The trial version of Google's new personalised service was up and running yesterday and it took only nanoseconds for users to notice one of the more glaring errors in what must be the alpha version of the new system.
A Google scientist will join a controversial demonstration of a claimed quantum computer on Monday but scientists doubt the validity of the system being shown.
Yahoo announced a non-exclusive partnership under which rival Google will supply it with some search ads, a move that could increase Yahoo search revenue but that also gives Google even more power in the market.
Google launched its revamped mobile search service on Wednesday in the UK, streamlining the interface and introducing an experience it believes will be more relevant to mobile phone users.
Australia's peak science body CSIRO has spun off its state-of-the-art Web search technology to form a new company.
Nobody, least of all Yahoo and Google, doubted that the two companies' search-advertising deal would escape any antitrust scrutiny.
Yahoo continues to struggle behind Google in the US but in Australia, it's a slightly different story -- NineMSN, the partnership between Kerry Packer's PBL and Microsoft, remains a major stumbling block for the online giant.
You can't hear them and you can't see them, but be warned, bots are all around us and they do have a search-and-destroy attitude that could be the death of your business.
More and more top IT roles are filled by someone outside IT -- or at least by a reformed techie.
Will the increasing popularity of the Firefox open-source browser propel it into mainstream businesses or will Microsoft up its game to compensate?
If data security is paramount, the DataTraveler BlackBox is the USB flash drive of choice, despite its relatively high cost.
CRM packages are everywhere these days. Which one is right for your organisation?
Current WordPerfect customers should certainly upgrade to Office 11.0. But SOHO users won't need some of the functionality.
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Australian Govt funds IT start-ups
Google should come clean on datacentres
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