Microsoft's browser ends 2011 at record low, set to slip below 50% by March
Microsoft rushes out emergency update for ASP .Net, first 'out-of-band' in 2011
Google says 3.7 million Android devices activated last weekend
Mozilla likely leveraged competition between Google and Microsoft to strike it rich
Macs crash most, says Mozilla, but problem also affected Linux and Windows editions
Will also end its 14-year run of keynotes with Ballmer's Jan. 9 turn
Addresses complaints about touch response and parental controls
Also ships new Android edition designed for tablets
Three-year pact keeps revenues flowing from the Google spigot
But ban of some HTC smartphones won't have any short-term impact, say experts
