Search market share

April 2012 search engine market share The search engine market in April 2012 is basically a tale of three companies - Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. Our pie charts show the share of overall searches for each company, using figures from digital research provider Hitwise. Google enjoys the bulk of the UK search engine market share, handling 90.44 per cent of all queries, light years ahead...

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Samsung overcome nokia on handset sales

Samsung Electronics overtook Nokia as the world’s largest mobile phone maker by sales in the first quarter and regained the top spot from Apple in the fast-growing smartphone market, according to analysts. In the first quarter for a 25.4 per cent share of the global mobile phone market, market researcher Strategy Analytics estimated. That surpassed Nokia’s 22.5 per cent market share on sales of 82.7m phones, and Apple’s 9.5 per cent slice.  Samsung’s performance in the first quarter...

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DataWind Launches Cheapest Tablet at Rs 2999 & 3999

Tech company Datawind launched Ubislate tablets in India priced at Rs 2,999 and Rs 3,999, respectively for resistive and capacitive screen versions. These  tablets having configuration as Ubislate tablets, i.e, a 800 MHz Cortex A8 processors on Android 2.3 platform. The tablets will be available by May-end only after we have fulfilled the existing orders," said Suneet...

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Goodbye, Google Docs; Hello, 'Google Drive'

Google Drive, the company's long-anticipated answer to Dropbox and similar cloud storage services, has finally "shifted into gear." The service is not yet available to everyone; some users, instead of seeing a signup link on the Google Drive site, might see a notice that says "Your Google Drive is not ready yet" with the option to "Notify me." But if it is ready, it's time for you to say goodbye to Google Docs, the company's cloud-based office suite, with features comparable to a slimmed-down...

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Galaxy Nexus by Samsung Available at Sprint on April 22 for $199.99

Sprint continues its 4G LTE launch momentum with the launch of its first Android™ 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, smartphone with 4G LTE capability, Galaxy Nexus by Samsung. Galaxy Nexus will be available in Sprint Stores, Sprint Business Sales, Telesales (1-800-SPRINT1) and Web Sales (www.sprint.com) beginning on Sunday, April 22, for $199.99 (excluding taxes) with a new line of service or eligible...

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Windows Phone Skype App Hits Version 1.0

The Skype app for Windows Phone finally grew up today and broke out of its “Beta” shell and graduated to Version 1.0. As of today you can now head on over to the Windows Phone Store and download Skype for your Windows Phone. The free download is available for all Windows Phone 7.5 or higher phones and will work over both Wi-Fi and 3G. Skype was originally available as a Beta app on...

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Windows Phone ‘Tango’ Update Rumored to Arrive in June

Besides new hardware coming from HTC and Nokia, Windows Phone has been kind of stagnant in the new lately, but things may be heating up very soon based on a report over on Mi Móvile Windows, Microsoft and carriers may be readying the ‘Tango’ update for Windows Phone this June.   The Tango update is believed to be a small update aimed at bringing Windows Phone down to a lower price point and emerging markets. Microsoft has yet to speak officially about a release...

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Microsoft Confirms Windows Server 2012 – Launching This Year

While Microsoft announced the different editions of Windows 8 that will be available today, they also confirmed that Windows Server 8 will now be called “Windows Server 2012″ and have committed to launching it by the end of this year. At Microsofts’ Management Summit, Corporate Vice President Brad Anderson spoke to around 5,000 IT professionals about the opportunities provided by Microsoft...

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The End of Support for Windows XP and Office 2003

It’s official. Microsoft has ended support for two legacy flagship products: XP and office 2003. Both are now over 10 years old, and as Microsoft said “Windows XP and Office 2003 were great software releases for their time, but the technology environment has shifted. Technology continues to evolve and so do people’s needs and expectations. Modern users demand technologies that fit their personal workstyle and allow them to stay productive anywhere anytime, while businesses have an ever...

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Nokia’s White Lumia 900 reportedly available now at AT&T stores

  We’d previously heard AT&T’s White Lumia 900 was slated for a release on April 22nd, but photos sent to Mobility Digest from readers — much like yourself — would suggest the Mango device is up for grabs now. By the looks of it, at least a pair of customers were able to walk into a Rethink Possible shop and grab a pale piece of the Lumia pie for themselves. Naturally, AT&T’s...

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LG Optimus 4X HD gets dressed in white, shows its unicorn side

We know what you’re thinking: It’s white. But the truth is, there’s something intangible about these snow-colored slabs that cause humans to lavishly drool. This time the sole culprit is LG’s Optimus 4X HD, which appears to have found a way into the hands of a seller on Taiwanese site ePrice. Aside from being dressed in a different outfit than the first time we took it for a spin, not...

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Finding Your Way Around a Router

Netgear N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Configuration areas are usually split into broad areas like "Wireless," "Content Filtering," "Firewall," "Advanced" or "Utilities." Within those areas are tabs, or hyperlinks, that you can click on to make specific changes. Click on the "Wireless" tab, or hyperlink, to make changes to the wireless settings. The "Channel" is the operating...

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Explore Instagram Photos without the Apps

Instagram, an extremely popular photo-sharing app that also lets you apply retro effects to your photos, has 40 million users and Facebook just paid around $1 billion to buy Instagram. All photos uploaded to Instagram are public by default but unlike other photo-sharing websites like Flickr or Picasa, Instagram doesn’t have a website where you can browse photos uploaded by other users....

