27 Jan 12 The three Cs of clubbing: Concrete, Carnage and Chrome
Published on Friday 27 January 2012 07:59
The end of the month is here and, I have to say, it’s been a very promising start to the year.
We’ve had student spectaculars, all-out raves and alternative anarchy and the coming week sees more great nights to see-in February.
Breakneck and Concrete are teaming-up tomorrow night for a raucous rave to end all raves at the Wedgewood Rooms.
Chosen by Mixmag as one of Britain’s 30 best student nights, Concrete has been bringing big names in UK bass to Portsmouth for a few years now and their resident DJs will be joining Area Zero (Sekklow and SDM) and Charge for Breakneck, bringing together sounds of dubstep, house, techno, garage, grime, electro.
This five-hour spectacular starts at 10pm and entry is completely free all night long, so get there early.
Carnage is back by popular demand on Sunday for its first event of 2012. This night is by far the biggest student night in the city and features some of the best venues in town.
The route starts at Pure and travels through The Lyberry, V Bar, Yates, Fuzzy Duck and finishes up at Liquid Envy.
Portsmouth’s ultimate club crawl will be enhanced with the tint of flashing blue lights, as there will be a cops and robbers theme throughout.
T-Shirts cost £10 and are available from carnageuk.com and give you access to all the venues above.
Club 8 have been making waves in recent months and they aren’t slowing down in 2012 as they launch another new night for Thursdays.
They call it an ‘urban experience’ and it’s all about the DJs with Chrome. The night features two fantastic DJs.
Mike Money is a south coast based DJ/producer who has been honing the art of mixing for more than 15 years. He has played at many clubs and festivals across the UK and Europe and won mixing competitions all over the country.
Over the years, as UK garage evolved into grime, bassline and funky house, DJ J Fresh flourished and adapted his skills with both turntables and CD decks in Bournemouth and Portsmouth to cut, chop, mix and scratch the funk out of all things urban.
So, in the safe hands of these two, you will be on the floor all night long.
The night runs from 9pm until 3am and entry is free.
Tell Dan about the clubs you love by emailing him at danthenews@gmail.com.
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Article source: http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/lifestyle/the-guide/clubbing/the_three_cs_of_clubbing_concrete_carnage_and_chrome_1_3453229
Tags: Liquid Envy, Mike Money, Tell Dan, UK
17 Jan 12 Internet Explorer boss: Chrome 'massive challenge'
You may have read earlier this week that Internet Explorer, so long the undisputed king of the browser world, is under serious threat from Google’s Chrome for the no.1 crown.
Pocket-lint asked Gabby Hegerty, the new Internet Explorer Lead in the UK, what she thought of the threat and how Microsoft is reacting to such heavy fire from its tech rivals.
“Obviously it’s a massive challenge to us because we need to protect our position and that is much harder than what Chrome has to do, to chase after our users essentially,” she said.
“We were able to be quite complacent because we had no competition so we didn’t really go and shout about all the great things about us but Chrome came along and they did. You’re at risk of becoming a bit complacent if you don’t have good, healthy competition.
Hegerty stated how the situation had changed within a short time scale and how Chrome poses a far greater threat than Mozilla ever did with Firefox.
“The landscape is changing and we’re in a much more competitive position that we were two years ago,” she admitted. “Two years ago it was just us and Firefox. We had the mainstream and Firefox had the developers and the techy audiences and we happily co-existed without anyone getting in the other’s way.
“Chrome has obviously come along and has appealed to the techies and the consumers. That’s created a totally different landscape for us.
“But the good thing about that is that the product engineers in Redmond have responded, because they had to, and [Internet Explorer] is now in a much better place. For the consumer and for developers as well, the product is now much better because we’ve been forced into really re-looking at it to try and be better than the competition.
“IE9 is very much the first version where we’ve taken on people’s feedback. That’s why it’s very much stripped away, is faster and there’s a whole load of other elements, such as pinning, in there that are based on consumer behaviour.
Microsoft has recently been keen to show off the HTML5 skills of its browser, and has teamed up with a number of key online partners for rich and interactive showcases, such as the recent Last.fm hook-up which use both the browser and the operating system to get the best experience.
Hegerty admitted that this was an attempt to keep users within Microsoft’s boundaries but stated that it’s an objective that also benefits the end-user.
“If you’ve got Windows 7 by far the best browser for you is IE9, rather than Chrome, because it’s been built for Windows 7,” she said.
It’s the same message that Apple bleats regarding Safari and Mac OS X and one that, at present, web surfers seem to ignore. 2012 is likely to be the year that Chrome takes top spot but is also going to be the year that Windows 8 lands.
