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Archive for January, 2010

Mozilla releases first mobile Firefox browser

January 29th, 2010
Just two days ago Mozilla pushed out the third release candidate for its first mobile Firefox browser. On Friday, Firefox 1.0 for Nokia's Maemo arrived.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

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Chrome 5 debuts more settings options

January 29th, 2010
Google updated its Chrome browser's developer's builds to version 5 for Windows and Mac today, the first time any version of Chrome has reached that milestone.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

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Sync with Weave still imperfect

January 29th, 2010
Mozilla's Weave leaves beta behind, but it's not yet the problem-free syncing solution for Firefox that it's intended to be.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

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Google phasing out support for IE6

January 29th, 2010
Starting March 1, Internet Explorer users must be running at least version 7 of the browser in order to properly use Google Docs and Google Sites.

Originally posted at Relevant Results

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Google still thinks it can change China

January 29th, 2010
By saying it no longer wants to offer censored search results in China, Google hopes it could change the way the country enforces censorship laws, according to its CEO.

Originally posted at Relevant Results

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At Vancouver Olympics, straw battles sun, rain

January 29th, 2010
With the Winter Games taking place so close to sea level, event organizers at Cypress Mountain are using bales of straw to lessen the amount of snow they need.

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Sync Chrome’s tabs via FreshStart

January 28th, 2010
FreshStart delivers to Google Chrome the long-overdue child of tabbed browsing and browsing sessions: tab synchronization.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

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Video VoIP calls over iPhone 3G? You betcha

January 28th, 2010
Apple's new iPhone SDK gives the go-ahead for 3G VoIP calls. We tested it out using Fring's video calling feature.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

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Microsoft’s bottom line gets a Windows 7 boost

January 28th, 2010
The software maker says that "exceptional demand" for the new operating system helped earnings top estimates and quarterly sales hit record levels.

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Debating the merits of Apple’s iPad

January 28th, 2010
CNET writers Ina Fried and Josh Lowensohn hash out some of the pressing issues about the iPad: its merits, its faults, and what to look forward to in future iterations.

Originally posted at News - Apple

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