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Access Facebook on Mobile Without Internet

Do you have an old mobile phone, like the Nokia 1100, that has no browser and can do little more than make phone calls? Or are you stuck in some remote place where there’s no Internet or no other form of data (EGDE/GPRS/3G) connectivity is available? Use Facebook without the Data Plan Facebook India has partnered with Fonetwish to bring Facebook on every mobile phone without requiring any...

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Gmail & Other web apps uses the J & K key Why?

You can move up and down in Gmail using the j and k keys. These shortcuts work on Gmail If you have enabled keyboard shortcuts in Gmail, you may have noticed that pressing the J key selects the previous (older) message in your inbox while the K key moves you one message up to a newer conversation. The same j & k keyboard shortcuts can be used for navigating items in Google Reader,...

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How To convert Files in Different format Using Email

There exist quite a few online services that let you convert files from one format to another. You upload the source file, specify the output format and within seconds, the converted file in the desired format becomes available for download. Zamzar, a popular tool for converting files online, has added a new option that lets you convert files by email itself. You can forward your email...

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Save Web Pages as PDFs in Google Crome Without Installing Extensions

While there are plenty of PDF writing software and online conversion services around that can help you save web pages as PDF files, the fact is that you don’t need any of them as long as you have Google Chrome on your computer. Open any web page inside Google Chrome, press Ctrl+P (or Cmd+P if you are on a Mac) to open the Print dialog and change the destination printer to “Save as PDF.” Hit...

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Tweaks to Chrome OS Stir Up Existential Questions

Google has once again revamped Chrome OS, the company's computer operating system. Some users have categorized the changes as very minor, though others say they represent a complete turnaround for the operating system that makes the OS appear to more closely follow examples set by OS X and Windows. A new version of Google's (Nasdaq: GOOG) personal computer operating system, Chrome OS,...

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Sony Sinks Deeper

A day after news emerged that it would cut 10,000 jobs, or roughly 6 percent of its global workforce, Sony (NYSE: SNE) on Tuesday forecast a net loss of US$6.4 billion for the business year that just ended -- the largest loss in company history. Reuters reported that Sony has been hammered by weak demand for its televisions and been overtaken by more innovative gadget rivals such as Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Samsung Electronics. Kazuo Hirai, who took over as CEO this month, has said he is...

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Run Your Software From a USB Stick for Security and Speed

Running software from a USB stick allows you to work quickly and securely anywhere you go.   Apps worthy of consideration include Chrome and Firefox, which will run without leaving a cache on the host computer. Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition, comes from the house of Firefox and is pitched at users who don't want to leave any personal information on the machine it's run...

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Software To Beatify PC Desktop

DexpotDexpot is an application that gives you the ability of having about 20 workspaces. You can use these workspaces for different tasks,As desktop1 is for chatting, desktop2 is for movie, desktop 3 for other task, and so on. Download Dexpot ObjectDockIt is a dock application which has Mac OS like interface. It provides an easy access to your most used shortcuts and acts as a taskbar replacement. Download...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Release Date (7.0 and 10.1) Pushed Back?

If you keep up with the news, you might notice that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 is not showing that much of itself (themselves, actually). We first heart about the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0 and 10.1-inch) close to a month ago, but since then, a quick pass through the FCC and that is about it. Samsung apparently pushed back the Galaxy Tab 2 models release date. Join us after the break for more. Samsung...

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Download the Audio Pronunciation of Words from Google

These audio pronunciation files are in MP3 format and you can directly access them without even using Google Search. Just use the following URL and replace WORD with any of the English words that you are still learning to pronounce. https://ssl.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/sounds/de/0/WORD.mp3 To give you an example, here are some sample audio pronunciation files that you can right-click and directly download to your computer. https://ssl.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/sounds/de/0/exaggerate.mp3 https://ssl.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/sounds/de/0/croissant.mp3 And...

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How to Get the Classic Photo Viewer in Facebook

Facebook has rolled out a Google+ style photo viewer that displays user comments and ads next to the picture in an overlay window. Thus, you don’t have to scroll the page to read the comments and the photo viewer adjusts itself as you re-size the browser window. Switch to the Old Layout of Facebook Photos If you are viewing any photo in Facebook and would like to use the classic layout –...

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First Google tablet now expected in July due to price cutting effort —

There are reports today that Google’s 7-inch tablet made by ASUS has been delayed until July from an original release window in May. I was told from the beginning that the tablets would be announced at Google I/O and shipping to the public shortly thereafter, so I do not know if this is a delay at all. The original source for May is* Digitimes*, so I am not sure how accurate the information...

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Software Recommend For Increasing Work Productivity on Windows

Unlocker- Ever encountered errors like file is in use by any other program or user or disk is not full or write protected while deleting, moving or renaming a file even if the file is currently not in use. This happens a lot of times for many Windows users (I personally had this problem when I used to use Windows XP). Now if you’re encountering problems like this and can’t find a way...

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How To Disable Timeline On FB & Get Back To Old Profile-

Facebook Timeline was new  profile page approach that Facebook launched some months ago approximately around September last year. At first it was just for the people who wanted to check and configure their timeline before becoming permanent. There are many Facebook users who really love the idea of timeline and are sticking by it. There are also a lot of people who want their old...

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