Last year Google turned their attention to the problems posed by poor quality information being provided on a large scale through their ranking system; in 2011 they have taken decisive action to combat this issue. (more…)

After Mozilla’s Firefox brought it to the table and Microsoft and Opera jumped on the band wagon to sponsor its standardisation, it seemed only a matter of time before Google would decide to add support for WOFF (web open font format) to its Chrome internet browser. (more…)

Despite claims from some that it’s not as versatile as competitors like Firefox, the Google Chrome web browser has been gaining supporters steadily since its launch earlier this year, thanks to its speedy performance and reliability. However, it seems the slow steady groundswell of support is about to turn into a deluge in the next few weeks and months. (more…)

A Google staffer has claimed that the majority of people do not know which browser they use or even what a browser actually is. Product Marketing Manager Jason Toff’s, albeit unscientific, survey found that half of his friends did not know which internet browser they used. In a bid to address this issue Google have swiftly released a video explaining exactly what one is, cunningly positioning the Google chrome logo alongside those of more popular browsers Safari, Firefox and Internet Explorer. (more…)

Google Chrome has been performing well so far; it got out of beta only 100 days after being first introduced and, even at this early stage, boasts a user base that’s 10 million strong. Now that it’s an official player, Chrome is eligible to be bundled with new computers and it soon will be. Basically, the browser is set to go from strength to strength in 2009, this is bad news for Firefox.

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Some information on the release date for the Mac version of Google Chrome has been issued by Google. The browser will be available for download by Mac (and Linux) users in the first half of this year.
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The majority of IE defectors (about 66% says TG daily) go to Firefox. This is because the browser enjoys strong brand recognition and is known as the browser of choice for the clued up surfer. Whether this is true or not is another thing, though the perception is there.
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We always knew that 2009 was going to be the year that the browser war kicked off in earnest, and with 09 not even a week old the opening shots have been fired. Well, actually the first punch from Google was landed in the final days of last year, though the effects may prove to dominate the browser debate this year and beyond.
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