Category: Internet Browsers
Google Launches Chrome TV ads in Australia
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Google has now released TV commercials showing off their Chrome web Browser. The ads use Lady GaGa as the main inspiration of using the web, connecting with people and finding your latest content. This is an interesting move by Google to further promote Google Chrome. According to statcounter.com, Chrome has a 16.5% market share in [...]
Mobile Browser Market Share, Australia, May 2011
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I was having a look today at the market shares for the various Mobile Browsers being used in Australia. The results are interesting, although somewhat fairly expected in my opinion. The iPhone (and iPod touch lead the way with a huge market share). This simply equates to such a easy to use and inviting interface, [...]
Internet/ Web Browser Statistics – Australia, April 2011
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Let’s have a look at the current Internet Browser Market Shares in Australia. The 5 main Internet/ Web Browsers being used in Australia are: – Internet Explorer – Mozilla Firefox – Google Chrome – Apple Safari – Opera These days all 5 of these browsers are heavily developing their products to take advantage of the [...]
Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 10 Beta Preview
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Only last month Microsoft released Internet Explorer 9 which boasted Hardware Acceleration and better support for HTML5 and CSS3. Microsoft have released a Preview that will let you see the new features developed so far, and it seems they are making good progress being only a couple weeks into development of Internet Explorer 10. You [...]
How to Force Internet Explorer 7,8,9 into Broswer Compatibility Mode for visitors, Linux
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Here is a tech tip to help anyone having Browser Compatibility issues in Internet Explorer 7, 8, or 9. This will be useful for anyone on a Linux webhost, including those with a WordPress installation (I don’t believe this technique below will work in a Microsoft hosted environment). Internet Explorer still has a large Internet [...]
Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 9
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Microsoft has now released the much anticipated Internet Explorer 9 (IE9). The browser has been in beta for sometime and now available in full release for download. To get Internet Explorer 9 go to: http://windows.microsoft.com/ie9 You will need one of the following operating systems to be able to install and run IE9; – Windows 7 [...]
Microsoft urging users to ditch IE6!
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For years many of us have been complaining about Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) – security issues, poor page optimisation and loading, and generally being outdated with far newer features. However a sizable portion of the internets users are still using this browser that is now 10 years old – about 12% of the internet population [...]
Attack of the Google bomb
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There was a time not long ago when a Google search for “Holocaust” revealed top results indicating that it didn’t happen. In 1999, a search using the Google search engine for “more evil than Satan himself” would have led to the Microsoft homepage. Leading up to the Iraq war, an online hunt for “weapons of [...]
IE9 and IT pros / Developers
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If you have been following the progress of Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft have released a video on how IT professionals and Developers should consider using IE9 for the vast variety of upgraded features. There is alot of hype for IE9 as Microsoft have really put in a lot of effort to developing this product. Have [...]
Google Chrome Store arriving this October
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Google is launching Google Chrome OS and its e-commerce webstore is becoming available October this year. Google Chrome apps are online or by downloading the extension plugins as a link to Google Chrome. As you know, Google Chrome OS is actually more of a browser. It has the link to the application, which operates online [...]
Internet Explorer gaining Market Share
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A latest report by Netshare shows the latest stats in regards to Browser market shares. Internet Explorer has long been in decline, however they are starting to gain back ground – most probably due to the popularity of Windows 7. For a long time Windows Vista failed to impress and it seems during this period [...]
Firefox 4 Beta 1 Released
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Mozilla has now released the first beta for their new browser, Firefox 4. Firefox is the 2nd most popular browser in the world with around 25% market share. This is one of several betas no doubt going to be released for Firefox 4. To download the new beta goto: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/beta/ Firefox 4 is a major [...]
Opera v Chrome Gets Hitler Video Treatment
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Opera Software last week released version 10.60 of its internet web browser and titled their press release ‘What is faster than the fastest?’. Opera has created new features, like built-in geolocation and webM support, but mainly showcasing its increased Speed and Efficiency. There have been several tests around the internet not conclusively showing Opera as [...]
Bing added to Opera Browser
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Microsoft has completed a deal with rival internet browser Opera, making Bing one of the default search engines in the browser search field. If you want to download the latest version of Opera 10.60 Beta goto: http://www.opera.com/browser/next/ Google will still remain as the Default search, but getting Bing infront of Opera users is a good [...]
Apple Safari 5 browser showcased at Apple Developers Conference
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Apple Safari version 5 will be showcased at the Apple Developers Conference in California USA. Already receiving praise for being one of the fastest browsers on the net, Safari 5 comes with a number of improvements over the previous version. 1. Safari Reader A new browser based RSS reader called Safari Reader becomes part of [...]
Social Media fans take up new browser – Flock
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So there already some very established players in the Internet Browser market. Internet Explorer has had majority of users for years. Firefox, Safai and Google Chrome have all built up a loyal fan base aswell. A new browser has launched – Flock – a Mozilla based open source which is fast, small in size and [...]
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