items tagged with Statistics
Is Windows 7 taking web share from XP or Vista?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-11-03 17:01:12
The use of Windows 7 has clearly picked up since its official launch, but is the growth coming at the expense of XP or Vista?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-11-03 17:01:12
The use of Windows 7 has clearly picked up since its official launch, but is the growth coming at the expense of XP or Vista?
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What are the odds?
Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-09-17 22:50:55
The recent announcement that the Bulgarian lottery produced the same six numbers in two consecutive draws left many observers making accusations of 'scam.' However the maths may not support such a conclusion.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-09-17 22:50:55
The recent announcement that the Bulgarian lottery produced the same six numbers in two consecutive draws left many observers making accusations of 'scam.' However the maths may not support such a conclusion.
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Has Bing's growth peaked?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-09-01 22:10:21
Figures from web analytics companies are mixed, but it looks like Bing's growth may have stalled. Perhaps surprisingly, Google's position has improved.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-09-01 22:10:21
Figures from web analytics companies are mixed, but it looks like Bing's growth may have stalled. Perhaps surprisingly, Google's position has improved.
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Bing gains market share - slowly
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-04 01:11:03
Bing's gradually improving Microsoft's share of the search market, but it is still doing a lot better in the US than internationally.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-04 01:11:03
Bing's gradually improving Microsoft's share of the search market, but it is still doing a lot better in the US than internationally.
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IBM to acquire predictive analytics specialist
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-07-28 20:08:09
IBM has agreed to acquire SPSS, the developer of statistical and predictive analytics software.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-07-28 20:08:09
IBM has agreed to acquire SPSS, the developer of statistical and predictive analytics software.
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Opera is the top mobile browser - not!
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-06-02 18:26:10
Opera is the leading mobile browser, claims StatCounter. But that's not backed up by the numbers the company presents.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-06-02 18:26:10
Opera is the leading mobile browser, claims StatCounter. But that's not backed up by the numbers the company presents.
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GNU/Linux: rubbery figures don't help the cause
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-05-13 20:00:17
Over the last 10 days there has been a spate of reports all based on some surprising statistics titled "Operating System Market Share" put out by a company named Net Applications.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-05-13 20:00:17
Over the last 10 days there has been a spate of reports all based on some surprising statistics titled "Operating System Market Share" put out by a company named Net Applications.
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StatPlus:mac LE plugs Excel analysis hole
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-05-06 18:37:12
A free application restores data analysis tools to Excel 2008, using routines drawn from a professional statistics package.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-05-06 18:37:12
A free application restores data analysis tools to Excel 2008, using routines drawn from a professional statistics package.
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OS web wars: it's still a two-horse race
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-03-02 19:18:25
If web browser stats are anything to go by, Windows and Mac OS X are still the only operating systems with more than one percent of the installed base. Linux is growing faster than Mac OS X, but from such a small base that it's hardly worth bothering about.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-03-02 19:18:25
If web browser stats are anything to go by, Windows and Mac OS X are still the only operating systems with more than one percent of the installed base. Linux is growing faster than Mac OS X, but from such a small base that it's hardly worth bothering about.
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Sundays are for shopping, friends and Internet porn
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-01-24 16:35:27
When do you watch the most online porn? OK, let's rephrase that: when is the most popular time for watching adult videos online? The answer might just surprise you.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-01-24 16:35:27
When do you watch the most online porn? OK, let's rephrase that: when is the most popular time for watching adult videos online? The answer might just surprise you.
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Internet breaks the billion barrier
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-01-23 05:41:19
Ever wondered just how many people use the Internet? The answer, according to the latest figures, would seem to be 1 billion. We breakdown that billion to find out where they are all coming from.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-01-23 05:41:19
Ever wondered just how many people use the Internet? The answer, according to the latest figures, would seem to be 1 billion. We breakdown that billion to find out where they are all coming from.
