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Between Chrome, Opera, and this latest pre-release version of Firefox, web browsers are starting to look more alike than ever. Mozilla put up the...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

Eventually, Microsoft's renewed efforts to curb Internet Explorer's decline in popularity ought pay off. In fact, they may already be. IE marketing chief Ryan Gavin...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

If you had any remaining doubts about Microsoft's intent to support HTML5 video, prepare to cast those aside. The company has released a third...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

Windows Media Player may have a foothold with the masses, but PC enthusiasts seem to prefer the VLC media player. Available for Windows, OS...

Type: News story Tags: Software

Not content to build Flash into Chrome, Google now intends to make Adobe Reader an unnecessary download, as well. The company says the latest developer...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

If you own and use multiple computers, odds are you find value in browser synchronization features, which remove the need to copy bookmarks and settings...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

Could touching up clips in Windows Live Movie Maker or iMovie before uploading them to YouTube soon be a thing of the past? The unofficial...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

The Khronos Group has ratified and released a new version of the OpenCL specification, and Nvidia claims to be the first in tow with...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Software

One of the distinctive attributes of Google's upcoming Chrome OS is that it doesn't run third-party applications locally; everything is web-based. What if you need...

Type: News story Tags: Software Operating systems

After heaps of media coverage, three public betas, and seven release candidates, Flash 10.1 has finally arrived in its final, production-ready iteration. The Flash 10.1...

Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Software

The raw performance of Google's Chrome web browser may make more headlines, but Opera Software still claims to have the "fastest browser on Earth."...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

Google products once proudly distinguished themselves by toting "beta" badges for months at a time. Now, those badges are quick to come off. Google

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

The Amazon Kindle family includes more than e-book readers; there's also Kindle for PC, which offers much of the same functionality in the form...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Software

Until today, the HTML5 video codec debate was at a stalemate. Apple, Google, and Microsoft were publicly backing H.264 exclusively, while Mozilla and Opera were...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

With Microsoft hard at work on Internet Explorer 9 and Google already offering beta releases of Chrome 5, the Mozilla folks are under...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

When it comes to the Chrome web browser, the words "fast enough" don't seem to be part of Google's vocabulary. The company has released...

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Internet Explorer's popularity is continuing to dwindle, even with Firefox's usage share largely sitting steady. So suggest the folks at ConceivablyTech, who compiled NetApplications...

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A new version of the ATI Stream software development toolkit has gone up on AMD's Developer Central site. AMD says this 2.1 release offers...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Software