More browser users take a shine to Chrome

BufferGoogle’s Chrome browser continued to make inroads into its rivals’ share of worldwide browser usage in May, new statistics show. Chrome rose 0.3 percentage points to take seven per cent of the market, said Net Applications, which monitors browser usage … Continue reading

Facebook boss speaks out over privacy concerns, taking business public

BufferFacebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has defended changes to the service which have led to privacy concerns, and said that he has no date in mind for a public floatation of the company. Zuckerberg used an address to the All … Continue reading

Chrome tops seven per cent market share as Microsoft’s IE continues to dive

BufferGoogle’s Chrome internet browser has managed to increase its share of the global market to over seven per cent, according to data from Net Applications. The research company said Chrome increased its share from 6.73 per cent in April 2010 … Continue reading

World Cup fans warned over costly roaming charges

BufferFootball fans heading to South Africa for the World Cup have been warned by a watchdog group to keep an eye on the cost of their mobile internet use while there. Consumer Focus says that mobile operators levy huge charges … Continue reading

Bangladesh blocks Facebook over caricatures

BufferFacebook has found itself in hot water with a second country in a matter of days, as a result of ‘objectionable’ material posted on the site about the Prophet Mohammed. Authorities in Bangladesh have placed a block on the social … Continue reading

Pakistan lifts ban on YouTube but restrictions on content stay

Buffer After a short period during which the site was blocked in the country, people in Pakistan are again being allowed limited access to popular video sharing website YouTube. A ban on the popular, Google-owned video-sharing website has been in … Continue reading

Search engines failing to protect users, say European regulators

BufferThe world’s largest search engines have been accused of not doing enough to protect the privacy of users. According to a report by the Financial Times, technology firms Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have all come in for criticism and been … Continue reading

New mobile search engine promises to distil results to top 10

BufferBrazilian software company Handcase, a specialist in developing applications for the Palm hand-held computer, has unveiled a new search engine, optimised for use on small screen phones and smartphones.  Called Gune, the new engine aggregates results from Google and Bing, … Continue reading