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U.S. 2006 teen birth rate in MS over 3X that of NH
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-01-08 07:38:06
According to the CDC report Births: Final Data for 2006, the rate of having babies among Mississippi teenagers is 68.4 per 1,000 females versus 18.7 for teens in New Hampshire, nearly 3.7 times the difference between the highest state and the lowest one.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-01-08 07:38:06
According to the CDC report Births: Final Data for 2006, the rate of having babies among Mississippi teenagers is 68.4 per 1,000 females versus 18.7 for teens in New Hampshire, nearly 3.7 times the difference between the highest state and the lowest one.
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Australian broadband users surged 22 percent in FY08 to 4.3m
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-12-17 23:03:30
An additional 800,000 Australian households signed up for broadband access services in the year to 30 June 2008 taking the number of broadband households to 4.3 million according to the latest figures the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-12-17 23:03:30
An additional 800,000 Australian households signed up for broadband access services in the year to 30 June 2008 taking the number of broadband households to 4.3 million according to the latest figures the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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Palin beats Obama in Google search popularity contest
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-12-10 04:31:24
Ever wondered if other people are searching for the same stuff as you? Of course you have, which is why everyone loves it when Google reveals who has been searching for what and where during 2008. Let's go around the world in 80 searches.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-12-10 04:31:24
Ever wondered if other people are searching for the same stuff as you? Of course you have, which is why everyone loves it when Google reveals who has been searching for what and where during 2008. Let's go around the world in 80 searches.
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Most spammed town in UK revealed
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2008-09-25 07:39:35
Ever wondered why the spammers seem to target you? Does it make you think you might need some help in the bedroom after all, or perhaps a fake Rolex would look good on your wrist? Relax, you could just be living in the wrong town...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2008-09-25 07:39:35
Ever wondered why the spammers seem to target you? Does it make you think you might need some help in the bedroom after all, or perhaps a fake Rolex would look good on your wrist? Relax, you could just be living in the wrong town...
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61 percent of global population now using mobile phones
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-09-25 06:13:11
The International Telecommunication Union does not make predictions lightly, which is why you have to sit up and take notice when it announces there will be some 4 billion mobile phone subscribers globally before the year is out.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-09-25 06:13:11
The International Telecommunication Union does not make predictions lightly, which is why you have to sit up and take notice when it announces there will be some 4 billion mobile phone subscribers globally before the year is out.
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Australian broadband stats: where have all the downloads gone?
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Reports & Surveys
2008-09-22 22:53:29
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released is latest update of broadband statistics. Surprisingly they show that Australians downloaded less data in the quarter to June 2008 than six months earlier.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Reports & Surveys
2008-09-22 22:53:29
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released is latest update of broadband statistics. Surprisingly they show that Australians downloaded less data in the quarter to June 2008 than six months earlier.
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Chrome grabs "phenomenal" one percent of browser market on day one
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-09-03 15:09:30
According to Internet monitoring company, StatCounter, Google's new browser, Chrome, took one percent of the global browser market within a day of launch.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-09-03 15:09:30
According to Internet monitoring company, StatCounter, Google's new browser, Chrome, took one percent of the global browser market within a day of launch.
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Global spam trends reveal a taste for text, drugs and eBay
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2008-06-28 09:32:52
An in-depth survey of the state of spam for the first half of 2008 reveals that spammers have re-discovered a love for the written word. They still rather like drugs and ebay as well...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2008-06-28 09:32:52
An in-depth survey of the state of spam for the first half of 2008 reveals that spammers have re-discovered a love for the written word. They still rather like drugs and ebay as well...
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1.3 million people search for 6.9 million Apple iPhones
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-26 19:35:46
Nearly 7 million searches for Apple iPhone in a single month. That's the surprising statistic to emerge from comScore, a company that specialises in measuring the digital world.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-26 19:35:46
Nearly 7 million searches for Apple iPhone in a single month. That's the surprising statistic to emerge from comScore, a company that specialises in measuring the digital world.
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