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Entries for December, 2009

Google PageRank Update for 2010

So despite claims of ditching the little green pixel bar, Google has once again updated their Google ToolBar PageRank about an hour ago, at 8 p.m. on December 30, 2009.
Perhaps it is the best gift from Google, GetBrowser has gone from PR3 to PR4, which is really an amazing thing for me.

Google Similar Pages For Chrome

One of the advantages of the Google Chrome browser is that Google is actively developing extensions for it. That’s an advantage because it ensures that users do not have to worry (that much) about data security and that popular Google services are available as extensions for the web browser. Google Similar Pages is an add-on [...]

The First Look of Firefox Mobile Browser

This is the first screen you’ll see in Firefox Mobile. The application has a skin on top of the existing user interface which I suspect slows it down a bit. Still, it looks like a typical Maemo application with the “switch apps” icon in the top left and the “close” in the top right.

Google Chrome OS netbook details leaked

Google’s upcoming Chrome OS was previewed last month at the Google Head quarters. As the OS development advances, Google has already started tapping netbook makers for Chrome OS netbooks. IBTimes reported that Google had sent out requests for proposals and contacted hardware manufacturers with netbook specifications and design. Unless Google says it officially, we will [...]

Google Chrome History Manager

Google Chrome’s web history manager displays a neat list of visited websites sorted by date with options to search for specific pages using the search form at the top of the screen. The listing can get very crowded as the Chrome browser records the access of every page on every domain that the user has [...]

Firefox Will Soon Unveil its First Mobile Version

Firefox, a well known browser, is preparing to unveil its version for mobiles.

Chrome Speed Crushed By New Opera Browser

If you go by conventional thinking Internet Explorer 8 is the slowest of the current web browsers, followed by Opera, with Firefox in third place, Safari taking the silver and Google Chrome leaping ahead in first. Time for a rethink.

Pingdom Releases Desktop Website Monitor

Pingdom, one of the best services to monitor website uptime and get instant alerts when it is down, has has released a desktop notifier to complement their web monitoring service and monitor your website uptime from the comfort of your desktop.

Top 5 Christmas Free Wordpress Themes

Merry Christmas! Through this post, I will introduce 5 interesting WordPress themes to you.

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Christmas is a time for us to be mindful that love is the greatest gift of all. Jesus taught that love is a gift that, when given freely, returns to bless us bountifully. We exchange presents to symbolize this truth, which lies hidden only by a thin veneer. The Christmas message gives us cause to [...]