Microsoft Silverlight and Adobe AIR are cross-device platforms that run advanced web applications locally on computers.

Mozilla is now readying the release of their open-source project, Prism, which will make it even easier for you to turn most web pages into applications usable directly from your computer.

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Google recently released its Chrome browser for Mac OS X, but until now, users could not enjoy add-ons and extensions because they were not supported.

The latest development build (caution: this release might not be stable) of Chrome for Mac now includes support for Chrome extensions. Extensions are small and free apps that are made by third-party developers that add or enhance existing browser functionality. Extensions support was already available for the Windows version of Chrome. Other Mac browsers such as both Safari and Firefox already have a large list of available extensions.

There are few more enhancements in the latest build such as the ability to display your opened tabs only with their respective favicons only.

According to the latest data, Google Chrome is now the third most popular web browser, edging out Apple’s Safari browser. From CBC, the data indicates Microsoft’s Internet Explorer holds 63-percent market share, with Firefox second with only about 25-percent, followed by Google’s Chrome browser with a small yet significant 4.5-percent.

A new Apple patent aims to give a user control over sounds found on web sites. A panel would sit at the top right corner of your browser, allowing you to entire mute the sounds coming from the current website you are on. This will allow you to mute unwanted sounds coming from certain websites. The feature will prove especially useful for flash-based websites where it is sometimes not as easy to find mute buttons. According to the patent, you will also be able o create profiles. The feature would be used on supported on many browsers and not just Safari.

Apple Patent — Web Browser Audio Controls