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Google Chrome to overtake Internet Explorer in 2012. Online, Google, Chrome, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Browsers 0

Google Chrome to overtake IE in 2012

NEWS Number 1 browser before year's end
Google Chrome, the search giant's web browser, is growing its market share at an incredible pace and is on course to overtake Microsoft's Internet Explorer this year. StatCounter shows that Chrome is now the browser of choice for more than one in four …
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  • Google Chrome 17 guesses your desires. Software, Google Chrome, Chrome, Google, Browsers 0

    Google Chrome 17 guesses your desires

    New stable release 9 February 2012 12:14 GMT

    Not content with unleashing the Android version of its popular browser, Google has also found time this week to reveal the 17th stable iteration of Google Chrome for your desktop.

    Yep, Google Chrome 17 is here - about three and a half years...

  • Firefox 10 brings Mozilla browsing to double digits. Online, Browsers, Firefox, Mozilla 0

    Firefox 10 brings Mozilla browsing to double digits

    PC and Mac version available now 31 January 2012 16:25 GMT

    It took us almost seven years to get from the first iteration of Firefox to version 4.0, but now we're already up to version 10, taking less than a year to get to double digits from the 4.0 launch thanks to Mozilla's new rapid release plan.

    As...

  • Internet Explorer boss: Chrome 'massive challenge'

    Internet Explorer boss: Chrome 'massive challenge'

    EXCLUSIVE: UK lead talks to Pocket-lint 10 January 2012 9:15 GMT

    You may have read earlier this week that Internet Explorer, so long the undisputed king of the browser world, is under serious threat from Google's Chrome for the no.1 crown.

    Pocket-lint asked Gabby Hegerty, the new Internet Explorer Lead in...

  • Microsoft gets its IE9 HTML5 game on with Cut the Rope. Online, Gaming, HTML5, Cut The Rope, Microsoft, Browsers, Internet Explorer 9 0

    Microsoft gets its IE9 HTML5 game on with Cut the Rope

    CES 2012: Ballmer shows off 7 new levels 10 January 2012 2:03 GMT

    Just as it did when it tuned in Last.fm for HTML5 scrobbling, Microsoft is flexing its IE9 HTML5 muscles again - this time by bringing Cut The Rope to the browser, as shown by CEO Steve Ballmer during his keynote presentation.

    That's right...

  • Google Chrome browser to predict what you want to visit next  . Software, PC software, Mac software, Browsers, Google, Google Chrome 0

    Google Chrome browser to predict what you want to visit next

    Faster browsing promised 8 January 2012 11:41 GMT

    Google has announced that the latest update to its Chrome browser will try and guess what website you are going to visit next by loading it while you type the URL.

    In a move to try and get you the webpages you visit even quicker than before,...

  • Google Chrome to overtake Internet Explorer in 2012. Online, Google, Chrome, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Browsers 0

    Google Chrome to overtake Internet Explorer in 2012

    Number 1 browser before year's end 2 January 2012 9:46 GMT

    Google Chrome, the search giant's web browser, is growing its market share at an incredible pace and is on course to overtake Microsoft's Internet Explorer this year.

    StatCounter shows that Chrome is now the browser of choice for more than...

  • Firefox dependency on Google continues as 3-year search default deal signed

    Firefox dependency on Google continues as 3-year search default deal signed

    Uneasy alliance 21 December 2011 7:49 GMT

    Google and Mozilla, the company behind Firefox, have signed a deal that will keep Google as the default search engine within the open-source browser.

    The last deal, signed in 2008, ran out in November 2011; however, during that time Firefox...

  • Internet Explorer to automatically update in future. Software, PC software, Browsers, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 9 0

    Internet Explorer to automatically update in future

    Follows Chrome approach 15 December 2011 15:13 GMT

    Google's Chrome browser already does it, but now Microsoft Internet Explorer browser is to offer automatic updates so users don't have to bother wondering whether they have the latest update or not.

    "Today we are sharing our plan to automatically...

  • Google Chrome 16 signs up multiple users. Online, Google, Google Chrome, Browsers 0

    Google Chrome 16 signs up multiple users

    Switching between accounts made easy 14 December 2011 12:42 GMT

    The latest stable release of Google Chrome has just gone live (we're up to 16 if you're keeping count) and the big addition is the ability to sign into multiple accounts from the same browser session.

    If you're sick of your good lady filling...

  • Firefox 8 brings Twitter search to the party

    Firefox 8 brings Twitter search to the party

    New Android version live too 9 November 2011 10:43 GMT

    It took us almost 7 years to get from the first iteration of Firefox to version 4.0, but now Mozilla is throwing out new versions faster than a Pakistani fast bowler with a spot-betting addiction.

    We're now up to version 8.0, taking just 8...

  • Google Chrome introduces new tab page (video). Online, Google, Google Chrome, Browsers 0

    Google Chrome introduces new tab page (video)

    Nice 'n' simple 26 October 2011 8:04 GMT

    Google always seem to be bending over backwards in order to make our online existence that little bit easier, whether it be a new function here, a smoother experience there or an imaginative Google doodle for us to coo over.

    And it seems to...

  • Amazon Silk enters the browser war

    Amazon Silk enters the browser war

    Not "just another browser" though 28 September 2011 17:05 GMT

    Amazon has unleashed Amazon Silk, a brand new browser designed for its Kindle Fire tablet.

    We know, we know - you don't need another browser complicating your life. You've already got a polygamous relationship with both Chrome and Firefox on...

  • Google Chrome 14 finally adds full screen support for OS X Lion

    Google Chrome 14 finally adds full screen support for OS X Lion

    Plus other niceties 20 September 2011 9:51 GMT

    Mac OS X Lion users who have switched from Chrome to Safari in order to benefit from the recently released operating system's features, like full screen mode, can now go back to the Google browser. Its latest update now adds full screen support and...

  • Firefox set for design revamp according to mockups

    Firefox set for design revamp according to mockups

    Chrome styleee 2 August 2011 10:35 GMT

    Firefox, that speedy stalwart of the browser savvy, is set for a revamp according to screens posted by Mozilla designer Stephen Horlander. 

    All manner of things been stripped back, bringing a sleek and minimal look in keeping with browsers...

  • Google Chrome second most popular browser in UK

    Google Chrome second most popular browser in UK

    Internet-wars 1 August 2011 15:45 GMT

    Google's Chrome browser has become the second most popular way to surf the Internet in the UK, signalling the increasing dominance of the company over the search engine market.

    At only 3 years old, Chrome has overtaken Firefox's market share,...

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