Can the biggest shake up in Windows history be enough to bring Internet Explorer back from the brink? We’re not so sure, but it looks as if Microsoft hasn’t given up the fight yet.
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Article source: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/internet-explorer-boss-chrome-massive-challenge-091500312.html
Tags: Gabby Hegerty, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer Lead, UK
27 Oct 11 Google Chrome turns 15, Firefox goes Bing
Released late yesterday, Google issued a new update to the popular Chrome browser. Google Chrome 15 rolls out a variety of bug fixes as well as a brand new tab interface. The changes to the tabs interface separates the most-visited list of Web sites and the apps on separate pages. These pages can be accessed by clicking the left and right arrows on either side of the page. However, if the user has an app that overwrites the initial interface like Speed Dial, they won’t be able to access the new design without disabling the application.The new apps page allows the user to rearrange apps on the page and dispose of unwanted apps by dragging and dropping into a nearby trashcan.
The Chrome apps store also got a major visual overhaul and now includes reviews of apps that are linked to Google+ profiles. Users that enjoy reading an insightful review can follow a link back to the user’s Google+ profile and follow that person’s updates. However, the vast majority of reviews were created previous to the launch of Google+. Regarding bug fixes, Google eliminated eleven high-risk bugs and paid out just over $12,000 to developers that identified the bugs. In the works for Google Chrome 16, users will be able to take advantage of an auto-syncing feature that will automatically link profile information across computers by only logging into any Google service once. Chrome 16 is expected to launch in early December.
In the Mozilla camp, the company released a version of Firefox that is built with the Bing user in mind. This means Microsoft’s Bing is the default choice for a search engine when users type a keyword into the Awesome bar or the search box. This isn’t an exclusive partnership though. There are 20 other custom versions of Firefox that utilize other options for search.
This article was originally posted on Digital Trends
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Article source: http://news.yahoo.com/google-chrome-turns-15-firefox-goes-bing-044805065.html
Tags: Google Chrome, Native Client, Speed Dial, UK
14 Oct 11 Google Chrome browser hits 200 million users
In a Google earnings call this week, CEO Larry Page announced that the company’s Chrome web browser has sailed past the 200 million download mark.
Although Page didn’t reveal how many of those who downloaded were active users, the numbers are impressive – and echo the news in July that it had surpassed Firefox as the number two browser in the UK.
Billionaire baby
Google’s earnings call was unsurprisingly full of big numbers, including the news that there are now 190 million Android phones out in the wild, 40 million users are logging into Google+ and the company had to up its employee account by 10 per cent.
There are now 31,353 full-time, probably smiling, employees of Google.
When it comes to how much spare change Google has in its pocket, it was announced that its net income is now $2.73 billion, up from $2.17 billion in 2010 and revenue is $9.72 billion – a whopping 33 per cent jump year on year.
Google also announced this week that the long-awaited update to Android OS, Ice Cream Sandwich, now has a launch date of 19 October.
Article source: http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/google-chrome-browser-hits-200-million-users-1033951
Tags: Although Page, Google Chrome, Ice Cream Sandwich, UK
14 Oct 11 Google Chrome Browser Has 200 Million Users
Google‘s 3 year-old Chrome browser just hit the 200 million user mark, CEO Larry Page announced Thursday.
The fast-growing browser had about 160 million users in May, up from 120 million in December 2010, according to eWeek, which correctly predicted Chrome would hit 200 million users in October.
[More from Mashable: Google+ Has 40 Million Users, Says Larry Page]
Chrome’s growth had been noted elsewhere. The browser has about 15% market share and in some markets, like the UK, it has surpassed Firefox’s share to become the second most popular browser after IE. Among Mashable readers, meanwhile, Chrome is the most popular.
The huge installed base for Chrome is good news for Google, which just started rolling out its first Chromebooks in June.
[More from Mashable: Finally! Eric Schmidt Joins Google+]
This story originally published on Mashable here.
Article source: http://news.yahoo.com/google-chrome-browser-200-million-users-192335191.html
Tags: Among Mashable, IE, UK
08 Oct 11 Chrome To Pass Firefox By The End Of 2011
Google’s Chrome browser is growing in popularity, and naturally that means that it’s drawing users away from the other big boys, Internet Explorer and Firefox.
Currently, Internet Explorer is still the most popular browser by a pretty wide margin, and Mozilla’s Firefox holds a slim margin over Chrome. But according to web statistics firm StatCounter, that will change by the end of this year,
Sometime in November or December, Chrome will overtake Firefox to become the second most popular browser in the world. In August we learned that Chrome is already in second place in the UK.
