According to ComScore, Microsoft's Bing has reached 15 percent market share at the expense of Google and Yahoo. Bing's share rose from 14.8% in October to 15% through November, while Google dipped from 65.6% in October to 65.4% in November. Bing's increasing market share may is probably not a cause for concern for Google, who has consistently maintained 64% -66% market share.

According to a prominent financial analyst, Amazon is set to sell 4 million Kindle Fire tablets in the fourth quarter. Gene Munster, an analyst for Piper Jaffray, has argued that the device was rated highly among consumers, and estimates that Amazon will sell up to 4 million Fire tablets in the fourth quarter.