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Opera preview puts widgets on show

News For the first time, the new version will include support for so-called widgets, Opera representative Thomas Ford said. Widgets are essentially small browser windows that display information taken from the Internet on a user's desktop.

6 February 2006, 9:20

Photos: BitTorrent stars in new Opera 9

News Opera is pushing 'widgets', or small, easy-to-use Web applications, in its new release. The widgets pages feature a list of customisable gadgets from games to podcasts. Widgets can also be run outside the browser.

21 June 2006, 11:12

Widget security worries stalk Apple

News Although Apple Computer updated its latest OS this week to solve a security problem with widgets, worries persist that the small applications still pose a potentially serious risk. Widgets, or small programs that automatically install after...

23 May 2005, 10:18

Mac malware door creaks open

News Apple has been encouraging developers to create new widgets for Tiger's Dashboard -- a semi-transparent layer of everyday, often-used applications such as a calculator or currency converter that appears over the user's desktop -- but within days...

10 May 2005, 9:32

News.blog: Facebook to jump on the widget wagon?

News Last month, word began to circulate that Facebook was working on a deal to introduce third-party widgets (embeddable code containing external content like music or video) into its member profiles. A source close to the partnerships told CNET.co.uk...

22 May 2007, 10:28

Opera looks ahead to version 10

News Although a launch date for Opera 10 hasn't yet been set, Opera is hoping that the application will lure users away from Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 by building on Opera 9's use of small Web applications called widgets.

31 July 2006, 10:14

Facebook opens up to outside services

News Facebook announced on Thursday that the No 2 social-networking site is allowing software developers to create applications, or 'widgets', for Facebook users. He said that up until now, third-parties were allowed only to "drop some widgets" into a...

25 May 2007, 10:52

Apple widget checks cause concern

News Widgets are small software programs that provide Mac users with little bits of useful information, like the weather forecast or share prices. Dashboard Advisory looks at just widgets, not the rest of the operating system.

6 July 2006, 10:14

Nokia makes push for mobile TV and Web

News The company said on Monday that it will provide a set of tools for third-party developers for its Symbian Series 60 smart phone to create widgets for mobile phones. Widgets, which are lightweight Web applications, have been available on PCs for a...

17 April 2007, 11:18

Nokia releases Bluetooth's little brother

News On Tuesday Nokia also announced a Web-based service called WidSets, for installing widgets (small Web 2.0-oriented applications) on any Java MIDP 2.0-enabled handset. Users can drag and drop a selection of commercial or user-generated widgets onto...

4 October 2006, 11:14

Online poker most addictive Internet app

News The 'stickiest' app -- or the one used most frequently-- is Yahoo Widgets, with users on average accessing the app 37 times per month. Widgets are small desktop apps that enable users to do various things, such as check Wi-Fi signal strength or...

17 January 2007, 9:26

Opera releases beta of new browser

News The beta for Opera 9 will include six new features ranging from widgets, or small Web programs, to support for download technology BitTorrent to customisation of search engines. Opera on Thursday released a beta version of its free browser, Opera 9...

21 April 2006, 10:19

The curtain rises on Opera 9

News Other content-related features include widgets, or small Web programs, designed to help users organise their browsing preferences, play games or follow sports teams. Opera Software on Tuesday released the newest version of its popular browser...

21 June 2006, 11:49

Photos: Inside Windows Vista beta 2

News GadgetsWindows Vista launches with three default gadgets (like Mac widgets) on the far-right side of the desktop. Amid speculation that Microsoft might again fail in its own timetable for the successor to Windows XP, the software giant on Tuesday...

24 May 2006, 13:07

Apple's Mighty Mouse loses its tail

News And two additional sensor buttons on the side can be squeezed to reveal OS X's array of Dashboard widgets or another applications a user may choose. Apple has released a Bluetooth-powered wireless version of Mighty Mouse, the company's only...

26 July 2006, 10:53

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