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  • Mon February 06 2012: 14.00 · StatCounter
    Mobile internet usage is doubling year on year
    Nokia global leaderApple king in US and UKBoston, USA and Dublin, Ireland; Monday, 6th February, 2012: Global internet usage through mobile devices, not including tablets*, has almost doubled to 8.5% (...)
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  • Thu December 15 2011: 12.00 · StatCounter
    Chrome 15 Becomes World's Most Popular Browser
    Free web analytics company reports IE 8 still leads in US but Chrome 15 is number one in UKBoston, USA; Dublin, Ireland; Thursday, 15th December, 2011: Google's Chrome 15 has become the most popular w (...)
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  • Thu December 01 2011: 12.00 · StatCounter
    Chrome Overtakes Firefox Globally for First Time
    Free web analytics company reports that Internet Explorer still leads despite falling market shareBoston, USA; Dublin, Ireland; Thursday, 1st December, 2011: Google's browser Chrome overtook Firefox (...)
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  • Tue November 01 2011: 12.00 · StatCounter
    Windows 7 overtakes XP globally for first time in October
    Free web analytics company tracks rise of Windows 7Boston, USA & Dublin, Ireland; Tuesday, 1st November 2011: Microsoft's operating system Windows 7 overtook its 10 year old sibling XP globally f (...)
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  • Mon August 01 2011: 12.00 · StatCounter
    Chrome Overtakes Firefox for UK Number Two Browser Spot in July
    Ahead of Firefox in IrelandLondon, UK & Dublin, Ireland; Monday, 1st August 2011: Google's Chrome became the number two browser in the UK during the month of July for the first time, according to (...)
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  • Fri July 01 2011: 12.00 · StatCounter
    Chrome Breaks 20% Globally in June
    Ahead of Firefox in South America; neck and neck in UK Despite falling market share Internet Explorer still leadsBoston, USA & Dublin, Ireland; Friday, 1st July 2011: Google's Chrome exceeded 20% (...)
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  • Wed June 01 2011: 13.00 · StatCounter
    Firefox 4 Becomes Leading Firefox Version
    Boston, USA & Dublin, Ireland; Wednesday, 1st June 2011: Mozilla's Firefox 4 reached 14.2% of the worldwide market in May, overtaking for the first time its previous 3.6 version which is on 12.3 (...)
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  • Wed March 23 2011: 14.00 · StatCounter
    Firefox 4 Hits the Ground Running and Eclipses Internet Explorer 9
    Boston, USA & Dublin, Ireland; Wednesday, 23rd March 2011: Mozilla Firefox 4, which was launched yesterday (Tuesday 22nd March), has already taken 1.95% of the worldwide Internet browser market ac (...)
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  • Tue March 08 2011: 14.00 · StatCounter
    Android overtakes BlackBerry for first time
    Use of mobile to access Internet more than doubles over past yearBoston, USA & Dublin, Ireland; Tuesday, 8th March, 2011: Google's Android mobile operating system overtook RIM's BlackBerry globall (...)
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  • Tue March 01 2011: 15.00 · StatCounter
    Bing overtakes Yahoo! globally for first time
    Boston, USA & Dublin, Ireland; Tuesday, 1st March, 2011: The Bing search engine overtook Yahoo! for the first time worldwide in January and increased its lead in February according to web analytic (...)
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  • Tue January 04 2011: 13.00 · StatCounter
    Firefox overtakes Internet Explorer in Europe in browser wars
    Internet Explorer loses crown in major market for first timeBoston, USA and Dublin, Ireland; Tuesday 4th January, 2011: Firefox overtook Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) to become the number one bro (...)
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  • Wed December 01 2010: 12.00 · StatCounter
    BlackBerry overtakes Apple in Mobile Wars
    Google's Android Gaining Market ShareBoston, USA and Dublin, Ireland; Wednesday 1st December, 2010: BlackBerry OS overtook Apple's iOS for the first time in the US in November in terms of mobile inter (...)
