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Google's Chrome climbed another notch ahead in browser usage, while IE and Firefox slipped. But Microsoft made some progress exterminating IE6.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

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For this editor, a broken cell phone plus Google Voice adds up to a quick, smart way out of a communications dead zone.

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An update to Skype's iPhone app opens the door to 3G calling, but after a trial period, callers will have to pay up.

Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

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Programmers have begun releasing early versions of 64-bit Firefox. It's scheduled to be mature later this year.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

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Use Google's Images search to grab big pictures for desktop wallpapers and the like? A new Firefox extension might save you some time.

Originally posted at Web Crawler

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Web developers, brace yourselves for Firefox 4 features. One in particular, IndexedDB, gives Web applications new data storage abilities.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

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Storage service Box.net is now using HTML5 to bring drag-and-drop upload functionality to its users.

Originally posted at Web Crawler

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Jabbing at Google's elaborate Chrome speed test, Opera counters with low-tech browser video involving potatoes and kinetic energy.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

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Another Google property will no longer work with Internet Explorer 6. But the 2001-era browser isn't the only one whose support is ending.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

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As Matt teased earlier, the first release candidate (RC1) for WordPress 3.0 is now available. What’s an RC? An RC comes after beta and before the final launch. It means we think we’ve got everything done: all features finished, all bugs squashed, and all potential issues addressed. But, then, with over 20 million people using WordPress with a wide variety of configurations and hosting setups, it’s entirely possible that we’ve missed something. So! For the brave of heart, please download the RC and test it out (but not on your live site unless you’re extra adventurous). Some things to know:

• Custom menus are finished! Yay!
• Multi-site is all set.
• The look of the WordPress admin has been lightened up a little bit, so you can focus more on your content.
• There are a ton of changes, so plugin authors, please test your plugins now, so that if there is a compatibility issue, we can figure it out before the final release.
• Plugin and theme *users* are also encouraged to test things out. If you find problems, let your plugin/theme authors know so they can figure out the cause.
• There are a couple of known issues.

If you are testing the RC and come across a bug, you can:

• Report it on the wp-testers mailing list
• Join the dev chat and tell us live at irc.freenode.net #wordpress-dev
• File a bug ticket on the WordPress Trac

We hope you enjoy playing with the 3.0 RC as much as we’ve enjoyed making it for you. Enjoy!

Download WordPress 3.0 RC1

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