Chrome hit a milestone in July when their market share broke the 20% barrier. As of right now, Chrome’s global share is 23.6%. That’s a few points behind Firefox’s share of 26.8%. Both are still a pretty long way from IE’s share of 41.7%.
Here’s the thing: Chrome has increased its share 50% since January 2011 – a truly meteoric climb. During that same period, Firefox’s share has declined 13%. The intersection of these ascending and descending paths falls sometime in November. According to StatCounter, Chrome will jump to #2 in December, holding 26.6% of global use compared to Firefox’s 25.3% share.
As you can see in the above graph, IE and Firefox are falling at a similar rate. Chrome seems to be reaping all the benefits.
IE is the butt of a lot of jokes, that’s for sure. That’s what makes the lead image so funny – Firefox and Chrome battling it out while IE sits in the corner eating glue. But if you look at the chart, one could suggest that Firefox should be over in the corner eating glue with Internet Explorer.
Will Chrome continue to gain in popularity and eventually pass IE? What’s your browser of choice? Let us know in the comments.
Article source: http://www.webpronews.com/chrome-to-pass-firefox-by-the-end-of-2011-2011-09
Tags: IE, Internet Explorer, UK
08 Oct 11 Chrome could overtake Firefox by 2012
As Internet Explorer remains the king of all web browsers, upcoming star Google Chrome could be set to take over Firefox as the long-running second place browser.
According to web tracking company StatCounter, Chrome could take over Firefox as early as the upcoming holiday season, but more realistically early 2012.
For September, Chrome’s global marketshare reached 23 percent, while Firefox had nearly 27 percent. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser still leads the way with just over 41 percent.
But as Internet Explorer and Firefox continue to lose share of the global browser share, Chrome is accelerating at a rate of nearly 10 percent a year.
(Source: StatCounter)
Chrome’s user base has climbed at an incredible rate, as one of the fastest growing browsers in history.
Google Chromebooks, however, have had little effect on the browser’s overall marketshare. Logically, should the web browser do so well, captivating the eyes of hundreds of millions worldwide, the hardware-driven extension to the web browser, Google’s Chrome OS would do well also. But sales have been slow, and enterprises and schools have been reluctant to adopt the new technology.
Firefox has dwindled in the past few months, particularly with its new versioning structure. While Chrome offers a rolling update service, seemingly without the end-user even noticing, Firefox users are asked to upgrade at near six week intervals in apparent major upgrades to the browser.
While Google users experience no break in service, end Firefox users are asked to upgrade each time — making it problematic for enterprises, which often requires administrator intervention.
Having said that, in Europe at least, Internet Explorer alternatives show impressive competition against Internet Explorer.
Last year, Microsoft was forced by European regulators to roll out a ‘browser ballot’ to Windows users, which affected users with Internet Explorer set as the default browser. A slap on the wrist for Microsoft, it allowed fair competition across the continent, giving Europeans the choice of an alternative browser, which alone negatively impacted Microsoft’s share in the European browser market.
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Article source: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/chrome-could-overtake-firefox-by-2012/59454
Tags: Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Related Chrome, UK
06 Oct 11 Chrome Set to Overtake Firefox in Market Share [STATS]
Chrome is poised to overtake Firefox as the world’s second most popular browser after Internet Explorer by December, according to web analytics firm StatCounter.
Chrome’s share of the global market for the month is hovering around 23.6%, roughly 3% behind Firefox. At 41.7%, Internet Explorer is still the dominant player in the market.
[More from Mashable: Microsoft Ditches Flash on Metro Version of Internet Explorer 10]
Chrome, which became available to the public in December 2008, has increased its share of the market by approximately 8% since the beginning of the year. Firefox’s, meanwhile, has declined 4%; IE is down 9%.
Should growth rates continue at their present levels, Chrome will take hold of 26.6% of the market in two months — above Firefox’s expected 25.3% share. Chrome already overtook Firefox in the UK in July, StatCounter reported.
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Chrome’s rise since its public launch in December 2008 has been steady and significant. Chrome’s share of the market has increased by approximately 8% so far this year.Firefox has accelerated its rate for releasing new versions as a way of competing with Google Chrome. But the new six-week cycle has been met with largely negative feedback from individuals and businesses struggling with add-on compatibility and frequent interface changes.
Despite these complaints, Mitchell Baker, chairman of Firefox owner Mozilla, holds that the “rapid release process is the right direction” for the browser’s developers.
[via Computerworld]
This story originally published on Mashable here.
Article source: http://news.yahoo.com/chrome-set-overtake-firefox-market-share-stats-103342398.html
Tags: IE, Internet Explorer, Mitchell Baker, UK