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  • Tue October 05 2010: 12.00 · StatCounter
    Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser falls below 50% of worldwide market for first time
    Boston, USA and Dublin, Ireland; Tuesday, 5th October 2010: Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) browser has fallen below 50% of the worldwide market for the first time according to StatCounter. The com (...)
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  • Wed September 01 2010: 13.00 · StatCounter
    Windows 7 Jumps Ahead of Vista Globally for First Time
    Boston, USA and Dublin, Ireland: Wednesday 1st September, 2010: In just over a year since its release to manufacturer (RTM), Windows 7 has overtaken Windows Vista for the first time in total market sh (...)
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  • Tue August 31 2010: 15.00 · StatCounter
    Redd Monday for Digg
    Boston, USA and Dublin, Ireland; Tuesday, 31st August, 2010: Digg users deserted the site for Reddit on Monday, 30th August according to data from web analytics company, StatCounter. The firm's resear (...)
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  • Mon June 28 2010: 12.00 · StatCounter
    Chrome overtakes Safari for first time to claim third place in US Internet browser market
    Boston, USA and Dublin, Ireland; 28 June, 2010: Google's internet browser Chrome has overtaken Apple's Safari in the US for the first time on a weekly basis according to StatCounter, the company which (...)
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  • Tue June 01 2010: 12.00 · StatCounter
    IE6 Falls Below 5% for First Time in US and Europe
    Boston, US and Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday, 1st June, 2010: Usage of web browser Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) in the US and Europe fell below the 5% mark for the first time in May, according to web analytic (...)
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  • Thu April 22 2010: 13.00 · StatCounter
    Twitter Generates Almost One in Ten Social Media Hits to Websites
    StumbleUpon second globally to Facebook and leads in USBoston, US and Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, 22nd April, 2010: Twitter generates almost one in ten Social Media global hits to websites according to (...)
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  • Wed January 13 2010: 20.00 · StatCounter
    Google Gained Market Share in China in Last Six Months
    Boston and Dublin: Wednesday, 13th January 2010: Google has been closing the gap on Chinese search engine leader Baidu over the last six months according to web analytics company StatCounter. The firm (...)
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  • Tue November 03 2009: 15.05 · StatCounter
    Encouraging Start for Windows 7
    But Apple Mac fans remain 'unimpressed'Boston (US) and Dublin (Ireland): Tuesday, 3rd November 2009: Windows 7 has had an encouraging start in the US and globally according to web analytics firm, Stat (...)
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  • Mon November 02 2009: 18.00 · StatCounter
    Bing US Market Share Stabilises but Yahoo! Continues Fall
    Google Hits Highest US Share for Almost a YearBoston (US); Dublin (Ireland): Monday, 2nd November 2009: Microsoft's search engine Bing recovered market share slightly in the US in October according to (...)
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  • Thu October 01 2009: 14.00 · StatCounter
    Bing Records First Monthly Decline Since Launch
    Boston (US); Dublin (Ireland): Thursday, 1st October, 2009: Bing's monthly market share in the US and globally has fallen for the first time since its launch, according to analysis conducted by web an (...)
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  • Tue September 01 2009: 13.00 · StatCounter
    Bing Slows in Race against Google
    Boston (US); Dublin (Ireland): Tuesday, 1st September, 2009: Microsoft's Bing search market share in the US grew by just 0.23% in August to 9.64%, the slowest monthly growth rate since its launch, acc (...)
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  • Mon August 03 2009: 14.00 · StatCounter
    Bing Gains Another 1% of Search Market
    Google still dominates US search market despite combined Microsoft and Yahoo! competition Boston (US); Dublin (Ireland): Monday, 3rd August, 2009: Bing again slightly increased the Microsoft share (...)
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  • Fri July 10 2009: 18.00 · StatCounter
    Bing Overtakes Yahoo! for Second Time
    Google still dominates search engine market wars Dublin (Ireland): Friday, 10th July, 2009: For the second time since it was launched, Microsoft's Bing search engine overtook Yahoo! Thursday (9th J (...)
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