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WebKit fracture puts a pinch on open-source browser efforts

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April 06, 2013

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WebKit fracture puts a pinch on open-source browser efforts

With Google concentrating on its own Blink, Apple is tightening the WebKit browser engine code base. That'll limit other projects seeking to customize the browser.

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Kwaga's AddMe aims to inject useful life into e-mail signatures

A new service from a French startup lets people embed a link in e-mail so recipients can more easily add contact information to their address books.

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Blink, Google's new Chrome browser engine, comes to life

The starting code base for what will become Chrome 28 is in place, and programmers are already updating it. Blink's birth was not without labor pains, though.

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Googlers exultant over launch of Blink browser engine

The WebKit browser engine no longer unites Google and Apple, and the Chrome team is clearly excited to be free to move on its own.

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Google parts ways with Apple over WebKit, launches Blink

Both Chrome and Safari will move faster when uncoupled from each other, Google argues. But it's not just about technology: Social issues also factored into the schism.

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Full-size photos arrive for real on Google+

Trying to keep its photo fans happy, Google now lets people upload full-resolution images to Google+. But big photos count against Google's 5GB free limit.

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Swiss Army knife gaming tablet

So versatile it can be a keyboard-and-mouse mini-PC, a TV game console, or a big-boned handheld.



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