Chrome- New browser from Google

Google browser!!!??...Yeah..The search engine company Google has unveiled its own browser yesterday named as 'Google Chrome' beta. It is open for download for all in the following site.

Click here to go to the download site

More than 72% web users are using Microsoft's Internet explorer for their browsing requirements now. Internet Explorer is much popular than any other browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera. Google Chrome has hit the market at this juncture and will be competing with IE whose Ver.8 has been recently launched.

I have just downloaded and tried Google Chrome. The installation is online finished without much hiccups. The following are the points I noticed .

• It doesn't look like a conventional browser and the feel is much lighter and simple.
• Searching is simplified. You can type key words in the address bar itself to use Google search ( search engine can be changed). As Google Chrome Seamlessly work with the search engines and finding the web address is also very easy.
• Opening a new tab is pretty easy. Just click the '+' next to the current pane you have a new tab.
• There is no Menu bar also. There is much lesser buttons, options or icons. We cannot add any additional features also.
• There is new 'incognito' window. If you open this window and browse it won't appear in your browser history or search history, and they won't leave other traces, like cookies, on your computer after you close the incognito window.
• There is no progress bar to know the progress of the page loading.
• It seems faster than firefox. Seems to be more stable also as the errors in web pages are not affecting Google Chrome.

The days of monopoly in browser industry will end with the launch of Google Chrome. And the competition will greatly transform Internet experience for better by compelling the manufactures to come up with unique and friendly solutions to the users.

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Finally Iphone 3G is coming to India !!!

It seems that the long wait of iPhone fans in India is finally over. As expected, Apple 3G iPhone, which has acquired a cult status in western countries, is getting officially launched here by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone on 22nd of August 08.

I am sure that there will be great demand for this coveted product in India also. Already there are lot of un locked and cracked iPhones are used in India.

Problems are in plenty even if we could buy iPhone on 22nd.

• The base model is priced at $199 (About INR 8000) globally. Service providers are giving subsidies for iPhones. Here Bharti and Vodafone are not planning to give any subsidies and at the same time likely to sell at a premium price. According to industry assumptions price could be more than Rs.30000/-!!!.
• In India 3G network is still not a reality. Government is yet to take a decision and still formulating guidelines on the 3G spectrum to the private players. It was known that PSUs BSNL and MTNL were allocated 3G spectrum and it may take long time for them to make the networks ready.
• Even if the Players get the 3G spectrum it will take minimum one year for them to make the new infrastructure up for 3G. Existing 2G infrastructure cannot be used for the new technology.
• As 3G networks are not available, the full functionality of the iPhone cannot be utilized. But it will work on 2G networks, which we have now, with limited functions.

Anyway it is very clear that iPhone is going to create rage among the gadget lovers in India also, as it happened abroad. Major mobile manufactures like Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericson will face very stiff competition for their high end models. They will have to do more innovation to bring out better products that standup to this iconic gadget !!.

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Apple launches iPhone 3G today amidst much fanfare !!!

The much awaited new version of Apple's iPhone 3G has been launched today in selected countries amidst much fanfare. This launch has created such a rage that people in Japan and US were queuing in front of the mobile stores for the last 2-3 days, day and night, to be the first owners of this much loved/ hyped gadget. The first owners were seen jumping with joy as if they have conquered the world. Cell phone stores are limiting the sales as one phone to one person, to control demand.

Apple has launched the first version of this phone last year to a market targeting the loyal ipod customers, as an extended iPod with additinal features of a mobile phone.

Apple iPhone 2.0 is the upgraded version of the software and IPhone ver 1.0 users can upgrade it to version 2.0 by downloading the software and installing it in the old phone.

The new Features are given below

• App Store support (so one can install third-party applications and games)
• 3G speed - Faster Downloading of mails and of browsing Internet thru 3G cellular networks. 3G supports simultaneous voice and data. One can talk on the phone while surfing the web, checking email, or using Maps
• GPS- find location, get directions, and see traffic — all from phone
• The ability to search through contacts, and more.
• Good interoperability with Microsoft's most popular mail server system, MS exchange server.

iPhone cost is around $220 for the 8 GB and $320 for 16GB models. Indians will have to wit till August or September for an Official launch here. The lower end model expected to be priced around Rs.15000/-. Vodafone will be the service provider in India for iPhone first followed by Bharati Airtel. Both these service providers started bookings in their respective web sites. 3G spectrum over GSM networks in India is still not finalized also!!.

Anyway the hype and passion which is shown on Apple's this coveted product is unprecedented and strange. This shows the new generation's mad infatuation with fancy gadgets like this!!!

people in Q in front of a mobile store in Japan

Firefox Ver.3 Downloads to Success !!!

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Mozilla has launched Firefox web browser version 3 on 17th of June amidst of much fanfare. They have announced June 17th as 'Download day' and claims to have achieved a total download of 80 lac in 24 hours of launch of this soft ware. It is upto the Guinness authorities now to announce the world record. According to Mozilla site latest count is more than 131 lacs!!!. And going up every seconds!! Click the below link to know the latest count.

http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/

Firfox is the second most popular browser used by the internet users across globe after Microsoft's Internet Explorer. The beauty of the Mozilla's fiorefox is that it is the product developed by the open source community and is completely free to use. Mozilla foundation is a not for profit organisation who are powered by the open source idea. This foundation is backed and supported by thousands of developers spread across the world. They devotes its resources to promote openness, innovation and opportunity on the Internet.

Anybody can download Firefox 3 from the following site for free.

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Windows installation file is of the size of 7.3 MB only.

I tried it in my desktop. The installation was exceptionally quick and was over in just 4 clicks and took only seconds!! Any novice can install it without any hiccups . It automatically places an icon in the system tray for easy access.

I have used Firefox 2 also. And so I can tell you that this is much better product from Firefox platform. Site loading is faster compared to Internet explorer. It is taking bookmarking to new levels. One click on the star icon at the end of the location bar bookmarks a site.

This browser uses google search cache brilliantly to ease browsing by listing recently searched sites with description in the address field. The developer site claims that it is more secure against viruses, worms, trojan horses and spyware. And there are much more features for making it more popular amoung the internet users.

Happy browsing.

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