The rumors have resulted to be true as Adobe has announced that its Flash Player will be included with future versions of Google Chrome. That means you don’t have to install Flash player after you install Chrome browser instead it would work as you run the browser for the first time because that would be bundled with the browser itself. So not need for a seperate download for watching flash content on the web such as videos on Youtube.

What more? The updates to Flash Player will be delivered directly via Google Chrome’s updating system, ultimately minimizing security risks that tend to surface when using outdated software and components.

You can download the dev channel build now, and yes, you can easily disable the built-in Flash Player if you like.

Google making it strong with Adobe the same company that does not has very good ties with Apple indicates the plans of the search giant.

You can read the respective announcements regarding the partnership directly from Adobe’s Flash Player team and on the Chromium blog.

[via TechCrunch]

Mozilla Firefox Release Candidate1 3.6 is now available for download, this download will let you figure out what Mozilla has changed in its ‘World popular’ browser. The download is of 7.7 MB and will allow you to have a sneak peak of the upcoming Mozilla Firefox. Firefox 3.6 runs on the well tested Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering platform, bringing support for new web technologies, better speed, stability, faster startup and load times, as well as improved Javascript performance.

Important features of the new version include Personas which lets users change the appearance of the browser with one click. the new Firefox will also alert you when your plugins are out of date, and finally, it’s optimized for small device operating systems, for example Windows CE and Maemo.

Its just the test version and Mozilla 3.6 is not officially released for use so bug may occur.

See the release notes for Firefox 3.6 RC1 here, and download it here.

Microsoft today demo’ed the build of Internet Explorer 9 at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference 2009.

IE 9 will take advantage of the power of the GPU for all page rendering and developers can exploit this using CSS, DHTML and javascript. In just three weeks Microsoft believes performance has increased for IE9 resulting in smoother rendering and improved performance. Interoperability and standards support is increasing and features such as rounded corner CSS support will be built in. A new JS engine will also be built into Internet Explorer 9.

Microsoft has not yet given any date or time frame for it to be released publicly but i guess we will  be able to have sneak peak of it as MS products are leaked before they are meant to released as they have very loyal employees (lolz) !

Steven Sinofsky, President, Windows and Windows Live Division, mentioned that Microsoft had only begun working on Internet Explorer 9 three weeks ago, according to our sources the latest internal build is labeled 7658.0.091116-1745.

Microsoft has a lot of work to be done as IE’s success graph is going down and down very rapidly and others such as Firefox and Chrome have taken its spotlight years ago now its chance for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer to come back as it can get a lot of support by its sister product ( Windows 7).

Some days ago Opera released beta version of its mobile browser i.e Opera 10 for mobile but that was only for Nokia’s Symbian mobiles but now they have brought the beta version online for download for Windows Mobiles as well. Opera has always been a popular mobile browser from years may be more popular then it is on computers

The new version brings

A better, finger-friendly keyboard

Tabbed browsing

Adaptive zoom

A redesigned speed dial

Faster operation

Support for Opera’s Turbo mode which speeds up browsing by compressing web pages on Opera’s (Opera) servers.

You can download Opera Mobile 10 Beta here.

Here is the official list of the Windows Mobiles it has been tested

Devices tested: Acer N311, HTC Touch 2, HTC Touch Pro 2 (Rhodium), HTC Touch Diamond 2, HTC Touch HD, HTC Pure, HTC Touch Diamond, HTC Touch Pro, HTC Touch Viva, HTC Touch 3G, HTC Touch, HTC Tilt 2, HTC Touch Cruise, HTC Touch Cruise 2 (Iolite), HTC TyTn II, HTC TyTn,   HTC Touch Pro (Raphael), Motorola Attila (A3100), Oki C4, Samsung Omnia i900, Samsung Omina II, Samsung SWD-M100, Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, Toshiba Portege, Toshiba TG01, Xda Zest,

Google Chrome has been quite a successful venture for Google and has been quite popular since its release but it still lacks a very important support that is it does not has extensions (addons as Firefox calls them) at least for now that are already available for its biggest competitor ‘Firefox’ and in thousands.

So i have come up with a list of some extensions (addons) that you can get for your Chrome absolutely free. They are not much in number but can be very useful for those who are regular Chrome users and are seeking for such addons. have a look at them all…

Cleeki

This extension is basically a feature rich search accelerator for Google Chrome. Highlight any keyword on a webpage and a little adjoining icon gives you access to a lot of internet choices from Wikipedia to YouTube to get more information. The information opens up in a little inline window, so you don’t need to browse away. Search can also be done on multiple sites at the same time.

LastPass

LastPass is an online form filler and password manager which got some high marks from us in a previous post. For error free performance, switch off Chrome’s inbuilt password manager (Wrench Icon – Options – Personal Stuff) and Form Autofill under the same tab.

AdSweep

A simple ad blocker extension that modifies the CSS rules on a webpage to hide the advertisements. The small javascript code recognizes ads (especially banner ads) based on specific patterns and blocks them. The extension may not work on all webpages because some ads may escape the recognition patterns used by AdSweep.

Session Saver

Something I really like because it harks back to the Save sessions and Manage sessions feature of Opera. It’s useful if you have to switch off and need to come back to the same tabs at some point later. This extension can save  multiple sessions each with its own name. You can also save all saved sessions as bookmarks.

Bubble Translate

This Google Chrome extension enables you to do inline translations of a webpage into any language supported by Google Translate with a single click. You can set all language choices from its settings.

