April 2009

Virgin rolls out 50mb internet in HertfordshireBy Gareth
22nd April, 2009 at 09:22

Virgin Media who famously announced the fastest consumer Internet service in the UK are starting their rollout of service in Hertfordshire. At the start, the 50mb service was only available in certain areas where the technology upgrades had been completed. While most of Hertfordshire is still not covered at present, the rollout during 2009 should see all Virgin cabled towns supporting the 50Mb service.

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Google's Profits Up 9%By Gareth
17th April, 2009 at 12:17

Google is reaping the benefits of a shift to online advertising from traditional media as well as a cost cutting drive.

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Microsoft encourages upgrade to IE8By Gareth
14th April, 2009 at 09:43

In the third week of April 2009, Microsoft will start requesting users upgrade their Internet Explorer 6 and 7 versions to the latest version 8. The move could be an effort for Microsoft to regain the IE leadership over Firefox for a specific version.

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Firefox overtakes Internet Explorer in EuropeBy Gareth
8th April, 2009 at 17:17

In March 2009, Microsoft lost its Internet Explorer 7 market leadership to Mozilla with the ever rising Firefox 3 web browser. While the change in market share is explained by the upgrading to Internet Explorer 8, more and more people are making the change in general.

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