Tag: Browsers
Google Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer as most-used browser for first time
Google's Chrome web browser has overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer for the first time to become the world's most-used internet browser. According to StatCounter, Google Chrome crept up the usage tables to overtake the veritable Microsoft offering for the first time…
Mozilla breathe easy as Google sign 3-year Firefox search deal
Google has signed a 3 year deal with Mozilla that will see the latter's Firefox browser continue to benefit from a lucrative search deal. Google will continue to be the default search provider for Firefox, leading to valuable revenues for…
Chrome overtakes Firefox in bid for web browser dominance
Google's Chrome web browser has overtaken Mozilla's Firefox for the first time to become the second most popular broswer in the world behind Microsoft's Internet Explorer. That's the word from analytics firm StatCounter, who note that Chrome has benefited from…
Browser wars: Chrome rises in popularity on back of TV ads
After our article about what your browser choice says about your IQ, class, today's insights into the browser wars will focus on popularity. While scoring only average in the intelligence stakes, Google Chrome is the winner in terms of…
APP OF THE DAY: Opera Mini 6 (iPhone/iPad)
Opera's Mini 6 web browser has now touched down for iOS devices. Following in the footsteps of versions released earlier in the year for Android, BlackBerry and Symbian devices, it's the best Safari alternative on the App Store. "I would…
Browser choice ballot rolls out to Windows Internet Explorer users
Following an EU mandate regarding Microsoft's web browser monopoly with thier Internet Explorer software, a new Windows update today will offer users a host of alternative web browser options. European Windows XP, Vista and 7 users will be presented with…
Google Chrome TV ad hits the airwaves
Google has taken, what is for them, an unprecedented marketing step by releasing a TV advert to promote one of their services. A 30-second commercial for Chrome is now airing in the States to encourage the public to use their browser which launched a year ago.
The advert was put together by a team from YouTube and is obviously designed to demonstrate the simplicity of the software with the playschool look animation. That’s all very well and good on YouTube but Google’s aim is to take market share away from IE, which currently handles over 60% of US traffic, and that could be difficult when the advert doesn’t explain what Chrome actually is.
Apple BANS Opera from the iPhone
Opera, the little browser that could, has developed a version of its software that would run on the iPhone, but Apple won’t let them release it, claims co-founder and CEO Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner. Opera has a mini-browser built for many mobile platforms, but because it competes with Apple’s own Safari browser, the iPhone makers won’t let it onto their platform.
It’s a damn shame, because although the iPhone browsing experience is acceptable (unlike a lot of phones), it’s not perfect, and Opera has a track record of significantly improving the mobile experience on almost every platform it’s available on. The iPhone might be a great device, but its closed nature and uber-controlled user experience has its downsides, and this is one of them.
Opera (via NYT)
Related posts: Opera releases 9.6 beta | Opera Mobile 9.5 beta launched for Windows Mobile devices
TECH DIGEST VERSUS: Google Chrome
Your intrepid team of Tech Digest writers have been using Chrome all day today, avoiding the home comforts of Firefox, to test out exactly how usable it is on a day-to-day basis. We’ve each written a comment under a number of headings. Some of us like it more than others, that’s for sure, but read on for full details…
QUIZ: Which browser are you?
In the grand old tradition of the internet, and given that Google’s new Chrome browser appears to be pretty much all the news that’s out there today, I thought we could have a good old fashioned quiz. It’s simple – answer each question and then at the end it’ll tell you which browser matches your personality…
