May 24, 2012 at 10:17Yahoo! launched its Axis browser
Despite the fact that the market is occupied by such giants as Chrome and Internet Explorer, Yahoo, having survived the recent scandals with a diploma of its leader, has released its Axis browser, which can be downloaded here . Now Axis is available as versions for the iPhone and iPad, as well as plug-ins for Chrome, Firefox, IE and Safari (it was possible to install on Chrome, but the extension for Firefox is working), and the product slogan looks like this: “Yahoo! Axis redefines what it means to search and browse the Web. ”
Yahoo did not begin to create their own bike, trying to push into the market what is already missing there. If you describe the basic functionality, then it consists in the following - the user does not see the page of search results (as in Google), but immediately observes reduced copies of the pages found.
The start page is as follows - quite simple and minimalistic, in the spirit of the latest trends in browser interfaces:
If you activate the search bar located at the bottom left, Axis will show the first results that can be considered advertising:
Then, as you type a search query, along the bottom edge of the window will be the results actually appear (everything is as it is) - the Axis search panel itself will be available during surfing: thus, you can always return to the search:
Search is also available for pictures that appear from the mind Small copies in pop-ups. Synchronization of results and bookmarks between devices is available. Other features like browser bookmarks or personalization of the home page, it seems, does not contain any innovations.
The Axis:
UPD homepage itself : they managed to find a vulnerability in Axis - an extension for Chrome makes a private certificate easily accessible if an attacker wants to create his own fake Axis.
[ Axis ]
Yahoo did not begin to create their own bike, trying to push into the market what is already missing there. If you describe the basic functionality, then it consists in the following - the user does not see the page of search results (as in Google), but immediately observes reduced copies of the pages found.
The start page is as follows - quite simple and minimalistic, in the spirit of the latest trends in browser interfaces:
If you activate the search bar located at the bottom left, Axis will show the first results that can be considered advertising:
Then, as you type a search query, along the bottom edge of the window will be the results actually appear (everything is as it is) - the Axis search panel itself will be available during surfing: thus, you can always return to the search:
Search is also available for pictures that appear from the mind Small copies in pop-ups. Synchronization of results and bookmarks between devices is available. Other features like browser bookmarks or personalization of the home page, it seems, does not contain any innovations.
The Axis:
UPD homepage itself : they managed to find a vulnerability in Axis - an extension for Chrome makes a private certificate easily accessible if an attacker wants to create his own fake Axis.
[ Axis ]