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- People aren't completely repulsed by Windows 8, new data shows
- Sign of The Times as 'paper drops support for BlackBerry 10 app
- Spotify takes Twitter's lead, makes it easier for users to follow favorite artists
| People aren't completely repulsed by Windows 8, new data shows Posted:  PC users have continued to warm up to Windows 8, while Internet Explorer has experienced a sudden upturn, according to the latest data. Research from Net Applications credited Windows 8 with 8.02% of web traffic from desktop computers in September. That's up from 7.4% in August, and 5.4% the month before. Meanwhile Windows XP continues to lose users, now falling to 31.4% (down from 37.1% back in July), and Windows 7 remains on top with a very slight increase to 46.4%.
The rise and fall and rise of IEInternet Explorer has become the butt of countless geeky jokes over the last several years, but it looks like Microsoft's browser is actually on the uptake. Page view data from StatCounter shows that Internet Explorer continues to rise in popularity, backing up data from Net Applications that shows that IE was getting more daily use from individuals. StatCounter's stats indicate that Internet Explorer page views increased from 25.6% to 28.6% from August to September, while Net Applications' data shows IE growing a mere .2 percentage points to 57.8% of individuals' use. Net Applications puts Internet Explorer on top globally, while StatCounter claims it's in second place to Chrome. The differences in how the two research firms collected data - individuals users vs page views - could account for the disparities in their findings, though both found that IE is on the up. Either way the reasons behind the uptick aren't exactly clear, though it may well be that Microsoft's various marketing efforts are paying off. IE is being revamped currently, which could have more users interested. Agree to disagreeIn related desktop OS news, Net Applications claimed that adoption of Windows 8.1, which is still in preview mode, was up to .87% in September. Meanwhile iOS is currently the most-used mobile OS, according to the firm, with 53.6% - down from over 63% a year ago, but still on top. Android is on the rise, on the other hand, peaking at 29.4% last month. In mobile browser usage, Net Applications' and StatCounters' methods differ even further - the former counts tablets in its mobile figures, while the latter only counts phones. That created more disparities in their findings, though both agree that mobile Chrome is on the rise. What they can't agree on is which mobile browser is actually on top; Net Applications says Safari, while StatCounter says the Android browser. |
| Sign of The Times as 'paper drops support for BlackBerry 10 app Posted:  The Times newspaper has confirmed it is will no longer offer a mobile app for BlackBerry smartphones, citing a total lack of interest from readers. As of October 31, the paper's mobile edition will be removed from the BlackBerry App World store, the company told subscribers in an email on Tuesday. A spokesperson for News Corp pointed out that although the iOS and Android apps were seeing plenty of love, use on BlackBerry smartphones was negligible. "While The Times' app on iPhone, iPad and android continues to be very successful, very few people use the app on their Blackberry," the spokesperson told Reuters. The end is nearThe Times was the first paper in the UK to disappear behind a paywall, as it sought to recover revenue from those digital readers who flocked to read the news online on their computers or mobile devices. Since then, most of the other tabloids and broadsheets have followed suit with subscription-based mobile editions. The BlackBerry snub is another telling blow for the company as it faces up to the reality of disappearing completely from the smartphone landscape. Last week, the Waterloo, Ontario-based giant agreed in principal a sale to a consortium led by the Fairfax Financial private equity group. The end is almost certainly nigh for BlackBerry as we know it. |
| Spotify takes Twitter's lead, makes it easier for users to follow favorite artists Posted:  The internet may soon be invaded by little green … buttons, the kind that allow fans to link with their favorite musical acts or even user profiles on streaming music giant Spotify. Today Spotify introduced a new developer feature that allows any website to display a button that lets artists and music labels direct fans to profiles on the music streaming service. Using a small bit of code found on the Spotify Developer portal, just about anyone can create a little green Follow link, which can be copied and pasted to any website or blog in a matter of seconds. When clicked, the Follow button redirects the viewer to a linked Spotify profile, with the ultimate goal of increasing the fan base of artists or even bloggers and other publishers with a presence there. Follow alongIn an effort to further beef up its social feature set, Spotify's new Twitter-style Follow buttons are free, as long as users comply with the service's Terms of Use. To create a Follow button, coders simply right-click on any artist or user profile on Spotify, paste the appropriate URI, choose from a couple of options, then copy the resulting embed code onto their website or blog. Should the visitor not have a Spotify account, they'll first be asked to create one - definitely a clever way to grab a few extra users in the process. Spotify's new Follow buttons are now live and ready to be created by heading to the company's Developer portal and clicking "Get the code."
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