Google Chrome Just Passed Internet Explorer To Become The World's Most Popular Web Browser

Google Chrome has finally overtaken Internet Explorer, becoming the most popular web browser worldwide.

According to new data from StatCounter, via TheNextWeb, Chrome's share of the market rose to 32.8% in the week ending May 20, while Internet Explorer's share of the market dropped to 31.9%. This marks the first full week that Chrome has beaten Internet Explorer.

Google's browser had previously topped Explorer for a single day back in March.

Mozilla's Firefox is the third most popular browser with just more than a 25% of the market. Read more

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US - Austin's Homeless Become Controversial Temporary Wi-Fi Hotspots

In a time when everything has an app, and when so many people use some form of social media, some would say digital services are their first priority.

But should that priority come at the cost of another human's dignity?

A new "charitable innovation experiment" called "Homeless Hotspots" is conducting an experiment involving thirteen homeless participants being used as a 'mobile hotspots'.

Each person was given their own MiFi device and a t-shirt emblazoned with the words, "I am a 4G hotspot." Also included was their name and a code which gives customers access to 4G broadband service. Minutes could be purchased for a donation of the customer's choice, although the recommended price was $2.00 for fifteen minutes of service.

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Dropped your phone down the lavatory?

Despite all the 'smarts' built into them, Smartphones have one fatal flaw: They can't get wet. Yet.

Three start-ups aim to correct that in 2012, offering special, micro-thin coatings made of nanomaterials that can seamlessly and invisibly encase your next iPhone or Android phone and keep it safe from the rain, puddles... or even a plunge in the lavatory.

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Boxing Day single biggest online shopping day of all time in UK

According to Experian Hitwise, Boxing Day 2011 was the single biggest online shopping day of all time in the UK. In total, 13 million hours were spent shopping online and retail websites received an astonishing 96 million UK Internet visits, 19.5% more than Boxing Day 2010 (80.5 million visits).

One of the contributing factors to the record-breaking figures was that in 2011 Boxing Day fell on a Monday. Traffic to shopping websites peaked on Mondays during each week during December 2011, including 'Cyber Monday' which was the biggest pre-Christmas shopping day of the year.

Amazon starts row with retailers in US

Amazon has annoyed retailers in the US with a new price check app that allows shoppers to get a discount on items via the online store if they find them to be more expensive elsewhere.

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UK - Top Sites & Search Engines - December 2011

Top 20 Websites and Search Engines
Top 10 Websites for Entertainment and Social Networking
Top 10 Overall Search Terms
Top Fast Moving Search Terms Overall
Top Social Networking and Entertainment Fast Moving Search Terms

Data and statistics covering UK Internet activity for the retail industry.

Top 20 Retail Websites
Top 10 Retail Search Terms
Top 10 Retail, DepartmentStores, and Appliances Fast Moving Search Terms

Data and statistics covering UK Internet activity for the travel industry.

Top 20 Travel Websites
Top 10 Travel Search Terms
Top 10 Travel, Agencies and Destinations Fast Moving Search Terms

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