Spoilt for choice of browsers

Microsoft innovative product IE8 when hit the market it was aimed to bring back its users and fight back for the share it lost. It was made to win it`s users back from Firefox the number 1 browser in many parts of the world, and make it good for a battle in which it has fallen way behind the edge for a very long time. But the other competetiors aren’t sitting either.

Microsoft was forced to offer its users a choice of browsers, it was caught sleeping while little known companies have released platforms with far greater usability and value.

Many users long believed IE is the only choice for surfing the Web. But now things have change and they are shifting their benchmark by which browser is best?

I give you the answer in the big browser survey. I tested the latest versions of Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox, Opera, Chrome and Safari in : security, speed and functionality.

the result for which I have posted along with tis blog in an image

Conclusion

The survey ends in a close call, with Firefox slightly higher of Opera. As ealier, Firefox is the most stable browser; a perfect all-rounder with features that can be enhansed any time using add-ons. The most unique browser is Opera; however, the missing ignitio surfing mode is a setback. Safari is certainly fast and looks good, but cannot maintain its reputation with respect to security and the scope of features. Chrome lags far behind and has only smooth surfing. IE8 therefore goes to the rear. Although IE8 is far better than its predecessor, it is not good enough to defeat the competition yet.

Microsoft Research demonstrates laptop-compatible multi-touch displays. Can touch this.

The word of 2010 is “multi-touch“. It’s everywhere, be it iPhone or the Microsoft Surface. If you weren’t happy with just one finger touch-sensitive screens, they wanted to put all 10 fingers and some toes on too.

One of the most hyped and best demonstrations of multi-touch technology is probably the TED demonstration by Jeff Han in 2006. I don’t know for sure but his prototype have become the standard for multi-touch gadgets. But if I recall correctly, the iPhone is the only portable device that could reach the desired features without the mighty equipment needed in many other setup such as the Surface. But the flaw is being it`s skin-sensitive only, a problem with big hands who wants to use their nails or specially abled.

The concept of having a multi-touch-capable laptop sounds quite amazing, but indeed no one would want to hang out with a cathode-ray-tube in their bags, so how did one come up with a answer for a screen lesser than an inch thick? Cambridge’s Microsoft Researchers Steve Hodges might have the answer.

His solution is remarkably simple yet aplplicable. With an out-of-box laptop, he redesigned some sensors on the back and together with the magic of software, you have multi-touch!

Microsoft Pink

No one is confirming but it seems that 12th april is the day when Microsoft is going to laucnh the new mobile platform named "Pink".

Microsoft has invited some of its press allies to a meeting in San Francisco on 12th April with a mystery in hiding,.

It looks like the infamous “people familiar with the things” are confirming with certain group that Monday’s event in San Francisco will, infact, be the launch of the first Pink phones, which will be available on Verizon and Vodaphone.

Sidekick was the first version of project Pink. The target people for Pink is the teen/twenty-something market. There are a number of Pink device codenames floating around, including Pure, Turtle, Lion and Pride. Pure and Turtle are believed to be manufactured by Sharp, but are expected to be branded as Microsoft phones.