Pan-Search

What is Pan-Search?

Link to Pan-Search in the Windows Store: http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/pan-search/71646acf-4122-4af5-bb68-4f7f21adbb9d

Pan-Search is all your favorite search websites rolled into one. With a database of more than eighty search engines and the ability to add your own search website, this will quickly become your go-to app for all your search queries.

Choose from one of the popular websites, like Bing, Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, IMDB, Wolfram Alpha etc or tap on 'Add Search' to add even more websites to your search list. 

An in-built tabbed browser allows you keep search results from multiple websites open at the same time and a unique split-screen functionality enables you to compare results from any two websites side-by-side.

WCS Multi-Search Browser

What is WCS Multi-Search Browser?

Link to WCS Multi-Search Browser in the Windows Store: http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/wcs-multi-search-browser/3062f511-80ec-4072-a0e6-97ecae438bc9

WCS Multi-Search Browser is a beautifully designed multi-search tool that enables you to search the web using the most popular search engines and news feeds from around the world. You can pick from one of the built-in websites or add your preferred websites or news feed sources to make it your one stop search and research app.

There are almost eighty search websites built-in, including all the most popular websites, like Bing, Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, IMDB, Wolfram Alpha etc. The news feed section includes all the top websites in every category, like Google, Yahoo, MSN, Associated Press, BBC, CNN, NPR, Reuters and many more. Search results are displayed in the built-in, multi-tabbed, split-screen capable browser. In the snapped mode, the search query results are displayed in your default browser. So you can snap the App to one side of the screen while you view the default browser in the remaining space on the screen.

The multi-tabbed browser with its unique split screen functionality enables you to compare results from two websites side-by-side. The split screen functionality can be turned-on to display two websites side-by-side by simply tapping on the page icon of the tab or through a menu option in the bottom app bar. You can also easily transfer any open webpage to your default browser by going to the bottom app bar or share the link with someone using the Windows charms share feature.

By default, the app is set to an eye-pleasing green background, but you can easily modify the background color and text color to your favorite color scheme by visiting the settings.

This combination of multi-search, news feed search, split-screen, and multi-tabbed browser can be a powerful research tool that is sure to increase your productivity. We strive to be your go-to tool for aggregated search on Windows, so we will continue to add more search engines and update the app for even more functionality. 

Diurna: Release 11

What is Diurna?

Diurna in the Windows Store: http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/diurna/99d85556-0228-416a-b133-d0ddd7643652

Diurna is a beautifully designed and powerful news reader and RSS feed browser rolled into one. When you launch the app you are greeted with the 'Headlines' page which features the top headlines of the day, curated from Google and Yahoo, in categories ranging from top stories to business to entertainment to health, science and technology among others.

From there you can tap on one of the news items of interest to launch the webpage in the integrated browser. The integrated browser offers the capability to launch multiple tabs or view two websites side-by-side in a split-screen mode.

From the headlines page, you can also click on the back button (at the top-left corner) to go to a categorized view of all the default RSS feeds. You will find all the top websites neatly placed in each category, like Google, Yahoo, MSN, Bing, Associated Press, CNN, BBC and many more.

Here you can also add a new category or add your own RSS feed in one of the existing categories. 

You can easily search for a news item or keyword in any of the RSS feeds using the 'Search' charm or quickly share an article or a web page through the 'Share' charm. 

Diurna is very customizable, so if the default background color doesn't match your mood, you can quickly change it through the settings menu.

We will continue to provide unique features and fast updates to make sure that Diurna stays your daily news consumption hub.

Cheers!

Diurna is now available!

Diurna is now available in the Windows 8 App Store:

Link to Diurna in the Windows App Store

What is Diurna?

Diurna is your news reader and browser rolled into one.

When you first load Diurna, you see the front page with news curated from various sources. You can tap on any news article to display a brief summary. You can load the full website in the integrated browser in the current tab or a new tab.

You can open as many tabs as you like and quickly switch between them. The browser also offers a split-screen view which allows you to view two webpages side-by-side. You can transfer a tab to the split screen by simply tapping on the left side of the tab on the page icon.

The news feeds can be easily searched using the 'Search' charm accessible by an inward swipe from the right side of the screen. You can also save new feeds and bookmarks which will be shared across all your Windows 8 devices.

