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Google plug-in builds Chrome browser into IE
News Google Chrome Frame lets Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6, and above, display pages with features and performance of Chrome browser.
Tags: Web browsers, Browser, Plug-in, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer plug-in, Microsoft Internet Explorer, performance, Web Site, Web Developer
Mozilla: Chrome Frame is the wrong answer
News Better for users to upgrade browsers than hybridize Microsoft IE and Google Chrome, which can confuse users about Web security, Mozilla's engineering chief says.
Tags: Web browsers, Browser, Plug-in, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, performance, Web
Jolicloud to usher return of thin client
News Web ubiquity and emergence of netbooks that ride on maturing cloud platform will push thin clients mainstream, says Tariq Krim, founder of Linux OS maker.
Tags: Linux desktop OS, Notebooks and tablets, Thin clients, Apple Inc., Operating System, Netvibes, Jolicloud OS, Plug-in, Apple Macintosh, Thin clients
Google fixes risky Chrome bugs
News Flaw in Gears could allow a malicious website to take control of a user's system, according to Google.
Tags: Web browsers, Network security, Security Management, Gears SQL Application Programming Interface, Open Source, Google Inc., Bug, Plug-in, Web Browser, SQL
Microsoft bashes Google's Chrome-in-IE plan
News Software maker says that Google's Chrome Frame plan raises security issues and is "not a risk we would recommend our friends and families take".
Tags: Web 2.0, Web browsers, Operating systems, Malware, Security, Plug-in, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
RIM launches BlackBerry developer blog
News Blog is intended to get developers more engaged with the BlackBerry at a time of increased competition between smartphone platforms.
Tags: Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Plug-in, Developer, Microsoft Windows Mobile, blog, advisor
BlackBerry dev tools target Eclipse, Visual Studio
News Research In Motion has released updated tools for developers who want to build BlackBerry Web applications within the Eclipse and Visual Studio environments.
Tags: Mobile platforms, Mobile applications, Smart phones, RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phone, Plug-in, Tool, Eclipse, Web Application, Environment
Microsoft simplifies mobile conferencing
News Update to Office Communicator Mobile 2007 R2 removes the need for entering dial-ins and entry codes for conferences arranged using Microsoft's unified communications system.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Business applications, Windows Mobile, Plug-in, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile, unified communications, handheld, Microsoft Office
China's BYD to bring electric cars to US in 2010
News Electric car company, part-owned by Warren Buffet, plans to enter the U.S. market next year and test an all-electric sedan aimed at raising brand awareness.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Plug-in, electric car, lithium-ion, lithium-ion battery, China, U.S., brand, car
Adobe to fix critical Flash hole next week
News Company expects to have updates late next week for Flash, Reader to fix critical hole being reportedly exploited in attacks.
Tags: Business applications, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Shockwave Flash, Plug-in, Web Browser, Vulnerability, Apple Macintosh, Adobe Acrobat
Mozilla Labs rolls out usability 'Test Pilot' add-on
News More than a year after announcing its intention to make usability and feature testing easier and more consistent, Mozilla has released its Test Pilot browser plug-in.
Tags: Web browsers, Plug-in, Web Browser, Officer, Survey, Mozilla Corp., blogosphere, Mozilla Firefox, knowledge, product design
Mozilla closes security hole with Firefox 3.5.1
News First patch to the new open source browser fixes a critical security vulnerability and makes some other adjustments.
Tags: Security, Open source, Plug-in, Web Browser, Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Corp., Web Application, Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, Microsoft Windows
Google building 3D boost into Chrome
News By building its O3D plug-in into Chrome, Google is prepping for faster Web applications in its browser--and later in its operating system.
Tags: Operating systems, Plug-in, Google Inc., Web Browser, O3D, Google Chrome, 3D, CAD, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Hardware
Andy Grove urges Intel to build car batteries
News Former Intel CEO--now a plug-in vehicle advocate--says the chip giant should make electric car batteries to diversify and jump-start the alternative-energy field.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Intel Corp., Conference, Plug-in, Manufacturing, Chip, electric car, car battery, U.S. company
Microsoft boosts OOXML compatibility
News Documents created using the Office Open XML document format can now be viewed via a Firefox plug-in, while OOXML's compatibility with ODF and Apache has also been enhanced.
Tags: Office suites, Open source, Software integration, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Office Open XML, Plug-in, Tool, Interoperability
