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  • Will Google say hello to IM?

    Google watchers abuzz about the search darling's new desktop tool are already betting on its next product: instant chat.

  • Google says copyright suit threatens the Internet

    In a legal response to Viacom's lawsuit against YouTube, the search giant says it could affect "the way hundreds of millions of people legitimately exchange information" over the Web

  • Google says click fraud settlement near

    Under a proposed US$90 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit over alleged click fraud, Google said on Wednesday it would offer advertising credits to marketers who claim they were charged for invalid clicks and not reimbursed.

  • Users get a say in Google rankings

    The arms race between search engines and traffic-hungry Web sites may be headed to a new level, with battles having seesawed for years between search engines intent on providing relevant, unbiased listings and companies seeking top placement in results.

  • Yahoo-Google no antitrust threat, says Brin

    Google's top executives gave a glimpse into how it might try to deflect antitrust concerns of a possible ad-sharing deal with rival Yahoo on Thursday, advising observers to look at the overall ad market.

Blogs (41)

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Browsers' creativity sparked by new tab

    A rash of creativity has overcome browser vendors recently in a completely unexpected place: the content of the new tab page.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Google should come clean on datacentres

    It's nice that Google says it has put an effort into making its datacentres more energy efficient, but the search giant's pledges won't mean much until it discloses just how many of the beasties it's actually running.

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Jailbreaking: A geek's Everest

    If I choose to upgrade the engine of my car, Holden will not recall it at some point in the future to restore its default configuration. Yet to most users, this behaviour is perfectly acceptable for devices.

  • Heads in the cloud

    Could the spread of the cloud force Australian ISPs to step away from usage-based models and finally offer real, unlimited broadband packages with no hard limits? Not very likely.

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Google: G'arn, I'll swap ya privacy for security

    Would you be happier that Google collects data about your Internet history if you knew their log data was used to fight some seriously nasty worms?

Features and Case Studies (186)

  • CIO profile: Peter Nikoletatos, Curtin University

    It's been just over 12 months since Peter Nikoletatos moved west to take over the role of CIO at Perth's Curtin University of Technology. Since then, he's been working to manage the inevitable complexities of university IT while making sure he has enough time to keep his head in the clouds.

  • No thanks Google, we've got Ubuntu

    Google's decision to create its own Linux distribution and splinter the Linux community decisively once again can only be seen as foolhardy and self-obsessive.

  • A manager's guide to social media

    Use social networking tools like Twitter and Facebook to create a harmonious workplace with our manager's guide to social media.

  • HTC Dream vs Kogan Agora Pro

    With the Australian release of two Android powered smartphones coming closer to fruition, it's time to chuck these Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots in the ring.

  • Why CIOs aren't nuts for Chrome

    Google's recently launched web browser, Chrome, will have to overcome a number of major obstacles before it can break the business ubiquity of Internet Explorer and counter the rise of Firefox.

Videos (5)

  • Jerry Yang reflects on Microhoo deal

    At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, John Battelle of Federated Media Publishing questions Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang about Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo for $33 dollars a share earlier in 2008. Yang says the companies weren't far from agreeing on terms of a deal. He adds that Microsoft has made it clear that is no longer interested in buying Yahoo.

  • Gates' tearful good-bye

    Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates says farewell to company employees at a town hall meeting Friday in Redmond, Washington. Gates is stepping down from full-time work to focus on his philanthropic efforts.

  • Gates vs Woz Deathmatch -- Club Builder

    Google says AFL is harmful, Ballmer talks about "stuff" and you decide whether cheap computers help the world's poor in this week's Club Builder.

  • Browser wars: who's the fastest?

    Brendan Eich, CTO of Mozilla, talks about the race for the fastest browser engine. Google, Microsoft and Apple are all competing with Mozilla. The competition, he says, is good for users and developers.

  • Ballmer on Windows 7, economy, Google

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the downturn is going to have ripple effects throughout the tech economy.

Reviews (93)

  • Samsung Galaxy Icon

    While we like the design, Samsung needs to do more with the software. Without customisation, Android's absent features are glaringly obvious.

  • Chrome (beta)

    Google has rethought the Internet browser some of its basic underpinnings are quite novel but users will recognise some features as they exist in other, open-source browsers on the market today.

  • HTC Dream

    We're not in love with the design and would have liked some additional features; however, the Google Android platform has the potential to make smartphones more personal and powerful.

  • Businesses to buy into Google Apps Premier Edition?

    Google has repackaged and enhanced its business-oriented software offerings into a paid-subscription suite known as Google Apps Premier Edition.

  • It's crunch time for Palm

    Palm pioneered the smart phone, but if rumours prove true, the Treo maker may not survive as an independent company to watch its creation move from the corner office to the street corner.

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