BumpTop Purchased by Google; What Does it Mean?
On April 30th, BumpTop announced that it had been acquired by Google. The software was only available for about a year to the public before this announcement. The CEO of TUL Corporation said, “BumpTop creates a brand new user experience for computer desktops,” a claim that very likely interested Google. Before this purchase, the company was regularly releasing updates... Read More
40,000 New Extensions Now Available for Chrome
The one thing going for Firefox was the ability to customize the browser however you want. With the ability to install Greasemonkey user scripts out-of-the-box, there is little reason to continue using Firefox, unless you have a grudge against Google. If you aren’t familiar with the Greasemoneky extension, it was created in 2004 as a way to quickly customize pages using simple... Read More
The Push to Kill IE6 is Growing
Google and several other leading technology companies are trying to kill IE6 before any more users (and site/application designers) suffer. The main way these companies (plus the many individuals) will encourage businesses of both large and small to upgrade is quite simple: stop supporting the outdated browser, rendering online office apps unusable or lacking certain new features. If... Read More
Google Moving Forward with Chrome 5
Google Chrome, originally launched in September 2008, is quickly gaining popularity amongst web users of all operating systems, ranging from Linux to Windows. While development is a bit slower on the Mac and Linux side, there is still a lot of progress being made, such as the ability to run third-party add-ons, as well as new features, which will be debuting in Version 5 of the... Read More
Adobe and Apple, Flash and the iPhone Platform
For well over three years, there has been a lot of discussion surrounding the lack of Flash support on the iPhone platform, which now includes the iPhone itself, the iPod touch, as well as the iPad. Flash is essentially what puts the web into motion, and has been the primary means of doing so for a good portion of the last decade, and to a lesser extent prior to this. While video... Read More
