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Construction needs cloud flexibility

Australia’s embattled construction sector could benefit from cloud based information systems that can be switched on and off in lockstep with individual projects – with the exception of those organisations based in remote areas like the Kimberleys.

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Opera Mini users go for Google, bypass Bing

Your IT - Mobility

Statistics collected by Opera Software show that Google is still the go-to search engine for mobile users in the US.

One of the characteristics of Opera Mini is that all page requests pass through Opera's servers, giving the company unusual insight into user behaviour.

Opera's latest statistics show that Google search accounts for an amazing 9% of all page views in the US, with Yahoo! a distant second on 4.3%.

Bing is apparently practically invisible to mobile search users as it made up just 0.03% of page views.

"Google enjoys a commanding lead in mobile Web search in the United States," said Opera officials.

The reason why traffic is directed through Opera's servers is that this allows the content to be compressed before being forwarded to the handset. This generally reduces the cost to users and operators, and may speed page loading.

How much difference does compression make? Where is Opera Mini most used, and on which handsets? Please read on.