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GO Dev Team Enters The Android Web Browser Arena With Next Browser

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Even if you aren't much of an Android fan, you might still have heard the name GO, which has long been rocking the Android ecosystem. No, it’s not a phone or a tablet, nor a pair of stylish headphones. In the Android world, the name GO is associated with a feature-laden launcher, a beautiful weather app, an exceptionally great SMS app, and loads of other great tools that are created by the super-talented GO Dev Team. Keeping their tradition, the folks behind the ever-popular GO Launcher have released a fascinating new app called Next Browser for Android. If you’re wondering why’d you need yet another browser when the likes of Opera, Chrome and Dolphin are already available for the platform, then we must tell you that Next Browser has what it takes to be in the same league as these names, packing in a plethora of features such as speed dial, an awesome Next View feature to find and explore interesting content, voice search, browser extensions support, bookmarks synchronization and more. Read More

Webnote Is An iPad Web Browser With Gesture-Based Text & Media Sharing

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Services like Pocket and Instapaper have already popularized the concept of bookmarking material on the go in order to read the content later when offline. You can even integrate these services with your iPhone’s web browser if you have a jailbroken device. Webnote, however, is more than just a way of highlighting and bookmarking content for offline reading. This iPad browser lets you use gestures to easily save videos, photos or text to your device, while also providing you with an easy way to share this content with your Facebook and Twitter friends. Webnote is among the most social web browsers we have seen in a long time, and it even lets you follow other users and see the content they have bookmarked. Read More

SlimBoat Is A Fast, Cross-Platform Web Browser With Several Built-In Tools

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Firefox and Chrome have apparently become everyone’s favorite web browsers, thanks to their extensive add-ons/extensions support, excellent UI and countless features. Microsoft has also improved its browser in Internet Explorer 10 that was first shipped with Windows 8 and got released for Windows 7 as a stable build today. Though there are many other web browsers out there as well that are simply overlooked by most of us due our usual hesitation of making a switch to a different one. If you want to try out something different for a change, give SlimBoat a shot. It’s a free web browser for Windows that comes packed with plenty of features out of the box. Read More

UC BrowserHD: The Best Modern UI Web Browser For Windows 8 & RT So Far

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Ever since I got my Surface tablet, I’ve yet to come cross a decent web browser on Windows Store. Even though Microsoft has bundled Internet Explorer with both Windows 8 and RT, it doesn’t stand a chance against the likes of Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome, both of which have yet to bring their Modern UI apps to the Store. Browsing through Windows Store to fight back my hard luck, I stumbled upon UC BrowserHD and couldn’t wait to give it a try. Already a big name on Android and other mobile platforms, UC BrowserHD does full justice to the Modern UI, and boasts a myriad of features that would leave anyone impressed, including smooth web browsing, bookmark syncing to the cloud, multi-tab support for simultaneous browsing, and an interesting speed dial feature to quickly access your favorite websites. Read More

Dolphin Browser Adds Remote Sync With Desktop Browsers & WiFi Sharing

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Dolphin Browser might be one of the most popular web browsers for Android and iOS, but it has been lacking in some much-needed features like remote content syncing with desktop browsers and better page sharing capabilities that most rival mobile browsers have been offering for quite some time now. However, things seem to have taken a turn for good as the latest update of this crowd-favorite Android and iOS web browser addresses exactly these shortcomings. Dolphin Browser now supports 1-tap sharing of favorite pages to Facebook or Twitter. You can also clip your favorite web content to save in your Evernote account or Box cloud storage. The Dolphin Browser web extensions for Chrome, Safari and Firefox allow you to instantly push tabs, images, texts and other content from desktop to mobile, and vice versa. In addition, you can also sync your tabs, passwords, history & bookmarks across all your devices, including desktop browsers. Last but not the least, the update brings a ‘Wi-Fi Broadcast’ feature to let you share favorite webpages with nearby Dolphin users with utmost ease. Read More

