RockMelt makes its way to the iPhone while Android users can now browse the Web with Skyfire. Check out these browser stories and more below...

• Skyfire's Android Browser Gets Its Groupon (CNET)
• RockMelt Browser Bringing Social Networking Act to iPhone (PCWorld)
• IE 10 Won't Run on Vista (Redmondmag.com)
• iPad Has Already Overtaken Linux in Browser Usage (Mashable)
• Microsoft Expands Bing Rewards to US Homepage (The Next Web)
• FTC Calls Out Google's Chrome Over Do Not Track (Computerworld)
• Google's WebM Patent Pals Agree to Share (CNET)

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When you hear the term Easter egg, it may conjure up memories of food coloring and vinegar. In the software realm, however, those two words have an entirely different meaning. Occasionally developers will hide things in their applications that can only be discovered by doing something out of the ordinary, such as clicking on a certain spot or entering a specific series of keystrokes. Speaking from personal experience, software development can become quite tedious and mundane at times. Sprinkling these hidden gems throughout an application can be therapeutic and help to alleviate some of the pressure that goes along with the job.

Many Easter eggs can be funny and somewhat pointless while others have proven to be quite controversial. Discovering one of these developer secrets may provide a quick laugh or even something more rewarding like access to a Google Flight Simulator. Either way, Easter eggs within software are very cool! Browser creators have been known to get in on the fun as well. Here are some known browser Easter eggs (I'm not going to tell you what they do -- surprise yourself!).

Chrome

• Type about:histograms into the address bar

Firefox 3.x and 4.x

• Type about:robots into the address bar
• Type about:mozilla into the address bar
• Type chrome://browser/content/browser.xul into the address bar

Opera

• Type /. into the address bar

Have a Web browser Easter egg that you'd like to share? Post a comment with the details!

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There were definitely some interesting developments this week, chief among them the disappearance of the once popular Flock browser. We've gone ahead and rounded up the week's top Web browser stories so you don't have to. Happy reading!

• Google Holds Out Against 'Do Not Track' Flag (Wired)
• Firefox Aurora Debuts, Mozilla's 'Dev' Channel (CNET)
• Apple Adds Do-Not-Track Tool to New Browsers (The Wall Street Journal)
• Microsoft Rolling Out IE9 Via Windows Update Starting April 18 (PC Magazine)
• Google: If We Own the Browser, We Own Search (ConceivablyTech)
• Flock Browser Enters Death Spiral After Devs Leave for Zynga (PC Magazine)
• Wal-Mart's Vudu Movie Service Offers Browser-Based Access (Bloomberg)
• Faster Turbo in Updated Opera (CNET)
• Symbian Anna Browser & HTML5: Is It the Evolution Expected? (Mobile Web Programming)
• Pieceable Puts Working iOS Apps in Your Browser (CNET)
• Google Docs Brings Pagination to the Browser (TechCrunch)
• World's Biggest Pac-Man is Now Free to Play in Your Browser (PC Gamer)
• UK.gov Signals Weary Welcome to Brussels' Web Cookies Law (The Register)
• Opera 11.10 Makes Compressed Turbo Browsing Even Faster (Lifehacker)

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The iPad's Safari browser gives you the ability to create shortcuts to your favorite Web pages as well as share them with your friends in just a few simple finger taps. Links can be saved within the browser itself as Bookmarks, or as their own unique icons on the iPad's Home Screen. Safari is also integrated with the device's Mail application, allowing you to email Web page links and titles without leaving the browser.

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