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There was a time when many thought the browser wars were over. Thankfully, that was not the case. Thanks to the resurgence of Mozilla and Firefox earlier in the decade, computer users today have an extensive list of browsers to choose from. Several of the bigger names in the browser world have spent time focusing on delivering their product to multiple operating systems. http://web.appstorm.net/roundups/browsers/the-ultimate-list-of-browsers/

The Ultimate List of Browsers

Google Chrome Blog

http://chrome.blogspot.com/ On December 9, 1968, Douglas Engelbart rocked the computing world with The Mother of All Demos . One of the many advancements Engelbart discussed was the creation of a simple, intuitive pointing device that would allow you to manipulate a cursor on a screen with the movement of your hand. The world met the mouse .
http://chrome.blogspot.com/2011/06/chromebooks-now-available-for-sale.html#links

Chromebooks now available for sale

Last month we unveiled the first Chromebooks from our partners, Samsung and Acer. Chromebooks were built and optimized for the web to give you a faster, simpler and more secure experience without the headaches of traditional computers.
A little less than two years ago we set out to make computers much better . Today, we’re announcing the first Chromebooks from our partners, Samsung and Acer. http://chrome.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-kind-of-computer-chromebook.html#links

Chromebook

What if a waiter handed you your meal, hot and fresh, the instant you ordered it? What if the elevator doors opened onto the eighth floor the instant you pressed the eighth floor button in the lobby? What if a web page appeared in your browser, loaded in its entirety, the instant you clicked on a search result? http://chrome.blogspot.com/2011/06/faster-than-fast.html#links

Faster than fast

The Mozilla Blog | News, notes and ramblings from the Mozilla project

We are excited to officially kick off the start of the Firefox Flicks video competition with the announcement of our judging panel and prizes. With the Firefox Flicks competition, we are encouraging aspiring filmmakers, animators and creatives from around the world to produce and submit short films that promote and educate users about the issues that affect their online lives such as privacy and security, and also raise awareness about what makes Firefox and Mozilla unique. Individuals or teams that submit an entry will not only have their work judged by Hollywood filmmakers, actors and executives, they will also have the chance for their work to be seen by millions of people around the world and be entered to win cash prizes that can used to pay their tuition, buy equipment, or fund their next creative project. http://blog.mozilla.org/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/?browse=featured

Add-ons for Firefox

FoxyProxy is an advanced proxy management tool that completely replaces Firefox's limited proxying capabilities. It offers more features than SwitchProxy, ProxyButton, QuickProxy, xyzproxy, ProxyTex, TorButton, etc.
http://www.20thingsilearned.com/en-US Brian Rakowski, Ian Fette, Chris DiBona, Alex Russell, Erik Kay, Jim Roskind, Mike Belshe, Dimitri Glazkov, Henry Bridge, Gregor Hochmuth, Jeffrey Chang, Mark Larson, Aaron Boodman, Wieland Holfelder, Jochen Eisinger, Bernhard Bauer, Adam Barth, Cory Ferreria, Erik Arvidsson, John Abd-Malek, Carlos Pizano, Justin Schuh, Wan-Teh Chang, Vangelis Kokkevis, Mike Jazayeri, Brad Chen, Darin Fisher, Johanna Wittig, Maxim Lobanov, Marion Fabing Nicolas, Jana Vorechovska, Daniele De Santis, Laura van Nigtevegt, Wojtek Cyprys, Dudley Carr, Richard Rabbat, Ji Lee, Glen Murphy, Valdean Klump, Aaron Koblin, Paul Irish, John Fu, Chris Wright, Sarah Nahm, Christos Apartoglou, Meredith Papp, Eric Antonow, Eitan Bencuya, Jay Nancarrow, Ben Lee, Gina Weakley, Linus Upson, Sundar Pichai & The Google Chrome Team

20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web