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Bing claims 8pc boost in users during June

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Krazit) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:07:02 +0100

Microsoft's relaunched search engine attracted eight percent more unique users in June, according to the company's data

Gov't boosts spending on web monitoring

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Kable) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:33:02 +0100

The Home Office's financial support for data retention by service providers has passed the £10m per year mark

TalkTalk drops Phorm

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Espiner) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:00:02 +0100

The UK internet service provider will not use behavioural advertising technology from Phorm, the companies announced on Wednesday

Microsoft aims to break new ground with Gazelle

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Ina Fried) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:01:02 +0100

Helen Wang, the researcher behind Microsoft's Gazelle browser, talks to Ina Fried about making the browser more like an operating system

Google announces Chrome operating system

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Chris Duckett) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:35:02 +0100

The Google Chrome Operating System project aims to build a Linux-based OS available for purchase on netbooks in the second half of 2010

Public shows caution over online services

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Kable) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:35:02 +0100

People are reserving judgement on the idea of taking crucial public services online, according to a newly published survey

Net neutrality gets a boost from the US gov't

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Marguerite Reardon) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:03:01 +0100

The Obama administration has included net-neutrality principles as conditions for some of the funds it will allocate as part of the economic stimulus package

HTML 5 drops open-source video codec

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (David Meyer) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:08:02 +0100

The next version of the web-coding language will specify neither H.264 nor Ogg Theora as its native video codec, due to a lack of agreement between browser makers

Yahoo's Delicious is added to Chrome

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Stephen Shankland) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:56:01 +0100

Chrome's extensions framework has matured enough for Yahoo to release an alpha version of an add-on to use its social-bookmarking service

Services launched for Ubuntu-based clouds

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Sam Diaz ) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:50:02 +0100

Canonical will provide services to support companies building 'private cloud' infrastructures behind their corporate firewalls

China puts brakes on internet-filter rollout

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:17:01 +0100

Hours before the policy was due to start, China has delayed indefinitely a plan to force manufacturers to bundle internet-filtering software with PCs sold in the country

Firefox 3.5 released for download

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (David Meyer) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:01:01 +0100

The major upgrade to the popular open-source browser provides private surfing, location awareness and support for HTML 5 features such as open-standards video

Swedish company to buy Pirate Bay

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Espiner) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:15:02 +0100

Global Gaming Factory, which develops distribution software for use in internet cafes, has announced it will buy the file-sharing site for £4.7m

Jackson death prompts malware alert at Google

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (David Meyer) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:08:02 +0100

The spike in searches related to Michael Jackson was so 'volcanic' that it triggered an anti-malware mechanism at Google, the company says

UK drops in ICT league table

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Matthew Broersma) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:57:02 +0100

The US and the UK have fallen in an 'e-readiness' ranking list, as the downturn harms the ability of many countries to use ICT for social and economic development

Ballmer: Microsoft putting investment behind search

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:26:02 +0100

Microsoft is willing to invest up to 10 percent of its operating income in its internet search business for up to five years, according to chief executive Steve Ballmer

Google's censorship struggles continue in China

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Krazit) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:41:02 +0100

At some point before the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Google changed its method for censoring search results, yet it will not discuss the new method

Experts ask Google to boost privacy

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Elinor Mills) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:41:02 +0100

Following a request from 38 security experts, Google says it is considering offering encryption by default for Gmail and other apps if it doesn't slow down performance too much

Firefox 3.5 to 'upgrade the web', says Mozilla

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Stephen Shankland) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:05:02 +0100

The latest version of Firefox, on track for release at the end of the month, promises features such as faster performance, built-in video and new graphics technology

Opera Unite turns browser into door to PC

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (David Meyer) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:06:02 +0100

The Opera Unite alpha lets people invite others to use a browser to see content on their PC, but security experts have called its reliance on simple passwords an 'avenue to disaster'

Opera: Microsoft's browser move not enough

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Ina Fried) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:10:02 +0100

The software maker's move to strip IE from Windows 7 in Europe will not restore competition in the browser market, says Opera chief technology officer Håkon Wium Lie

Google Native Client moves beyond research phase

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Stephen Shankland) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:59:01 +0100

Satisfied with its security approach, Google has begun broader development of its technology for more powerful web applications

Will the cloud help or hinder open source?

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Toby Wolpe) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:38:02 +0100

Experts weigh up the impact of cloud computing on open-source software and Linux

HP, Intel, Yahoo team up on the cloud

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Andrew Nusca) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:34:02 +0100

The tech giants have announced that three new research organisations will join their Open Cirrus cloud-computing research effort

Experts highlight barriers to cloud adoption

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Toby Wolpe) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:17:02 +0100

Cloud-computing pundits spell out the issues that are holding back the technology

PayPal, Picnik partner up with Yahoo Mail

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Krazit) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:28:01 +0100

The latest partners in the Open Strategy offer ways to help you make payments from your email inbox, offering users yet more to do from within Yahoo

Who is really moving to the cloud?

