Opera Software on Wednesday released its Opera Mini 5.1 browser for the Android mobile platform, concluding a beta period that began in March.
Opera Mini 5.1 offers improved page layout on high-end Android handsets with large screens, its Norwegian maker says. Among the software’s features are tabbed browsing, a password manager, bookmarks and speed [...]
Firefox 4.0 has made its public debut with the release of the Web browser’s first beta version. Perhaps most notably, the Windows 7/Vista version of the new browser features a new interface with a rearranged menu bar and tabs. Will the new version provide Firefox the overhaul it needs to remain a player in [...]
YouTube fired off another shot in the battle for the future of online video this week by underscoring its support of Adobe Flash over HTML5. John Harding, a YouTube software engineer, said that currently Flash offers many useful features not found in HTML5. “There’s a lot more to it than just retrieving and displaying [...]
Editor’s Note: Amy Gahran writes about mobile tech for CNN.com. She is a Bay-Area writer and media consultant whose blog, Contentious.com, explores how people communicate in the online age.
(CNN) — World Cup time is almost here — but can your cell carrier handle it?
Beginning Friday, millions of sports fans in the United States and around [...]
During a recent commencement address at Hampton University in Virginia, Barack Obama described the way today’s internet-powered media environment “bombards us with all kinds of content.”
He warned students that iPads, Xboxes, and other popular digital gadgets can turn information into “a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment” rather than a means “of empowerment.”
As soon [...]
I have a saying that goes something along the lines of ‘A penny saved is 1.22 pennies earned’ and while I’ll admit it’s not the catchiest of proverbs it certainly does hold some truth for the majority of us. Owing to the fact that you’re taxed on almost everything you earn, it is genuinely [...]