The Fast, Powerful Baidu Browser For Android Comes To The Play Store

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Back in September, Baidu – the leading Chinese web services provider – announced its own Android web browser called Baidu Explorer that claimed to be faster than most of its competitors, courtesy its new and powerful T5 engine. When pitted against the likes of Chrome, Firefox and Opera in terms of better HTML5 and Javascript support, the browser did impress with relatively high scores. Apart from faring considerably well in various benchmark tests, the app boasts quite a few nifty features that are considered to be a hallmark of a quality mobile web browser. Until now, only the APK of Baidu Explorer was available to users from the official Baidu forums, but the company has finally released the browser to Google Play Store by the name of Baidu Browser. Past the break, we shall take a look at the various goodies offered by this brainchild of the renowned Chinese search engine. Read More

Rockmelt Updated With iPhone Support & New Navigation Gestures

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Rockmelt might appear to be in the general category of web browsers for iOS, but anyone who has ever used it can testify that the app is quite different from other apps of that genre. Rockmelt combines social networking with web browsing, and adds a nice touch of gestures to the whole mix. If you are an iPhone or iPod touch user but still haven’t heard of the app, it’s probably due to the fact that Rockmelt has been iPad-exclusive ever since it was released in the App Store. Now however, Rockmelt has arrived for iPhone and iPod touch, with an interface that will really make you fall in love with the app. A few new gestures have been added to the mix as well that allow you to easily like or unlike web pages with a flick of your finger. Read More

Download Any File Or Media Stream On Windows Phone With GetThemAll

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Before WP8 came out, a lot of people weren't fans of Windows Phone because it was a little too restrictive compared to its predecessor Windows Mobile, or Android.. There was no easy way of sharing media, external memory was not supported and Internet Explorer couldn't download most file types. The latest refresh of Microsoft’s mobile platform has addressed file sharing and external memory issues, but it is still not possible to download most file types while browsing on your phone. That’s why the release of GetThemAll is good news for all Windows Phone users. This new web browser for Mango and WP8 has some comprehensive download capabilities. You can use it to grab HD videos, audio, images and other HTML5 content from any website. The app has a great download manager that lets users create folders for keeping data easily accessible. Read More

Maxthon Cloud Browser Boasts New UI, Cross-Platform Sync & Sharing

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We already have several options when it comes to feature-rich and visually attractive cross-platform web browsers, and the newest addition to the list is Maxthon Cloud Browser – Maxthon’s freshest attempt to compete with the likes of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and other major players in the industry. Just released for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS, Maxthon Cloud Browser v4.2 introduces plenty of cloud syncing options for its desktop and mobile clients to offer users a seamless and unified web browsing experience across their various devices. Besides a complete interface overhaul, the app brings the option to remotely push URLs, photos, text, tabs and downloads to your dedicated Maxthon Cloud as well as other devices connected to your home network. The app’s stern integration with its dedicated cloud service ensures that you can access your personal data, browsing sessions and downloads regardless of the platform you’re currently using, whether you’re at home, in office or in transit. Read More

[Giveaway] PDF PROvider For iPad: Convert Photos, Webpages & Documents To PDF Documents

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Most professional documents are stored as PDF files, because of the fact that the chances of accidentally altering the text and other content of the file are really slim. An iPad is used by a lot of people for business purposes, and that makes PDF files and iPad a good combination. Maybe that is why there are a lot of iOS apps dealing with PDFs, and most of them are really popular with iPad users. Despite all the competition from similar apps, PDF PROvider is surely among the most comprehensive PDF-related apps for the iPad. The app lets its users create PDF files out of webpages, images, maps and Dropbox documents. Not only is it a good PDF converter, it is also perfect for viewing PDFs, as the viewer in PDF PROvider lets you add annotations, stamps, text and illustrations to files. In addition to all that, PDF PROvider has the option to append existing files with content from sources you find at a later time. Read More

Opacity: A Clear-Inspired Gesture-Based Web Browser For iPhone

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There was a time when iOS users preferred apps that were loaded to the brim with features and little novelties. Things have changed drastically now, however, making elegance and simplicity the most sought-after qualities in iPhone apps. No one likes having to tinker with an app’s complex options just to create a reminder, and the success of apps like Clear is a testament to the ascendency of uncomplicated apps. Opacity Browser is an iPhone app that takes a leaf out of Clear’s book, and has come up with the simplest web browsing solution for iOS. There are a lot of good web browsers available for the platform (even Mobile Safari isn’t too bad), but Opacity is sure to attract a considerable fan-following of its own due to the fact that while using the app you won’t ever stop to admire the browser’s nice status bar, or the way it saves bookmarks, because none of these features exist in Opacity. The app will let you search Google and open websites quickly, and that, too, through the use of gestures! You won’t find any bells and whistles in this web browser, so let's see what's there on offer. Read More

