Ubuntu Vibes: Web Browsers

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Script to Download Latest Chromium Build in Ubuntu

Thursday, September 06, 2012 | No comments |

Rui Oliveira has written a handy bash script that downloads latest Chromium dev build on your system.

Applications, Chromium, Scripts, Web Browsers

Google to Launch Packaged Desktop Apps

Friday, August 10, 2012 | No comments |

Google is introducing new packaged apps that will break out of the browser, work offline by default, and enable richer, more immersive experiences.

Applications, Chrome, Chrome Web Store, Chromium, Linux, Web Apps, Web Browsers

How to Fix Rendering Issues in Google Chrome 20

Tuesday, July 24, 2012 | No comments |

The latest stable release of Google Chrome has brought in a number of regressions making it almost unusable for for some Linux users.

Chrome, Tweaks, Web Browsers

How to Install Latest Flash Player in Chromium

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 | No comments |

Adobe is no longer releasing new versions of Flash Player for Linux with version 11.2 being last release.

Applications, Chrome, Chromium, Web Browsers

How to Install Latest Version of Chromium Browser in Ubuntu

Monday, July 09, 2012 | No comments |

Chromium Browser has already reached version 21 but there is no easy way to install it on Ubuntu.

Applications, Chrome, Chromium, Web Browsers

Firefox Web Store Won't Support Linux Initially

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | No comments |

Its well known that Mozilla is working on a Web Application Store for Firefox. However, first implementation of Web Store has no proper support for Linux.

Firefox, Web Apps, Web Browsers

How to Enable WebGL in Firefox [For Blacklisted Graphic Cards]

Sunday, March 18, 2012 | No comments |

WebGL is an amazing technology that allows hardware accelerated 3D animations and effects in browsers without any need of 3rd party plugins.

Browser Games, Firefox, Games, HTML5, Trigger Rally, Web Browsers, WebGL

Firefox 10 Released, All Ubuntu Users to Get Automatic Updates [No PPA Needed]

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 | No comments |

Firefox 10 has been released officially today bringing in new features and fixes.

Applications, Firefox, Firefox 10, Web Browsers

[Firefox] Scriptify: Easily Create Addons from Your Favorite Userscripts

Saturday, January 07, 2012 | No comments |

Scriptify for Firefox allows us to easily create add-ons from Greasemonkey and Scriptish user scripts. No extensive knowledge is required for this and you can create, manage and share new addons with ease in just few clicks.

Addons, Extensions, Firefox, Greasemonkey, Scriptify, Userscripts, Web Browsers

How To Play Popular Action RPG 'Bastion' in Linux

Saturday, December 10, 2011 | No comments |

Bastion an action RPG game by Supergiant Games, is easily one of the best indie games to come out this year. The game has received numerous accolades all over the web and has been rated very high by popular game critics.

Action RPG, Bastion, Chrome, Chromium, Games, NaCl, Native Client, RPG, Web Browsers

The Campaign Against Adobe Flash and the Counterattack

Friday, November 18, 2011 | No comments |

Last week a group of people came together to launch a website Occupy Flash and started a campaign against Adobe Flash plugin.

Adobe Flash, Web Browsers, Web Technolgies

Firefox and Thunderbird Stable, Beta, Aurora and Nightly Channel PPAs

Thursday, July 21, 2011 | No comments |

Here is a list of all PPAs for different Firefox and Thunderbird Channels which you can add to your sources list and always have up to date packages. We have covered PPA instructions all for all these channels in different articles but now you can find them all at one place.

Firefox, Mail Clients, Thunderbird, Web Browsers

[KDE] Plasma Notify Addon Now Available for Firefox 4 and 5

Friday, July 01, 2011 | No comments |

A quick update - Plasma Notify add-on is now available for Firefox 4 and 5. With Plasma Notification addon, all your Firefox notifications use native notification system in KDE as shown in the screenshot above.

Addons, Applications, Extensions, Firefox, Firefox 4, Firefox 5, KDE, Kubuntu, Web Browsers

Opera 11.50 'Swordfish' Released with New User Interface Improvements

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 | No comments |

Opera Team has released a new stable version of the browser bringing in many new features most notable of which are UI changes.

Applications, Opera, Web Browsers

Firefox 5 Released with Improved Performance, Speed, Stability and Better Support for HTML5 Standards

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 | No comments |

Firefox 5 has been released today as the part of its Rapid Release Program. There are lots of under the hood changes in this release that improves overall performance, speed, stability and security for the World's second most popular web browser.

Applications, Firefox, Firefox 5, Web Browsers

[Quick Tip] Add Unread Count Notifications to Your Pinned Tabs in Firefox

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 | No comments |

One main feature I miss from pinned tabs in Firefox is unread count notifications. I really like the unread count shown by Google Reader, Twitter etc. But pinning them as AppTabs only shows a favicon.

Addons, Applications, Extensions, Firefox, Firefox 4, Quick Tip, Web Browsers

Chrome is Taking Forever to Download Files? Use Steadyflow!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 | No comments |

One of the main problems I face while using Chromium is that most of the time downloads break half way and I have to start from beginning. Also, the pause/resume function is poorly supported as it simply fails where Firefox perfectly pauses/resumes downloads with ease.

Addons, Applications, Chrome, Chromium, Download Manager, Extensions, Steadyflow, Web Browsers

Opera 11.10 'Barracuda' Released

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 | No comments |

Opera Team has released Opera 11.10 codenamed 'Barracuda' few hours back that brings a totally revamped, improved and feature packed speed dial to the users, improved Opera Turbo and many other features.

Applications, Opera, Web Browsers

Firefox 4 Released! What's There in Store For Linux Users?

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 | No comments |

Firefox 4 is finally released today by Mozilla that brings a feature packed, fast, minimal and a secure next generation web browser to the world.

Applications, Firefox, Firefox 4, Releases, Web Browsers

New Chrome Extension Brings Support for All Linux Download Managers

Thursday, March 10, 2011 | No comments |

Download Assistant Extension for Chrome/Chromium finally brings much requested feature for Linux - download manager support. The extension until now supported only Windows but a new update yesterday has brought in Linux support too.

Addons, Applications, Chrome, Chromium, Download Assistant, Extensions, Web Browsers

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