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Firefox Browser Share Tops 19 Percent as Record Set

Mozilla's Firefox 3.0 browser is now used by 19.03 percent of Web surfers, according to Net Applications. The gain came at the expense of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, whose market share has fallen to 73.01 percent. The Mozilla Foundation also set a Guinness world record for downloads on the day Firefox 3.0 was released.

Firefox Web Share Tops 19 Percent

The Mozilla Foundation has set a world record and achieved new heights in its battle for browser market share. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Mozilla's Firefox 3.0 Web browser set a record for the most downloads in a day. It was the first time a browser-maker attempted to set a record.

Firefox Market Share Hits 19%

Mozilla Corp. released its updated browser, Firefox 3.0, last month with a push to set a new world record for most number of downloads of a new release in a 24 hour period. Now results show that Firefox posted a 0.6% market share increase in June to 19% of the overall browser market. Safari and Opera also eked out small gains in June as well. These increases come at the expense of Microsoft's Internet Explorer which fell to 73%. The bulk of Firefox's increase came following the June 17 release of Firefox 3.0. All three alternative browsers hit all time highs with IE hitting a corresponding record low. If these trends continue, Firefox is expected to break 20% market share this month.

Firefox Web Share Tops 19 Percent

Mozilla's Firefox 3.0 browser is now used by 19.03 percent of Web surfers, according to Net Applications. The gain came at the expense of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, whose market share has fallen to 73.01 percent. The Mozilla Foundation also set a Guinness world record for downloads on the day Firefox 3.0 was released.

Firefox Web Share Tops 19 Percent

Mozilla's Firefox 3.0 browser is now used by 19.03 percent of Web surfers, according to Net Applications. The gain came at the expense of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, whose market share has fallen to 73.01 percent. The Mozilla Foundation also set a Guinness world record for downloads on the day Firefox 3.0 was released.

Firefox Browser Share Tops 19 Percent as Record Set (NewsFactor)

The Mozilla Foundation has set a world record and achieved new heights in its battle for browser market share. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Mozilla's

Firefox Improves Market Share, Snags New Record

The latest Firefox news as of Thursday centers on Web browser market share. InformationWeek reports the record number of downloads of the open source browser’s third version have improved its market share to more than 19 percent.

Firefox Users Stay Ahead On the Update Curve

Reader Alex links to news of a study comparing the currency and patch level of various Web browsers, excerpting: "Firefox users were far and away the most likely to use the latest version, with an overwhelming 83.3 percent running an updated browser on any given day. However, despite Firefox's single click integrate auto-update functionality, 16.7 percent of Firefox users still continue to access the Web with an outdated version of the browser, researchers said. The study also revealed that the majority of Safari users (65.3) percent were likely to use the latest version of the browser between December 2007 and June 2008, after Safari version 3 became available. Meanwhile, Microsoft's Internet Explorer users ranked last in terms of safe browsing.

Yahoo, sought by Microsoft, gets more search traffic

Yahoo, the Internet company fighting off advances from Microsoft, won a bigger share of U.S. Internet search queries last month, shrinking the gap with market leader Google. Yahoo had a 20.9 percent share in June, up from 20.6 percent in the previous month, according to Reston,Va.-based researcher ComScore. Mountain View-based Google's share dropped to 61.5 percent from 61.8 percent, while Microsoft took third place with 9.2 percent, compared with 8.5 percent in May. Overall, Americans conducted 11.5 billion searches on the Internet in June, a 7 percent increase from May, ComScore said. Both Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft and Google released results Thursday that trailed analysts' estimates. Yahoo plans to report earnings Tuesday.

Firefox 2.0.0.16 Released

As part of Mozilla Corporation's ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 2.0.0.16 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all-older.html. We strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release. If you already have Firefox 2.x, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting "Check for Updates?" from the Help menu. For a list of changes and more information, please review the Firefox 2.0.0.16 Release Notes at: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/2.0.0.16/releasenotes/ Note: Firefox 2.0.0.x will be maintained with security and stability updates until mid-December, 2008. All users are encouraged to upgrade to Firefox 3.

Firefox 3.0.1 released

As part of Mozilla Corporation's ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 3.0.1 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from http://getfirefox.com/. We strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release. If you already have Firefox 3.0, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting "Check for Updates?" from the Help menu. For a list of changes and more information, please review the Firefox 3.0.1 Release Notes at: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/3.0.1/releasenotes/ Note: All Firefox 2.0.0.x users are encouraged to upgrade to Firefox 3.0.1 by downloading it from http://getfirefox.com/. (follow-up: mozilla.