Floating Browser Flux! Is A Free Multi-Window Web Browser For Android

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Even since its inception, the concept of floating and multi-window supported apps on Android smartphones and tablets has shown tremendous potential. With the previously reviewed apps, like AirCalc, Super Video and several other candidates belonging to said genre, we have seen the advantage and convenience of being able to instantly recall, maneuver and work with your favorite floating apps anywhere within the entire OS, without interrupting your interaction with the currently opened app. What if you were to simultaneously browse multiple websites through different browser windows on your Android in the same way? You guessed it right; we’re talking about a ‘floating browser’. Although there have been several attempts at providing Android users with a fully functional multi-windowed browser, we were yet to come across a solution that doesn’t cost you a dime. From the makers of the aforementioned Super Video app comes Floating Browser Flux!, a free, feature-rich and fully floating Android browser that lets you play around with as many as 10 different browser windows at a time! Read More

Sleipnir Linker: Push Content & Associated Actions From Desktop Browser To Android

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Fenrir Inc., the team behind the cross-platform Sleipnir Browser for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, have just launched the latest version of their desktop browser that helps users instantly share content from computers to their mobile devices devices with ease. Regardless of whether or not you’re already a fan of the browser’s slick features, which include automatic grouping of tabs by domain, enhanced support for HTML 5, JavaScript and CSS 3 content, stern integration with a slew of web apps, smart sharing, cloud support et al, you’re going to appreciate its support to allow you to instantly push URLs, addresses and phone numbers etc, to your mobile device, so that you’re never required to re-search for the desired content while on the move. Better yet, you don’t even need to sift through multiple screens, or scour bookmarked content in order to interact with shared content. Instead, all you need to do is push, say, a phone number from the computer, and it will be automatically dialed on your phone. From the smartphone’s perspective, all this is made possible with the help of Sleipnir Linker – an Android and iOS (to be released) app that caches whatever content you share from your computer via Sleipnir Browser, and lets you interact with it accordingly. Read More

Is Firefox 14 Really Worth Replacing Your Existing Android Browser? [Review]

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Mozilla Firefox, along with Google Chrome, enjoys the distinction of being one of the most widely used desktop browsers. However, when discussing some of the best web browsers for smartphones and tablets, while Chrome for Android and Dolphin Browser HD are deemed as outright winners by most, Mozilla’s offering doesn’t cut the mustard for even hardcore Firefox fans. Despite living under the beta tag and receiving constant upgrades for quite some time now, the Android variant of Firefox has been a far cry as compared to its desktop counterpart. Things, however, started changing drastically with the last few updates, and with Firefox 14.0 now finally hitting the Play Store (after shedding the beta tag), Android users have been introduced to arguably the fastest, most feature-filled and elegant offering - at least by Mozilla’s standards. Read More

AVG Family Safety For WP7 Released; Censors Inappropriate Web Content & Ensures Safe Browsing

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The rather strong presence of Internet Explorer as the stock browser in Windows Phone 7 has made sure that no other web browser app gains too much popularity in the Marketplace. It’s not that IE is the perfect browser for your Mango phone (it doesn’t even have private browsing), but most people are content with the convenience and efficiency it brings to WP7. AVG Family Safety is a new app (by AVG, the antivirus guys) that aims to go one step ahead of IE by offering the option to control content that can be browsed on your Windows Phone. If you are using the AVG PC suite, you can block any website on your phone (the WP7 app requires the same credentials as the PC variant), and in addition to that, the app also alerts users if there is malware on any website you visit. AVG Family Safety might be lacking some of IE’s flashiness, but it certainly does provide you with a more secure way of browsing the web. The app can be extremely useful for people whose children use their phone for surfing the net. Read on if you think AVG Family Safety can be of use to you. Read More

