Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Acer gives Dell notebook business a kicking. Taiwanese firm buys way into second place Dell was kicked into third place in the worldwide laptop market last quarter, as Acer and its associated brands took second slot behind HP.âo[oe] [The Register] comment []4:51:35 PM

iPhone tops mobile browsing charts. Interface driving usage? Figures from Net Applications showing that since it was launched the iPhone has topped the charts amongst mobile browsers, with Symbian S60 trailing far behind.âo[oe] [The Register] comment []4:48:34 PM

Vista and Mac usage both on the rise. Windows Vista made its biggest leap yet in November -- the operating system was in use on nearly one out of 10 Internet-connected computers last month, according to a research firm.Vista's exact share rose about one percentage point to 9.19 percent in November, up from 7.94 percent in October, according to Net Applications. In contrast, Vista's predecessor, Windows XP, fell by about one percentage point from 79.41 percent of all Internet-connected computers in October to 78.37 percent in Novembe [IDG InfoWorld] comment []12:13:27 AM

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