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Mozilla's Prism hits 1.0, gets new goodies

WebWare  May 08 09

Mozilla's "Web application as a desktop application" service Prism has hit version 1.0. On Friday, the company released it with its own standalone site, and an updated API that lets developers tack on Prism-specific features to their Web applications.

This version also comes with a few niceties like tray icon notifications, application-specific settings, and automatic updates. Like in Firefox, you're also now able to clear private data like user names and passwords, along with any browsing history. What's neat in Prism's case is that it's just for that application, and not all the sites you've visited in other Prism instances. Full story...

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Google's social side hopes to catch some Buzz

WebWare  Feb 09 10

Facebook and Twitter are the darlings of the social-media world, not Google--which hopes to change that with Buzz, betting it can organize your online social life.

Google Gmail press conference (live blog)

WebWare  Feb 09 10

We're heading to the Googleplex to find out what's happening to Gmail. Earlier reports have pointed to Google taking on Twitter.

Mozilla plans to drop Mac OS X 10.4 support

WebWare  Feb 09 10

Dropping support for Tiger means Firefox could be better optimized for newer Mac OS X versions, but Mozilla is meeting some resistance.

TweetDeck gets a few tweaks

WebWare  Feb 08 10

The latest version of TweetDeck is out, and although it's a minor update it also introduces some useful changes worth noting.

Adobe promises faster Flash on Macs

WebWare  Feb 08 10

The Mac version of the widely used browser plug-in should catch up to the Windows version soon. Also: an apology for mishandling a bug.

Netflix to get 1080p streaming later this year

WebWare  Feb 08 10

The popular DVD-by-mail and video-streaming company plans to stream full HD content to its users later this year.

Google to make Gmail a little more social

WebWare  Feb 08 10

Sources familiar with the company's plans tell CNET that Google is ready to integrate status updates into Gmail in Twitter-like style, with a stream of text and multimedia updates.

EA's game arsenal coming to Facebook?

WebWare  Feb 08 10

An exec at the gaming company hinted that its 'Madden NFL' franchise will launch a Facebook version, the first application we've seen of EA's Playfish acquisition to its existing game titles.

How CoverItLive failed users during iPad unveiling

WebWare  Feb 08 10

When you're covering tech's Super Bowl equivalent live, you really don't want your broadcasting platform to collapse.

Facebook's photo uploader gets an overhaul too

WebWare  Feb 05 10

Facebook is rolling out its prototype photo uploader to all users over the next few weeks. Small change could have a big impact on how many uploads the social network sees each day.



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