Google's Chrome has made fresh gains to emerge as the second most used internet browser after Internet Explorer, stated Net Applications that based its claims on web traffic data. Languishing at the third spot is Firefox that managed just marginal improvement over previous months, claimed the same report.
Chrome has been witnessing a steady rise in its usage that toped at 27.2 percent in June, which marks a significant improvement over 19.3 percent usage recorded in June 2014. Things have been on an upward trajectory for Chrome with usage recorded at 24.9, 25.6 and 26.3 percent in March, April and May respectively, Cnet reported.
Google is of course not one to sit on its laurels and has upped the ante further, aware as it is that it has to fend off competition from Microsoft Edge soon. Microsoft has stated it is Edge that would be provided the pole position once Windows 10 takes centerstage.
Among the improvements that are being meted out to Chrome include the way the browser impacts the battery. Chrome can be quite severe on the battery though Google has stated they are working on the issue, much of which has to do with the way the browser deals with background and foreground tabs.
The search giant has also stated they are working with Adobe to sort out ways of using Flash more efficiently. This includes means to achieving greater power efficiency without sacrificing on the richness of the web experience, The Motley Fool reported.
One way Google has said they aim to achieve this is to pause those animations that play along the sidelines and may not be related to the central theme, which can be, say a video. These often include ads though it is not known how far Google will stretch before it irks the advertisers, which are often the biggest source of income for websites.
Google though has said users can start playing back anything that might have been paused by default.
Google has also reinstated the old bookmarks experience after users complained with the way bookmarks were dealt with in the new versions.
What future awaits IE is not known for now though what is sure is that it would sign off on a high given a 58.1 percent share of web traffic recorded in June.