The browser and the desktop are melding. Web applications like Facebook or Twitter used to be primarily browser-based, but more and more products such as Tweetdeck and Seesmic Desktop are bringing that functionality off-browser. Firefox though, can do a lot more.
Mozilla has released version 1.0 of the Prism Firefox extension. It’s a Firefox extension that allows you to transform web applications into desktop ones. According to CNET, the new update adds auto-update support, the ability to clear private data, a new API for developers, and best of all, tray icons with notifications. Full story...
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