Google Chrome developer preview available for Mac

According to Ars Technica, Google has release a developer preview version of its Google Chrome for Mac. Google Chrome is a WebKit-based Web browser, previously only available for Windows platform.

Google Chrome's design goals were improvements in security, speed and stability compared to existing browsers. There were also extensive changes in the user interface. Google claims Chrome offers a more streamlined user experience for people that spend most of their working time in a Web browser.

To try Google Chrome for Mac developer preview, you can get it from this link.

WebKit is a technology originally derived from the Konqueror browser’s KHTML software library by Apple, and heavily sponsored by Apple. WebKit is best known as the engine for Apple's Safari web browser on Mac OS X, and later on Windows platform.

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Camino 1.6.10 released

The Camino Project has released Camino 1.6.10, a stability and security update for Camino 1.6. Camino Project recommend all users update to this version.

Camino 1.6.10 contains the following improvements over version 1.6.9:

• Disabled Java on Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” to prevent crashes.
• Fixed a possible crash when closing a tab by clicking on its close button.
• Improved ad-blocking.

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Firefox 3.5.3 released

SillyDog701 moderator Fulvio informed us that Mozilla has released Firefox 3.5.3, the an update release to Mozilla Firefox 3.5 first released in early July.

Firefox 3.5.3 is a security update, fixing three critical security issues. Mozilla Firefox 3.5.3 can be downloaded from Mozilla's download page.

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Opera 10 released

Opera Software has released the shipping version of the web browser software, Opera 10.

The company promises faster downloads, new design and new features. They claim that it is 40% faster previous browser on resource-intensive pages such as Gmail.

New features includes:

• Opera Turbo for fast browsing on slow connections
  
• New visual tabs and sleek design
  
• Speed Dial your way
  
• Web integration
  
• Resizable search field
  
• 40% faster engine and cutting-edge Web standards support

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Camino 1.6.9 released

The Camino Project has released Camino 1.6.9, a stability and security update for Camino 1.6.x. Camino Project recommend all users update to this version.

Camino 1.6.9 contains the following improvements over version 1.6.8:

• Upgraded to version 1.8.1.23 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, which includes several critical security and stability fixes.
• Upgraded the “Block flash animations” code to use Flashblock 1.5.11.
• Improved ad-blocking.

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