Posts tagged Tech

1. Browser Wars. Apple on Tuesday released Safari 4 beta, www.apple.com a new version of its browser for Mac OS X and Windows. This update brings a bunch of new features, including a flashy new Top Sites view, a completely redesigned Windows UI, and support for some impressive emerging Web standards. Ars separates the style from the substance. 2. Browser Wars.Has it already been four months since Firefox 3.0 shipped? Seems like only yesterday. It included exciting enhancements to make browsing the Internet faster and more convenient, including redesigns to the address bar, bookmarks and history, and zooming Web pages. Now, Firefox 3.1 beta 1 is out, with a new geolocation service, a new, faster, JavaScript engine, enhancements to the tab-switching, and further refinements to the address bar. It’s anticlimactic after the big Firefox 3.0 release — but then again, it’s only the first beta, and it’s only a dot-release. www.mozilla.com 2. Nintendo dsi. www.nintendodsi.com During their Fall Press Conference today, Nintendo have – as expected – announced a new version of the Nintendo DS. Called the Nintendo DSi, it eschews the GBA slot (boo!) in favour of a slight downsizing (it’s a little thinner) and a range of improvements. The handheld’s screens have been enlarged, and will now be 17% bigger (at 3.25 inches) than those found on the DS Lite. As for the rumoured additions, both have proven to be correct, with “audio enhancements” made to the handheld, while it will also now …