internet surfers

We have a Chromebook… now where’s my Facebook?

Extremetech  Mon, 10/03/2011 - 12:47

Google, realizing that HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3 are getting awfully close to the power and flexibility of compiled, native apps, created an entire operating system around its Chrome browser.

Chrome OS, and its Chromebook offspring, is an entirely web-based platform — it only runs web apps — which provides a fantastic focus on Google’s arsenal of productivity, communication, and content-consumption apps.


 

The history of Mozilla and Firefox

Extremetech  Mon, 07/18/2011 - 11:29

Firefox logo (huge)On July 15, 2003, the Mozilla Foundation burst forth from Netscape, and in one fell swoop both created and cemented its preeminent position as the champion of The Open Web.


 

How Much of Your Website Do People See? Google’s Got a Tool to...

Mashable!  Wed, 12/16/2009 - 23:48

We already know that Google is obsessed with their own speed and efficiency, but the search giant is also trying to make everybody else faster on the web as