Google's Schmidt admits to screwing up on Facebook
When former Google CEO Eric Schmidt took the stage at the AllThingsD conference, it was almost guaranteed that he would blurt out something controversial. But Schmidt didn't go over the top -- he did,...
View ArticleSay goodbye to Google Search portals for Linux, Mac and more
Fans of Linux, Microsoft and Macs used to be able to search for information about those topics on Google using specialized search tools that narrowed the results to a focused set of highly relevant Web...
View ArticleYahoo app search gets through iOS, Android clutter
Yahoo is lumbering into the app search game, years behind smaller, nimbler competitors.
View ArticleSearch engines ruin our memory, make us smarter
By now you've probably heard that Google and other search engines are making us think differently. Columbia University researcher Betsy Sparrow said we are remembering less information if it is readily...
View ArticleTwitter won't fly as high if it flubs Bing deal
Twitter stands to lose a lot of clout -- and money -- if it flubs its social search deal with Microsoft's Bing like it did with Google.
View ArticleGoogle quietly pulls flawed travel times from Maps
Google has removed a service that predicted travel times with traffic from the browser-based version of Google Maps.
View ArticleGoogle under fire for not playing fair
Google is being scrutinized by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegedly deceptive practices when it comes to online search and search advertising. A new report agrees -- outlining ways that...
View ArticleGoogle Search now friendlier for tablets
Google Friday unveiled a simplified search interface for Apple iPad and Android 3.1 tablets. The changes, which are being rolling out over the next several days at www.google.com, including a...
View ArticleHow Microsoft plans to beat Google with Bing
Bing is a big money-loser for Microsoft, shedding billions of dollars per year, but the company is far from giving up on beating Google in the search engine wars.
View ArticleGoogle's war against scraper sites continues
Google appears to be getting ready to launch another offensive against website scrapers.
View ArticleYahoo has no easy way to make consumers interested again
For Yahoo, firing Carol Bartz was easy -- Chairman Roy Bostock gave her the news over the phone -- but turning the company around under new leadership will be a lot harder.
View ArticleYahoo sale buzz mounts as Google said to be possibly interested
Yahoo's improving stock price following a CEO shakeup makes the Internet portal ripe for a sale, and speculation is flying about industry titans that may bid for the company.
View ArticleGoogle search tweak alters 35% of searches, focuses on newer results
Thirty-five percent of searches will now look a lot different--and focus on fresher search results--thanks to a change in Google's algorithm.
View ArticleGoogle threatened by Apple’s Siri
The voice-activated search assistant, Siri, on Apple’s iPhone 4S has made Google concerned about its competition in the market.
View ArticleVic govt goes mobile-friendly with responsive Web design
The Victorian government has embraced responsive Web design with a new website unveiled today.
View ArticleDropbox lures business users from consumer product
Dropbox has revealed additional IT admin controls as it continues its bid to lure business customers.
View ArticleMicrosoft exec concedes search market to Google, focuses on apps
Microsoft's director of search admitted that its Bing search engine can't compete with Google search in a full-on faceoff, but the company will focus instead on search applications.
View ArticleMozilla unveils search tool tweaks in next week's Firefox 34
Along with its impending switch to Yahoo as the default search engine for Firefox, Mozilla will also change how users conduct searches in the browser, the company said Tuesday.
View ArticleFacebook, iPhone 6 and Kim Kardashian top Bing's 2014 search lists
With 2014 almost over, Microsoft has released its lists of the top searches on Bing and, so far, Apple's iPhone 6, Facebook and Kim Kardashian are the year's big winners.
View ArticleUpdate: Firefox 34 seeks user OK before changing search to Yahoo
As anticipated, Mozilla today updated Firefox to version 34, automatically switching the browser's default search from Google to Yahoo for most users in North America.
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