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 [...]
One of the most noteworthy sets of improvments made on the iPhone 4 focuses on the device’s camera system. The megapixels get bumped up to 5, video recording happens at 720p, and Apple even threw in an extra camera in front as well as a flash in the back. None of this will replace anyone’s [...]
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 [...]
Should Linux do more for programmers? “Absolutely! Linux should go and make me a coffee! Then it should automagically translate my ideas into perfect code,” quipped Barbara Hudson, a blogger on Slashdot. “And how about walking my dogs for me? Or put away the laundry? Linux is certainly not doing enough for *this* programmer!”
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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 [...]
Handling an iPhone 4 for the first time may inspire some almost contradictory feelings. On one hand, its metal frame, glass face and surprising heft suggest a solid toughness that you don’t quite get from handling plastic-bodied phones. At the same time, though, you may also feel a strong urge to protect it from [...]