There haven’t been any huge add-ons release for Google Chrome as of yet. There is one pretty cool program in which you can change the theme of Google Chrome. You will need XChrome , which installs the themes for you. There have been a few themes already released for Google Chrome:

Boston Red Sox Chrome Theme

FireFox Theme

Galaxy Theme

If you wish to create you own theme, you can find the Google Theme Creator software, here.

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Ok, the title might be misleading considering Internet Explorer (IE) has the largest market share in the internet browser world. Depending on where you get your browser stats, IE has around a 60%-75% stake in the internet browser industry. Of course if you talk to internet experts, most use one of the other browsers and for good reason. IE might come standard on computers, but there are browsers out there that execute functions better than IE, all the while having better security and compatibility.

IE 8 is in the second phase of its beta, and things are starting to look up for the dominant internet browser. There have been vast improvements in IE 8’s security, along with some interface options that weren’t featured prior to the IE 8 Beta 2. One of the best features of the recent beta is the drop down security menu in the main toolbar. Within the menu, most of the important security functions are just a mouse click away. For more casual users this is a blessing; no more having to navigate through menus to get to IE security options.

The other big update is security related as well, but is a passive update that you might not even recognize. IE 8 has added a cross site scripting filter, which will greatly help keep phishing attacks at bay. Cross site scripting allows a potential phisher to basically run certain scripts on someone’s browser. With IE 8 this malicious scripting in automatically detected. Once IE 8 finds the script, it will then automatically erase the content from appearing on your browser. The rest of the page will load as normal.

If you want to give Internet Explorer 8 a chance, you can find Beta 2 here. For those who have forever given up on IE, I don’t blame you. It will take a lot for Microsoft to pull me away from Firefox. IE8 does have its upsides, but even the improvements in IE 8 Beta 2 haven’t shown enough to detract me yet. There’s always IE8 Beta 3 though.

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It is being reported by WebProNews that Google has launched its’ Visualization API. In Google’s API gallery, you can find all kinds of cool little widgets to spruce up those spreadsheets that tend to be a bore to look at. Instead of using a boring pie chart, you could use a pyramid chart, or a funnel chart .

Here’s a list of different spreadsheet widgets that are being offered:
Motion Chart
Panorama Analytics Gadget
Gauge Widget

Those are just a few of the gadgets, and charts that are available. To view the list yourself and find certain charts you’re looking for, the complete list can be found here.

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Some features similar to that of the iPhone had been made for the Nokia’s 8GB N95 smartphone in the latest update. The v15.0.015 firmware firstly adds support for YouTube, which on the iPhone and iPod touch is given a dedicated browser; on the N95 however, users must visit the site through the phone’s web browser. The update also finally lets N95 owners run web widgets, which are present on the iPhone in the form of the Weather and Stocks applications.

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