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Google Chrome becomes UK’s second most popular web browser | Technology | The Guardian

August 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Google’s Chrome is Britain’s second most popular browser, a sign of the internet giant’s increasing grip on the UK search market.

Three years after launch, Chrome last month captured 22% of UK users and marginally overtook Mozilla’s Firefox browser, according to the web metrics firm Statcounter. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is losing market share to Chrome but remains the most popular browser for UK users with 45% – although it has a head start by being pre-installed on almost all computers sold in Britain. Apple’s Safari is UK number four, with a 9% share.

Google’s rise in the browser market is in part down to nationwide advertising – Chrome is the first Google product advertised on British TV – but is largely attributed to its speed.

Lars Bak, the Google engineer responsible for Chrome, said the goal had never been to attract a huge user base, but to energise a dormant browser market: “Speed is a fundamental part of it, but it’s also about the minimal design and the way it handles security. If you as a user try [to load] a webpage and it feels snappy, it’s really hard to go back [to another browser]. It has shown that people spend more time interacting with the web.”

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Rising Tide of Litigation Lifts Firms – Law Blog – WSJ

May 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

High-cost suits are back in vogue, a potentially promising sign for many big law firms.

Litigation work —the bread and butter of many big U.S. firms — rose 4.1% in the first quarter compared to a year ago, according to data that’s expected to be released Monday by consultancy Hildebrandt Baker Robbins. Patent litigation work specifically rose by more than 5%, its data shows.

The strength, if it lasts, may help bolster the financial health of the $100 billion global corporate-law industry, which still has not returned to the dizzying heights of 2007.

Litigation work is the industry’s single most important source of revenue, comprising 32% of all billable hours among U.S. law firms during the first quarter.  Patent litigation work comprised another 5%.

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AFP: Verizon to sell iPad tablet computers

October 14, 2010 By 1 Comment

US telecom titan Verizon Wireless will begin selling iPads this month in a sign that Apple is getting closer to ending its exclusive deal with AT&T regarding service for the firm’s mobile gadgets.

Models of Apple’s coveted tablet computers featuring Wi-Fi connections to the Internet, and not iPads with built-in broadband network capabilities, will be sold at Verizon shops nationwide starting October 28.

The same day, AT&T shops will begin selling the three iPad models featuring 3G connectivity along with Wi-Fi capabilities.

“We can’t wait to showcase the amazing features of iPad Wi-Fi + 3G in our stores across the country,” said AT&T president of emerging devices Glenn Lurie.

Verizon said it will offer “bundles” that pair iPads with Mobile Hotspot devices that link to the Internet using the carrier’s 3G wireless network.

“This is the perfect pairing for holiday travels,” said Verizon chief operating officer John Stratton, allowing iPad users to “easily connect on the go wherever they are.”

The announcement came amid persistent reports that an iPhone version synched to the Verizon network is in the works.

Such a release would end an exclusive US partnership that AT&T has had with Apple since the first iPhone model was released in 2007.

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Delisting Watch: Daimler the Latest to “Go Dark” in U.S.

May 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Daimler’s delisting is the latest sign of German companies abandoning U.S. capital markets, opting instead to list solely in Frankfurt, re-fortified. The planned delisting and deregistration of Daimler AG is the latest in this months-long trend, propelled by the growth of Frankfurt and its Xetra electronic exchange, despite a weakening euro. It is also residual of Daimler’s bitter end in the Chrysler saga.

The carmaker announced its intention to “go dark” in a letter to the New York Stock Exchange, detailing its plans to delist its shares and to deregister with the SEC. As cited in a statement by Daimler, the primary reason for the planned listing is “a significant change in the behavior of international investors, who now primarily trade in Daimler shares in Germany and through electronic trading platforms.” Of note, however, Daimler, in its recent annual report, reported consistently low trading volumes in the United States, which amounted to well below 5% of the worldwide trading volume.

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