Google Inc. dropping support for IE8

Google Inc. dropping support for IE8

According to reports, Google will be dropping its support for Internet Explorer 8 of Microsoft for its online applications and services in mid-November. This will effectively end the support for many users of Windows XP.

The company stated on a Friday blog that IE 10 will be launched on the 26th of October, and as such the company will end its support for IE8 soon afterwards on the 15th of November. After this, those who are accessing Google Apps services through IE8 will see a message that suggests them to upgrade the browser.

IE8 is the newest Microsoft browser that . . . → Read More: Google Inc. dropping support for IE8

Kindle Touch 3G Will Not be Able to Access Most of the Internet

Kindle Touch 3G

Amazon confirmed that the Kindle Touch 3G, the next generation of its 3G Kindle, will be unable to browse the internet without using a WiFi connection but users are still able to use 3G to synchronize purchased books and documents –  anything beyond Wikipedia will be off-limits.

Browsing the internet was just an experimental feature on the last iteration of the ebook reader Kindle which is now known as the Kindle Keyboard 3G. The experiment appears to have failed and Amazon will restrict the 3G access of the Kindle Touch 3G to downloading books, documents, periodicals . . . → Read More: Kindle Touch 3G Will Not be Able to Access Most of the Internet