Google Plans to Launch Web Browser.
Google is set to launch a new Web browser called Chrome on Tuesday. The beta version of Google Chrome will be launched tomorrow in more than 100 countries. Google said they have used components from Apple’s WebKit and Mozilla’s Firefox to build the new browser. Google promises simplicity, speed and security in its new browser. Here is the link for the cartoon created for Chrome by Google. The release of the new browser by Google is a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
Update : Chrome can be download here.
Firefox 3 Downloads beats expectation.
Mozilla has declared victory after its Firefox 3 downloads exceeding its initial goal of 5 million downloads. The servers logged over 8 million downloads during the 24-hour download day. At their busiest the servers were handling more than 9,000 downloads per minute. Until yesterday, Firefox had been downloaded more than 10 million times. Firefox is an open source web browser well known amongst tech savvy users. Functionality of this amazing browser can be extended by Firefox plugins. Firefox is proved to be faster and more secure than Internet Explorer.
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Set a Guinness record & Enjoy a Better Web
The Firefox community wants to set a new Guinness World Record for most software downloaded in 24 hours by clocking the maximum Firefox 3 downloads on Download Day,which is set to June 17, 2008. Firefox is an open source web browser well known amongst tech savvy users. Functionality of this amazing browser can be extended by Firefox plugins. Firefox is proved to be faster and more secure than Internet Explorer. Snugd also optimized for better viewing on Firefox. Total pledges are nearing 1,301,468 and US still has the maximum pledgers. You can pledge to download Firefox 3 on download day here.
