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Google Chrome Growing at Breakneck Speed, Firefox May Lose #2 Spot Sooner Than You Think

Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 10:34
Browser wars were supposed to be over years ago. Arrival of Google Chrome changed all that. And with the passage of time, Google Chrome growth story is gaining some serious momentum. Google Chrome might have already breached the magic 20% market share and there are no signs of a slow down.
 

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Google Chrome is Still Growing

If latest StatCounter browser market share stats are any indication, Firefox might lose its standing as the world's second most popular web browser to Google Chrome sooner than you think. Google Chrome, as of June 2011, commands 20.02% share of the global web browser market, up from 14.85% in December 2010.

Internet Explorer(IE) is continuing its download spiral in 2011 as well. Market share of IE was around 46.94% in Dec 2010 and has come down significantly since then to 43.38% now(June 2011), a loss of nearly 4 percentage points in less than 6 months. But in the case of IE, this is not a surprise anymore. IE has been losing market share for sometime now and it seems like Microsoft is just not able to check the outflow of its once massive user base.
 
The most interesting case is that of Firefox. Even after the release of the heavily upgraded Firefox 4.0, there isn't any increase of market share in real terms. But if you look closely, you will see a very slight dip in market share overall for Firefox. Firefox commanded 30.76% web browser market share in December 2010 which is now at 29.08%. 
 
If this growth curve continues unabated, Google Chrome will be breathing down Firefox's neck by the end of this year itself. Firefox has recently decided to speed up the release cycle and you can expect the release of next Firefox 5.0 very soon. But will that be enough to counter the astonishing growth of Google Chrome? We will find that out in the next few months.
 

This is How You Advertise a Web Browser: Google Chrome "It Gets Better" Video

Submitted by admin on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 15:09
Just now, I stumbled upon a really awesome video ad of Google Chrome via reddit.com. I have absolutely no words to describe how much I was moved by this particular video. It is actually an advertisement of Dan Savage's It Gets Better project. Just watch it.

Google Chrome It Gets Better


Google Chrome: It Gets Better [Video]

Hope you like it. Browse our collection of such interesting videos and stuff via Videos category. Another bunch of videos you should definitely not miss is this collection of top Blender made short films and animations you probably haven't seen before.
 

15 Google Chrome Extensions to Help You Save Time and Become More Efficient

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/22/2011 - 16:27
Google Chrome extensions have always been a great way to extend the functionality of Google Chrome in tune with the needs of each and every individual. We have featured here before incredible collection of Google Chrome extensions for enhanced security and privacy while browsing and now here is another collection which are going to help a lot among you to manage time better and become more productive and efficient in the process.
 
RescueTime Chrome Productivity Meter Extension
 
 

Last.fm Free Music Player Google Chrome Extension Works Like a Charm

Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/19/2011 - 12:32
Tech Drive-in has covered several posts on useful Google Chrome extensions before, the most prominent being the one where we featured useful Chrome extensions for a more secure browsing experience. But this one is special. A Last.fm music player extension for Google Chrome that does exactly what you expect it to.


Last.fm Free Music Player Google Chrome Extension

Last.fm music player Chrome extension lets you play and enjoy streaming music for free from your Google Chrome web browser. It supports Last.fm scrobbling as well. The only problem being the lack of support for Chromium browser. If you are using Chromium in Ubuntu, you need to install 'chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-nonfree' package to get the Last.fm music player chrome extension to work properly.

Google Chrome 8.0 Stable for Linux is Here!

Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/03/2010 - 13:36

Google Chrome 8.0 stable is finally released for Windows, Mac and Linux. The latest version, Google Chrome 8.0.552.215, include a built-in PDF viewer among many other stability related enhancements and major security fixes.

What's New in Google Chrome 8.0?

Google Chrome 7 Released For Windows, Mac and Linux

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 09:13

Google Chrome 7 stable version has been released and it is already available for Windows, Mac and Linux. The latest version is Google Chrome 7.0.517.41 to be precise.

Google Chrome 7

Google Chrome Stable Hits Version 7
Sticking to its promise of 6 month release cycle, Google Chrome has released Google Chrome 7 for Windows, Mac and Linux users a day ago. The latest release brings in hundreds of bug fixes and other improvements. There is a major boost to speed as well.

According to Google, the latest Google Chrome 7.0.517.41 comes with a number of bug fixes, an updated HTML5 parser, and file API and directory upload via input tag and a number of new features. Apart from these enhancements, the new Google Chrome 7 closed a number of major security holes as well. You can find more information at Chromium Security page.

Microsoft's Internet Explorer(IE) is going down and fast. According to a recent study, Internet Explorer market share is below 50% for the first time in 11 years. And the major beneficiaries of this downward spiral of IE are obviously Mozilla Firefox, which got a speed boost recently through its new JaegerMonkey javascript engine, and Google Chrome, which is growing from strength to strength with every new release.

Download Google Chrome 7
If you are already using Google Chrome in your Ubuntu, all you need to do is a "sudo apt-get upgrade". As you all should know already, Google Chrome automatically installs Google repository in Ubuntu and hence you get the latest Google Chrome updates without doing anything new. Otherwise you could simply download the latest Google Chrome 7 from here.

Browser wars has never been so intense and it seems the real winners are going to be the open source browsers. I have been using Chromium and Firefox for years now and it's really heartening to see them winning against the much bigger rival. On a final note, you may also want to learn how Chromium is different from Google Chrome.

Ubuntu is Humanity Promotional Video is Beautiful

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 04:13

We have featured awesome Ubuntu commercials before and also some stunning user contributed Ubuntu promotional videos for Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase. Ubuntu is Humanity is of the second kind and it's more of a feel good video meant for Ubuntu users.

9 Things I Did After Installing Brand New Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat"

Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 16:25

The final release of Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat is here with a ton of improvements. I think, it's time to stop talking about the great strides Ubuntu 10.10 has made on the usability fronts and lets just concentrate on the things you need to do and you could do with the new Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat".

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The Perfect 10 is Here and It's a Job Well Done

Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 13:43

Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" is finally released and it's clearly is a job well done. We have been covering different aspects of this Ubuntu release for the past few months and we are more than happy to inform that, Ubuntu 10.10 has surpassed our expectations.


Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" Released
Ubuntu is getting better with every new release and this 6 month release cycle is working perfectly well for Canonical and Ubuntu. There is a definitive sense of urgency which is so unlike any other Linux distro out there. And if Google Trends data is anything near accurate, Ubuntu might just become the first ever Linux distro to overcome the popularity of Linux itself.

What's New in Ubuntu 10.10?

Ubuntu Tweak 0.6 Mockup Looks Impressive, Work On The New UI Already Started

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/13/2010 - 16:13

Ubuntu Tweak is every newbie Ubuntu user's closest companion and we have already seen how Ubuntu Tweak is slowly evolving into one among the must have installation candidates for Ubuntu in our Ubuntu Tweak review. And with the new mockup UI, the next phase of development for Ubuntu Tweak has only started.

Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.7 for Maverick


Ubuntu Tweak 0.6 Mockup UI