Smoothscroll

This extension simply adds the smooth scrolling behavior to Google Chrome. Smooth scrolling auto-scrolls the browser at a constant speed. Click the middle mouse button/scroll wheel and drag the mouse down to set the scroll speed.

Web of Trust

WOT is a free browser add-on that protects the user from online scams and risky websites. A pop-up opens from the bottom of the screen and indicates not only the trustworthiness of a website but also how things stand with a site’s vendor reliability, child safety and privacy. You can also contribute your own ratings and select the ratings you want to get alerts on.

TPGoogleReader

This is a Google Reader extension for Chrome. The extension makes reading and managing feeds a one click job. It installs as two little icons on the toolstrip and shows the number of unread feeds. In the normal mode, clicking on the items counter opens the first unread item and marks it as read. In the auto-mode, one click on the checkbox opens the unread items in background tabs and marks them as read.

Google Chrome Backup

If the first thing you savor is peace of mind then the Google Chrome Backup is a must install. This is a small tool to create, backup, restore and manage Google Chrome profiles that holds all your bookmarks, history, saved passwords etc. This is not an extension in the strictest sense as it does not run within the browser but as a separate install. Nevertheless, it’s an important tool to have.

Greasemetal

Familiar with Greasemonkey userscripts for Firefox? Those little pieces of code that help you customize your Firefox browser. Greasemetal is the Chrome incarnation of those handy javascripts which let you modify its behavior. It’s a good extension to have because a lot of userscripts continue o be developed and are made available from sites like Userscripts.org.

Firefox 3.6 is now available for download but it is in its beta phase and even beta is not even finalized yet and final version is not out yet. This is just for testing purposes and must not be used on regular bases as bugs and other problems are expected.

As far as new features go, you can expect better JavaScript performance, new version of the rendering engine (Gecko 1.9.2), and the uber-neat tab previews. As far as rotation-related functions, we don’t have a laptop equipped with an accelerometer, but if you do, we’d like to hear your opinion in the comments!

Another new release recently posted is the release candidate for Firefox 3.5.4; since this is an update that aims to improve stability, we’d recommend most users to simply wait for the final version before upgrading.

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Keep visiting ZJTechLive as we will be following this version of Firefox till its release.

Opera 10 that was released a week ago has completed its 10 million downloads and downloads are not stopped yet. This is being considered one of the biggest acheivements Opera has acheived. The reason behind its populariy is its super fast speed as we mentioned in our introductory post about its Turbo feature.

Opera 10′s downloads in such big numbers are an evidence that this is a better browser and the users who have downloaded it are happy users and they are seemed satisfied with its performance as i personally interviewed many users who shifted from IE 8 to Opera 10 and are going good with it.

Opera as a browser has many harsh enemies in its path towards becoming then no 1 in the world namely Mozilla’s Firefox and Google’s Chrome. Both of them are the toughest competitors of Opera in this era.

Opera 10 is blazing fast and it is well worth downloading it.

Download Opera 10 here

Opera 10 is now available for download from their website. Opera browser has always been famous for its fast speed and some better capabilities that makes it stand in the row of the world’s best browsers. Opera 10 is now introduced with the turbo technology that offers faster and better quality. Opera’s speed dial has also been enhanced and made larged for user’s ease.

Misspell no more. Enter text into any form field or into our e-mail client, and it will make you look good. The Spell Checker supports 51 languages, using the popular open source Hunspell dictionary format that makes it rare for you to type and send wrong spellings. opera 10 also offer a built in email client for better emailing experiance.

Unlike other browser Opera instead of tabs gives a small screen shot of the header logo of the website that looks great. And like previous versions Opera still offers widgets option to customiza its self according to users needs.

Opera as always is free to be downloaded from the web and from its official website that is www.opera.com and you can download it anytime from there.

It was very hectic for us to download the browser from the official Opera website as it was down for i don’t know what reason. Well we still after trying for half an hour we got our copy to review for you.

One more great news for many people who had been fed up of Opera’s icon is that they have changed it a little bit. But still doing something is always better than doing nothing!

We are still testing it and we find it remarkable atleast for now.

Here is a screenshot we have took for you to see,

Download Opera 10 here

Hey i found a video too so i am adding it here. It is a simple review guide which will help you understand it well.

Mozilla Firefox just announced its 1 billionth download.  Thats huge in my opinion because Firefox is not a movie that someone will download listen for sometime and delete but its an internet browser that is becoming more and more popular as days and years pass. Mozilla team is very happy and celebrating on acheiveing this milestone as it is the result of their hardwork and dedication.

Mozilla on its site speacially launched for this purpose i.e www.onebillionplusyou.com where Mozilla  is shouting with joy on its success as of billion downloads. They are making it look stupid as well as some of the lines indicate that atleast for example

A bowl big enough to fit one billion goldfish would be as big as a stadium.

One billion stacked coins would reach nearly 1,000 miles high.

One billion centimeters is approximately the distance from Chicago to Tokyo.

One billion seconds is roughly 31.7 years And so on that indicates how excited they are.

The browser war after this has been made more complex as IE 8 has already got 200 million downloads. The chrome that is one of the fastest growing browser by Google is also in the race to be No 1 and google won’t let the race go away and will use its web presence to promote its browser. Mozilla marketing team is also very active these days and is advertiseing on many ad delivering services such as Adsense as you might have seen Mozilla Firefox download advertisement on our site as well. Mozilla has confirmed 175 million users earlier this year and keep one more thing in mind that downloads do not represent the users who are currently using the browser. Now we will see expansion of this war as other browser won’t let Mozilla to enjoy the feast very long and will definately come up with their strategy till then we must wait and keep reading ZJTechlive.com