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Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Alternative web browser Opera announced yesterday that they’ll be undergoing a bit of heart surgery, transferring from their existing rendering engine—Presto— to the widely popular WebKit. The company also proudly claimed that there are now 300 million people using Opera these days, an impressive feat for the browser that many main stream users likely aren’t aware of. Those common every day consumers who do use Opera...

NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- We are navigating the ancient, but civilized European landscape in order to reach and cross the arduous and austere African Continent so that we can bring hope to the hopeless, healing to the broken, and motivate others to dream, to believe, and to do. We will travel overland, in a 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser, which will be modified and upgraded to handle the demands of the harsh environment. The goal is to stimulate interest in the charity...

LONDON, February 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Over a hundred people have contacted the law firm that has launched a landmark privacy case against Google, declaring their wish to join the action in the English courts after the internet giant circumvented the security settings on Apple's Safari browser which allowed it to track online usage covertly. Less than a week after it was launched in the UK, 106 people have asked the law firm, Olswang, to bring a case on their behalf....

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Google is looking for someone to hack their Chrome OS, and are willing to pay big bucks if anyone is able to do so. According to a company blog post, Google will be hosting their third annual “Pwnium” hacking competition in Vancouver, B.C. in March. Here, hackers will be asked to locate and demonstrate any critical security vulnerabilities in their software. Armed with a Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook, those hackers who...

LONDON, January 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of internet users has launched a landmark privacy case against Google for undermining the security settings on Apple's Safari browser to track online usage covertly. In the first case of its kind in the UK, a number of people with concerns about Google's behaviour have decided to take action and are forming a campaigning group called Safari Users Against Google's Secret Tracking. They have instructed the law firm,...

LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America, Inc. today announced that 105 Epson-branded printers worldwide support AirPrint. AirPrint makes it simple to print emails, photos, web pages, and documents directly from iPad, iPhone or iPod touch without having to connect software, drivers or cables. AirPrint support is an important part of Epson's commitment to make mobile printing more convenient and productive. (Logo:...

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxthon, a global software company that develops state-of-the-art web browsers, announces its selection as the best alternative to Safari for iPads and iPhones by Tom's Hardware. According to the review: "Maxthon is really the only third-party iOS browser that stands out." The full review is available at http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ios-web-browser-safari,3326.html. The review further notes: "Maxthon manages to beat out Apple's own...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online When Apple released iOS 6 last month, the Internet blew a collective gasket over their first attempt at mapping. Roads were melted, airports were invented, and large areas were sent back to the pre-war black and white days. Many began to beg, to plead, to insist that Google release their own iOS-ready version of maps and bring them back to the good old days of the Apple-Google partnership. However, it seems as if Google isn’t in...

SEATTLE, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Adventure-seekers can cure their wanderlust by taking one of REI Adventures' 16 new trips for 2013. Highlights of the travel leader's new trips include adventures through Africa's exceptional landscapes, plush signature camps in Bryce and Zion, escapes to lands "down under," and family getaways to Greece. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121015/SF93527) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120306/SF65403LOGO) Explore...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online It’s difficult to imagine Google was caught off guard when Apple announced they were taking their Maps matters into their own hands with iOS 6. Apple even acknowledged they were working on a “crowd-sourced traffic database” in April of 2011, not to mention the strategic moves the iPhone maker had been making since then. So, for whatever reason, Google didn’t have their own iOS-ready version of maps whenever Apple finally...