Blogoscoped has info on the new Google minimalistic look!
Google Blogoscoped has posted the JavaScript code that can be used to attain the much in news Google’s minimalistic look.
This version of the Google homepage has the search box and the two search buttons by default.
Rest of the content is hidden. That content appears [...]
AnandTech: Internet Explorer consumes least battery in laptops!
AnandTech did an interesting test and came out with surprising results.
While most browser comparisons deal with speed and web standard support, AnandTech did a comparison of web browsers in terms of battery backup!
They took three laptops and picked three websites. These sites were reloaded after [...]
YouTube might soon phase out support for Internet Explorer 6
Things are changing on the web at a rapid pace. New technologies are arriving which makes it tough for web developers to support ancient web browsers like Internet Explorer 6.
Digg has already announced that they are planning to drop complete support for users on Internet [...]
YouTube can now play videos from cache!
Google Operating System is reporting that Google has finally enabled the cache support for YouTube hosted videos.
We could already save the videos downloaded by YouTube from the browser cache. But the browser edition used to reload the video from the web itself.
YouTube is now able to play the video [...]
TechCrunch closing in on version 1 of CrunchPad
TechCrunch has posted an update on their CrunchPad product.
They have released some new photos of the latest prototype and it does look rather cool.
CrunchPad is designed to work as a touch screen tablet PC designed for web surfing and other routine activities.
TechCrunch said that they are closing [...]
Verizon Hub VoIP based home phone launched
Verizon Wireless has launched a new home phone which uses VoIP technology to make calls.
This new product has been named Verizon Hub. It plugs into the internet line available in the house.
Verizon claims that this product can work as a family calendar, messaging center and even a digital [...]
Microsoft again targeted by European Union
European Commission has accused the US based software giant Microsoft of harming the competition by bundling their internet explorer web browser with Windows OS.
The commission said in a statement that they have reached the preliminary view that the company has undermined consumer choice and infringed EU rules.
EU said: [...]
Sony launches DSC-G3 Wi-Fi camera with web browser!
Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer Sony has launched a new camera model.
Sony DSC-G3 is Wi-Fi enabled and it also comes with a web browser!
The camera features a 3.5-inch touch-sensitive screen.
However, the web browser on the device is pretty crude and is said to be not capable enough [...]
IE bug being exploited through Word documents
Security analysts are warning that hackers are now using MS Word files to make use of the bug in Internet Explorer web browser that was just patched by Microsoft through an emergency update.
David Marcus, the director of security research and communications for McAfee Avert Labs said in a note: [...]
Yahoo acquires Inquisitor for Mac Platform
Internet media giant Yahoo has announced that they have now acquired Inquisitor software.
Inquisitor is a plug in for Apple Safari web browser which auto-completes queries and delivers results right in Safari Web browser.
This feature is similar to the Yahoo’s own Search Assist technology but works on the Apple Mac platform [...]
