WebKit Achieves 100/100 on Acid3 Test with Flying Colors March 26, 2008
Posted by very in : Announcement, Apple, Applications, Apps, Leopard, Mac OS X, Media, News, Resources, Reviews, Security, Tech, Vista, Windows , add a commentThe people who develops Opera and WebKit are racing to pass Acid3 test. Both camps have scored 100/100 on Acid3 test. According to both Opera and WebKit camp, even though they scored 100/100, there are still some bug fixing to do.
The WebKit folks announces that WebKit achieves Acid3 100/100 in public build, today.
With r31342 WebKit has become the first publicly available rendering engine to achieve 100/100 on Acid3.
Meanwhile, Opera folks were the first to claim perfect score on Acid3 test using their internal build.
I downloaded WebKit build r31344 and ran Acid3 test on it. The video can be found here (QuickTime Movie 744KB).
WebKit is available for Mac OS X and Windows.
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WebKit Aims to Pass Acid3 Test March 26, 2008
Posted by very in : Announcement, Apple, Applications, Apps, Leopard, Mac OS X, Media, News, Resources, Security, Tech, Vista, Windows , add a commentFlurry of “nightly builds” of WebKit were released today, and it appears that the WebKit team is aiming for a perfect score on Acid3 test. I downloaded at least five different WebKit builds today, and the latest one (build 31334) scores 99/100 on Acid3 test (QuickTime Movie 376KB). Can they make the perfect grade? I’m sure they will soon. Apparently an internal build of Opera has passed Acid3 Test.
WebKit is available for Mac OS X And Windows
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Firefox 2.0.0.13 is Available. March 26, 2008
Posted by very in : Announcement, Applications, Apps, Leopard, Linux, Mac OS X, Media, News, Resources, Security, Tech, Vista, Windows , add a commentFirefox 2.0.0.13 is available for download. (read more)
Firefox 2.0.0.13 release notes.
Mozilla Firefox is available for multiple Operating Systems including Linux, Mac and Windows.
Yahoo! Messenger 3.0 Beta 3 March 25, 2008
Posted by very in : Announcement, Applications, Apps, Leopard, Mac OS X, Media, News, Resources, Tech, Vista, Windows , add a commentYahoo! updates its Messenger program with more features. Yahoo! Messenger 3.0 beta 3/build 98855.
Voice is Here!
Yahoo! Messenger 3.0 Beta 3 is ready, with some exciting additions:
- Free voice conversations with other Messenger users on both Mac and Windows.
- Cheap PC-to-phone calls: make calls from Messenger to landline and mobile phones at low rates with Yahoo! Phone Out.
- Receive phone calls: get a phone number for your Messenger and start taking phone calls on your computer with Yahoo! Phone In. Plus, choose your area code!
- Now it’s easier than ever to send SMS text messages to your friends.
- Forward calls and voice conversations to another phone number.
- Get voicemail by email.
- Numerous improvements to stability and user experience.
It seems that Yahoo! is treading on Skype’s territory. I am a big fan of Skype, and I have been using it for a long time. May the best technology win.
http://voice.yahoo.com/phone_rates.php
Apple Releases Plugin Manager 1.7.3 March 25, 2008
Posted by very in : Announcement, Apple, Applications, Apps, Final Cut Pro, Leopard, Mac OS X, Media, News, Resources, Tech , add a commentApple releases Plugin Manager 1.7.3 for ProApps
Plugin Manager 1.7.3 – 864KB
This update improves reliability for Apple professional applications and is recommended for all users of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Express, Aperture, Logic Studio and related SDKs.System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.4.9 or laterRelease Notes:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1190
From Software Updates, the Plugin Manager 1.7.3 weighs in on 1.3MB instead of 864KB. Interesting.
