Firefox 4 Beta 7 Is Nearly Complete and Much Speedier (Windows/Mac/Linux) Firefox 4 Beta 7 is out, and it's an impressive preview of the final release. Mozilla has let loose the JaegerMonkey engine, enabled hardware graphics acceleration on Windows and Mac, and integrated Sync and the awesome Panorama/"Tab Candy".
BlackSheep Alerts You When Networking-Sniffing Tool Firesheep Is After Your Passwords (Firefox) Last month we highlighted Firesheep, a new Firefox extension designed to sniff out weak security and hijack web site credentials on open Wi-Fi networks. BlackSheep is an anti-Firesheep tool, designed to alert you whenever Firesheep is active on your local network.
Google Releases Official Chrome Extensions for Calendar, Docs, and YouTube (Chrome) We've featured a few Chrome extensions for Google services before, but today Google released three official extensions. With them, you can view your Google Calendar, clip web pages to Google Docs, and view your YouTube feed right from Chrome's navigation bar.
Social Media Sobriety Test Saves You From Drunken Status Updates (Chrome/Firefox) Social Media Sobriety Test is a simple extension for Google Chrome and Firefox that administers a set of sobriety tests to keep you from drunkenly leaving a post on your boss's wall or sharing your margarita-fueled musings via Twitter.
REMINDERS! is a To-Do App that Forces You to Act (iPhone) The appropriately named app REMINDERS! lets you set reminders for yourself as well as the action you need to take so you're able to immediately act on the task when it pops up on your iPhone's screen.
Evernote 2.0 for Android and Its Speedier, Sleeker Interface Now Available (Android) Universal memory tool Evernote has finalized the features in their recent 2.0 beta, giving its free application speedier access through offline caching, a dramatically improved look and interface, home screen shortcuts, and Google search bar integration.
Tether for Android Offers Another Alternative to Hefty Carrier Fees (Android with Windows) To unofficially tether and use your Android's mobile web on your laptop, you previously had three options: rooting, wonky proxies, and purchasing PDAnet. Now there's formerly BlackBerry-only Tether, at about the same price as PDAnet. What's the difference?
