- Opera Web browser reaches 300 million users, adopts WebKit layout engine Big changes are afoot at Opera - the alternative Internet browser software developer - as the Norwegian company announced its "fastest acceleration in user growth" in recent times to 300 million monthly users, and the beginning of a transition to the WebKit layout engine.
- Mozilla wants to reinvent the iPad browser with Firefox Junior Mozilla wants to "reinvent the browser for a new form factor", a sentiment shared by the open-source software developer as it unveiled Firefox Junior, an iPad web browser.
- Firefox 8 released, complete with integrated Twitter search Firefox, the world's second most popular browser (soon to be third), has graduated to version eight, adding Twitter search support and greater third-party add-on control.
- Chrome set to overtake Firefox globally before end of November Google Chrome is poised to become the world's second most popular web browser by the end of November as it overtakes the current seed Mozilla Firefox, suggests trends data.
- Mozilla Foundation establishing a community in Ireland, here's how to get involved The Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit organisation behind the world's second most popular web browser Mozilla Firefox, are in the process of establishing a community here in Ireland. The organisation are inviting anyone that may want to get involved in the Mozilla movement to an event that will take place in Dublin this Wednesday, November 2nd.
- Chrome 11 beta introduces speech to text capabilities As news of Firefox 4’s five million downloads in the first 24 hours of public release emerges, Google have pushed out Chrome 11 beta. The most notable new feature in Chrome 11 is the browser’s ability to transcribe voice to text.