The software powering the device is built on the open-source Linux kernel and the open-source WebKit Web browser engine, Rathakrishnan says.

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In short, Adobe has embraced the open web, contributing input and code to both WC3 web standards and WebKit open source web browser engine.

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Its Web browser is based on the Webkit engine, which also powers Safari and Google Chrome, i.e. iOS and Android.

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Users can open multiple pages at a time using the tabbed web browser built using the powerful Webkit engine, and easily track recently accessed content via the new History Bar.

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Eventually, we will make our web browser a launch pad for our personalized recommendation engine and cloud-based services.

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NeoPlanet: This fully functional free Web browser and "portable portal" is based on the Internet Explorer engine.

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The Yandex browser uses the WebKit engine, popular with a large number of web developers.

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How many IT organizations are stuck on IE 6 because a web app was coded to take specific advantage of the IE 6 rendering engine, meaning that the application will not run satisfactorily on any other web browser?

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