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Google Increases Search Market Share
It comes as no surprise that new figures show that Google continues to top the search engine rankings, at the expense of Bing and Yahoo
US Continues To Drill Google Over WiSpy Incident
Connecticut State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal will lead a multistate investigation into Google's collection of data from unsecure wireless networks
Google Planning Chrome OS Laptops
Dell has said it's looking at building laptops based on Google's chrome OS
The IT Crowd, Not Rooney, Are Our Heroes
IT people will fix problems rather than watch football. That's no surprise to Peter Judge, as IT problems are less tedious than this year's World Cup
Coming Soon: Facebook The Movie And The IT Crowd
Techies are being celebrated on the small and big screens with a Facebook movie and another series of cult British comedy, the IT crowd
IBM Brings Hyper-Reality Video To Wimbledon iPhones
IBM will show the Wimbledon action via iPhone or Android video but no English men are playing
Facebook Reported To Have Earned £536m In 2009
Facebook apparently earned as much as $800 million (£536m) in 2009, according to unnamed sources quoted by Reuters
Facebook Continues To Tout Privacy Improvements
Facebook has issued a blog post and a letter detailing the ways in which it stewards users' personal data
Workers Hold Strike Vote As BT Calls For Delay
As the CWU ballots its BT members over strike action, managed service provider Star advises companies on how to deal with industrial action
Seven Sins of Social Networking
It may seem tempting to make the entire world your "friend", but social networks have their own rules of etiquette, says Samuel Greengard
Social Media Takes Up 22 Percent Of Online Time
Internet users worldwide spend 22 percent of their time on social networks such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, according to Nielsen
Facebook Rebuffs Critics’ Six Point Plan
Privacy critics are not letting up. They presented Facebook founder Marc Zuckerberg with a six-point plan
Google Urged To Let Personal Data Fade Away
Researchers say personal information should "degrade" - becoming less specific over time - to protect users' privacy
US States Considering Google WiFi Investigation
Several US states are looking into whether Google broke U.S. laws by collecting data from WiFi networks
Vodafone Told Off For Femtocell Ad Claims
The advertising regulator has rapped Vodafone over the knuckles concerning an advert claim about its Sure Signal femtocell
Apple Safari 5 Upgrade Is Seamless: Review
Safari may never be top dog in the browser market, but new features indicate Apple's efforts create a new vision of the web
Microsoft Office 2010 Released For Worldwide Sale
Microsoft has officially announced the worldwide availability of its next generation productivity suite, Office 2010
Google’s War Drive Is A Boon For Security
Whatever the outcome of Google's Wi-Fi privacy fiasco, it should persuade small businesses to close their Wi-Fi security, says Larry Walsh
Microsoft Takes On Wii With Kinect Game Interface
Known previously as Project Natal, the Kinect gaming device is scheduled to hit stores by Christmas
Google Launches ‘Editors’ Picks’ To Pacify Publishers
Google is experimenting with human-curated content with Editors' Picks, a new section on Google News
Chrome OS To Offer Remote Access To Legacy Apps
A Google engineer has revealed how the Chrome Operating System will work with legacy computer programs
Security Spats Highlight Google And Microsoft Cold War
Microsoft's newly announced Windows XP vulnerability was first reported by a Google researcher, pointing to possible behind-the-scenes conflict between the two companies
Google Denies Laws Broken With WiSpy Incident
Google says it did not use any of the 600 gigabytes of data it accidentally snatched out of the air from WiFi networks and broke no laws
Google Still Dominates Search Engine Market Share
New figures have shown that Google is still the search engine daddy, after it grabbed 66.4 percent of the search engine market through May
Google Engineer Exposes Microsoft Windows Bug
Microsoft has issued a security advisory in response to the publication of attack code for a Windows zero-day vulnerability by a Google employee
Tech Giants Team Up For Net Neutrality
Google, Intel, Microsoft, Cisco and Verizon are working with others to find a consensus on issues relating to net neutrality
Google Calls For Crackdown On Chinese Web Censorship
The Chief Legal Officer of Google has called upon the US and European governments to put pressure on China over its censorship of the Internet
Privacy Group Says Google Broke The Law
Google is damned by the audit it commissioned into its Wi-Fi snooping, according to Privacy International
BP Buys ‘Oil Spill’ Search Engine Keywords
BP, which unleashed the worst oil spill in US history in the Gulf of Mexico, has purchased key search terms from Google