Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has been wanting people in China to quit using Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) for quite some time - but it didn’t want things to pan out like this. Now a rival web browser, made by Qihoo (NYSE:QIHU) and called the 360 Safe Browser, has far surpassed the market share of IE as a whole, and is now reportedly used for 57 percent of all web surfing in the country. But New York-based Digital Due Diligence (DDD) has evidence which suggests that Qihoo has used some seriously evil tactics to ...
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HomeShop18 and Microsoft Buddy-Up, Offer Vouchers to IE9 Upgraders
One of India’s biggest e-commerce sites, HomeShop18, has formed a tie-up with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to give online shopping gift vouchers to users who upgrade their browser to Internet Explorer 9, aka IE9. As a part of the promotional partnership, IE9 will even be available for download from the HomeShop18 site. All the online shoppers need to do is switch over to IE9 and then pin the e-commerce site to their Windows 7 taskbar, making the shopper eligible for the voucher the next time they use the check-out. It’ll also make returning ...
Oct 3 2011
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WeiboCall Brings Free VoIP Calls to Weibo Lovers
A Hangzhou-based start-up has snagged the fantastically gimmicky name WeiboCall - incorporating the word for China’s popular microblogging platform - to stick onto its free, multi-platform voice-call service. By its very nature as a VoIP service, it’s yet another potential Skype competitor. The WeiboCall service has apps for iPhone and Android (pictured above), and accompanying extensions for Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, and 360 Browser that make the PC-to-mobile voice calling possible. WeiboCall, as its name suggests, supports signing-up using your Sina Weibo ID, to save users remembering another bunch of account details. ...
Jul 11 2011
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How Firefox Spreads the Word in China, on Social Media and on Campus [INTERVIEW]
Half of all the internet users in the world who are clinging grimly to the decade-old Internet Explorer 6 browser are in China. Mozilla China is doing its best to spread the word, and usage, of its own Firefox browser across China - on the web, on social media, and even on university campuses. Firefox is known as "huo hu" in China, where it faces up against the behemoth IE as well as home-grown browsers such as those from 360 or Sogou. In its early days, Firefox was held back by ...
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Google Wave Coming Next Week: IE Users Be Prepared
The highly anticipated Google Wave is coming next week and we all know what benefits this new communication and collaboration tool can bring. But if you're using Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8, you will need to install a Google Chrome Frame. It is a plug-in exclusively for Internet Explorer users to experience Google Wave fully, by bringing HTML5 and other open web technologies to Internet Explorer. The message is simple: For IE users who wish to use Google Wave effectively, you will have to install the plug-in or dump IE. Make ...
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