Posted by Geoff
Parker on 30th of May, 2012
Sina is the one of the most popular sites in China and 30% of surfers use it. This site was launched in 09 and now has 300,000,000 users and over 100,000,000 messages are posted every day.
The features and functions are very similar to twitter; you can post up to 140 letters and communicate with other users the same way using their user name. The...
Posted by Geoff
Parker on 24th of May, 2012
When you are checking the search results on Google you have more than likely noticed some of the results display some additional information such as ratings, product prices or stock information.
The sites that display this type of information are basically using HTML in the web pages to define information rather than just use it to define the app...
Posted by Geoff
Parker on 7th of May, 2010
Microsoft's internet browser, Internet Explorer, has lost further ground in the browser wars it has been revealed this week. The software giant's browser share has slipped for the first time to under 60%, with Google Chrome gaining ground on second place Mozilla Firefox.
Net Applications's April market report shows Internet Explorer still taking t...
Posted by Geoff
Parker on 31st of March, 2010
Ofcom has warned that Net firms must do a better job of telling customers about broadband speeds or face stiffer regulation.
It revealed that 74% of customers were not told that the maximum speed on their line was likely to be higher than the speed they would actually get.
Ofcom wants to implement changes so that improvements are made as to how br...
Posted by Geoff
Parker on 5th of February, 2010
From the 1st of March Google will stop offering support for IE6 for Google docs and Google Sites. Microsoft has since brought out two versions of the browser since IE6, however, around 20% of internet users are still using the browser. Microsoft themselves have publically said that they will support the browser until 2014.
This news doesn't come a...
Posted by Geoff
Parker on 14th of January, 2010
Mobile internet is growing x8 faster than desktop based internet, and all the big software developers are looking to stake a claim in this rapidly expanding market. At the heart of this battle is the mobile web browser, commonly known as the doorway to the mobile internet.
Fennec, a brand new mobile browser from Firefox, is soon to be released...
Posted by Geoff
Parker on 12th of January, 2010
Google recently announced on their official blog that, in response to user demand & feedback, they are developing a completely new operating system based on Google Chrome. The project which will be open-sourced has been dubbed Google Chrome OS and is set for release in late 2010.
Google Chrome OS is touted to revolutionize how computers op...
Posted by Geoff
Parker on 7th of January, 2010
Today it has been announced that Google Chrome is the third most used web browser in the world. It has been a remarkable rise to fame for Google's now-not-so-new web browser, Google Chrome. 16 months ago, Google Chrome was only just officially released. Is the Google train unstoppable?
Google Chrome has registered a 4.63% market share taking the...
Posted by Geoff
Parker on 7th of January, 2010
At the moment Google is in the middle of a huge marketing campaign for their internet browser, Chrome. There are billboards, newspaper ads along with a new e card that allows you to send the browser as a gift to someone this Christmas. Google sells the browser on the basis that it is so simple to use and the fastest on the market that 'even your g...