Much has been written about the implementation of tracking cookies, and 3rd party tracking cookies in particular… which are primarily utilized to gather data for targeted advertizing. Some time back I mentioned the “Do Not Track” type feature which, when enabled, is supposed to prevent […]
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To paraphrase the famous quotation from Mark Twain – it appears the reports of Yahoo’s passing have been greatly exaggerated. Yes folks, Yahoo is back! With a nice innovation which I’m sure they’ll be hoping can make some inroads into Google’s seemingly impervious domination in
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In 1994, Netscape Communications was founded as Mosaic Communications. Mosaic, later renamed Netscape, was the pioneering company in the field of internet browsers. Its Navigator provided the first user-friendly way for people to be able to surf the internet. Learn more at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/business/2000/microsoft/635689.stm
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I know this is slightly off topic but I’ve been struggling to find any new and interesting freeware items of late, plus articles covering Windows 8 and browsers have been done to death and are beginning to wear a tad thin. Besides, I’ve just bought
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Market share percentages for the first month of 2012 reveal some interesting statistics, not the least of which is concerning major browsers. Google Chrome shows a decrease in market share for the first time since its inception 3 years ago. During that time Chrome has
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According to The Wall Street Journal, Google Inc. had been bypassing the privacy settings on iPhones and computers to track the Web-browsing habits of millions of people using Safari, even if this type of monitoring was intended to be blocked. Google used special computer code
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This is part 1 of a 4 part series evaluating and comparing 3 alternative cleaning suites. The three products are SlimCleaner, Toolwiz Care and Wise Disk Cleaner: Part 2: Toolwiz Care — Part 3: Wise Disk Cleaner — Part 4: Conclusion CCleaner has been around
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To date, Google has enjoyed a monopoly for porting popular mobile game apps to its Chrome browser, most notably the Angry Birds game. It now seems Microsoft are ready to join the fray, no doubt mostly in anticipation of the impending release of Windows 8
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No doubting the most dramatic event for the industry during 2011 was the passing of Steve Jobs. Regardless of personal likes or dislikes, Mr. Jobs must surely be remembered as a truly great man; an innovator who’s inventiveness and entrepreneurial talents made an
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If you haven’t updated Adobe’s Flash player in the last 23 hours you should do so right now! Adobe has released a critical update for Flash player that addresses 12 serious security holes in the software in versions 11.0.1.152 and earlier. This affects ALL Microsoft
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