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Market Share 2007: Mac OS gains 3.15%, Vista grabs 10.48%

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:09:29 +0000

Throughout 2007, according to reports by Net Applications, Mac OS increased its market share by 3.15% while Vista managed to grab 10.48% market share. Windows XP lost 8.39% of the OS market share in the... Read more...

Microsoft's piracy fight gains momentum in China

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:22:00 +0000

In his first official visit to the United States in 2006, China President Hu Jintao arrived for dinner at Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates' house with a gift for the host. Shortly before Hu's Seattle... Read more...

WinXP SP3 Yields Performance Gains Over Vista SP1 Again

Steven Parker — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:36:06 +0000

exo.blog has at the request of their members re-run the original OfficeBench test, this time with 2GB of RAM in the test system. Unfortunately the outcome is unchanged bar a 4% improvement on the previous... Read more...

Windows XP SP3 Yields Performance Gains Over Vista SP1

Steven Parker — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:12:25 +0000

After a disappointing showing by Windows Vista SP1 (see previous post), we were pleasantly surprised to discover that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (v.3244) delivers a measurable performance boost to this aging desktop OS. Testing... Read more...

AMD's Marketshare Gains Greater Than Expected

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:53:23 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices gained 2.5 percentage points of the worldwide microprocessor market last quarter, iSuppli Corp said Tuesday, a much greater gain than the research group had estimated. Intel, AMD's bigger rival, lost 2 percentage... Read more...

Firefox gains at Microsoft's expense

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:57:44 +0000

Mozilla's web browser Firefox is becoming increasingly popular, gaining on average an extra 3.1 percent of the market in 32 European countries in the past four months, according to French web monitoring company XiTi Monitor.... Read more...

Intel Wipes Out AMD's 2006 Marketshare Gains in One Quarter

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:44:34 +0000

According to the latest numbers from Mercury Research, Intel managed to capture 80.5% of the PC processor market for Q1 2007, from the 74.4% the company held during Q4 2006. The increases per segment come... Read more...

iSuppli: Acer Gains on HP, Dell in Notebook Shipments

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:47:28 +0000

Taiwan-based PC maker Acer outpaced all other vendors in the fourth quarter of 2006, as its worldwide shipment of notebooks increased by more than 45% (about 3.4 million notebooks) compared to the third quarter (2.3... Read more...

Google Share Gains Quicken in U.S. Search Market

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:02:23 +0000

According to a monthly study by comScore Networks, Google Incorporated showed a marked acceleration in U.S. market share gains in the last month; the web search leader's search market grew to 48.1% in February from... Read more...

Firefox Loses Browser Share, Safari Gains

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:08:37 +0000

According Aliso Viejo, California-based Net Applications' January 2007 report, Mozilla Firefox has lost browser market share (from 14% to 13.7%) while Apple's Safari has grown in browser usage (from 4.2% to 4.7%). For Firefox, this... Read more...

AMD Gains Antitrust Approval to Buy ATI

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:09:10 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices said yesterday it has gained approval from key U.S., Canadian, and German antitrust regulators for its $5.4 billion plan to buy Canadian chip set developer ATI Technologies. Antitrust approval for the deal,... Read more...

Linux Gains Traction in Software Market

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:14:36 +0000

No one expects Linux to make a big dent in Microsoft's dominance in desktop operating systems, but current trends suggest that Linux will enjoy "a gentle adoption curve," said Patrick Kerpan, a founder of the... Read more...

UK's Freeview gains first free movies channel

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 11:49:50 +0000

Channel 4's once subscriber-only film channel FilmFour is becoming Freeview's first truly free movies channel as it launches tonight (Sunday) at 9pm with the film Lost in Translation. As reported in February the move is... Read more...

Google Checkout Gains Rapid Adoption

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:51:36 +0000

Early this month Google launched Google Checkout - online payment system. This system is focused on providing security to users and vendors. Surprisingly Google announced that its Checkout system would not attempt to compete with... Read more...

Microsoft IE Usage Slips Since January; Firefox Gains

Steven Parker — Sun, 14 May 2006 09:42:19 +0000

Usage of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser worldwide has slipped since January, while Mozilla Corp.'s Firefox gained by a nearly equal amount, a Web analytics firm said Friday. IE use fell by 0.65 percent to... Read more...

Michael Dell Calls on IT to Further Economic, Societal Gains

Thu, 04 May 2006 17:48:03 +0000

At a keynote address to the delegates of the World Congress on Information Technology, Dell Inc. founder and chairman Michael Dell urged participants from more than 80 nations to further their technological endeavors in the... Read more...

Linux gains enhanced WiFi stack

Michael Stanclift — Tue, 02 May 2006 19:05:48 +0000

The day when WiFi cards "just work" under Linux may be fast approaching. WiFi software stack specialist Devicescape has released its "Advanced Datapath" 802.11 driver stack to the open source community under the GPL, and... Read more...

Firefox Gains Universal Support

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 16:24:55 +0000

It was noted by several users at Mac Rumors that the popular free browser Firefox gained native support for both PPC and Intel Macs Friday with the 1.5.0.2 release. Here is a quote from... Read more...

UK gains first free movies channel

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 20:41:40 +0000

Channel 4 are continuing the UK's digital free-to-air revolution by providing their subscriber service, FilmFour, free of charge. Bosses have decided to enable anyone with a digital... Read more...

Sony's Blu-Ray Gains Another Ally

Howard Thomson — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:09:59 +0000

It has been reported today that Sony's next generation optical media, Blu-Ray, has gained another ally in the ever changing format battle. The newest supporter of Sony's format is Warner Bros, one of the largest... Read more...

