 | | Chrome outpaced by Firefox | | With new beta versions out for Firefox and Google Chrome, we thought we'd see how things have changed when it comes to testing the speed of JavaScript, the programming language that powers many cutting-edge Web applications such as Gmail and Google Docs. The answer: both browsers made big strides, but Firefox beta still beats Chrome beta on one widely-used performance test. JavaScript powers many sophisticated Web sites and Web-based applications, endowing them with features such as drag-and-drop, pop-up dialog boxes. Faster JavaScript means companies such as Zoho, Google, and Yahoo can build more features into the Web applications and that users will find those applications easier to use.
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Posted by Caroline McCarthy
FriendFeed, that "social feed" aggregator that's ubiquitous among the Web 2.0 set, is just so charitable. Instead of forcing procrastinating office drones to hit the "refresh" button on their browsers to see what their friends are doing, it'll do it for them. Read more | | iGoogle attacked by giant widgets
Posted by Rafe Needleman
Google's personalized home page, iGoogle, is getting an update. Widgets on the page can support a new "canvas view," which expands the widget to the full iGoogle window. The new iGoogle also moves user navigation from tabs at the top of the page to a bar down the left side. Read more | | Yahoo rolls out social Web foundation
Posted by Dan Farber
Yahoo is beginning the transition to its new socially-enabled platform, laying the foundation for a "universal profile." The new profile page will allow users to make limited changes to their profiles, such as status updates, adding connections (friends in the social graph) from their Yahoo address book, and listing interests. Read more | | Foxmarks syncs browser passwords across PCs
Posted by Rafe Needleman
Foxmarks, which has been out for a while with a tool to synchronize bookmarks across browser installations, on Tuesday took its password sync feature out of beta. The product is a Firefox add-in that works seamlessly and behind the scenes. In its default configuration, every time you exit your Firefox browser, it sends updates of your bookmarks and passwords to a server. When you launch a session, it reads them in. Read more | | | | News from Twitter | | | Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey steps down
Posted by Caroline McCarthy
Twitter executives Jack Dorsey and Evan Williams are switching places. Williams will resume the helm of CEO from Dorsey, who will take over Williams' position as chairman of the board. Read more | | Twitter co-founder: We're fine
Posted by Rafe Needleman
CNET interviews Twitter exec Biz Stone. Bonus: Where he got the name. Read more | | | | | Stay informed on the tech topics that matter to you most |
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