That’s right! It is official! The Mozilla Firefox 3 browser has gained new world record for the largest number of software downloads within 24 hours. More than 8 million people downloaded this browser on the same day. [Reuters]
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The new version of Firefox web browser will be available for download on Tuesday, 17th June 2008. The new version of browser features one-click bookmarking, the smart location bar and lightning fast performance. You can also read the Firefox 3 guide to get more info. [Mozilla Blog]
Arkados has developed an interactive software for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch that enables you to control electronics in your house. The software is now able to control the audio systems, so you can control your entire music library from room to room with your iPhone as a remote. [CruchGear]
The highly anticipated Windows XP Service Pack 3 has officially released. The new version includes some new functionalities and Network Access Protection (NAP) feature to help organizations that use Windows XP to take advantage of new features in the Windows Server 2008 operating system. Unfortunately, Microsoft is not adding Windows Vista functionality to Windows XP through SP3. [PCLaunches]
AT&T has developed a new web browser called Pogo. This Windows compatible web browser is in private beta status. The Pogo requires Windows XP SP2 or later or Windows Vista, and its minimum hardware are a 1.6GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 256MB of video memory. [Ars Technica]
Yeah, I know. Pink is for girls. Microsoft offers an upgraded version of Windows Vista Home Premium which is bundled with one year subscription of Windows Live OneCare and one copy of a Windows Vista tips and tricks book. And you know what? It comes in a pink box with little flower petals printed all over. This pink Vista is only available in Japan. So sweet! I want to give this pink box as a gift for my Japanese girl… [IStartedSomething]
Good news for Mozilla Firefox fans. The latest version of Firefox will be released in June 2008. The Firefox 3 AKA Gran Paradiso is claimed to be much more stable than “anything else out there”. This Internet Explorer competitor features enhanced security level and allows users to run websites when they are not connected to the Internet. The new Firefox 3 also uses less computer memory than Firefox 2. [Reuters]
Good news for the Helio Ocean user community. Boy Genius has reported that the Opera browser for the Helio Ocean has finally been made official. Opera and Helio have responded to massive demand from the Ocean user community. Dubbed as Opera Mini, the browser can be downloaded through Helio’s Web Portal. [BoyGenius]
Windows 7 is a Windows Vista successor. Microsoft confirmed that Windows 7 operating system should be released before the year 2010. However, it was unclear if this would mean mid or late 2009. Whatever! I still love my XP Pro, and Vista still sucks! [Electronista]
