Windows 8 lets users decide which IE opens links
Windows 8 users will be able to set which version of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) automatically opens Web pages when links are clicked, Microsoft said Monday.
The new operating system features dual and dueling editions of IE10, one for the traditional desktop and another designed specifically for the touch-first, tile-based Metro user interface (UI).
By default, links clicked in the Metro environment open in that UI's IE10, while links clicked from within a program running on the desktop render in the conventional browser.
The two browsers rely on the same engine, but they're not twins by any stretch. Read more...
Google’s Instant Pages aims to accelerate search process
In an effort to accelerate the rendering of Web pages in users' computers, Google has developed a search feature that predictively preloads pages before users click on result links.
The feature, called Instant Pages, will be rolled out as a beta test for Chrome browser users in the coming week, said Amit Singhal, a Google fellow, in the company's Inside Search event on Tuesday, which was held in San Francisco and webcast.
Along with the existing Google Instant feature, which lets Google predict search results before users complete a query term, Instant Pages shaves off between 4 and 10 seconds from the search process, he said. Read more...