Recently India got it’s own Currency Symbol for Indian Rupee! But do we know, we also got our own “Made in India” browser on 15th July 2010?!!
EPIC – Yes it’s the name of the new browser, the first Indian web browser, launched by Hidden Reflex, Banglore. Epic is creation of Indian Engineers using the Mozilla Open Source Platform. EPIC is now launched for Windows Platform and it’s completely free for download.
It’s been released under tag lines “the first-ever web browser for India“, “the world’s only antivirus browser“.
Second tag lines seems quite impressive and unique ! Yep, after installing browser, it asks for additional download for antivirus definitions and thats it. It will scan your downloads as well!
Quite impressive for all those security-seeking freaks, rest of us knows how to format :).
Well, jokes apart, it’s again a good and different feature, first in it’s category. EPIC’s Virus scan is powered by ESET. [ Provides NOD32 Antivirus if you have ever tried!]
It’s a “modern” web brower developed specifically considering Indian users. So it has to be quite colorful & quipped.
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It comes with a lot of pre installed widgets mainly Social Networking sites Facebook, Orkut, Twitter, Chat clients and email facilities.
EPIC web browser includes lot of applications 15 Indian languages transliterators, web snippet tool, timer, to-do list, text editor, games, google maps and many other Installable apps. They says it counts ~1500 free apps for the EPIC Web Browser.
For those who keep themeing their “things” now have a new browser with a lot of themes and wallpapers.
I personally find it good at first glance, quite colorful and content full. For kids and new-bies its surely something to try. I don’t require antivirus in browser but I wish including that won’t cost me performace / speed of the browser.
I tend to stay “clean” as far as my system is concerned but for those who like to ease their eyes, EPIC is worth a try.
By the way CEO of Hidden Reflexes, Alok Bhardwaj, claims Epic will be useful to all types of users, including hard-core multitaskers and newbies.
Any ways, Congratulations & Best of luck EPIC.