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BOLT Browser leaves beta, v3.0 now available in Android Market

BOLT Browser leaves beta, v3.0 now available in Android Market

11 October 2011 by Discuss (3)

Today the popular browser for Android called BOLT Browser has finally left the private beta and is ready to be bolted into the wild. Just as the name suggests “Bolt” browser is being touted as one of the fastest around and very speedy. Being improved to version 3.0 and finally available for users in the …

Amazon Silk: Cloud-Accelerated Web Browser for the Kindle Fire

Amazon Silk: Cloud-Accelerated Web Browser for the Kindle Fire

28 September 2011 by Discuss (3)

Along with the announcement this morning of the Kindle Fire, Amazon also had something else exciting to share with everyone. They’ve developed a brand new cloud-based accelerated browser specially for the Kindle Fire and future Amazon tablets — called Amazon Silk Browser. Essentially this is a browser that uses the many cloud based services and …

Android Web Browser Goes Open Source, Chrome Incoming?

Android Web Browser Goes Open Source, Chrome Incoming?

23 August 2011 by Discuss (3)

Google’s Andrei Popescu this week sent out a letter regarding Android’s current stock web browser, a system built on WebKit, saying that first of all they at Google apologize for the confusion the thus-far incomplete Android port that exists today in WebKit TOT has caused. Upstreaming the Android port of WebKit has for a while …

Official Google Weather App Adds Customizable Features

Official Google Weather App Adds Customizable Features

24 January 2011 by Discuss (1)

Though it may seem like an app, it’s actually a browser-based experience. Is this the future of apps? Or the past? Google has announced today that they’ve been working on an “app-like” way to check the weather, available to everyone right this moment by searching for “weather” in your web browser on Google.com. This project …

Opera Mini 5.1 for Android released [Video]

Opera Mini 5.1 for Android released [Video]

14 July 2010 by Discuss (6)

Opera has pushed out a new version of their eponymous browser for Android.  Available free in the Android Market, Opera Mini 5.1 uses the company’s server-side compression system to shrink down requested webpages by up to 90-percent; that means smaller download sizes, preserving your data allowance, and faster loading. There’s also tabbed browsing, a password …

Introducing Google TV – Video

Introducing Google TV – Video

16 June 2010 by Discuss (0)

Google has just released a video that explains what exactly we can do with Google TV. As expected, it has great search features integrated that allows you to browse your own content as well as content on the web. Some televisions will come with Google TV preinstalled or you can purchase a set top box …

TCL has announced the first Android-based Internet television in China

TCL has announced the first Android-based Internet television in China

07 June 2010 by Discuss (1)

The Google TV isn’t even out yet and there are a few competitors that will have a similar television on the market before Google releases theirs. This TV is from TCL which is a big electronics manufacturer in China. That will be the home of television if it makes it past all the censorship drama …

Samsung developing an iPod touch competitor?

Samsung developing an iPod touch competitor?

02 June 2010 by Discuss (0)

The latest rumor has Samsung prepping to go head to head with the iPod touch. This device will be running Android and will be a multi media focused device. There is currently no indication that this device will be another Android phone.

xScope Web Browser (Video)

xScope Web Browser (Video)

14 March 2010 by Discuss (0)

With the recent release of Opera Mini 5, browsers have been in the spot light lately. This browser hasn’t really been mentioned and that’s a shame because it is one of the best browsers for Android. It has a new way off zooming with one finger; in fact it can zoom in three different ways. …