Chrome

The browser wars are back on in earnest. For the second time in three months, Internet Explorer made large gains, picking up almost 1 point of market share. Chrome, Firefox, and Safari all lost out, as Internet Explorer 9 won over new users.Internet Explorer gained 0.99 points for a 53.88 percent market share, taking it Continue Reading →

March 18 saw Google Chrome usage creep past that of Internet Explorer for the first time. Internet Explorer reclaimed dominance when the work week started, but the weekend numbers indicate many users favor Chrome for personal use. Read the full story at Reuters Continue Reading →

Want to more easily give Google all of your web history? The company will pay you up to $25 in Amazon gift cards to let it track every move you make while you’re online. The new project is called Screenwise and anyone with a Google account and the Chrome browser can sign up. Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats about the science of online dating, Google announcing a mobile web browser and a hacker’s extortion attempt of Symantec. Continue Reading →

Google announced that its web browser Chrome is now available for mobile devices running Android 4.0. The mobile browser has advanced features like tabbed browsing and can sync open pages between your computer and mobile device. If you have Android 4.0, you can download the beta now. Read the full article at arstechnica.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120208_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Between Apple, Google and Facebook, app development has become one of the fastest growing industries. A study found that since 2005, nearly half a million U.S. jobs were created just for the development of mobile applications. California holds 25% of all app-related jobs in the United States. Continue Reading →

Google got caught paying bloggers to post articles, links and videos that endorse the use of the Chrome web browser. The company has strict policies against paid endorsements that are made to look like original content, intended on tricking users into thinking they’re genuine. Consequently, Google will purposefully lower the rank that Chrome shows up Continue Reading →

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is still the most widely used web browser out there, but its dominance is being tested by competition. While Firefox accounts for about 20% of web browser use, Google Chrome continues to take away users from both browsers. Chrome’s popularity continues to rise and has increased 84% since last year. Read the Continue Reading →

How much time do you spend on Facebook? A lot, if you’re most people. However, most people aren’t getting the most out of their Facebook experience and that’s because they aren’t using FB Photo Zoom. Most people have to click every single photo and wait for Facebook Theater to load each image. Well, guess what? Continue Reading →

Google recently announced a slew of improvements to its search engine that will roll out in the near future. Voice activated search in 27 languages will become available for anyone using the Chrome desktop browser. Google will also soon let you search by uploading an image. Read the full article at Wired.com Continue Reading →