Opera has announced the release of the beta version of its latest mobile browser – Opera Mini 5. Opera Mini is the most popular mobile web browser in the world, the company claims.
Google Releases Latest Version of Chrome
Not too long after the first birthday of the Google Chrome browser, a new stable version has been released. The release includes:
Google Releases Instant Messaging API
Google has announced the release of a new API for building Talk bots on top of Google App Engine, Google’s product that lets developers create and host web apps on the Google infrastructure.
Search Engine and Social Traffic from Press Releases
Press releases are a form of online marketing that we don’t discuss very often. They don’t have the new and exciting appeal of social media or even search engine marketing, but they’ve been around a lot longer and are still working. In fact, they can play right into those other forms.
Opera Releases Beta 3 Version of Opera 10
Opera has announced the release of its Beta 3 release of the Opera 10 browser. The company says this version is ready for "heavy work" on the web.
Opera has run over 10 million tests on the beta and has received plenty of feedback. They say performance and stability were prioritized in this version.
Google Releases Apps Directory Sync Enhancements
Google has released a couple of enhancements to Google Apps Directory Sync, which is a tool that helps businesses sync the user and directory info in their LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) systems with Google Apps.
Google Apps Directory Sync now helps sync employee contact info as well as non-employee info listed in the central LDAP directory. This means customers, partners, vendors, etc. can easily be looked up.
YouTube Releases YouTube XL
Yesterday YouTube unveiled the newest way to view the sites content, simply called YouTube XL.
Basically YouTube XL is a redesigned version of the YouTube website, optimized for televisions and large computer monitors.
Adobe Launches Some Flash Platform Beta Releases
Today Adobe announced the launch of some new beta releases for the Adobe Flash Platform. These are Flash Builder 4 (formerly Flex Builder), Flash Catalyst and the open source Flex 4 framework SDK.
Brightcove Releases New Online Video Platform
Brightcove has introduced its newest version of its online video platform, Brightcove 3, which has been in beta testing with customers since June.
Technorati Releases State of the Blogosphere
It’s kind of astonishing how swiftly society can shift these days. In 2005, when I started covering this industry, the guys at the local pub would look over the tops of their sports sections with blank or puzzled faces if you uttered the word “blog.”