Chrome 9 - Supports WebGL Features

Google make updates to their browsers. Now Chrome 9, capable of supporting Chrome and WebGL, which can connect directly to the Chrome Web Store. In addition, users can change and set the tabs as you wish quickly and easily.

In supporting WebGL, Chrome 9 is able to play content or 3D-based applications on desktop. Unfortunately, Chrome Web Store currently only be used in the United States.

Chrome 9 is able to display the content quickly, with a broader view and easy to surf, make a site that opened even more comfortable when opened. Although still relatively new compared to Internet Explorer, Chrome has increased most significantly.

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iTunes and Safari Will be Combined

CALIFORNIA - the shocking news comes from Apple, the company reportedly will merge two of their services ie iTunes and Safari to be one service only. The rumors developed after a source at Apple mention to the Three Guys, as quoted on Wednesday (01/19/2011), Apple in the near future will incorporate iTunes and Safari services into one service only.

For OS X users, the service is certainly no stranger. But for Windows users, of course, is something new. For all this time between the Safari browser and iTunes prompted to download it separately.

The goal can be guessed to improve the Safari browser users around the world. Moreover, the Safari browser now ranked 4th, is under IE, Firefox, and Chrome. If Apple combines both of these services, so for people who want to access iTunes will automatically use the Safari browser, will obviously increase the level of Safari usage.

There are currently no comments on this plan. Yet another rumor says Apple will begin to combine these two services officially in the fall of 2011.

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Zynga Buy Flock Social Web Browser

CALIFORNIA - developer of popular games, Zynga, has purchased the site of social browser, Flock. In the meantime, detailed information regarding the acquisition have not been announced officially. Similarly, as quoted from the IT ProPortal, Saturday (01/08/2011).

Flock Web browsers allow users to browse websites while still connected with social networking platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Digg and YouTube.

Social browser was first launched in 2005, and managed to collect money funding of US$10 million. Number of Flock users is approximately 10 million people. In addition, Flock also ranked second in the top 10 list of desktop applications on Facebook.

"With more than a quarter billion users, Zynga has strong followers all over the world. An understanding of social games and they will be what users want, was much admired," wrote Shawn Hardin, CEO of Flock, in his blog. "Our team will help Zynga achieve their goal to build a fun social game and is available to anyone, anytime, and on any platform," added Hardin.

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Chrome following the Safari's achievement in Browser Market

CALIFORNIA - Google Chrome has gone through Apple's Safari browser to become the third largest in the U.S., according to statistics in December 2010 from web analysis firm, StatCounter.

Meanwhile, market leader Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser continues to lose marketshare, nearly two percent from the previous month. The users seem to many to switch to Google Chrome which developed into a 1.55 percent and Safari, which increased by 0.24 percent. Similarly, as quoted from PC Magazine, on Thursday (01/06/2011).

Who should receive full attention in fact is Microsoft, because in Europe, Mozilla Firefox just took IE position as the most popular browser on the continent. "This is the first time IE has fallen from first position as the most popular browser on the continent," said Aodhan Cullen, CEO of StatCounter.

According to StatCounter data, global marketshare from IE dropped below 50 percent for the first time in October 2010. Meanwhile, Mozilla Firefox remains stable by being in position to two years ago.

StatCounter data taken from 15 billion page views samples per month, of which 4.9 billion of which came from the North American region. However, this study did not include IE 9 Beta. Earlier this week Microsoft claims that IE 9 Beta has been downloaded more than 20 million times.

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Opera Mini 5 Beta

KOMPAS.com - Opera Mini 5 Beta can be the best option for the smartphone's web browser or mobile phone-based mobile Java. This free software is equipped with features of mobile internet access is more comfortable access to the computer as providing the tabs, speed dial, and a password manager.

With a tab, a lot of web addresses can be opened at the same time as opening address of Facebook, Twitter, KOMPAS.com, and Google. Users living moving from one address to another address freely without leaving an address that opened earlier. Moreover, there is no limit to how many pages can be opened.

Speed dial displays 9 thumbnails web address a user choice on the front page when the browser is active. This feature provides easy access to popular pages, or the most frequently visited by more quickly because it just pulled thumbnail click without having to type a Web address.

Opera Mini 5 Beta also supports a password manager that will save an user login and password to various sites. With this feature, browse to sites that ask for identity and passwords such as email, social sites, and forums can be done more quickly without retyping.

In addition to these features, Opera Mini 5 Beta also comes with a new look more fresh. Designed for comfortable wear on the keypad-based device or a touch screen, navigation using the special panel. The panel provides a button to speed dial, back, next, reload, and shut down. In the middle there are also menus for settings, bookmarks, history, saved pages, find in page, and help.

On the home page menu is also available directly to speed up the Google search to search. However, there is no option to change the color of the basic themes as the previous version.

To obtain this software download it directly by typing m.opera.com / next in the web browser that you use. Opera Mini 5 Beta is not going to replace the previous version so you can compare its reliability.

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