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Apple iPhone 4 causes flood of orders and site overloads

Apple has racked up another victory of numbers as the company said it’s already received 600,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4, the latest in its series of revolutionary smart phones. However, the success came at the cost of downing its exclusive US carrier. “It was the largest number of preorders Apple has ever taken in a single day and was far higher than we anticipated, resulting in many order and approval system malfunctions,” the Cupertino-based firm said in a statement. Systems affected by the influx of eager Apple fans included Apple’s own website, as well as that of US carrier AT&T. In addition, AT&T’s in-store ordering systems also took a hit. The latest Jobsian device will be released 24 June in the US, UK and several other countries. However, due to demands for the device, the company has revised a timetable of pre-shipping dates, now saying they would be received by 14 July rather than the previously stated release date. Industry analysts agree that the pre-order flood indicates that Apple still remains a force to be reckoned with in regards to the smart phone market, despite still competition from Android phones, HTC and Motorola

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Firefox claims 30 per cent of worldwide share

Mozilla this week released its first ever quarterly report in which it claims to have just under 30 per cent of the browser market. Mozilla’s browser, Firefox, is strongest in Europe (39.2 per cent of web access) followed by South America (31.1 per cent), Africa (29.7 per cent) and North America (26 per cent). Usage has grown most rapidly in Russia - where Mozilla’s Mitchell Baker visited in February - which saw a 20 per cent increase since the turn of the year. Other countries showing an increase of 15 per cent of more this quarter included Australia, India, Indonesia, Mexico and Turkey. Other stats showed that users in Asian countries made use of the most add-ons and the average user had two or three tabs open at any one time, although there was a recorded instance of someone with 600 tabs open

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Firefox claims 30 per cent of worldwide share

Mozilla this week released its first ever quarterly report in which it claims to have just under 30 per cent of the browser market. Mozilla’s browser, Firefox, is strongest in Europe (39.2 per cent of web access) followed by South America (31.1 per cent), Africa (29.7 per cent) and North America (26 per cent). Usage has grown most rapidly in Russia - where Mozilla’s Mitchell Baker visited in February - which saw a 20 per cent increase since the turn of the year. Other countries showing an increase of 15 per cent of more this quarter included Australia, India, Indonesia, Mexico and Turkey.

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Google launches OneBox music service

Google has introduced its new OneBox music service, offering free streams and downloadable MP3s to rival Apple’s dominance of the online music market and to provide an alternative to illegal file sharing. BBC News reports that Google’s OneBox service is currently only available in the United States, in partnership with Lala and iLike, the MySpace-owned music service. The service allows users to search for tracks by song title, artist or even by entering fragments of lyrics, with a pop-up widget offering to the ability to stream the entire song or to download the MP3.

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Bing provides haven for illegal drug suppliers

It has been claimed that Microsoft’s new search engine Bing is a haven for illegal businesses operating online pharmacies. An investigation reported by the Register revealed that almost 9 in 10 sponsored links advertising prescription drugs through Bing are in direct violation of US laws.

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