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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Neil McIntosh

Irish student's turbo browser

Karlin Lillington writes in Wired News about the 16-year-old Irish student who has startled the online world by unveiling a multi-function web browser that makes some startling speed claims. "MIT principal researcher with Media Lab Europe, Gary McDarby, said he was astonished by the teen's 'years ahead' programming skills. Even if the speed claims prove false, McDarby said, 'What he's certainly doing conceptually is raising the bar for the commercial companies.'"

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