Netscape browser gets refresh

Once there was a time that such an announcement would be the trumpet call for another wave of browser war features in the tech press. But now the Navigator is a small player these days.

Navigator 9 has some natty features. It will automatically correct common typos in URLs. For example, if you accidentally type theinquirernet, Navigator will fix it be to theinquire.net. The browser will watch for nearly 30 different types of common mistakes and correct them for you.

It will ask you first of course, because it is a polite browser.

It also has a news menu and sidebar because anything involving news usually requires a bar.

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