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You’ll Never Believe This Was Made With Just WebKit

10:15AM January 18, 2012 | Brent Rose

Wanna know who’s got the most impressive web visuals we’ve seen in a while? It’s a little site called Acko.net, written by Steven Wittens. Just head over there and slowly scroll down. You’re looking into the web future. Here’s how they did it. [Acko.net via Joel Johnson]


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BlackBerry WebKit Browser Trounces iPhone 4, Android 2.1 In Test

12:14AM July 20, 2010 | Brian Barrett

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The looks we’ve gotten so far at BlackBerry OS 6 have been impressive enough, but it looks like the real crown jewel might be that WebKit browser. Here’s how it stacked up recently against iOS 4 and Android 2.1. More »


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Burning Brighter: The Future Of Firefox, Browsers, The Web

12:00AM July 9, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

Remember the Browser Wars of the Aughts? Internet Exploder gripped the web. Firefox 1.0 challenged the king. Six years later, IE is waning. (But still strong.) WebKit rules smartphones. Where does Mozilla, and the web, go from here? More »


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Android 2.2 Dusts iOS 4 In JavaScript Performance

11:18PM July 7, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Testing stock browsers found within Android 2.2 (Nexus One) and iOS 4 (iPhone 4), ars technica discovered that there’s no comparison in JavaScript performance. But DoodleJump plays a bit smoother on my iPhone, which is 99 per cent of what really matters. [arstechnica]


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BlackBerry Bold 9800 Leaked Pics Show WebKit Browser

10:36PM May 21, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Leaked photos of the Bold 9800 aren’t anything new, but photos showing OS 6.0′s WebKit browser? Yes, please. More »


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BlackBerry OS 6.0 Screenshots And Details

1:00AM April 21, 2010 | Boy Genius Report

If you’re a BlackBerry fan, there is probably not a single thing you have been looking forward to more than what we have right here – screenshots and full details of RIM’s upcoming operating system, OS 6.0. More »


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How WebKit2 Will Fix Your Slow, Crashy Browsers

1:39AM April 10, 2010 | John Herrman

Ever used Safari? Chrome? An iPhone? Android? Then you’ve used WebKit, the rendering engine that powers most of the best browsers in the world. Up next: WebKit2 with a new “split process model”. it’s going to be awesome. Subtly! More »


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How The iPhone Could End Up In Second Place

4:24AM March 30, 2010 | John Herrman

Here are the US mobile web traffic figures for iPhone OS and Android, getting ready to collide: Android, on its way up; iPhone, on its way down. So when will Android overtake the iPhone? Try next month. More »


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The New BlackBerry WebKit Browser: Yes, It’s Actually Good

3:49AM February 17, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

This is swanky. RIM’s showing off BlackBerry’s new WebKit-based browser, and yes, it’s fast! JavaScript actually loads! It even scored a perfect 100 in the Acid3 rendering test. Still a months away, but we’ll take it. More »


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Why The Next BlackBerry Browser Won’t Be So Terrible

10:35AM January 21, 2010 | John Herrman

It’s loooong past time for RIM to shit-can the BlackBerry’s stock browser. Today, a new patent for server-optimised browsing, combined with their obvious interest in WebKit, means they might be about to do just that. More »