October 14, 2010
So we already told you that Google just pushed out a pre-release version of its upcoming Chrome 8 browser to its developer channel, but what does that even mean? Do you have to be a developer to use it? And how does that differ from Google’s beta chann…
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September 28, 2010
Amazon figured out a way to make its Kindle software compatible with just about any Internet-ready platform: Shuttle the software to the Web.
That’s part of the idea behind Amazon’s “Kindle for the Web” project, which was released in beta form this mor…
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September 25, 2010
Google’s Chrome Frame plug-in for Internet Explorer (6,7 and
has stepped out of beta after having undergone months of fine-tuning, the company announced Friday. Primarily meant to provide additional features, speed and stability on legacy browsers…
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September 15, 2010
After months of anticipation, you can finally take Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 Beta out for a test drive. We’re not talking about that lame Preview release Microsoft dropped on the public earlier this year, the one that didn’t even come with an add…
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September 14, 2010
Late last week, Nvidia’s GeForce 260 Series beta driver release leaked to the Web, and with the cat now out of the bag, Nvidia has gone and officially offered them up for download.
Still in beta form, the GeForce 260.63 drivers add support for the just…
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September 3, 2010
For those of you who don’t mind walking on the beta side of software, there’s a new version of Skype available, version 5.0 Beta 2. Among the handful of changes, Skype 5.0 beefs up its group video calling feature with support for up to 10 people. For i…
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September 1, 2010
Developers anxious to see how the webOS platform will evolve under the new leadership of Hewlett Packard (HP) can catch an early glimpse. Members of Palm’s Early Access program can now download the first beta release of webOS 2.0, the next-gen versi…
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September 1, 2010
We don’t mean to laugh at your suffering, Final Fantasy XIV fans, but we have to admit that we find this whole situation pretty amusing. See, Square’s slammed the brakes on its FFXIV open beta test, which was scheduled to begin on August 31.
“FINAL …
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