TECH-E: ROCKMELT BROWSER Review

"Quit Browsing, start WOWsing"

Just like how I discovered Torch Browser, a month ago, I was simply looking for an alternative to my slow but feature-rich opera browser. After testing different browser platforms, I've noticed that Chromium Based Browser are the fastest and most reliable. Searching the net, I bumped into this browser with a catchy slogan  'not a browser, but a WOWser'. Well, I've been using this browser for almost 2 years now so that means that I've been "WOWed" by this "WOWser"



What is ROCKMELT?

Rockmelt is a free social media web browser that integrates a technique for surfing the web that focuses on Google Search and social media, in particular Facebook and Twitter.

FEATURES?

Several features stood out from the rest. what i like about this browser are the EDGES! it has 2 interchangeable edges -- the APP edge and the FRIEND edge which can be hidden by clicking 1 button.

THE FRIENDS EDGE

Even if you are busy surfing the web and not logged into facebook, the friends edge will let you send and receive facebook chat messages. you can collapse it so that it will only show your friend's thumbnail photo or expand it to show their names. You will also be alerted by a sound when someone has sent you a message.

THE APPS EDGE

The Application Edge or App edge is more like a feed ticker. there are a lot of available sites added on the rockmelt app center where you can automatically add a website. alternatively, the app center has a feature that will allow you to just copy and past the web site's URL/ address and Rockmelt will look if a feed is available. You can also add as many twitter accounts as you want with the App edge. it will also allow you to compose, send and receive tweets without going to the website.

Another feature on the App edge is the Social Reading and Social Watching option which will change how you browse the web. By letting you connect with friends around reading news and watching videos, Social Reading and Social Watching make the web more interactive and enjoyable, and also helps you find relevant content quickly.

FACEBOOK NOTIFICATION

Just like on the website, Rockmelt has 3 additional buttons up the top. The friend Request, Messages and Notification icons are present and won't go anywhere --- unless you close the browser of course!
It will alert you with how many friend requests are pending, how many messages are unread and the number of notifications left untouched.

SUPER DOOOPER OMNIBOX

The Omnibox for chrome based browsers are often used to directly search web contents (like a search engine box) and to type the URL and access a specific website. With Rockmelt, not only will you be able to do that but search you Facebook friends as well.

SHARING!

Share websites and ideas easily. with just a click of a button, you'll be able to share what you're reading and discovering in to your facebook and twitter accounts at the same time.

WHATSUPP?!

You can also update your facebook and twitter status all at the same time. just like the sharing option on the browser, status updates are just a click away!

THEMES

Dress up your browser just how you like it. All available themes for Google chrome are compatible with Rockmelt so you can personalize the look of your WOWser

EXTENSIONS

Most Extensions for Google chrome are working. But Rockment is currently working to make other extensions compatible with the Rockmelt

AVAILABILITY

Rockmelt is available for Windows based PC,  MAC OS X and iOS devices.

Overall, Rockmelt gives us the best social web browsing experience that no other browser can.

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TECH-E: Facebook's New App Center

Noticed something different on your favorite social networking site?

After restarting my PC a couple of minutes ago, I noticed something different after logging into facebook --- a notification for another app? nahhh...

After the successful lauch in different counties around the world (US, UK, Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa) last month, Facebook App Center finally made it to the Philippines. 

What Is App Center?

Basically, It's Similar to Apple’s, Google’s and Amazon’s app stores. It's a marketplace where you can download cool applications for your Android and iOS devices.The App Center allow users to browse apps by category, such as Games or Sports, and filter to show apps that are available via the web, mobile or both. Apps are recommended based on collective ratings, personal recommendations, what’s trending and popularity among your friends. Conveniently, if users select an app while browsing in the App Center, they can opt to be reminded to install the app the next time they turn on one of their mobile devices.

What's different?

You can go to Facebook.com/appcenter, and choose apps you want to download on your Android or iOS device. Those apps then show up as notifications in your Facebook mobile app. Click the notification and it will take you to the regular app store on your phone so you can download the app in question. But you still need to go back to the Facebook app to authorize the app you just downloaded.

According to mashable.com, When you access an app on your phone that you synced with the Facebook app, and one of your Facebook friends visits the App Center, it will show your friend which apps you use.

In that sense, it’s more like a recommendation center than a store. For newbie smartphone owners, this might be useful for finding popular apps. There are numerous app review sites, but this would be a place where users can see which apps their friends are using. You can see what apps are popular with Facebook users in general.

So, for the 900 million facebook user around the globe, the app center is set to become the new, central place to find great apps. Question is, will it follow the success of the Apple/ iTunes Store and Google Play?