Posts Tagged ‘blizzard’

2004 – Mozilla launches the web browser that would finally give Internet Explorer a run for it’s money. The Firefox 1.0 web browser was created by Mozilla, who broke free from the Netscape Navigator browser to develop in Open Source. The Gecko layout engine browser would be available for Windows, Mac and Linux – with it being the standard browser in current flavors of Ubuntu. Last year on it’s 3.5 release, it set a new worlds record download. Firefox currently takes 1/5 of the market browser share.

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Other Historical Events in Technology

• Blizzard settles a lawsuit with Micro Star
• Netscape acquires Collabra
• Albert Einstein is awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in Physics

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Google Bids 700Mhz – Yahoo
German iPhones Relocked – Wired
Porn Sites’ New Tactics – ABCNews
Geek Squad Porn Ring Busted – The Consumerist
Green Employees See Red – NetworkWorld
CCTV Could Track Branded Suspects – BBC

On The Geek:
Facebook Changes, Again.
3.3 Billion Mobile Phone Subscriptions
YouTube Still Dominant in US
Mobile Phone Did NOT Kill Man

MySpace Suicide goes unpunished – Cnet

Important FireFox Update – PCWorld
Dell Makes 40,000 PCs with Ubuntu – Register
ActiBlizzardvision – BBC
PayPerPost Fights Back – Wired
Vista and Mac Usage on the Rise – InfoWorld
Price Drop on SSD – ZDNet
Tiny Linux PC runs on Solar Power – Gadgettastic
AMD discontinues Quad FX – Engadget
Identity Theft in MA – infoworld
Power Strips – ExtremeTech
Software Engineering tips for Startups – AdaptiveBlue
Another Facebook Partner? – Yahoo
2008 Predictions – Cnet
160Mbp Internet in 2008? – Engadget
Brix – Techeblog

5 Year Watch:
Creative Commons

Caught My Eye:
Chumby
Gallery of Transparent Desktops
10 Bad Holiday Gifts
40 Years of Rolling Stone on DVD
Coasters Can Tell if you Need a Refill
Secrets to Getting Web Design Work
…and a Side of Wikipedia

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