, with stuff on them! Radio! Emulators, from the future! Fresh new browsers! It’s all in a day’s month’s work for Windows Mobile. More »
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Google Polishes Chrome Into New Beta With Custom Tab Page, Themes, And 30% More Speeeeed
3:30AM John Herrman | Other improvements include a more intuitive Omnibox (that’s the address bar, for people who don’t read the Chrome Dev blog every morning), and wider HTML5 support, including plugin-free video embeds. There are plenty of themes to try out, but Google’s examples—Chrome with a wood finish?—don’t bode particularly well. Windows download available now. [Google] More »
Gadgets
8:30AM Matt Buchanan | Mike Arrington’s CrunchPad web tablet, already several prototypes in, is quickly bubbling to reality reports Bits: There’s going to be an announcement in July or August, and it’ll be available “as soon as possible.” More »
CrunchPad Web Tablet Landing “As Soon As Possible” For Less Than $US300
8:30AM Matt Buchanan | Mike Arrington’s CrunchPad web tablet, already several prototypes in, is quickly bubbling to reality reports Bits: There’s going to be an announcement in July or August, and it’ll be available “as soon as possible.” More »
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Every Mobile Browser Should Give Up and Just Go WebKit
3:00AM Matt Buchanan | The ZuneHD looks like a lovely catchup to the original iPod touch—you know, before apps allowed it to be so much more—except for one thing. That damn browser. It’s not just they’re basing it off hellacious and reviled IE—it’s that it’s not WebKit-based.
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