RockMelt, released as a beta in November 2010, was a Chromium-based browser with Facebook friends down the left edge and feeds down the right, built on the idea that the browser should be social. It was a hit with the press for a few weeks and was bought and shut by Yahoo in 2013.
- Vendor
- RockMelt, Inc.
- Version
- Beta
- Released
- 8 November 2010
- Type
- browser
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