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    03:02 PM

    In reply to Skyfire 1.5 Brings More Speed, Less Ugly
    Still doesn't recognize my accelerometer for switching to landscape mode. Otherwise, nice update.
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    12:58 PM

    In reply to Skyfire 1.5 Brings More Speed, Less Ugly
    Hopefully, this helps:

    I am using Skyfire 1.5 on my Sprint Touch Pro 2 while posting this comment.

    It took a little working around just to sign in to Giz but I was able to get on and stay on.

    IE Mobile and Opera Mobile do not work with Giz/Gawk like this edition of Skyfire.

    For now, I say 'thumbs up'.
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    01:21 PM

    @Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front: Hey Doc, dunno if you have tried signing into Giz on Opera Mini, but it works flawlessly on there. Also commenting from skyfire. I'm lucky enough to have not had any issues signing in on here.
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    Image of Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front
    01:28 PM

    @ninja in pajamas: I have tried with Opera Mobile 9.5 but the browser automatically goes to the mobile version of the site. When I went to the "Full Site", it never shows the 'login' link at all.

    This has been my experience using Opera Mobile. Is there a difference between Opera Mobile and Mini?
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    Image of ninja in pajamas ninja in pajamas
    07:25 PM

    @Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front: Also, mini tends to load pages much faster since the work is done on Operas end much like skyfire. It will still default to the mobile site, but generally has no major issues when you go to the full version.c
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11:55 AM

    In reply to Skyfire 1.5 Brings More Speed, Less Ugly
    soooo, for those not in the loop -- what platform is skyfire for?
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    Image of Davy Grolton Davy Grolton
    12:01 PM

    @Nick: Windows Mobile. I believe anything 6.1 and above.

    I had the beta on my moto Q back in the day, and it was wonderful.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    12:02 PM

    @Davy Grolton: yeah, i eventually clicked through. i didn't see a windows button on the handset pictured and thought maybe android.
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    Image of Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front
    01:21 PM

    @Davy Grolton: Not to be a detail-nazi but I believe that this download is compatible with WinMo 5.0 and higher for all those very, very late adopters.
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    Image of Davy Grolton Davy Grolton
    01:48 PM

    @Dr. Evil Genius has learned that MILF stands for Moro Islamic Liberation Front: Yup. Just checked. Available for WM 5.0 - 6.5. Also available for symbian S60 3rd edition.

    It's a terrific little browser. Definately worth it if you're running WM or S60.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/08/09

    In reply to Google Chrome for Mac and Linux: They're Here
    Alright, extensions page. Bring on the AdBlock-y goodness, and you might start to gain my attention.

    Currently trying out the Chrome beta build with the AdSweep extension. Looks pretty good so far. Still would prefer something official.

    Come on, Chrome. You've got the faintest of a chance here. Don't blow it.
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    Image of Pope_Zephyrinus Pope_Zephyrinus
    12/08/09

    @OCEntertainment: How did you get AdSweep to run on the OSX version? It seems that they turned off extensions for Mac and I haven't figured out how to turn them back on yet, still trying to figure that out. Maybe you can point me in the right direction.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/08/09

    @Pope_Zephyrinus: I should clarify, I'm running this on the Windows version. I believe the Mac version doesn't allow extensions just yet. I could be wrong. My Mactop is at home, so I haven't tried it out yet.
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    Image of Pope_Zephyrinus Pope_Zephyrinus
    12/08/09

    @OCEntertainment: Ok, yeah I have it running on my PC but I havn't gotten the extensions on the mac either.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    12/08/09

    In reply to Google Chrome for Mac and Linux: They're Here
    I've been waiting for this since Chrome launched but for some reason I'm just not excited. I actually feel bummed out about the whole thing.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/08/09

    In reply to Google Chrome for Mac and Linux: They're Here
    Unless I can block ads, I won't use Chrome. Firefox does what I want how I want it to.

