Posted 09/24/08 at 09:10:13 AM by Pulkit Chandna

Leading internet research firm Net Applications has revealed that many early Chrome adopters are now reverting back to Internet Explorer and Firefox. User comfort is finally overcoming the curiosity that the browser initially educed.

Net Applications’ latest weekly browser usage figures are out. Chrome accounted for only 0.77% of all internet traffic in its third week - down from .85% in the preceding week.

The data also has brought to light another peculiar trend: usage of Google’s browser shoots considerably in the evening and wanes during working hours.

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Posted 07/19/08 at 02:09:13 AM by Pulkit Chandna

It was more a question of when than if: Wii sales leaping past Xbox 360’s in the U.S. The Wii has formally breached Xbox 360’s bastion by going past its US sales tally, according to the latest data from NPD. Wii is now the best-selling console in the U.S also. The month of June proved to be quite fecund for the Wii, as the headcount of US Wii owners rose by 666,000 in this month. Nintendo has sold 10.9 million units of its popular 7th generation console in the States. The month of June was great for the US videogame industry as a whole. The PS3 saw a massive increase of 94% in sales compared to the preceding month and also trounced the Xbox 360 to finish second.

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microsoft, sony, ps3, Xbox 360, nintendo, wii, data, june, sales, npd, best selling console

Posted 12/02/07 at 11:40:48 PM by Erin Simon

Two computer scientists have found a way to associate some anonymized Netflix users with individual identities, showing just how fragile our data privacy is.

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Posted 08/26/07 at 07:51:29 PM by Erin Simon

Job-seekers and retirees get their personal information compromised, reminding us all of the importance of data security breach notification laws.

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Security, Privacy, law, california, data, information, breach, notification, data security breach notification