Student’s browser taps into success

HE invented the world’s fastest internet browser - now he looks set to become one of the country’s youngest millionaires.

Adnan Osmani, who was 17 on Monday, was named the Esat BT Young Scientist of the Year for his XWebs product. The commercial interest in his computer software could mean he will be set up for life before he gets the chance to vote.

The browser he spent two years developing is more than twice as fast as the best on the market - including Apple’s Safari or Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.