Yahoo Axis • Hacker News Board

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by zobzu » Thu, May 24, 2012, 2:47 AM UTC

shadowmint wrote: post #64

Jaecen wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Automatic syncing of bookmarks and open tabs (among other things) is available on desktop and Android versions of Chrome. It's a feature I use frequently.

Me too, but to be fair, not many people get the chrome love (since it requires 4.0+)

It also works with all versions of Firefox and on older versions of Android.

Incidently the new beta of Firefox for Android is incredibly much better than the older Firefox too. And that works on older Android as well, of course.

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by nikcub » Thu, May 24, 2012, 2:52 AM UTC

So it turns out they accidentally included their certificate private key inside the Chrome extension package:

https://twitter.com/nikcub/status/205489752684765185

Edit: just created a fake package and signed it:

https://github.com/nikcub/yahoo-spoof

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by wavephorm » Thu, May 24, 2012, 2:54 AM UTC

Yahoo? No thanks. Just go away, patent troll.

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by drgath » Thu, May 24, 2012, 2:55 AM UTC

jeffehobbs wrote: post #48

product50 wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On iOS it is actually a browser. You are being dismissive without even knowing the facts. Additionally, Yahoo! has never called it Chrome killer.

I bet you on iOS it's a UIWebView.

Correct.

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by mrschwabe » Thu, May 24, 2012, 2:57 AM UTC

Anyone non-US is able to try the iOS version yet? In Canada here, the iPad app doesn't show up on the App Store and the direct link from Yahoo throws an error.

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by daenz » Thu, May 24, 2012, 3:03 AM UTC

kapitalx wrote: post #70

daenz wrote: post #33

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That's what rubbed me the wrong way about the video saying over and over "It completely redefines how you search the web!" No, not really.

It does completely redefine the way you search the web. It's changing search results from text to thumbnails. That will be totally useless in many circumstances, but could be useful in some.

That's not a redefinition. It's a modification. The hyperbole of "completely redefining" something is nothing short of presumptuous.

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by derleth » Thu, May 24, 2012, 3:05 AM UTC

Axis countries during WWII.

Axis of Evil.

Axis Chemical, because early adopters are Batman fans.

Why this name? What positive associations does it have?

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by micmcg » Thu, May 24, 2012, 3:11 AM UTC

jeffehobbs wrote: post #48

product50 wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On iOS it is actually a browser. You are being dismissive without even knowing the facts. Additionally, Yahoo! has never called it Chrome killer.

I bet you on iOS it's a UIWebView.

I guarantee this is the case. If their desktop effort at a "new browser" is a chrome extension, no way is the IOS version anything more than a wrapper around UIWebView.

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by qwerki » Thu, May 24, 2012, 3:20 AM UTC

derleth wrote: post #77

Axis countries during WWII. Axis of Evil. Axis Chemical, because early adopters are Batman fans. Why this name? What positive associations does it have?

"a new way to access/axis the web".. they keep mentioning it in the demo video.

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by micmcg » Thu, May 24, 2012, 3:22 AM UTC

daenz wrote: post #76

kapitalx wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It does completely redefine the way you search the web. It's changing search results from text to thumbnails. That will be totally useless in many circumstances, but could be useful in some.

That's not a redefinition. It's a modification. The hyperbole of "completely redefining" something is nothing short of presumptuous.

It completely tweaks the way you search the web.