    Sorry, but Google came a little late to the game.
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    Image of COCOViper COCOViper
    12/08/09

    @OMG! Ponies!:
    [mashable.com]

    Chrome may have been late to the game but it's seriously so much faster than Firefox...
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    Image of COCOViper COCOViper
    12/08/09

    @COCOViper:
    That link I provided was worthless- here you go:

    [adsweep.org]
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/08/09

    @COCOViper: And I don't like looking at ads. Chrome doesn't have AdBlock which is why I don't have Chrome.
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    Image of COCOViper COCOViper
    12/08/09

    @OMG! Ponies!:
    You do know I just provided you with a link to a Chrome Adblocker right?
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    Image of MrBangBam MrBangBam
    12/08/09

    In reply to Google Chrome for Mac and Linux: They're Here
    Just downloaded it. It's FREAKIN FAST <3.
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    12/08/09

    In reply to Google Chrome for Mac and Linux: They're Here
    Phew, I was wondering what to do with all this unused RAM. Now I can just leave Chrome running for an hour and problem solved... 4 GB gone.
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    Image of doomlordkazzak doomlordkazzak
    12/08/09

    @Hiphopopotamus: What do you mean by that?
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    Image of blash blash
    12/08/09

    @Hiphopopotamus: haha, funny.

    Unless you're just talking about the Mac version? Which is in beta? Because my version of Chrome on Vista is only taking about 80 MB RAM over here...
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    12/08/09

    @doomlordkazzak: Chrome runs each tab as a separate program... its speedy, but its a memory hog.

    [lifehacker.com]
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    12/08/09

    @blash: I've got 6 tabs open on XP and its using 340 MB
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    Image of doomlordkazzak doomlordkazzak
    12/08/09

    @Hiphopopotamus: oh ok so I should stick with firefox just like I would have anyways?
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    12/08/09

    @Hiphopopotamus: 4 tabs open in XP, 64 megs used.
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    12/08/09

    @doomlordkazzak: I personally prefer Chrome. There's a speed/memory trade-off, and I opted for speed.
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    Image of bagellord bagellord
    12/07/09

    In reply to Bolt 1.6 Lets You Ditch BlackBerry's Default Browser for Good
    I'm going to have to try this. In other news, can we get rid of the darn spammers that have been spamming us to go to ustradebuy or whatever it is?
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    Image of Crashproof Crashproof
    11/30/09

    In reply to Dolphin Browser Gives Droid the Multitouch It Should've Had From the Start
    If you do have Cyanogenmod, the browser already does multitouch zoom. And I agree, it's really not a big deal -- I always use the double-tap zoom toggle anyway. (I dislike the zoom buttons eating a part of screen real estate at semi-random moments.)
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    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    11/30/09

    In reply to Dolphin Browser Gives Droid the Multitouch It Should've Had From the Start
    Here's the direct link to the Android Market.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/30/09

    @DustyButt™: nice.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/30/09

    In reply to Dolphin Browser Gives Droid the Multitouch It Should've Had From the Start
    Because phones, like movie stars, are disappointing if you can't multitouch them.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/30/09

    @OCEntertainment: I dunno, I rarely lament the fact that I can't multitouch Courtney Love.
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    Image of Matthew Liang Chaboud Matthew Liang Chaboud
    11/30/09

    @Nathan Obbards:
    Is that what "resistive multi-touch" is?
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/30/09

    In reply to Google Chrome for Mac Beta's Gonna Be Missing a Lot of Stuff
    Google's payback for the whole Google Voice not-gonna-happen on the iphone thing...
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/30/09

    In reply to Google Chrome for Mac Beta's Gonna Be Missing a Lot of Stuff
    Dearest Apple, Inc.,

    You have about 10% market share, compete with us in other areas, and have a history of hardball tactics. Accordingly, we see no reason to devote an inordinate amount of our own capital in providing a product that would potentially benefit you.

    Simply put, we can afford to give you and yours the shaft.

    Kindly suck it.

    Google, Inc.

    P.s. - In case you were wondering how to suck it, we suggest that you suck it long and that you suck it hard.
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    Image of bagellord bagellord
    11/30/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: But do they need to suck it fast?
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    Image of wcbeard wcbeard
    11/30/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: how is Apple not benefitting from a crappy OSX Chrome since it just keeps more people using Safari.

