5 Not So Happening Cool Web Browsers

By Partho, Gaea News Network
Monday, August 10, 2009

web-browserThe Web won’t survive without good web browsers. If you are a PC user there’s no such compulsion that you stick to Internet Explorer or Firefox. Then again, Mac buffs can do away without Safari, if they are willing to experiment. Even the not so feature-rich web browser might be the right choice for you. Like for instance fellas looking for high flown Web 2.0 experience. For those who are willing to look beyond the top mainstream browser’s, we picked out a list of second best’s just for you.

Flock

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This is by and far the most impressive social web browser of its kind. It’s not just a powerful web browser but also a powerful publishing and social tool for any user. This is the latest open source web browser based on Firefox’s earlier coding. This makes it as strong or in some features stronger than the popular Firefox browser. The web browser is designed specifically for web 2.0 savvy users. It is packed with integrated social features such as bookmarks syncing with Del.icio.us, integrated blogging a smart RSS reader, tagging, Flickr support and much more.

What remains to be mentioned is that features of Flock are more inclined towards web savvy users.
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Maxthon

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Maxthon is a flexible browser that would tailor fit your web browsing needs. The browser offers excellent customization options that include security settings, interface layout and plugins that can be downloaded as Personal management tool.
One of the unique features in Maxthon is the facility to drag a web address from an email, Word document or just about anywhere and drop to the address window and Maxthon will take you there. The web browser allows you easy tabbed browsing. In order to make tabbed browsing smoother, Maxthon users anti-freez technology.

Maxthon is not available for Mac. Further, the browser lacks some important features like thumbnail previews, a smart toolbar, parental controls, and anti-phishing technology.

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Arora

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This is a lightweight platform independent web browser. Arora uses QtWebKit port of the fully standard complaint WebKit layout engine. It has blazing fast startup and rendering powerful JavaScript engine and supports Netscape plugin.

The key features of Arora include

  • Integration with desktop environments
  • Tidy location bar
  • Session managment
  • Privacy Mode
  • ClickToFlash plugin
  • Download manager
  • Flexible search engine management
  • 30 translations
  • WebInspector for web developers

For more, you can try your hacks on Arora’s small codes.
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Deepnet Explorer

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It’s a fair browser with some impressive features. The web browser is primarily focused on facilitating P2P networking and RSS feed. It offers several useful tools and add-ons for customizing it. It comes to additional features like spell check, a password manager, or automatic updates. Although Deepnet Explorer has pop-up blockers and anti-phishing.

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PhaseOut

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Are you looking for a futuristic and space inspired graphics on your web browser, you might want to consider PhaseOut.
This is a flash-based shell for Internet Explorer. Phaseout incorporates  some really impressive graphics and customizable skins to your web browsing experience. PhaseOut is a highly secured browser with top-notch security features, including anti-phishing. However, the web browse lacks in speed.

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Discussion
August 12, 2009: 7:50 am

I’m not giving up on IE and Firefox anytime soon, but some of these browsers have some cool features too. Like PhaseOut’s customizable skins and space inspired graphics, or the integrated social features of Flock. Will definitely give some of these a try, thanks!

August 10, 2009: 6:06 pm

While the development of ANY browser is to be encouraged–competition breeds innovation–the majority of the features listed in the browsers above are available as Firefox extensions. The customizable aspect of Firefox is probably one of its strongest suits.

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