Google's new China search engine not only censors many Web sites that question the Chinese government, but it goes further than similar services from Microsoft and Yahoo by targeting teen pregnancy, homosexuality, dating, beer and jokes.
In an attempt to boost its search-ad business, Yahoo has begun a project that lets anyone build a customised search engine atop the Internet company's technology.
A day after Google's buggy censorship of sites for Chinese-users was revealed, the search giant responded by fixing its filters so topics such as beer and jokes are no longer deleted.
Google has launched a beta for hosted e-mail accounts that feature the user's domain instead of gmail.com.
The rate of fraudulent clicks on search-related online ads rose to 14.1 percent last quarter, up from 13.7 percent for the first quarter, according to a study released on Monday.
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With an interface that lacks ads but is also short on features, this early Google Talk beta serves Gmail users who want to chat via text or voice.
While parts of the iPhone 3G are superb, there are still some big features missing from this device. If you add up the extras the iPhone doesn't seem like a phone that everyone can afford.
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Many free and inexpensive office suites are available for download or for use in a web browser. So what's the advantage of paying a pretty penny for a desktop office suite? Corel's WordPerfect Office X4 offers a strong software package that comes closest to the breadth and depth of features found in Microsoft Office.
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