A handful of Firefox tweaks that will double your browser speed
Firefox users take note: You need to do this. Now. As in, this instant. More savvy users are probably already familiar with editing Firefox’s configuration …
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Internet Explorer market share continues to slide, Firefox still climbing
According to data from market research firm Net Applications, Microsoft’s web browser market share has dropped below 70 percent in the month of November. Yes, …
High-level British MP wants movie-like ratings system for the internet
In a move guaranteed to attract well deserved controversy, Andy Burnham, Britain’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has publicly stated that delegates …
FCC cancels upcoming meeting, will not vote on white space
The FCC has announced that it has canceled its upcoming December 18th meeting. As part of that meeting, the FCC had planned to vote on …
Tivo launches a new mobile website
Tivo announced today that it is officially launching the beta version of its mobile website (m.tivo.com). Anyone with a mobile browser can browse and search …
Skyfire beta updated; one step closer to the real, real web on mobiles
Skyfire pitches its like-named mobile browser beta with the tag line, “The PC web. On your phone. Real fast.” Simple yet poignant. Many companies make …
Signs of the Apocalypse, volume one: TiVo meets Domino’s
Well people, it was fun while it lasted. Green fields and sunny pastures may soon be a thing of the past as TiVo has officially …
Virgin America becomes first to offer fleet-wide WiFi
Internet access and WiFi are becoming ubiquitous these days with coffee shops, libraries, bookstores and even McDonald’s offering some type of access to the net. …
Firefox 3.1 pre-release gets private browsing feature
Likely taking some cues from the upcoming Internet Explorer revamp equipped with what we affectionately refer to as porn mode, Mozilla is getting ready to …
AT&T hits Reno, NV with tiered broadband trials
AT&T is taking cues from Time Warner Cable and Frontier Communications by implementing a tiered broadband service for customers in Reno, NV – whether they …
ZTE expands R&D team by 900, focusing on TD-LTE development
In a sure sign that LTE is gaining momentum, Chinese handset maker ZTE has hired 900 additional developers to focus on TD-LTE technology. The company …
Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile may be planning Nuance Open Voice Search enabled handsets
Nuance, the company behind Dragon Naturally Speaking, is developing a new mobile product called Open Voice Search. Similar to Vlingo and Microsoft’s TellMe, Open Voice …
Comcast begins to rollout 50 Mbps High-Speed Internet Service
In a bid to compete with Verizon’s FIOS service, Comcast has just announced that it will begin the roll out of their DOCSIS 3.0 network …
Mozilla Fennec aka Firefox Mobile Alpha 1 released for Nokia Tablets
Well lookie what we have here. It looks like Mozilla stepped it up and decided to release a shiny new tablet version of the Fennec …
Firefox Mobile is weeks away from alpha
Codenamed Fennec, Firefox Mobile is probably one of the most eagerly anticipated mobile apps around. We’ve seen the concept video and it looks awesome yet …
T-Mobile to potentially open up T-Zones
T-Mobile director of handset innovation Saj Sahar hinted earlier this week that T-Mobile T-zones would be relaunched and rebranded into something similar to “Web n’ …
Clarion releases innovative “MiND”, Mobile Internet Navigation Device
What happens when you mix together a NetBook, a portable GPS, and a PMP? You get the Clarion MiND, “Mobile Internet Navigation Device”. The new …
Comcast announces bandwidth throttling in FCC filing
As part of the sanction by the FCC for its package hijacking of BitTorrent traffic, Comcast was ordered to file a new network management plan …
Firefox Mobile Still Over a Year Away? Maybe Not
Remember the great concept video of Firefox Mobile we showed you? The one that had us oh so excited for a Mozilla-powered browser experience on …
Chrome Coming to Android? Duh
If you didn’t see this coming, it might be time for a new pair of glasses. We know, we know – you’re as sick of …
Comcast 250 GB Cap Coming on October 1st
Directly inline with rumors that made their way around the web a few months ago, Comcast has confirmed that it will employ a residential consumer …
Microsoft Confirms IE 8 ‘Pr0n Mode’, Real Name Slightly More Diplomatic
Recent Internet Explorer 8 rumors being tossed around the Web loosely outlined what bloggers referred to as “porn mode”. Basically this new functionality would allow …
Hi5 Goes Mobile and Takes on the World
The internationally popular social network Hi5 launched a mobile version (m.hi5.com) of its website this week. The mobile website will allow Hi5 users to send …
Schmap Enters Public Beta
This, people, is a smart service. Schmap, provider of interactive online maps with guide and tourism info, has just pushed an innovative iPhone-friendly solution into …
Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta 1 Released
News of the latest build of Opera’s ever-popular Opera Mobile browser has been floating around for a while now as anticipation grew. Now it’s here …
T-Mobile Upgrading to BlackBerry Internet Email 2.5, Outage Alert
Ok, so maybe our ninjas weren’t done for the day! We have good news and we have bad news; which do you want first? The …
It’s Firefox Download Day; Download Firefox!
Considering all that Mozilla has done for us – displaced Internet Explorer by giving us what is arguably the best and most versatile web browsing …
Time Warner Cable Piloting Disgustingly Low Bandwidth Caps
As we delve further into an age where more and more content is obtained and consumed digitally, Time Warner Cable seems to be doing everything …
