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Firefox devs to integrate PDF viewer in browser

June 20th, 2011 Mozilla, the corporation behind Firefox, is developing a built-in PDF renderer based on HTML5 and JavaScript for the most popular alternative browser to Internet Explorer. When it becomes available, Firefox users will no longer rely on Adobe’s proprietary Reader plug-in to open PDF files right within the browser. Estimated time for the new feature to

Instant Pages, print preview arrive in Google Chrome 13 Beta

June 18th, 2011 Google is adding one of its search features to Chrome, marking the first time the search giant is using a proprietary component for the web browser. Known as Instant Pages, the feature is available in the beta version of Chrome 13 that was released on Thursday. Using this feature, the top web page in search

Fake antivirus scams Firefox users

June 14th, 2011 Users of the popular Internet Explorer alternative Firefox are the new target of a malware disguised as antivirus software which a fake Windows Update recommends to be downloaded. Malicious software are aplenty, and web pages posing as the official Windows Update are nothing new. This new variant discovered by Sophos, however, only activates when it

HP TouchPad set for July 1 release

June 11th, 2011 Those who want to try out another take on the tablet experience will want to mark July 1, the date the Wi-Fi version of HP TouchPad will launch in the U.S., according to HP’s announcement Thursday. Availability of the device in other regions such as the U.K, France, Germany will not be until a few

New Mac owners get free Lion upgrade from Apple

June 11th, 2011 Apple is freely giving away Mac OS X 10.7, also known as the latest Mac operating system Lion, to customers who bought a new Mac system between June 6 and when the OS is released next month. According to Apple, the operating system can be downloaded at no cost through the Mac OS Lion Up-to-Date