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Wii browser will be free -- for now

News Opera Software, the Norway-based makers of the Wii's Web-surfing software, cleared that situation up slightly on Tuesday with news that its browser for the system would be free for a limited time. Gamers will be able to download the Opera browser...

27 September 2006, 9:41

Browsers add BitTorrent support

News Norwegian Web browser company Opera released a new test version of its software on Thursday that supports the BitTorrent peer-to-peer technology, one of the most popular tools in the file-swapping world.

11 July 2005, 9:43

Pop-up vulnerability found in major browsers

News Opera 7 and 8 are affected, but not 8.01, according to Opera. Opera confirmed on Wednesday that its latest browser, 8.01, would display the pop-up's origin, letting a user inspect its URL to see if it came from a trusted site.

23 June 2005, 8:49

Google answers calls for offline Web apps

News As part of the announcement, Google said Google Gears has been endorsed by the Mozilla Foundation, makers of the open-source Firefox browser, as well as Flash developer Adobe and Opera Software, which makes the Opera browser.

31 May 2007, 9:57

Next Windows Explorer to fail Acid test

News I think they should take the time required to do this right," said Hakon Lie, chief technology officer of Opera Software in Oslo, Norway, who threw down the Acid2 gauntlet to Microsoft in a column on CNET.co.uk's sister site News.com this spring.

2 August 2005, 10:28

Microsoft chasing Firefox's tail with new Explorer

News Microsoft has confirmed that its upcoming version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing, a feature made popular by competitors Opera Software and Firefox. In a Microsoft blog, IE product unit manager Dean Hachamovitch told consumers not...

18 May 2005, 9:28

Alternative browsers pose challenge for cybersleuths

News But that story changes when it comes to alternative browsers such as Firefox and Opera. One specific challenge with Firefox and Opera is identifying which Web addresses have been entered manually as opposed to clicked on in a hyperlink, Glenn Lewis...

1 September 2005, 8:36

The awkward smart phone grows up

News And now, another episode of gadgetry's long-running corporate soap opera, As the Palm Turns. Previously on A.P.T. In series one (1996), Palm Computing developed the smash-hit Pilot organiser. The company was swallowed up by US Robotics, which in...

4 July 2005, 9:25

Apple takes the TV out of TV programming

News Leave it to Steve Jobs to elevate Desperate Housewives from a pandering prime-time soap opera hit to a harbinger of digital media's future. The release of Apple's new iTunes store for videos on Wednesday has provided a first mainstream look at a...

13 October 2005, 10:49

News.blog: Nintendo's Wii to be twiiked?

News First the whole Wiimote thing, then Wii Sports, then the Opera browser, then the weather and news channels.this is one gaming console that's full of nutty features and add-ons that might seem wacky at first, but which inevitably catch on in that...

13 March 2007, 10:11

Firefox makes inroads in the UK

News We are very much aware of the widening range of browsers used by our customers, such as Firefox and Opera," said Carl Mawson, the head of e-communications at the Department for Work & Pensions, on Wednesday.

26 August 2005, 9:17

Images: Touring Google's Chrome browser

News Chrome rethinks traditional browser architecture, borrowing from Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and even Opera. For years, people have speculated about whether Google would ever release its own operating system.

Tags: browsing, bookmarks, bookmark, beta

5 September 2008, 9:13

Microsoft offers tabbed browsing in IE 6

News The feature -- long offered by IE competitors like Opera, Safari and Firefox, and by browser shells built to run on top of IE -- is one of many that Web surfers have said they missed in the ageing IE 6.

9 June 2005, 8:40

Microsoft unveils Xbox 360 HD DVD drive

News The device -- about the size of a hardback book -- played The Phantom of the Opera as Collins pulled up a menu bar to display a few of its navigation and interactive features that can be called up on screen while a movie is playing.

8 August 2006, 9:49

Warner delays HD DVD releases

News The studio also has scaled back its launch to just three titles: Million Dollar Baby, The Phantom of the Opera and The Last Samurai. When the first HD DVD players arrive in US shops this month, there won't be any movies to watch for at least...

20 March 2006, 10:57