Microsoft Offers Web browser choice to EU users
March 2010
As part of an anti-trust settlement, Microsoft have agreed to allow users within the European Union a choice of browsers. From March 1st, a number of our customers will see a screen prompting them to choose which browser they would like, from a range of options. Our tip? Choose Internet Explorer if you're running Windows, as there are a number of other software programs that seem to rely on Internet Explorer being the default browser. Which is a pity, because our favourite web browser here at TechDivision is Firefox.

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Google takes on Facebook and Twitter with networking site
February 2010
In further proof that social networking techniques such as Twitter and Facebook are here to stay, Google have now launched into the space with a concerted effort. We have started getting into Twitter here at TechDivision, and it's amazing how many businesses there are out there. If you want to follow our boss's tweets about what the possible benefits are of running a Twitter page for a very small business, have a look here

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Apple iPad launched to lukewarm reception
January 2010
After the latest series of game-changing products that Apple has launched onto the market (i.e. the iPod and the iPhone), there was a lot of buzz around what they would release next. In the event, there was disappointment that Apple had tried to re-hash the tablet PC (a format that never took off under Microsoft). It's hard to see which niche this product fits, being too small to be a laptop, and too big to be a phone, but maybe we're leaping to conclusions here? Only time will tell if this product is a success, but it could be a rare slip from Steve Jobs and the crew.

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