More people used Google Chrome on their desktops in September than they did in the month prior to that. At the same time, Chrome’s primary competition in the space, which consists of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Opera, all saw decreased usage. That’s according to Net Marketshare’s latest stats.
As of last month, Google Chrome’s desktop browser share stands at 21.19 percent. That’s up from 19.61 percent in August, which is an increase of almost 1.6 percent.
Meanwhile, Internet Explorer’s share fell slightly from 58.46 percent in August, to 58.37 percent last month, which is still a supremely dominant figure.
Firefox usage on the desktop dropped by over a full percentage point, from 15.23 percent in August, to 14.18 percent last month. What may be holding Firefox back from wider use is the issue surrounding how much memory it sucks up on PCs. Mozilla has an entire support page dedicated to Firefox’s propensity for heavy memory usage, along with a guide on how to reduce its RAM consumption.
Safari is a distant fourth in this race, owning 5.01 percent of the desktop browser pie. That’s down from 5.32 percent in August. Opera, meanwhile, is even further behind, holding 0.86 percent of the market as of September, tumbling from 0.96 percent in August.
So why does Internet Explorer dwarf the competition, according to these numbers? That’s likely due to the fact that IE is the default Web browser that ships with every Windows PC. Sure, you can install another browser, but if the one your system comes with is good enough, why bother?
The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.