Browser Stats May 2010

May 2010

Data is provided by w3counter.com

US mobile market trends- Smartphone usage stats

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Display resolution statistics January 2010

Based on latest data from w3schools 76 % of users surf the web with their motor set to resolution higher than 1024×768, which is currently accepted minimum standard for web site designers. (more…)

Unicode is used in almost 50% of Internet Documents

Good News! According to Google Unicode is used on almost half of the Internet pages, wich makes it a global text encoding of choice. Google uses version version 5.2 of Unicode, which represents wide range of characters from Egyptian Hieroglyphs, to most of living languages including Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese and Zulu.

ASCII once dominating the web is down to 20% and it is probably pages that have not been updated in last several years.

How Much Time Do We Waste on Badly Designed Apps?

Computer load-time, pop-ups, new apps installation, new user interrelations, lack of intuitiveness, search for drivers, frozen system, reboots, etc. – these are just a few of the things that most of us face on daily basis. Dealing with all these issues takes users up to 30 minutes a day according to Telegraph UK. (more…)

66% of Government Workplaces Now Use Social Networking Tools

A recent report by the talent management companies Human Capital Institute and Saba says 65% of government employees now use more than one social networking tool.

Interestingly enough, Instant Messaging (IM), which is very popular in the corporate sector isn’t heavily used among government staff. The report points out that a majority of social networking use consist of sites such as FaceBook, LinkedIn and Twitter. This is pure speculation of course, but the FB and LinkedIn provide great opportunities for career growth. It may be just an indiction that in the government sector connections are more important than actual results and focusing on the task at hand.

Google Chrome Beta for Mac speed test

Safari is the fastest browser on a Mac platform, approximately 12% faster than Chrome Beta according to Computerworld. Chrome easily leaves behind FireFox and Opera in JavaScript rendering performance.

SunSpider JavaScript Benchmarks of Mac Browsers (Shorter bars represent faster performance)

On the Windows platform Chrome 3.0 shines as the fastest browser, leaving Safari behind. We might expect a speed boost in the final version of Chrome for Mac, although Google has made no claims regarding Chrome JS rendering speed on Leopard.

JS rendering performance is important for websites and web apps that rely on JavaScript to provide rich functionality. Gmail, Google Maps, Flickr, a9, online text editors and any other site that uses AJAX.

Mobile Traffic at glance (by AdMob)

A few days back, AdMob published a very interesting report on market share of various mobile OS and smartphones. The data suggests that Apple’s dedication to User Experience results in  higher apps approval and user adoption rates. The report is a great read but for those that don’t have time here are the highlights:

Smartphone Traffic by Manufacturer – Worldwide

• Apple – 50%
• Nokia – 24% (Mainly from India, Indonesia, Philippines and South Africa markets where Nokia has 89% of the market)
• HTC – 12%
• RIM – 7%

Smartphone Traffic by OS:

• Apple OS 50%
• Symbian OS – 25%  (Mainly from India, Indonesia, Philippines and South Africa markets where Nokia has with 89% of the market)
• Android OS – 11%
• RIM  OS – 7%

United States Data by Manufacturer

• Apple – 55%
• HTC – 22%
• RIM – 12%

Smartphone Traffic by OS:

• iPhone OS – 55%
• Android – 20%
• RIM OS – 12 %

It is interesting that Apple’s traffic comes from only 2 devices – iPhone and iPod. Android traffic comes from 9 devices currently available worldwide. RIM traffic is a result of their current 11 smartphones and probably some past models.

The full report is available here. http://metrics.admob.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/AdMob-Mobile-Metrics-Oct-09.pdf

Aggressive Online Advertisement

Floating windows are most annoying kind of internet advertisement according to Russian internet statistic agency.

• Floating windows bother 78% of internet users
• Banners bother 7.6%
• Video ads bother 3.6%

Only 3.4% of users are actually order something using advertisement links.