Javascript
Today in Tech: Adobe embraces HTML5
August 2, 2011: 3:30 AM ETFortune's curated selection of the day's most newsworthy tech stories from all over the Web. Sign up to get the newsletter delivered to you every day.
* Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky issued an unconditional apology to an Airbnb host whose apartment was reportedly trashed and robbed. In addition, the company is also issuing a $50,000 guarantee against damages to hosts. The "Airbnb Guarantee" will apply to reservations starting August 15 but also retroactively cover prior damages, too. (Airbnb via TechCrunch)
* Apple revealed the price points for its upcoming iCloud service. Users will receive 5 gigabytes for free, and if they want more storage they'll find three options: $20 a year for 10 gigabytes, $40 a year for 20 GB, and $100 a year for 50 GB. (9 to 5 Mac)
* Adobe unveiled Adobe Edge, new software that will let Web designers fashion online content with HTML5, JavaScript and CSS in lieu of Flash. (The New York Times)
* Twitter confirmed it's received "significant" new venture funding -- a reported $800 million -- from investors like DST Global of Russia that values the social network at roughly $8 billion. (All Things D)
* How online firms are turning to celebrities like Justin Timberlake to create buzz and boost traffic. (Wall Street Journal)
* Android now accounts for 48% of the global smartphone market, ranking as the number one platform in 35 out of 56 countries tracked by research firm Canalys. (In comparison, Canalys reports the iPhone trails with a 19% market share.) (Reuters)
Don't miss the latest tech news. Sign up now to get Today in Tech emailed to you each and every morning.
-
Chrome Crankshaft Javascript engine scores fluctuate
How fast is fast?
Google (GOOG) advertised its new Crankshaft Javascript rendering engine as 50% faster than the current version of its browser yesterday. Computerworld did some testing and found out that Google was right...when tested on their own V8 testing platform.
Chrome's "canary" build -- the least stable and most advanced version of the browser -- was 40.5% faster than the "dev" edition and 43.5% faster than the current "stable" version.
It also MORE
Seth Weintraub - Dec 8, 2010 6:03 PM ET -
Google: Chrome Browser has 120M active users
The browser's adoption growth is exceeding all other browsers.
We're following Google Chrome event live at YouTube. Starting things off, Sundar Pichai, VP, Product Management at Google is giving us market share numbers. Google (GOOG) announced 70 million users at Google I/O in May. Today they are almost double that, at 120 million active users (which they say is conservative). That comes out to 300% growth since January of this year.
NetApplications has shown MORE
Seth Weintraub - Dec 7, 2010 1:41 PM ET -
Game on, job seekers!
The professional social network GILD wants users to find jobs and have fun and win prizes while they're at it. Can gamification work for something as big as finding a job?
For the country's 9.6% unemployed, jobs remain elusive. The traditional tools available -- headhunters, temp agencies, referrals, even LinkedIn -- can sometimes be more tiresome than helpful. Hopeful job seekers can walk away even more frustrated at the end of MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Nov 11, 2010 3:00 AM ETPosted in: employment, iPad, iPod, Javascript, LinkedIn, PayPal, social network, Software engineering -
Today in Tech: News around the Web
A round-up of the companies, deals, and trends that made headlines.
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits below.
Early reviews of The Social Network, director David Fincher and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of Ben Mezrich's The MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Sep 22, 2010 7:00 AM ETPosted in: Activision Blizzard, Adobe, AOL, eBay, Javascript, MetroPCS, Oracle, Patch, Research in Motion, RIM, The Accidental Billionaire, The Social Network, Twitter -
Chrome: Faster than a speeding potato
Google tests its Chrome browser upgrade against a litany of zany speed trials. Long story short: It is fast.
There are a lot of different ways to tests a browsers speed. Webkit's Sunspider is a pretty good way to check the speed of Javascript rendering. The V8 Benchmark is another great way to test Javascript rendering. In both of these tests, below, Google's new Chrome shines.
But how does it do MORE
Seth Weintraub - May 4, 2010 5:28 PM ET