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Toby Wolpe) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:58:02 +0100

A panel of experts offer their take on what types of organisation are taking up cloud-computing services

Google debuts Chrome for Mac, Linux

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Stephen Shankland) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:17:01 +0100

Google has started taking Chrome beyond Windows with new versions for Mac OS X and Linux, but the company warns they are works in progress

Microsoft tightens up Bing search settings

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Krazit) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:57:01 +0100

Following criticism of Bing's video-preview feature, which allowed viewing of adult content in the browser, Microsoft has come up with 'a short-term workaround'

Google squares up to complex searches

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (David Meyer) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:20:02 +0100

Google Squared, now available for public evaluation, is a Labs project that presents results in a new, spreadsheet-like format

Verizon rolls out computing-as-a-service

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (David Meyer) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:12:02 +0100

The telecommunications company is offering cloud-based computing resources to enterprises and government agencies

Adobe tool compares browsers side by side

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Ina Fried) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:43:02 +0100

The technology allows web developers to compare how a site looks in Firefox, IE and Safari

Google appliance now searching by the billion

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Krazit) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:59:02 +0100

Google Search Appliance 6.0 can now retrieve billions of documents within a corporate customer's network, leaving no spreadsheet behind

Bing muscles in on IE6 users

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Ina Fried) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:25:01 +0100

Microsoft says it is investigating why Bing is being forced as the default search engine on machines running Internet Explorer 6

Antitrust probe targets tech giants over recruitment

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Steven Musil) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:01:02 +0100

Apple, Google and Yahoo are being investigated for possible antitrust violations over negotiating the recruiting and hiring of one another's employees, the Washington Post reports

Mozilla testing near-final Firefox 3.5

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Stephen Shankland) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:08:02 +0100

Release Candidate 1 for Firefox 3.5 could still be weeks away, but a widespread testing day to debug the updated browser was held on Friday

Developers embrace Google Wave

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Krazit) — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:30:02 +0100

The search giant's ambitious Google Wave project has developers at Google I/O mulling the possibilities, and even comparing it to the iPhone

Google shows Native Client built into HTML 5

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Stephen Shankland) — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:29:01 +0100

The search giant has shown a version of its technology for making web apps perform at similar levels to those associated with native desktop applications

Google Chrome adds HTML video support

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Stephen Shankland) — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:35:02 +0100

Chrome joins Firefox, Safari and Opera with the ability to display video without a plug-in such as Adobe's Flash

Microsoft unveils 'Bing' search engine

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Rupert Goodwins) — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:20:02 +0100

The company shows off a rebranded, enhanced service designed to provide decision support

Force.com improves link to Google's cloud

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Matthew Broersma) — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:36:02 +0100

The new version of Force.com lets Google App Engine developers use Java to communicate between the two cloud platforms

Yahoo CEO: Microsoft search-deal talks ongoing

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Ina Fried) — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:33:02 +0100

Yahoo chief executive Carol Bartz said during a conference that the company continues to discuss a search deal with Microsoft and indicated a willingness to sell

Google: The browser is the computer

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Krazit) — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:31:02 +0100

HTML 5 technologies will let web developers build apps almost as cool as anything found on the desktop, according to Google execs and engineers

Jetpack promises smoother add-ons for Firefox

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Josh Lowensohn ) — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:38:02 +0100

Mozilla's Jetpack project will let users install and turn extensions on and off, all without them having to restart their browsers

Microsoft's Ozzie touts cloud-computing potential

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Ina Fried) — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:35:02 +0100

During a speech in Boston, the company's chief software architect talked about the influence of cloud computing on the enterprise IT environment

BBC tech chief calls for iPlayer licence fee

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tim Ferguson) — Thu, 21 May 2009 10:00:02 +0100

People who only view BBC programming through the iPlayer video-on-demand service are getting a "free ride", according to Future Media and Technology director Erik Huggers

Google trikes poised to map Britain's footpaths

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Nate Lanxon ) — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:46:02 +0100

This summer, the search giant is set to deploy bikes mounted with 360-degree cameras to map areas of the UK inaccessible by its Street View cars

Microsoft's Kumo in limited public testing

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Ina Fried) — Mon, 18 May 2009 09:08:02 +0100

Some of the design changes that are part of the upcoming search-engine revamp are now in limited public testing, the software giant has confirmed

MP: Internet 'too fast for legislation'

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Espiner) — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:21:01 +0100

Community action as well as international law enforcement is necessary to police the internet, MP Alun Michael told ZDNet UK at the Infosecurity Europe 2009 event in London

OpenSpace expands free mapping service

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Kable) — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:01:02 +0100

OS OpenSpace has been opened to companies, charities and other organisations and a professional licence will be available this summer for larger commercial users