Dolphin Browser HD v8.2 Adds Bookmark Gestures, Customization & UI Improvements [Android]

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Dolphin Browser HD, the favorite web browser of many iOS and Android users, has been among the few apps that have been consistently improving with each and every update. Living up to its reputation, one of the most downloaded Android browsers has just gotten even better with the latest update. The update sees the version count progresses to 8.2, and with that, Dolphin HD users are introduced to several other handy features, including the option to launch bookmarks through custom gestures, load images over Wi-Fi only, launch directly to the last closed tab, disable the Add-ons and/or the Bookmarks sidebar(s), and several routine performance improvements. That’s not all; the brand new progress bar (upon loading websites) and subtle animations upon opening and closing tabs brings some much-needed eye candy as well. Details to follow. Read More

6 New Features In Firefox 13 That You Should Know About

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Firefox 13 is out as we announced just two days ago, and is, by far, one of the most feature rich releases that Mozilla has rolled out since it went on a rapid release channel. Many of its previous versions didn’t really enjoy as much love as the old ones, with users adamantly sticking to Firefox 3, 3.5 and 4. The new version, however, is not only faster (seriously, it’s noticeably faster), but also has cosmetic changes that most end users had been looking for. Additionally, developers have been given serious attention, as always. The new release seems to pack something for just about everyone, and here are the top 6 features you should know about. Read More

jigbrowser+: Android Web Browser With Tabs, Web Clips, Notes & More

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When it comes to web browsers for Android, users have plenty of alternatives to choose from. While Chrome for Android, Dolphin Browser HD and Opera Mobile are considered as the leaders in this regard, there are several other names like UC Web Browser, Boat Browser, Web Browser ESP et al, which impress with their unique set of features. The latest to join the club is jigbrowser+, a free Android web browser that enhances your browsing experience through its elegant layout, compact menus, subtle animations and several user-friendly features. The list of supported features is quite long, but the most noteworthy ones are undoubtedly the tabbed browsing, web clipping, built-in image viewer and downloader, smart sharing, convenient bookmarking, note taking and multiple search engine integration. We look at the app in detail past the break. Read More

Yahoo! Axis Web Browser For iOS Displays Search Results Within Websites, Syncs Desktop Bookmarks

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Safari undoubtedly remains the most popular iOS web browser, despite the presence of some pretty good alternatives in the App Store. There are no official Chrome or Firefox clients for iPhone and iPad, but in a surprising move, Yahoo! has joined the ranks of iOS web browsers! The new Yahoo! Axis app has been released today, and comes with some pretty decent features. Yahoo! Axis is supplemented by web extensions for all major desktop browsers, and the app uses those extensions to sync your desktop bookmarks and read-it-later lists automatically across all your devices. Another innovative feature offered by Axis is its way of displaying search results. The browser makes sure that you don’t have to navigate away from the current webpage in order to view search results, made possible by the availability of a standalone search section within the app. Read on to know more about this sleek web browser for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Read More

Web Browser ESP: Simultaneously Browse Multiple Websites On Android

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New to the Google Play Store, Web Browser ESP is an innovative Android web browser that lets users simultaneously explore multiple websites; all on the same screen. To achieve said purpose, the app lets you open as many individual panels on its homescreen interface as you prefer. Each panel serves as a separate browser window that you can avail to access and browse your favorite website. Apart from said feature, the app also boasts a few additional options that further enhance your web browsing experience on Android, especially if you own a tablet. For instance, you can keep adding new panels horizontally and/or vertically to explore various webpages as per their respective page dimensions. Then there is the option to expand, shrink and re-position a specific panel on the screen as per requirement. Each panel supports the conventional pinch-to-zoom gesture to allow you to zoom in/out of webpages conveniently. That’s not all; you can also bookmark your favorite webpages on the go. Don’t want to clutter your screen with too many ‘panels’? No worries. Although the app does not support the tabbed browsing feature, it lets you add multiple ‘sliding’ panels alongside the currently opened panel. Each sliding panel can be used to open a desired website. Swiping left/right from the edges of a sliding panel helps you easily switch between various slides (browser windows). Read More