Yahoo Axis was a desktop
web browser
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extension and
mobile browser
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for
iOS
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devices created and developed by
Yahoo
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.
History
The browser made its public debut on May 23, 2012.
A copy of the
private key
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used to sign official Yahoo browser extensions for Google Chrome was accidentally leaked in the first public release of the Chrome extension.
On June 28, 2013, Yahoo announced the discontinuation of the Axis.
Design
Axis replaces the standard search results page in other browsers with a menu of search results appearing as thumbnails at the top of the page. The menu allows the user to stay on the current page without navigating away from it.
Supported Devices
Mobile browser
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Apple iPad
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Apple iPhone
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Desktop browser extension
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Google Chrome
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(all versions)
*
Mozilla Firefox
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(version 7 and higher)
*
Internet Explorer
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(version 9 and higher)
*
Apple Safari
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(version 5 and higher)
See also
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Yahoo Toolbar
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Google Toolbar
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Bing Bar
References
{{Yahoo! Inc.
Internet Explorer add-ons
Free Firefox legacy extensions
Google Chrome extensions
IOS web browsers
Axis
An axis (: axes) may refer to:
Mathematics
*A specific line (often a directed line) that plays an important role in some contexts. In particular:
** Coordinate axis of a coordinate system
*** ''x''-axis, ''y''-axis, ''z''-axis, common names ...