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Mobile Opera 9.5 Beta Released in Public

Opera has just declared the new release of Opera Mobile 9.5 version beta. Anxious to know, you can download from this browser and can download for free to show their abilities. Opera hopes high on this new browser. Even, they plan to make sure that this browser can be use to browse from the cell phone faster the previous version.

Opera provides this application for free for the users on their site, that can run in the Windows or Symbian operating system. Quoted from Vnunet, Opera Mobile 9.5 is using zoom technology like Opera Mini, however enable the users to save pages and images.

This company based in Norwegia is claimed to complete this web’s user interface design to become better. Even so, since beta version is new, Opera does not disagree that this version has also some disadvantages since it is still on the developing steps. Therefore it is suggested that they who download to test it are the developers. Read More …

Japanese Browser Ready to Tackle Firefox and IE

Japan apparently also wants to show their ability in the software business. A company in that sakura country is really on the go to promote browsers that can beat Firefox or Internet Explorer (IE).

A browser named Sleipnir is quite popular in Japan. The positive thing from this browser is on the design that can be easily changed according to the user’s desires. This browser can adopt Trident layout and Gecko which each can be used also by Microsoft and Firefox. With one click, user can choose between Trident and Gecko, according to the monitor and function of the accessed site. Read More …

IE8 Will Have Stronger Defense

Microsoft is optimistic that its newest browser which is still under development, Internet Explorer 8, will have stronger defense compares to its predecessor. Eric Lawrence, IE8 security program manager from Microsoft has assured this matter. According to Eric, even IE8 is still in beta version, this browser has excellent defense to fight cross-site scripting or XSS from crackers and attacks from other malicious softwares.

Nonetheless, Lawrence warned developers and webmasters to never let IE8 guard the defense alone. It’s still important for web developer to provide additional defensive system to minimize holes from their site. For web developers and web designers who are eager to try this beta version of IE8, they can download it directly from Microsoft website. For the moment, IE 8 beta version is only available in English version. Microsoft is planning to add other languages such as Deutch and Chinese.

How Open Source Has Changed Microsoft

Even though Google is considered as one of very competitive threats for Microsoft, but the bigger scary thing that face Microsoft today is open source. This is at least what Microsoft’s Chief Software Architect, Ray Ozzie said at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions conference in New York. According to Ozzie, Google is a strong competitor, but the main threat for Microsoft business model is the open source. Open source programmers have greater power in software market nowadays.

So, why is open source considered as bigger threat for Microsoft? There are two reasons said Ozzie, first is that open source has strong foundation to face Microsoft. Google, Facebook, Yahoo are among open source’s ‘children’, and they are Microsoft competitors too. Second, the presence of open source change consumers perspective about a software value, to become US$0 aka free. Nevertheless, Ozzie said that open source has make Microsoft a stronger company. Want it or not, Microsoft has to change their business model to adapt with open source, such as making compatible softwares with open source products.