Rockmelt
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| Developer(s) | Tim Howes, Eric Vishria |
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| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Web Browser & iOS |
| Type | Social media |
| License | Proprietary software[1] |
| Website | www.rockmelt.com |
Rockmelt was formerly a proprietary social media web browser developed by Tim Howes and Eric Vishria based on the Google Chromium project, incorporating social media features such as Facebook chat, Twitter notifications and widgetised areas for other content providers such as YouTube and local newspapers. The former Rockmelt web browser project was backed by Netscape founder Marc Andreessen.[2] As of April 2013, Rockmelt's desktop web browser is discontinued, and has been superseded by a collaborative project bringing together social elements from various sources, including Facebook, Forbes and Business Insider.
Although the browser was launched in private beta on November 8, 2010[3] for desktop, it is not currently supported on the PC or Mac due to work on the iPad and other mobile releases. Rockmelt is now exclusively for iOS (both iPhone and iPad), with versions for Android, Windows 8, and desktop planned.[4]
Rockmelt was created by Rockmelt, Inc., located in Mountain View, California.[5] The first version of their web browser was released November 8, 2010 and the final version, 2.2.0, was released February 9, 2013.
History [edit]
- November 7, 2010 - Rockmelt for PC and Mac launches in private beta
This version of Rockmelt was based on Google's open-source project Chromium. This is a cross-platform family of browsers that use the open-source web layout engine WebKit[6]—jointly built by Apple, Google, and the open-source community—and Google's V8 JavaScript engine, also open-source.
- March 11, 2011 - Rockmelt for PC and Mac launches in open beta [7]
- April 19, 2011 - Rockmelt for iPhone launches [8]
- October 11, 2012 - Rockmelt for iPad launches [9]
- December 20, 2012 - a new Rockmelt for iPhone launches [10]
Current version (2.2.0) of RockMelt is supported on iPad/iPhone/iPod only. Now developers are also being working on versions for Android, Windows and Mac.[11]
Reception [edit]
On December 13, 2010, Twitter included Rockmelt as the eighth most tweeted tech trend in 2010.[12]
References [edit]
- ^ "Rockmelt Terms of Service". 2011-12-13.
- ^ "Netscape Founder Backs New Browser". The New York City Times. 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Web Browsing Takes a Social Turn". The New York City Times. 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ "What happened to Rockmelt for PC/Mac?". 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2012-12-24. "we’ve fallen behind Chromium (the open source browser upon which Rockmelt is based). This means some of your extensions no longer work, and a few security issues have gone unpatched."
- ^ Facebook community page showing Rockmelt, Inc.'s headquarters
- ^ "World, Meet Rockmelt". Rockmelt blog. Rockmelt. 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ "No more waiting in line - RockMelt now in Open Beta!". 2010-03-11.
- ^ "Rockmelt's New Mobile Browser--A New Mobile Home Screen?". 2011-04-19.
- ^ "Rockmelt Thinks You’re Ready for a Modern Mobile Browser". 2012-10-11.
- ^ "Rockmelt finally brings its deconstructed browser to the device I wanted it on back in October: My iPhone". 2012-12-20.
- ^ What happened to Rockmelt for PC/Mac?
- ^ Twitter 2010: Year in Review - Twitter. 2010-12-13.
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