So, what do you get with Diurna:
1) Curated news feeds from the top websites in every category
2) Powerful tabbed web browser with split screen functionality
3) Easy search and sharing capability through windows charms

 

   

 

Diurna Preview

Diurna is getting close to release and will be available in the Windows 8 App store soon. Here are some preview images.

Diurna

Diurna is an upcoming app for Windows 8 platform that provides you with a powerful unified way to read all your RSS feeds for news and information from around the world and access all your bookmarks from one place.

It comes with an integrated web browser that provide unique features like split screen browsing, swiping through all your open web pages with the click of a finger and much more.

Last but not the least it syncs with the desktop based touch-friendly WCS Touch Browser so you always have your feeds and bookmarks available whether you are in the desktop mode or the metro mode.

Here is a preview for all you dear readers. Enjoy!

Now also available on AllmyApps Windows App Store

WCS Touch Browser is now also available on the Allmyapps windows store.

http://allmyapps.com/apps/wcs-touch-browser

Available on AppsonAvenue Windows App Store

WCS Touch Browser is now also available through Apps on Avenue, a curated App store for Windows! It took almost 6 months for the site to be ready and for the browser to get approved, but it's finally there.

https://www.appsonavenue.com/app/0c122b ... 403848b318

Ofcourse the browser will continue to be available through the website at http://www.wcstouchbrowser.com also.

Windows 8 Consumer Preview Compatible

The latest release of WCS Touch Browser v. 20.2 is now tested to be compatible with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.

This version brings with it the capability to share the profile (bookmarks, pinned tabs etc.) across multiple partitions on a computer.This can be useful as most people would be running Windows 8 on their existing computers with Windows 7 or an older version of Windows already installed. 

To set this, you can launch the Browser while in Windows 8 and go to Settings > Browser Settings > Set Browser Profile Path. Now browse to the Documents folder of your older OS (ex: Windows 7, it will be in a different partition than the Windows 8 OS) and select any file within the "WCSTouchBrowser" folder and click Open. That's it! 

Now your profile folder has been set to a common destination and you can easily switch between the two OS's and not miss any of your saved bookmarks etc.Hope you like this new update!

You may have noticed more frequent updates for the past week. Yesterday, version 9.1 was released and here are some of the salient changes since the last major update.

1) Fast Surf Bar is more intuitive to use. Pages move in the direction of your finger.

2) Touch-friendly lists. All list items are activated by a single-click now. (Some of them used to require double-taps earlier like traditional windows controls.)

3) Option to bring the Minimize, Maximize and Exit controls in a single menu to provide more space for tabs.

4) Left panel with quick access to Favorites, Bookmarks, Tabs and History. All the lists can be scrolled with a touch flicking action. Some may find these lists easier to use than the traditionally used tabs at the top. Give it a try.

5) Better orientation change support: Bigger URL bar and easy access to Navigation controls and Tools even in the portrait mode.

WCS Touch Browser named one of ten best Windows 7 tablet apps

WCS Touch Browser is listed as one of the ten best Windows 7 tablet apps by TechRadar, a popular online technology publication based in UK.

http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/10-best-windows-7-tablet-apps-953677

The interest in the browser has risen exponentially since this publication. We are thankful for this recognition and want to share this exciting news with our users.

Get an overview of all open pages

Reopen Last Closed Tab

Floating or Docked Control Bars

Full Screen Mode

Save Session

Color Scheme

Select & Search

Hover Mode

Available Now

The WCS Touch Browser is available for download now. You can purchase it using the Add to Cart button on the panel to the right.
Please contact me at info AT wcstouchbrowser DOT com if you need any further information.

Perfect for following devices

   This browser will work on any Windows OS based computer. However it will be really appreciated by the users of touch screen only devices like the following: 

•Exo-PC

•HP Slate

•CTL 2goPAD

•TEGA V2

•Onkyo TW117, 217, 317

And many more launching soon…

•Innoversal Lattice

Viliv X10 (announced)

SwipeZoom: An alternative robust method for zooming in and out of webpages

Pinch-to-zoom is still available. You may like SwipeZoom more!

Snapshot : Take a snapshot of free-form or rectangular drawn regions

Side Screen : View two pages side by side, Improve productivity, Add Fun!

FastSurf: Quickly surf all your open pages

Drag and Move Tabs: Create Unlimited Tabs and Easily Access all of them

Touch Friendly: All controls are easily accessible with just a finger