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Web browsing stories: 6 news summaries
TECH REVIEW

Some Software to Keep You Focused

Digital nannies keep you away from distracting web sites

Sep 17, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The PC is a devilishly distracting tool, with news, social-networking, and game sites—not to mention work—vying for your attention. To salvage his productivity, Farhad Manjoo turned to a number of programs designed to cut down on distractions, he writes for the New York Times. There are three types.... More »

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social networking • work • productivity • office workers • Web browsing • distraction

New Sony Vaio PCs Will Include Google Web Browser

Facing Microsoft, search giant aims to expand market for Chrome

Sep 1, 09 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google Chrome, languishing in the browser wars, will get a substantial boost thanks to a deal with Sony—which is shipping new Vaio PCs with Chrome pre-installed. Google is also talking to other computer manufacturers, the FT reports, as it attempts to weaken the dominance of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which... More »

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Google • Microsoft • web browser • Internet Explorer • Sony • Firefox • Mozilla • Web browsing • Google Chrome • Vaio

(Newser) - The No. 1 reason many Firefox users refused to upgrade to the browser’s latest version was fear that it would expose their deep, dark—think "naked"—online secrets, PC Pro reports. Firefox 3’s new address bar suggests your bookmarked sites as you enter URLs, which 25%... More »

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Internet • pornography • web browser • Firefox • Mozilla • Web browsing • bookmarks

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 New IE8 Promising 
 But Slow: Mossberg 

While some features are unmatched, slow page loads hinder updated browser

Mar 19, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Internet Explorer 8 becomes available at noon, but don’t go ditching your current browser just yet, writes Walter S. Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal. Microsoft's latest is "a big improvement over its predecessor, IE7, and a much closer competitor to its main rival, Mozilla's Firefox"—but... More »

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Microsoft • Walt Mossberg • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • Firefox • Web browsing • Google Chrome

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 Search Tools Tailored to You 

Surf Canyon and SearchWiki provide different methods to customize results

Jan 14, 09 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Two new tools aim to make your web searches more valuable—and while both succeed, differences in how Google’s SearchWiki and Surf Canyon operate will make the difference for users, Katherine Boehret writes in the Wall Street Journal. SearchWiki acts as a function of a Google account: While logged... More »

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Google • Internet • web browser • search engine • search • World Wide Web • Web browsing • Surf Canyon • SearchWiki

PCs and Internet Are Merging

New Adobe AIR platform would blur the line between the two

Feb 25, 08 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - The line between the Internet and PCs is blurring with the release today of Adobe AIR, a software development system for creating applications that can merge data between the two. AIR applications will have Web browser functionality without launching a browser, and users’ files will be "in the cloud,... More »

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Google • Microsoft • Mozilla • Adobe • Adobe AIR • software development • computer applications • Internet applications • Web browsing

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