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Happy 30th Birthday World Wide Web! 7 things you didn’t know about the Web

March 12 marks a significant milestone in British technology with the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web. In 1989, working at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, Sir Tim Berners-Lee submitted a proposal for information management that would go on to transform the way people communicate and consume information. Here are…

11 March 201912 March 2019 Chris Price Internet, News, Websites

Google pulls support for the old Android browser – could this force people to upgrade?

Google has announced that is ending official support for WebView, which is perhaps better known as the original Android web browser. You know the one - it was used on Android phones before Chrome came along, and even then co-existed for a while. According to The Register, the announcement will apply to anyone still running…

12 January 2015 James O'Malley Android, Apps

Mozilla to trial ads in Firefox browser

As Twitter continues to drive many users mad with paid-for "promoted" tweets, Mozilla is looking to join the commercial world with ads in its Firefox browser. Sky News is reporting that Mozilla plans to introduce advertisements on the pages that…

12 May 201422 December 2015 Stuart Firefox, Internet

Have Apple pulled the plug on Safari for Windows?

If you're reading this post as a Windows user on Apple's Safari web browser, you may be about to become one of a dying breed; it appears that the Cupertino company have pulled support for the Windows version of their…

26 July 2012 Gerald Lynch Internet, Software, Tech Digest news

Google Chrome update loads web pages before you've even typed them in

Google have unveiled Chrome 17, the latest stable release of their increasingly popular web browser. A major upgrade for the browser, it has re-vamped its page pre-rendering process, meaning that when you begin to type a web address into…

9 February 2012 Gerald Lynch Google, Internet, Tech Digest news

Forget tablets: Amazon pushing forward with browser-based Kindle Cloud Reader

Amazon have launched a new browser-based web app called the Kindle Cloud Reader, using HTML5 tech to offer up their e-book reading experience. While many are expecting Amazon to launch two of their own tablet devices later this year,…

10 August 2011 Gerald Lynch E-Books, Tech Digest news

IE10 Platform Preview 2 announced by Microsoft

Microsoft have just lifted the lid on Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2, giving a glimpse at what's to come with their next-generation web browser. IE10 looks to further the solid work made with IE9, focussing on the "beauty of…

30 June 2011 Gerald Lynch Internet, Microsoft, Tech Digest news

iPad, iPhone kings of UK mobile traffic, Android rules in USA

New data by web experts Comscore has revealed that Apple's iPad and iPhone devices are the gadgets of choice when it comes to mobile web browsing in the UK, and by a wide margin too. Once computers are taken out…

24 June 2011 Gerald Lynch Android, Apple, Internet, iPad, iPhone, iPhone, Mobile phones, Tablet, Tech Digest news

Nintendo 3DS eShop and browser update coming June 7th

Nintendo have just revealed that their Nintendo 3DS console will be getting a firmware update on June 7th. The patch will bring access to nintendos eShop to the 3D portable console, allowing you to grab demos, 3D films and…

12 May 2011 Gerald Lynch Gaming, Tech Digest news

VIDEO: BlackBerry PlayBook vs Apple iPad in browser battle

The gloves are most definately off in the battle of the tablets now, as RIM prepare to launch their BlackBerry PlayBook device with this side-by-side comparison against Apple's iPad. Showing off Flash support, interesting HTML5 facts and Javascript details,…

16 November 2010 Gerald Lynch Apple, iPad, Tablet, Tech Digest news

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Cookie	Duration	Description
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Apple urged to scrap AI feature, ChatGPT joins WhatsApp

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Chatbot encouraged teen to kill parents, Apple Intelligence comes to UK

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