 Newspaper, Internet titans duel at Web 2.0 Summit Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson opened fire on Google, accusing the Internet giant of promoting online news reading "promiscuity." [...] October 22, 2009 07:52 AM Internet Microsoft, Google integrating Twitter into search Microsoft began integrating Twitter messages into its new Internet search engine Bing and arch rival Google announced plans to do the same. Microsoft unveiled its real-time Twitter search feature... October 22, 2009 02:30 AM Internet eBay net profit slides for fourth quarter in a row Online auction giant eBay reported a slide in net profit for the fourth quarter in a row on Wednesday and a cautious outlook for the holiday season. EBay, which also owns online payments company... October 21, 2009 11:06 PM Internet More Internet users sharing status updates: report Sharing status updates on online services such as Twitter or Facebook is becoming increasingly popular among Americans, according to a survey released on Wednesday. Nineteen percent of Internet... October 21, 2009 10:15 PM Internet Google, partners to offer music downloads: reports Google plans to allow users to listen to songs or buy them directly from search results pages in a partnership to be unveiled next week with online music sites, according to reports Wednesday. [...] October 21, 2009 07:08 PM Internet Bing to serve up Twitter-Facebook status comments Microsoft on Wednesday said it will begin serving up Facebook and Twitter status feeds in its Bing online search engine. Real-time comments from the leading social-networking community and the... October 21, 2009 06:48 PM Internet HP partners with university to print digital books Hewlett-Packard is stepping up its out-of-print book publishing business and taking on Google. The US computer giant announced Wednesday it has teamed with the University of Michigan to offer... October 21, 2009 05:16 PM Internet Google Books project draws fire in China A China copyright group Wednesday accused Internet giant Google of scanning Chinese books for its online library without authorisation, in the latest criticism hurled at the controversial project.... October 21, 2009 07:54 AM Internet General Electric unveils pocket-sized ultrasound tool General Electric (GE) on Tuesday unveiled an ultrasound device about the size of an iPhone, saying the gadget could become "the stethoscope of the 21st century." "We are going to put this in the... October 21, 2009 07:54 AM Internet Electric cars take on hybrids at Tokyo show Futuristic concept cars, plug-in hybrids, zero-emission electric vehicles and even a hydrogen-powered scooter jostled for the limelight as the Tokyo Motor Show kicked off on Wednesday. [...] October 21, 2009 07:12 AM Internet PayPal opening doors to outside developers PayPal plans to throw open the doors of its software platform to enable outside developers to build innovative tools using the online financial transaction service. "In just two weeks, PayPal will... October 21, 2009 06:54 AM Internet Twitter optimistic despite slowing US growth Twitter chief executive Evan Williams has spoken optimistically about the popular microblogging service's future despite slowing US growth and no clear plan for making money. [...] October 21, 2009 05:09 AM Internet Electric cars take on hybrids at Tokyo show Futuristic concept cars, ultra-efficient hybrids, zero-emission electric vehicles and even a hydrogen-powered scooter jostled for the limelight as the Tokyo Motor Show kicked off on Wednesday. [...] October 21, 2009 03:29 AM Internet Sun cutting 3,000 jobs, blames Oracle takeover delay Sun Microsystems said Tuesday it is cutting 3,000 jobs over the next 12 months because of the delay in its takeover by US business software giant Oracle. In a filing with the US Securities and... October 20, 2009 09:06 PM Internet Yahoo! posts 244 pct increase in net profit Yahoo! reported Tuesday that net profit soared more than 244 percent in the third quarter, easily surpassing the expectations of Wall Street analysts. The Sunnyvale, California-based Internet firm... October 20, 2009 08:44 PM Internet Barnes and Noble unveils e-reader, the 'Nook' US bookstore giant Barnes and Noble on Tuesday jumped into the electronic book reader market dominated by Amazon's Kindle, unveiling a wireless touchscreen device called the "Nook." [...] October 20, 2009 07:18 PM Internet Personal contacts restored to Sidekick users Microsoft began restoring personal contacts information Tuesday to users of T-Mobile Sidekick mobile phones who lost data in a server failure. [...] October 20, 2009 06:26 PM Internet Heavily armed "Borderlands" videogame hits US "Borderlands," a videogame brimming with weaponry and battle, hit North America on Tuesday. It takes aim at the rest of the world on Friday. [...] October 20, 2009 06:21 PM Internet Apple puts touch "Magic" in computer mouse Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new generation computer mouse with touch controls similar to those in wildly popular iPhones and iPod Touch devices. Magic Mouse lets people use finger gestures instead... October 20, 2009 06:08 PM Internet German team develop instant liquid explosive detector A German airport employee explains the new security regulations concerning the packaging of liquids for flights at Frankfurt's international airport in 2006. German scientists said on Tuesday... October 20, 2009 06:04 PM Internet |
