Flock me, the makers of the social networking-friendly Flock browser could well be saying, here comes a similar sounding type of free browser called RockMelt, built on Google’s Chromium code but requiring end-users to have a Facebook account.

I was drawn to a couple of interesting graphs that paint an interesting picture of Microsoft's frequent skirmishes with the Internet.  Whether or not they "get it" is still up for grabs.

It appears Palm is seeking to follow Apple’s footsteps in gaining a reputation for inconsistent and spurious rejections and removals of iPhone and iPod Touch applications. In this case, Palm has resisted including a free application because the source code is attainable elsewhere.

Web pioneer Marc Andreessen has been elected to HP's board of directors.

Windows 7 will be released in Europe without Internet Explorer. But you'll most likely find it on new computers anyway.

Netspace has just rolled out the first of its ADSL2+ broadband service to homes in the Tasmania’s two biggest cities, Hobart and Launceston, with a scheduled follow up of its high speed service in the next few months to other parts of the state.

Windows' continuing loss of web share is primarily to the benefit of Mac OS X, though Linux and mobile platforms are also picking up share.

Not content with the massive €899 million fine levied on Microsoft last year, the European Commission is considering further action against the software giant. This time, Internet Explorer is at the heart of the issue.

2008 has been the year of the netbook. Since the surprise runaway success of the ASUS Eee Linux PC in 2007 there has been a surge of hardware vendors joining in. Yet MSI users have poo-pooed the use of Linux on these systems. I disagree. Here's why Linux netbooks are the future.

New figures show Mac OS X's web share continues to grow at the expense of Windows. Linux might be growing more rapidly, but it's still too small to be significant.