Yahoo announced its acquisition of Maktoob today in a deal meant to improve programming in areas like the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. Wrote VP of Emerging Markets Keith Nillson, Continue reading »

The Opera Mini application is now considered not only the world's most popular mobile browser, but also the world's most downloaded app. According to independent applications marketplace GetJar, the browser Continue reading »

Xmarks, the bookmark-syncing service which began its life as a Firefox add-on, is now adding yet another browser to its supported list. Already available for Firefox, IE, and Safari, the Continue reading »

Google announced bookmark sync to the Chrome browser in a blog post earlier today. Chrome users can sync their bookmarks across various machines and store them alongside Google Docs. While Continue reading »

Many of us have brought our laptops to events only to meet the cruel irony that crowded wireless hot spots mean tech event attendees go without internet access. Today Opera Continue reading »

Netscape founder Marc Andreessen is backing a new browser dedicated to browsing Facebook, called RockMelt, according to rumors we've heard from reputable sources. A semi-independent desktop client for Facebook? digg_url Continue reading »

If you want to help Mozilla to make Firefox better but you are not a developer, here is you chance. Mozilla just announced the launch of Test Pilot, the organization's Continue reading »

Within the next two weeks, Google will release a new development version of Google Chrome that will include the ability to sync bookmarks between different computers. As Tim Steele, a Continue reading »

According to the Mozilla Team and the Firefox Twitter account, the spunky orange browser will reach 1 billion downloads at approximately 3:45 a.m. PT tomorrow morning. tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_firefox_campaign_trail_a_billion_downloads_a_b.php'; tweetmeme_source Continue reading »

Today the Mozilla Corporation announced the pilot release of a new program they're calling "Contributions." The program will allow the developers of Firefox extensions, aka "add-ons," to solicit a dollar Continue reading »