Web Browser News and Reviews

Download Firefox 21 Final For Desktop & Android

Vygantas — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:50:40 +0000

It feels like there was a while since the last major release of Firefox. Well, today is the day when we reset the timer as this week Mozilla has released the final build of Firefox 21 for both PC and Android. So what can you expect from it? The desktop release adds a support for [...]

Microsoft Nags Google’s “Chrome Everywhere” Video

Vygantas — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:06:51 +0000

And the drama continues… Back in March, Google has published a “Chrome Everywhere” video, which, as you might have guessed from the title, celebrates the availability of Google’s Chrome web browser on a pretty much every platform and form factor. Well, it looks like Microsoft has a different idea and this is what it looks [...]

HTML5 Awesome: Google Racer

Vygantas — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:53:02 +0000

The web is so much better than it was just a few years ago (minus people that try to control it) and thanks to Google’s latest project, it went from great to awesome. First demonstrated in yesterday’s I/O conference, Google’s Racer is a mind bending game that will work on any tablet or phone that [...]

Google Thanks Web Developers (Video)

Vygantas — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:39:37 +0000

Earlier this month, Microsoft has published a video to thank developers for their contributions all over the world. Now, it looks like Google too has decided to thank them with (in my opinion) a much better version.

JPEG Vs. Google’s WebP

Vygantas — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:35:02 +0000

And one more thing… How else can Google demonstrate its superiority? Display how WebP compares to JPEG or PNG, obviously. Without sacrificing the quality, WebP is able to achieve dramatic reduction in size by up to 34% when compared to JPEG and up to 26% when compared to PNG. But wait, there is more. Although [...]

Google’s VP9 Vs. H.264

Vygantas — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:22:32 +0000

Shows an amazing difference in bandwidth and file size. As the I/O event continues, Google has just compared its VP9 video compression standard to H.264 and as you can see in the slide above, VP9 offered a decrease in size of 63% when compared to H.264, at least in one particular video. Not only that [...]

Google: There Are Now 750 Million Chrome Users

Vygantas — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:03:19 +0000

In today’s Google’s I/O event, the search giant has revealed that their user base has increased to over 750 million users, up from 450 million since last year. The keynote itself is not yet over, head over to the following page for a live stream URL.

Live Stream: Google I/O Keynote

Vygantas — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:09:13 +0000

April, 2013 Mobile Market Share: Android Browser, Opera Mini, Google Chrome – Up; Safari, Internet Explorer – Down

Vygantas — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:15:41 +0000

As always, we start with Apple’s Safari, which is yet to be challenged by any other web browser. This time its market share has decreased by 2.37 points, from 61.79% to 59.42%. Stuck in the 20-22% range, Android Browser saw an increase of 1.03 point in its market share numbers, from 21.86% to 22.89%. Edging [...]

April, 2013 Desktop Market Share: Firefox, Safari – Up; Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera – Down

Vygantas — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:05:45 +0000

It’s that time of the month again as we gather data from the NetApplications to get a clearer picture of the ongoing browser wars. What has changed since last time? Let’s find out. After a slowdown in its growth last time, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has since experienced a decrease in its market share, down from [...]