December 2010
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Behind the $12 Name – How RockMelt Came to be...
We’re often asked how we came up with the name “RockMelt,” so we thought we’d tell the story here.
Although our name might make you think of volcanoes and lava, we’re not big geology buffs.
“RockMelt” was the result of a three-week long brainstorming where we came up with names we liked, tried to buy the domain, couldn’t afford the astronomically high price quote, and then had to start all over...
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Why is RockMelt’s Facebook Permission List so...
Before you can test drive RockMelt, you need to give it access to a long list of Facebook permissions. Why does RockMelt need all these permissions and what exactly does it do with them?
The short answer is that RockMelt needs these permissions so it can act on your behalf to do in RockMelt many of the things you would otherwise do on facebook.com. RockMelt does NOT use these permissions to steal...
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An Update for the Holidays
Today, we’re releasing a small update that fixes some stability issues with Apps, browsing in Incognito mode, and browser synching. We’ve also added some holiday cheer in the header of the New Tab Page, as well as parts of the Invite App. Please see below for more details.
As before, if you’re already using RockMelt, your browser will download the update automatically within the next 24 hours or...
