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Microsoft Ties-Up Search Deal With Yahoo
Microsoft and Yahoo have finalised a deal in which Microsoft Bing will power Yahoo search
Google Risks Criticism With Personalised Search Expansion
Google risked drawing the ire of privacy advocates on 4 December by making its personalised search results available to all of its users, whether they are signed in or not
AppJet Open Sources EtherPad Following Google Purchase
AppJet has said it will open source the code to EtherPad and the AppJet Web Framework in an effort to quiet the irate chatter from users in the wake of Google's purchase of the startup
Microsoft-Backed Green Search Engine Attacks Google
Ecosia is being endorsed by the WWF and billed as an "eco-friendly" search engine but it is also based on Microsoft technology
Google Analytics Runs Into German Storm
Google's statistics service, Analytics, is facing trouble in Germany where government officials think it stores personally identifiable information
Murdoch-Bing Deal – Treating News Like Oil?
News Corp is reported to be pulling out of Google in exchange for money. The move - if it happens - represents a misunderstanding of the nature of news on the web, says Peter Judge
Google Founder Points To Chrome-Android Merger
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has said that Android and Chrome will likely converge over time into a single operating system
Twitter To Launch Paid-For Business Accounts
Twitter has confirmed its plans to launch paid-for corporate accounts, designed to bring in new revenue streams for the micro-blogging site
Call of Duty Carries Recruitment Ad For GCHQ
Gamers playing Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on the Xbox Live platform will encounter recruitment adverts for a secretive arm of British intelligence
10 Things Google Needs To Remember About OS Security
The history of Windows security has shown that desktop operating systems are vulnerable, but there are even more potential attack strategies for an online OS. Google needs to ensure that Chrome's defenses are prepared
Google Reveals Chrome OS Security Details
After months of extravagant claims, Google has given more detail on why its new operating system is more secure than the competition
Google Releases Chrome OS To Developers
Google has released the Chrome operating system to open source for developers, but said end users would not be able to use it until late 2010.
eWEEK Europe Launches Live Events Channel
A regular programme on IT issues begins with a session on the economics of Green IT
Qualcomm Readies Next Generation Displays
Qualcomm is gearing up to deliver both colour and video to the next generation of e-readers, with display technology that uses ambient light
Microsoft Rolls Out Bing In The UK
Microsoft has brought its Bing search engine out of beta in the UK, despite rumours that the search results had been found insufficiently relevant to Brits
BT Fibre Roll Out Falls Short, Says Analyst
Many UK residents will miss out on high speed internet access because fibre rollout will fall short in crucial areas, says a broadband analyst company
Microsoft Beefs Up Bing With Wolfram Alpha Results
Microsoft adds features to its Bing search engine, including localized news and weather, an expanded video page, and search results from Wolfram Alpha
Bill Gates Quizzes Wolfram Alpha Knowledge Engine
Microsoft's interest in Wolfram Alpha, the mathematically oriented search engine that provides definitive answers rather than links, extended back even before the search engine's launch in May
Logitech Makes Video Conferencing Move With LifeSize Buy
Logitech is to acquire LifeSize Communications as it seeks to become a serious player in the video conferencing sector
Microsoft Bing Security Loophole Exposed
A security flaw discovered in Microsoft Bing's Cashback service has prompted a panicked reaction from the computer giant
Cisco Extends Deadline For Tandberg Bid
Cisco has extended the deadline for its $3 billion offer for Tandberg, but is woefully lacking shareholder approval
Opposition Mounts To Cisco’s Tandberg Bid
Cisco's bid for video conferencing rival Tandberg hangs in the balance as opposition to the deal grows
Industry Must Tackle IPv4 Depletion
The IT industry has ignored the availability of IPv6 addresses for too long at the risk of adding unnecessary risk and complexity to internet architectures, says Axel Pawlik, managing director of RIPE NCC.
Microsoft Gets Touchy With Updated Bing Mobile Site
Microsoft has refreshed its mobile search site (m.bing.com) and optimised it for touch-screen devices including the iPhone
Google Denies Twitter Buy-out Attempt
Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin said Google did not try to buy Twitter in a surprise visit onstage at the Web 2.0 Summit
Broadband Traffic Driven By Video, Says Cisco
Cisco has found that video and other visual applications now constitute 30 percent of traffic running through service provider networks
Rumours Of Google Music Service Emerge
Google may be about to challenge Apple, Spotify and several players in the digital music space by launching Google Audio
Tandberg Unveils Another SMB Telepresence Product
Tandberg continues to fluant its video conferencing expertise for smaller businesses after it unveiled its Profile 42” system for smaller conference rooms
Cisco Refreshes Popular ISR Routers
Cisco has upgraded its highly successful ISR router family to better deal with growing technologies such as online collaboration and internet video