During Google's annual conference for developers recently, the technology monolith announced its plans to launch its Chrome OS to the world in June. Touting a plethora of cloud-based features, Google is claiming that its operating system requires no virus protection to remain secure. If we have learned anything over the many years that we have been on the Internet, building a...
Annually, Google holds its “Innovation in the Open” conference to inform developers about updates to their numerous platforms, asking for their support while demonstrating new technologies. Though the company is more than willing to announce new devices and garner popular support, the conference is truly meant to attract programmers and strategists to Android and Chrome OS. At this year...
Here’s something you might not know: I used to be a school tech guy (check out the first bit of advice posted here). For five years I was a classroom teacher, showing the fine youth of our country how to make crazy things with computers. For some of that time I was officially my school’s tech support monkey, and for some of it I wasn’t, but when you’re the “Computer Teacher” people come...
In the past, tech trade shows were the primary domain of nerds and business people. At most, they were worthy of short, four-minute packages on the nightly news — usually in a spot designed to show laypeople a glimpse of some vague futuretech — and that was pretty much it. Nowadays, industry events are a hot ticket in town attracting big media attention and huge attendance. They can...
The numbers are in for March of which Web browsers were leading the way for the month, and there were a few surprising shifts in the percentages. Lets take a look at the chart for this month and see how it stacks up against the previous. All measurements are according to NetMarketshare. [table id=5 /] Is there any thing that can stop the endless growth of Google Chrome? Once again...
Much has been said lately about Microsoft’s newest version of Internet Explorer, but Mozilla is picking up the slack with the release of Firefox 4. Since both of the well-known companies have been losing customers to Apple and Google, it is no surprise that they have respectively attempted to use their large install bases to release updates that push browsers forward. Firefox 4 now...
Internet Explorer 9 is finally available in final form to the general public, and we’re pleased to say that it represents a big leap forward for Microsoft’s web browser. We know that many of you readers have gotten turned off to IE in recent years (and understandably so) but Internet Explorer is suddenly a lot more competitive, and worth a look. We recommend you try it for...
Previously known for being bloated, inefficient, dangerous, and non-compliant with well-established standards, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer began to lose hold of its dominance with the rise of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari. Will Internet Explorer 9 draw consumers back to Microsoft’s browser for good? According to Microsoft’s Exploring IE Blog, the new web browser,...
The Dec. 2010 report for browser market share is out, and once again Google Chrome blew the doors off of everyone else, while Internet Explorer hit yet another new low for the year. Lets take a look at the chart so far for this year according to the measurements of NetMarketshare. Chrome Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari Jan 2010 5.22% 24.43% 62.12% 2.38% 4.53% Feb 2010 5...
No matter how much I liked the Hardware of the CR-48, I must focus my attention on the software. Chrome OS could be the next big thing if you ask Google, but is it practical enough to live up to everyday use?