Google’s Worlds Collide as Chrome Browser Comes to Android (Video)

Chrome arrives in beta form in the Android Market, and requires the latest Ice Cream Sandwich version of the operating system.
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Quirky Mobile Browser Dolphin Passes 10 Million Users

The upstart also has a new version of its iPhone and iPad browsers. But is there really much room for alternative browsers on the smartphone?
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Apps or Browsers? Yes, Says Marc Andreessen.

Can’t ask for a better authority on the browser vs. app debate than Mr. Netscape himself.
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The M-Commerce Tipping Point Is Now

With the age of the PC declared officially over–smartphones outsold PCs for the first time in 4Q 2010–American retailers are all asking the same question: When will the m-commerce tipping point arrive? The answer is, it’s happening now.

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Microsoft Plans March 14 Launch for New Internet Explorer 9 Browser

Aiming to ride the hip coattails of South By Southwest, Microsoft said it will launch the IE 9 browser at the Austin event on Monday. Even those not cool enough to be in Austin, though, will be able to download the new Internet Explorer starting at 9 a.m. PT, Microsoft said in a blog. The new browser aims to offer faster performance, greater HTML5 support and new tools to limit tracking by third-party Web sites.

App Way to Gripe (or Praise) About Service

Katie looks at Tello, a new website and mobile app that encourages users to chime in on their customer-service experiences, good or bad.
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Gartner Sees Mobile Apps Generating $15 Billion in Revenue in 2011

The research firm sees mobile app revenue continuing to surge, reaching $58 billion in advertising and sales by 2014. To continue that growth, though, Gartner says applications will have to “grow up” as the Web gets more mobile savvy and browser-based apps get more capable.

What’s In Store for Technology in 2011

Walt looks at the products and competitive positions of key contenders as they enter a new year.
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"Evercookies" and "Fingerprinting": Are Anti-Fraud Tools Good for Ads?

Techniques like “evercookies” and “device fingerprinting” are new and controversial in the online ad industry, but they’re widely used by firms that seek to catch cyber criminals. Criminals, who have a powerful incentive to remain anonymous, learned long ago to thwart cookies–small text files associated with their Web browser. So anti-fraud companies began searching for more persistent identifiers.

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EU Chews on Web Cookies

Europe’s effort to regulate online “cookies” is crumbling, exposing how tough it is to curb the practice of tracking Internet users’ movements on the Web. Seeking to be a leader in protecting online privacy, the European Union last year passed a law requiring companies to obtain consent from Web users when tracking files such as cookies are placed on users’ computers. Enactment awaits action by member countries.

A Web Ad That Tells You It's Stalking You

Weekend Update, 02.07.09