Microsoft cries foul on Yahoo!-Google Japan deal
Microsoft will try to stop Yahoo! from hooking up with Google in Japan.
08/4/2010
— Filed under: Internet
Tags: Google, Microsoft, yahoo
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Yahoo! gains ground on Google in the US
Google is still way out in front in terms of US search engine market share, but Yahoo! did make slight inroads last month.
YouTube extends maximum video production length
Video productions up to 15 minutes long can now be uploaded onto YouTube.
Facebook brings privacy controls to your phone
After facing much criticism over privacy concerns, Facebook is beefing up how users can control their information. It’s not just desktops though, as the world’s largest social network is bringing privacy controls to your handset.
07/20/2010
— Filed under: Internet, Security
Tags: Facebook, phone, privacy
Yahoo’s second-quarter lobbying bill rises 15 pct
Yahoo Inc. spent $550,000 in the second quarter on a lobbying agenda that touched upon issues ranging from the Internet company’s search partnership with Microsoft Corp. to the financial pressures facing journalism because of Internet competition.
07/13/2010
— Filed under: Internet
Tags: Microsoft Corp., partnership, yahoo
Google Commands 66% Search Share over Yahoo, Bing
Google held its 66 percent U.S. market share through June. Yahoo and Microsoft Bing notched 16,7 percent and 11 percent, according to adjusted numbers from comScore. Financial analysts question comScore’s search metrics.
More than 16 billion minutes spent on Facebook per day
More than 400 million active users spend a total of more than 16 billion minutes on social networking site Facebook per day, says Facebook VP of Technical Operations Jonathan Heiliger. Heiliger was giving a presentation on the infrastructure of one of the world’s most trafficked sites at the Velocity 2010 conference last week when he revealed the figures.
Micro Express Microflex 88B
The raw performance of the Micro Express Microflex 88B desktop is admirable, and the system’s price of $1299 price (as of June 7, 2010) is quite reasonable for the category. But competing systems on PCWorld’s Top 10 Performance Desktop PCs chart trump it on general performance and on gaming-test frame rates. Nevertheless, PCs that deliver the Microflex 88B’s performance numbers at its price and with the array of next-generation connection options that it offers are hard to find.
05/28/2010
— Filed under: Internet
Tags: Micro Express, Microflex 88B
Twitter to settle FTC charges on data security
US regulator FTC and Twitter have agreed to settle charges that the micro-blogging site failed to safeguard personal information of millions of its users.
05/27/2010
— Filed under: Internet
Tags: data security, FTC, Twitter
Microsoft Reworks MSN Mobile
Microsoft showed off its revamped MSN Mobile smartphone site at OMMA Mobile 2010 conference Wednesday, MediaPost reports. The new page, set to go live today, offers more robust Bing integration and looks cleaner than before.
05/16/2010
— Filed under: Internet
Tags: Microsoft, MSN Mobile
