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The Tablet Influence

I’ve had my Nook Color Android-powered e-reader for a few weeks, long enough to really get a feel for not only the e-reader experience but a bit of a tablet experience as well.

Firefox 4’s First 48 Hours

Firefox 4 was released a few days ago after what seemed like the most Beta versions a product has ever had (12 + the RC I think it was).  It had a lot to live up to since Firefox 3 is the record holder for the software with the most downloads in the first 24 hours - 8,002,530.  Plus, a

Day 2 – A week Using Google Chrome OS

On day 2 I have learned a couple more things about Chrome OS. First, I learned how to save a photo (or any other file) to a "mystery" downloads folder on the CR48. So that is why you are seeing the chrome OS logo in this post. I'm not sure where the storage is on this machine or how much

Kylo A Browser Made for TV

The Kylo Browser was created by Hillcrest Labs. to be used specifically with large screen TV's. One of the main problems with traditional browsers like Internet Explorer or Firefox is they are not made for a large screen where the viewer is 10 feet or more away. Their fonts are too small and the icons are hard to hit. The

Opera Shows Tablet Browser at CES

Opera Software has announced that it will be demonstrating its new web browser for Android-based tablets and netbooks at CES.  Opera is calling it the "first public preview" but there's no hint of when it will be publicly available, in beta form or otherwise. “In 2011, tablets are a new must-have. Opera is creating waves with the first public preview

Xmarks Officially Announces They Will Stay In Business

I think by now everyone has probably heard that Xmarks will not be going out of business as they had previously announced.  After an outcry from users they relented somewhat and looked into possibly becoming a pay service, as was previously reported here.  Many users, myself included, pledged to pay for the service. Then there were whisperings of a purchase

Xmarks shutting down? – Well maybe not!

Xmarks (formerly foxmarks) is a bookmark plugin that keeps all of your bookmarks synced up between computers, no matter which of the big 4 browsers you use. (Firefox, IE, Chrome and Safari)  They announced in this blog post, that they were shutting down "..in about 90 days". A bunch of users (Thousands?) were left wondering what we would use after