Google’s Acquisition of DocVerse Intensifies

So much for the idea of December being a quiet month.  First we witnessed the acquisition of AppJet, and now, a new report's indicated that Google's more or less sure to buy a company called DocVerse. The two deals are taking place in the same space, since, like AppJet, DocVerse is focused on allowing people to collaborate on documents in real-time.  The trick is that,…

Online Holiday Spending Hits Record $913 Million

Online holiday shoppers have spent a total of $24.8 billion so far this season, representing a 4 percent increase over last year, according to the latest report from comScore. The most recent week got off to a slightly sluggish start, with sales of $854 million on Green Monday (Dec.14) down 1 percent compared to a year ago, but was followed by three strong spending days…

Firefox 3.5 Currently Most Popular Browser in the World

According to data from StatCounter, Mozilla's web browser Firefox 3.5 is now the world's most popular browser. It has just surpassed Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7, which has beend steadily declining. For December 20, StatCounter has IE 7 at 21.2% market share, and Firefox 3.5 at 21.93%. Microsoft's IE 8 is closing in though. Its share has been steadily increasing, presumably making up for most of…