Firefox 3 sets world record

Firefox Mozilla set an official world record last month after more than eight million people downloaded the Firefox 3 browser in a 24-hour period.

Commercial Mobile Browser Market to Continue Strong Growth, Despite Increased Interest in Open-Source Mobile Browsers, Says ABI Research

As consumers increasingly surf the Web on their mobile phones, handset vendors are looking toward open-source browsers such as WebKit – the browser engine at the heart of the iPhone’s Safari browser – as a way to bring it to them. However, despite growing interest in WebKit and Gecko (the engine for the Mozilla Corporation Firefox browser), commercial browser vendors such as Opera and ACCESS continue to see growth in their businesses. According to ABI Research, overall growth in the mobile browser category will lead to a total pre-installed revenue of $492 million by 2013, driven by the trends of more complex HTML-based browser integration.

Firefox 3 Earns Guinness World Record

IconThe Firefox project was rewarded on Wednesday when Guinness World Records accepted that the 8,002,530 downloads of Firefox on 'Download Day' in June constituted a world record. Firefox is now officially in the record books for receiving the most downloads from a Web site with a 24-hour period.

Firefox grabs huge market share

Since Firefox 3 was launched six weeks ago, NetApplications ongoing survey report suggests a big boost for the Mozilla crew. As TGDaily points out, you have to be careful with the numbers but there is no doubt Firefox continues to bite out a hefty share of the browser market with even more gains on the horizon with the upcoming Firefox 3.1 update.

Firefox 3 makes up world record to set world record

The Mozilla Foundation has officially set a previously non-existent Guinness World Record for the largest number of software downloads in a day.

Firefox Claims World Download Record (No One Disputes It)

Mazel tov, Mozilla, for claiming the Guinness world record for most downloaded software in a 24-hour period after 8 million of your minions snagged Firefox 3 on launch day. It's not that big of a feat considering you took the record from absolutely no one, but you sure set the bar pretty high for anyone planning on breaking it. [Firefox via Reuters]

Mozilla's Firefox 3 Sets Guinness 'Download' Record

As expected, Mozilla’s Firefox 3 browser has secured a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most downloads in a single day. The open-source company said Wednesday that its browser set the world record by netting over 8 million downloads in its first 24 hours of release.

Mozilla Sets New Guinness World Record With Firefox 3 Downloads

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Mozilla today announced it set a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of software downloads in 24 hours. The record-setting 8,002,530 downloads coincided with the launch of Firefox® 3, Mozilla's major update to its popular and acclaimed free, open source Web browser.

Mozilla Sets New Guinness World Record With Firefox 3 Downloads

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Mozilla today announced it set a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of software downloads in 24 hours. The record-setting 8,002,530 downloads coincided with the launch of Firefox(R) 3, Mozilla's major update to its popular and acclaimed free, open source Web browser.

Microsoft Search Queries Jump 15%.

In June, Google Sites retained its lead in the U.S. core search market capturing 61.5 percent of the searches conducted, down slightly from 61.8 percent in May. Google was followed by Yahoo! Sites (20.9 percent, up from 20.6 percent in May), Microsoft Sites (9.2 percent, up from 8.5 percent in May), Ask Network (4.3 percent), and AOL LLC (4.1 percent).

Hitwise provides more proof of Google's search dominance

Unfortunately, we're running out of other ways to describe it. Researchers at Hitwise released new data Monday indicating that Google in July topped a 70 percent share of U.S. Web searches (70.77 percent to be exact). That's up 10 percent from the same month a year ago and 2 percent from the previous month. Yahoo search was second at 18.65 percent, MSN search was third at 5.36 percent, and Ask.com came in fourth at 3.53 percent.

Firefox Web Share Tops 19 Percent

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are suing the Department of Justice to obtain records about the use of cell-phone-tracking technology.

Firefox sets new share record, cracks 19% market share

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Firefox 3.1 Alpha Launched

Code named "Shiretoko", Firefox 3.1 has been launched in an Alpha state following a short delay due to a bug in the OSX-compatible version. Among the features we can expect to see in 3.1 are improved address bar functionality and changes to the tab switching interface, including adding thumbnails of currently open tabs. Also, Firefox 3.1 will be the first Mozilla browser to feature Netscape's Gecko 1.9.1 engine, which reads and renders Internet content to the browser, and also renders the browser's UI. The Firefox 3.1 Alpha is available for download here, and has a projected final release date sometime in late 2008 or early 2009.

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