Lunascape
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  Screenshot of the Lunascape browser | |
| Developer(s) | Lunascape Corporation |
|---|---|
| Initial release | October 2001 |
| Stable release | |
| Engine | Gecko,Trident,WebKit |
| Operating system | macOS,iOS,Windows,Android |
| Available in | 28 languages[4] |
List of languages American English, British English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish | |
| Type | Web browser |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | www |
Lunascapeis aweb browserdeveloped by Lunascape Corporation inTokyo, Japan.It is unusual in that it contains three rendering engines:Gecko(used inMozilla Firefox),WebKit(used inApple'sSafari), andTrident(used inMicrosoftInternet Explorer).[5][6]The user can switch between layout engines seamlessly.
Lunascape is available for Windows and Android platforms, as well as for iPad and iPhone.
History
[edit]Lunascape was released in October 2001 while the founders were in college. As the browser became popular,Hidekazu Kondoestablished the Lunascape Corporation in August 2004 while pursuing a PhD. Hidekazu Kondo then became theCEOof Lunascape Corporation. Additionally, Lunascape was selected as an "Exploratory Software Project" commissioned by the Japanese government.[7]
The company established a subsidiary in theUnited Stateson June 2008 based inSunnyvale, California.[8][9][10]
Lunascape introduced its browser internationally in December 2008.
On April 6, 2017 Lunascape Corporation was acquired byMedia Do[11]
On November 30, 2019, the Lunascape web browser business was acquired by G.U.Labs, with Hidekazu Kondo becoming the representative director and CEO of G.U.Labs.[12]
On December 1, 2019 Lunascape Corporation was dissolved and merged into Media Do.[13]
References
[edit]- ^"Android: Version 13.3.0; Updated on Jun 14, 2023".14 June 2023.Retrieved4 November2023.
- ^"iOS: Version History: 13.3.3; 28 Aug 2023".28 August 2023.Retrieved4 November2023.
- ^ab"Phoebe v0.27.0 Latest".20 June 2023.Retrieved4 November2023.
- ^"Download Lunascape".Lunascape.tv. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-31.Retrieved2012-03-20.
- ^Needleman, Rafe (2008-11-24)."Have it all: Lunascape, the browser with three engines | Webware - CNET".News.cnet. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-10-25.Retrieved2012-03-20.
- ^"Lunascape Browser: Firefox, Internet Explorer And Chrome All-In-One".TechCrunch. 2008-11-25.Retrieved2012-03-20.
- ^"Lunascape Founders".Lunascape.tv. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-03.Retrieved2012-03-20.
- ^"CNET Japan".V.japan.cnet.Retrieved2012-03-20.
- ^"Lunascape opens subsidiary in Silicon Valley".Asiajin. 2008-06-17. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-02.Retrieved2012-03-20.
- ^"Lunascape Corporate Info".Lunascape.tv. 2004-08-26. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-14.Retrieved2012-03-20.
- ^"Lunascape kabushiki gaisha の cây thức lấy được ( tử hội xã hóa ) に quan するお biết らせ".Kabushiki gaisha メディアドゥ.2017-04-06.Retrieved2024-08-18.
- ^"ウェブブラウザ sự nghiệp mua thâu の お biết らせ"[Notice of Acquisition of Web Browser Business] (Press release) (in Japanese). G.U. Labs Co., LTD. 2019-12-02.Retrieved2020-01-26.
- ^Kabushiki gaisha インプレス (2019-12-19)."Nhất cổ tham タブブラウザ “Lunascape” sinh まれ変わる 〜ソニーとG.U.LabsがWeb 3.0 nhiều thế hệ の kiểu mới を cộng đồng khai phát ".仮 nghĩ thông suốt hóa Watch(in Japanese).Retrieved2024-08-18.
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