Webkit

Opera takes over Skyfire Labs for its video optimisation software

Opera Software has announced that it has bought over Skyfire Labs, best known for creating the widely used Skyfire web browser for iOS and Android, for $155 million.

Opera celebrates 300mn users by embracing WebKit

Opera is throwing its hat into the battle of the browsers by finally ditching Presto in favour of WebKit, the software engine long known to power the likes of

Google Sync support for Windows Phone to stay till July 31

Contrary to its December announcement, Google did not shut down Google Sync yesterday—at least for devices running Windows Phone—and has...

Opera to launch Ice, a new browser for smartphones and tablets

Opera will be launching a new smartphone and tablet browser called Opera Ice in February...

Maps block on Windows Phone a product decision, will be lifted: Google

Google has said that blocking of Maps for Windows Phone was to ensure good user experience and was not because it was interfering deliberately with a rival...

Google Maps inaccessible on Windows Phone

The chasm between Google and Microsoft seems to have grown a little wider, and it seems Google has cut off Windows Phone users from Google Maps completely.

VisionMobile Report: Android Not a Very 'Open' Platform

One of the reasons for Android’s success is the belief that it’s an open operating system and people generally tend to like that.