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29th May 2008 - Link Blog

Google Gears renamed "Gears". “We want to make it clear that Gears isn’t just a Google thing. We see Gears as a way for everyone to get involved with upgrading the web platform.” Support for Firefox 3 and Safari is being added and Opera are integrating Gears with both their desktop and mobile browsers.

Posted 29th May 2008 at 12:38 am

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