Portable software

How CommonLook's Expertise Helps Google With PDF Accessibility

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

ARLINGTON, Va., July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Two years ago, Google reached out to CommonLook because of our expertise in PDF accessibility.

Key Points: 
  • ARLINGTON, Va., July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Two years ago, Google reached out to CommonLook because of our expertise in PDF accessibility.
  • "At the time, we recognized the potential impact on PDF accessibility due to the massive number of Chrome users around the world."
  • Google used CommonLook's PDF Validator and consulted with CommonLook to ensure their PDF accessibility plan was going to provide the biggest impact.
  • After significant progress, Chrome is rolling out this feature to all users every time they generate a PDF from Chrome.

CRU: How Foreign Exchange Movements Have Affected the Chrome Market

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

This Insight will examine what fluctuations in foreign exchange rates (FX) mean for the chrome market.

Key Points: 
  • This Insight will examine what fluctuations in foreign exchange rates (FX) mean for the chrome market.
  • However, as COVID-19 spread globally, the impact of the pandemic on South Africa was evident, and the rand weakened further.
  • In 2019, South Africa supplied 12.5 Mt of chrome ore to China or 80% of all Chinese chrome ore imports.
  • Lockdown measures in key chrome ore producing regions has squeezed supply out of the market.

CRU: How Foreign Exchange Movements Have Affected the Chrome Market

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, July 14, 2020

This Insight will examine what fluctuations in foreign exchange rates (FX) mean for the chrome market.

Key Points: 
  • This Insight will examine what fluctuations in foreign exchange rates (FX) mean for the chrome market.
  • However, as COVID-19 spread globally, the impact of the pandemic on South Africa was evident, and the rand weakened further.
  • In 2019, South Africa supplied 12.5 Mt of chrome ore to China or 80% of all Chinese chrome ore imports.
  • Lockdown measures in key chrome ore producing regions has squeezed supply out of the market.

Hacker Noon Releases the Tech Stories Tab in the Google Chrome Web Store

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Give yourself the gift of good tech storytelling: be the first to know everytime a new featured post is published on the world's greenest indie tech site.

Key Points: 
  • Give yourself the gift of good tech storytelling: be the first to know everytime a new featured post is published on the world's greenest indie tech site.
  • Founded in 2016, Hacker Noon is an independent technology publishing platform run by David Smooke and Linh Smooke.
  • You can find apps, extensions, and browser themes for the Google Chrome browser in the Chrome Web Store.
  • If you have trouble with an app, close its tab, and you can easily find and open the app using app launcher.

Opera adds built-in Twitter to its desktop browser

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

OSLO, Norway, June 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Norwegian browser maker Opera [NASDAQ: OPRA] becomes the first major browser to add built-in Twitter in the sidebar.

Key Points: 
  • OSLO, Norway, June 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Norwegian browser maker Opera [NASDAQ: OPRA] becomes the first major browser to add built-in Twitter in the sidebar.
  • In version 69 of the Opera browser for desktop, Twitter fans can get the best possible experience on their desktop computers.
  • The Opera browser specializes in providing unique features not typically found in other browsers.
  • Twitter users think it should be easier to access Twitter on their PCs and we agree: we have tweaked Opera to make it the perfect browser for them, said Maciej Kocemba, product director at Opera.

Maxthon 6: The Browser for the Next Generation Internet Built on Bitcoin SV (BSV)

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Monday, June 22, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxthon ,the global Internet browser company, has released the beta version of its Maxthon 6 browser, providing blockchain-based tools to change the way the Internet is used.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxthon ,the global Internet browser company, has released the beta version of its Maxthon 6 browser, providing blockchain-based tools to change the way the Internet is used.
  • This new Internet, and the Maxthon 6 browser, is only possible using the Bitcoin SV (BSV) blockchain.
  • The new Maxthon 6 is designed to be a full featured browser.
  • It combines unique features of the popular Maxthon 5browser, and the best features of Google's open source Chromium project.

Maxthon 6: The Browser for the Next Generation Internet Built on Bitcoin SV (BSV)

Retrieved on: 
Monday, June 22, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxthon ,the global Internet browser company, has released the beta version of its Maxthon 6 browser, providing blockchain-based tools to change the way the Internet is used.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxthon ,the global Internet browser company, has released the beta version of its Maxthon 6 browser, providing blockchain-based tools to change the way the Internet is used.
  • This new Internet, and the Maxthon 6 browser, is only possible using the Bitcoin SV (BSV) blockchain.
  • The new Maxthon 6 is designed to be a full featured browser.
  • It combines unique features of the popular Maxthon 5browser, and the best features of Google's open source Chromium project.

World’s First Gaming Browser, Opera GX, Adds Built-in Discord Support and Other Features in Major Birthday Release

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Friday, June 19, 2020

OSLO, Norway, June 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opera GX, the worlds first gaming browser, is introducing new features including Discord support and a Hot tabs killer.

Key Points: 
  • OSLO, Norway, June 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opera GX, the worlds first gaming browser, is introducing new features including Discord support and a Hot tabs killer.
  • The browser has many useful features including Twitch integration, as well as CPU, RAM and network bandwidth limiters.
  • Today, Opera GX is getting a major birthday update which introduces built-in Discord support, as well as the Hot Tabs Killer feature, which lets gamers see which tabs are overwhelming their computer and easily close them.
  • With this step, Opera GX is not only integrating the feature but also entering the Discord community to discuss the browser as well as gaming with its fans.

Unstoppable Domains Announces Its First Batch of .Crypto Blogs on the Decentralized Internet

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Thursday, June 11, 2020

Bloggers can use their .crypto domains to launch a blog and host plain text, images, video and audio files, just as they would through a .com.

Key Points: 
  • Bloggers can use their .crypto domains to launch a blog and host plain text, images, video and audio files, just as they would through a .com.
  • Unstoppable Domains is offering a way for people to say what they want online without being silenced.
  • Unstoppable Domains recently launched a Google Chrome extension to thousands of users to deliver censorship-resistant websites and an integration with Opera Browser .
  • To date, thousands of websites have been launched to the decentralized web, and Unstoppable Domains has registered over 200,000 domains.

Opera News sets a new record with 200 million users

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020

said Song Lin, COO of Opera.

Key Points: 
  • said Song Lin, COO of Opera.
  • This makes Opera News a unique platform relevant on each of the markets it is present in.
  • Operas browsers, news products and fintech solutions are the trusted choice of more than 360 million people worldwide.
  • Opera is headquartered in Oslo, Norway and listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange (OPRA).