    And I doubt that there are that many people who would switch from Windows to Mac simply on account of Chrome.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    11/30/09

    In reply to Google Chrome for Mac Beta's Gonna Be Missing a Lot of Stuff
    I'm tired of OSX not getting any love. Google is treating OSX worse than an abusive stepfather.
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    Image of mangs mangs
    11/30/09

    @Mikestan: it gets treated in line with its marketshare and importance to the company. Now that their CEO is no longer on Apple's board, they have no more reason to kiss their ass.
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    11/30/09

    @mangs: Umm wouldn't 7% or 8% market share be IMPORTANT to a company who is involved in a BROWSER WAR?

    And even when Eric Schmidt was on Apple's board OSX didn't have Chrome so that is irrelevant.

    Which leads me to believe that you sir are nothing but a Windows user.
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    Image of derilium derilium
    11/30/09

    @Mikestan: Apple started it. Where the fuck is my Google Voice on the iPhone?
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    11/30/09

    @derilium:We can point fingers all day long but the truth of the matter is that if your an OSX user you'll understand my frustration.
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    11/30/09

    @Mikestan: I bought a Mac a few months ago and ended up returning it. It seemed that all programs were watered down versions of their Windows counterparts.

    Like uTorrent(that I use for downloading OpenBSD, of course) was completely dumbed down - I felt like it was made for stay-at-home moms.
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    Image of superberg superberg
    11/30/09

    @derilium: Do we even know if that was really Apple's call? There's all sorts of litigation around Voice on the iPhone.

    Considering that one of the biggest people at Google sat on Apple's board until a few months ago, and Chrome has been in the works for well over a year, I doubt recent events had anything to do with this.

    Besides, I have to say that other than better memory/process management, Chrome isn't all that impressive. I'm still using Safari on the Mac and Firefox on Windows.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    11/30/09

    @MrMrazberry: You misunderstood what I said. I'm not frustrated with my OS just with Google not supporting my OS with their browser.

    Further more your "open source love" will always be the last to get supported.
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    Image of mangs mangs
    12/03/09

    @Mikestan: and you are nothing but an Apple user. So what? My comments have nothing to do with my choice of OS.
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    12/03/09

    @mangs: Did you read what you wrote before you clicked share?

    You dragged in market share into this not me.

    Don't you have a black screen to go deal with or whatever color it wants to be today.
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    Image of mangs mangs
    12/04/09

    @Mikestan: wow you're more ignorant than you originally let on. I prefer Windows and you prefer Mac. Let it go.
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    12/04/09

    @mangs: I just wanted to comment about lack of support for the OS of my choice. I can't seem to do that without someone throwing a comment about market share, usability, or the company who made the OS of my choice.

    I honestly don't care what OS you choose to use but if you can't handle jabs don't go throwing any in the first place.

    Not commenting on this post again.
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    12/04/09

    @Mikestan: usability is purely opinion. I can see why people prefer Mac, but personally I don't like their UI design. Market share is a factual figure that needs to be taken into account when discussing OS X because it is the primary limiting factor behind OS X's poor software support. The software support is not bad because it's a bad OS. Business is all about Return on Investment (ROI), so catering to a single digit market share can only be done for high margin items. That's why people bring up the market share arguments. If someone says "OS X usability sucks" as their argument, then they're an asshole. I think their UI design sucks, but that's my opinion; others are entitled to think usability in OS X is superior to Windows.

    Starting off your conversation with me by calling me "nothing but a Windows user" makes you sound like an elitist Mac asshole. I reacted accordingly, so don't go getting hurt when people sling insults back at you when you're the one who starts the trend. My original reply to you had no malice intended, just the fact of the matter, so your reply was certainly uncalled for.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    12/04/09

    @mangs: I don't consider myself a Mac elitist and I'm sorry if I may have came off as one.

    And being called "nothing but a Windows user" is not a bad thing nor is it a degrading remark. I simply figured you were a Windows user who was trolling so I stated it.

    Calling someone who you don't know ignorant is somewhat of an ignorant thing to do.

    If your original reply had no Malice then I'm sorry for anything I may have said to offend you.
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    12/05/09

    @Mikestan: duely noted
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