Killing liches is hard work
Nov. 21, 2008
Jason and Keith talk about how to protect corporate data during layoffs, why they they are moving to Romania and try to figure out why Google hates the British.
Google Voice Search App for iPhone Now Live
Nov. 18, 2008
After days of anticipation and complaints from cranky bloggers about the App Store approval process, Google's voice search for iPhone is out! The verdict? Pretty good, but not perfect. Unfortunately, for reprobates ...
Google to archive 10 million Life magazine photos
Nov. 18, 2008
Google Tuesday said it plans to archive as many as 10 million photos from Life magazine's archives dating back to the 1750s - many which have never been published before.
Yahoo's Yang to step down as CEO
Nov. 18, 2008
After a tumultuous year and much searing criticism for his handling of Microsoft's buyout offer, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is stepping aside.
EMC forms Decho subsidiary, targets consumers' 'digital echo'
Nov. 17, 2008
EMC has formed a new company known as Decho to help consumers manage personal information in the Internet cloud.
Google, Microsoft take voice, social networking shots at one another
Nov. 14, 2008
Google and Microsoft this week traded counter-punches over voice and social networking tools as the two continue to battle each other over emerging technologies.
iPhone Gets Google Search By Voice
Nov. 14, 2008
Google launched a new application for Apple's iPhone that uses voice recognition technology to enter queries in the company's search engine. The free app should be available now from the iPhone's App Store and through ...
Google patches Chrome file-stealing bug
Nov. 14, 2008
Google has patched Chrome to prevent attackers from stealing files from PCs running the open-source browser.
Google uses search patterns to estimate flu activity
Nov. 12, 2008
Google has found that analyzing aggregated Google search data can estimate future flu activity in a state as much as two weeks faster than traditional government disease surveillance systems.
With Obama win, Google emerges as a D.C. player
Nov. 13, 2008
Oh, to be Google right now. Its CEO, Eric Schmidt, is advising President-elect Barack Obama on economic policy. And who can forget the debate in Congress over Net neutrality and Google's battle with the telecoms?
Gartner: Carriers should partner with Google on initiatives
Nov. 13, 2008
In the 1960s, the rock band The Kinks sang, "I'm a lover, not a fighter."
Google shares drop below $300 for first time in three years
Nov. 13, 2008
Google shares fell below $300 for the first time in over three years on Wednesday after a Citigroup analyst warned online advertising growth will slow.
Google adds 'on demand' indexing to Site Search
Nov. 13, 2008
Google will enhance its hosted site search service for businesses on Thursday by letting Web publishers trigger a re-indexing of their site whenever they want.
Microsoft adds Facebook-like qualities to Windows Live
Nov. 13, 2008
Microsoft aims to turn its Windows Live portal into something more like a social-networking site with features it will add to the next major update of its online services and applications.
Carriers' future uncertain in "Wild West" of mobile web
Nov. 13, 2008
Carriers and ISPs will soon face a do-or-die moment for their mobile Internet revenue streams, as increased competition and open networks take away their ability to tightly control what users download and how they ...
Google Adds Free Voice and Video Chat to Gmail, Google Apps
Nov. 11, 2008
Google added a voice and video chat feature to Gmail Tuesday. The capability allows people who use the free e-mail service to click on a contact's name and, provided their computers both have Web-cameras and microphones ...
Google revises its OpenID implementation to accept all Relying Parties
Nov. 10, 2008
Google got to its position in the pantheon of technology companies by not being always right. It has made mistakes as often as, and as big as, anyone else in the industry. But what got Google its leadership position (in ...
Google-enabled government starts with Obama's CTO
Nov. 08, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama's plan to build a Google-enabled government began modestly this week with its new Change.gov Web site, which includes the means to apply for a job in the new administration.
Android may not need antivirus software, researcher says
Nov. 07, 2008
Antivirus developer SMobile released software this week to protect users of the G1 Android phone, although one security analyst wondered if people really need it.
Salesforce.com and Google execs blast Oracle, SAP, Microsoft
Nov. 07, 2008
Salesforce.com and Google executives had fighting words for rivals Oracle, SAP and Microsoft, saying those vendors are late to the Web-hosted software party and will pay the price for it.
Report: Microsoft takes aim at Verizon Wireless search
Nov. 07, 2008
Microsoft is making a pitch to be the default search provider on Verizon Wireless mobile phones, in an effort to steal the business from rival Google, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal Friday.
Will white spaces equal more choices?
Nov. 07, 2008
The FCC has just approved the unlicensed use of the spectrum being freed up by the switch of television broadcasters from analog to digital transmission. Will the freed-up "White Spaces" give us more ISP choices?
Yahoo in precarious position as CEO beckons Microsoft
Nov. 06, 2008
Just a day after Google walked away from a proposed search advertising partnership with Yahoo , the latter firm's CEO said a takeover by Microsoft would now be the best thing for his company.
Ballmer doesn't see Google Android as competitor yet
Nov. 06, 2008
Google's Android mobile platform doesn't "bubble up to the top" of Microsoft's list of toughest competitors to Windows Mobile in the market for smartphone OSes, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday.
Desperate Yahoo screams SOS to Microsoft
Nov. 06, 2008
The banking collapse has seen Karl Marx's stock rise higher than at any point since the 1960s and the old stogie-fancier was on the button again when he wrote that "History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as ...
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