Internet Explorer Gains Ground on Firefox

Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:35:05 +0000

The open-source Firefox browser may be the new kid in town, but Microsoft Latest News about Microsoft is out to show that the sheriff is back with a vengeance, according to some analysts. New figures... Read more...

VU Games Gains Unreal Engine 3.0 License

Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:02:38 +0000

Vivendi Universal Games announced on Wednesday that they had gained licensing for the next Unreal engine accross all next generation consoles and of course, the PC. The deal, made between VU and... Read more...

Intel loses, AMD gains market share

Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:17:38 +0000

Last quarter chip giant Intel lost some of its market share to its rival AMD (among others such as Via and IBM). Though Intel didn't lose enough to cry about it shows that that... Read more...

Antipiracy bill gains new ally

Thu, 22 Jul 2004 14:35:10 +0000

For those of you not familiar the Induce Act is a new law that's being proposed on capital hill. This law would make consumer electronic manufactures responsible for copyright piracy. Such devices as... Read more...

Yahoo Search Gains on Google

Sat, 17 Jul 2004 16:10:22 +0000

Google may be getting most of the attention among search engines, especially with its upcoming initial public offering, but new Forrester Research data on search habits shows Yahoo is still getting a big piece of... Read more...

Linux backers foresee desktop gains

Fri, 23 Apr 2004 13:17:04 +0000

Linux may be entrenched in the data center, but it will need some sprucing up before the upstart operating system grabs a significant spot on desktop PCs. Cosmetic improvements, more and better... Read more...

Centrino Gains 802.11g Support

Fri, 16 Jan 2004 01:54:20 +0000

Intel announced its first 802.11g wireless chip for notebooks bearing the Centrino banner, the company says in a release on Thursday. The Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG chip allows users to connect to either 802.11b or 802.11g... Read more...

AMD Opteron Gains Support from Memory Makers

Sat, 10 Jan 2004 12:24:32 +0000

One of the world's most known memory experts – Transcend – released its new registered PC3200 memory modules for server applications in general and AMD Opteron-powered solutions in particular. Transcend's new 1GB PC3200 memory modules... Read more...

Adoption of Microsoft Speech Technologies Gains Momentum

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 03 Dec 2003 10:13:32 +0000

REDMOND, Wash. -- Dec. 2, 2003 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced new features and functionalities in the most recent beta versions of Microsoft® Speech Server and the Microsoft Speech Application Software Development Kit (SASDK). Together,... Read more...

Xbox makes huge gains as price-cut takes effect

Marcel Klum — Sun, 30 Nov 2003 09:15:35 +0000

Microsoft's Xbox has had its most successful week to date this year in Japan, capturing almost 7 per cent market share following a price cut to the hardware and the launch of a Project Gotham... Read more...

Microsoft's Protect Your PC Campaign Gains New Partner

Tom Warren — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 15:08:46 +0000

Computer Associates Will Offer Free Desktop Security Suite Today at COMDEX Las Vegas 2003, Microsoft Corp. announced continuing industry support for its Protect Your PC campaign, demonstrated by a new anti-virus and... Read more...

Computer-in-a-computer idea gains ground

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 11:06:27 +0000

Software giant Microsoft and start-up VMware are bringing closer to reality a technology for running multiple instances of an operating system on a single computer. The technology, called virtualization, is a layer of software that... Read more...

Open Source gains at Microsoft's Expense in Massachusetts

Mon, 20 Oct 2003 18:11:11 +0000

Massachusetts' yearly technology budget of $80 million does not make it a top tier software buyer. But analysts say the state's decision to favor open source technology may be a signpost that has major... Read more...

Windows Media 9 Series Gains More Support From Industry

Tom Warren — Wed, 08 Oct 2003 15:46:23 +0000

Windows Media Support in Devices Grows 100 Percent; Now Supported in More Than 400 Consumer Electronic Devices Today at the 2003 Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC) show, Microsoft Corp. announced that... Read more...

InfiniBand gains support from server heavyweights

Thu, 19 Dec 2002 05:49:43 +0000

Three of the top four server sellers are rallying around InfiniBand, giving a shot in the arm to a high-speed networking technology that's suffered recent setbacks. IBM, Sun Microsystems and Dell Computer... Read more...

University dumps Apple for IT courses; Linux gains ground

Mon, 16 Dec 2002 18:30:05 +0000

The University of Western Australia (UWA), which was one of the first Australian universities to adopt Apple computers for its courses has dropped them because the hardware is too expensive. This is the second such... Read more...

Office 11 gains developer tools

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 09 Dec 2002 18:14:53 +0000

Thanks xpguy...Microsoft plans to unveil on Monday a tool for customizing Office 11 applications based on its Visual Studio programming environment. The new tool, code-named Visual Studio Tools for Office, exploits the data-sharing capabilities of... Read more...

Microsoft gains hosting ally in Ensim

Mon, 20 May 2002 21:22:33 +0000

Web site hosting software maker Ensim has announced a new version of its software for managing hosted Web sites that run on Windows, a potential lift for Microsoft as the company looks to expand its... Read more...

AMD gains ground in Taiwanese market

Sat, 13 Apr 2002 18:04:08 +0000

Thers's an intersting piece at Digi Times, an excellent site for any of you trollers out there, which shows that AMD is making serious inroads into Intel's market share on the island of Taiwan. ... Read more...

IE 6 gains foothold in browser market

Steven Parker — Fri, 07 Sep 2001 16:19:30 +0000

Thanks Matthew of Activewin. Microsoft's recently released Internet Explorer 6 has taken 2.4 percent of the browser market, quickly closing in on AOL Time Warner's Netscape 6, according to a new study. IE 6, released... Read more...