Tag: GPU ACCELERATION

We've spent a lot of time jabbering on and on and on about hardware acceleration in the next generation of Web browsers. The problem, however, is that no stable browsers have it turned on by default. Unless you're running Firefox 4 beta or Internet Explorer 9 RC, you're probably not enjoying hardware acceleration. Heck, our latest poll shows that almost 50% of Download Squad readers run Chrome, ...

Hardware acceleration is a hot topic in the current browser market, as competitors attempt to differentiate themselves through speed. Somewhat surprisingly it's actually Internet Explorer 9 leading the way, with its decidedly Windows 7 biased approach. Google's Chrome browser has also flirted with hardware acceleration for many facets of its rendering engine, mainly targeted towards WebGL. But ...

Good afternoon! As I write this the sun is shining, the birds (and 'SEO specialists') are tweeting, and the sky is a brilliant and pure baby blue. It's spring, ladies and gentlemen, it's frickin' spring -- here in England, at least. My apologies if you live in Canada, or somewhere else barren and inhospitable; I'm sure spring will get to you eventually. A lot has been going on in the world of ...