Google Translate speaks 10 new languages
The translation service adds Swedish, Hindi, Danish, seven other languages, and the ability to guess the language that text needs to be translated from.
CBS to buy CNET Networks
Media conglomerate plans to purchase CNET Networks, publisher of News.com, in a deal valued at US$1.8 billion.
Yahoo responds to Icahn
The Internet company says that Icahn's take "reflects a significant misunderstanding of the facts about the Microsoft proposal". It goes on (and on) from there.
Will Silverlight or Air hit enterprises?
Winning consumers and developers over is key to getting enterprises to pay attention to adopting either platform, says analyst.
Google China formally launches new ad product
The new product, Google Adsense, looks to engage over 500,000 SMEs to online advertisement through Google's online search.
Google Maps adds user-created photos, videos, maps
New feature enables users to explore areas around the world by bringing up video, photos and interactive maps of a particular location.
Carl Icahn will launch proxy fight against Yahoo
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is reportedly planning a move that could ultimately kick out Yahoo's entire board.
YouTube ads for viral videos: 'buzz targeting'
Google has added a new option called buzz targeting to its attempts to convert YouTube's popularity into actual revenue.
Google begins blurring faces in Street View
Technology that scours image database for faces responds to privacy concerns about Google Maps' all-seeing digital camera eye.
Google brings Friend Connect to the masses
Google joins the data portability crowd with 'Friend Connect' allowing users to bring their data from social networks. The programming-free network is said to even incorporate Web sites that are not socially-enabled.
Alibaba plans to launch B2B computer
The company partners Intel to support small and midsize businesses by developing computers specifically to meet the demands of e-commerce.
Yahoo offers geographic data to Web sites
The company opens a database of place names and other geographic data and services for use.
Google gains on Microsoft with hosted security offering
The search giant's latest Web-hosted offering, Web Security for Enterprise, gives it a leg up on Microsoft in a digital world increasingly turning to cloud computing, experts say.
ICANN attacks 'fat and happy' IPv4 users
Businesses need to begin thinking now beyond having IPv4 address space, says Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and and Numbers (ICANN)'s president, or risk losing online customers.
Facebook to open the gates with 'Facebook Connect'
Hot off the heels of rival MySpace announcing it will connect profile content with other sites, Facebook reveals its own plan for exporting data to other Web sites.
Yahoo acquisition to aid Apple searches
The Internet company acquires Inquisitor, software that augments the search process on Apple's Safari Web browser.
Flaw turns Gmail into spamming machine
A "serious security flaw" in Gmail allows spammers to send thousands of bulk e-mail messages through Google's SMTP service, according to a recent report.
MySpace announces 'Data Availability' project
Social network teams with Yahoo, eBay, Photobucket, and Twitter in initiative that lets members share their profile data with other sites.
Yahoo sticks up search suite with Glue
Yahoo has begun testing Glue Pages, a new way to present search results that take advantage of its background as an Internet portal.
Google addresses antitrust issue on Yahoo ad deal
Microsoft is concerned an ad deal between Google and Yahoo would extend Google's search-ad dominance. Google execs say people should look at the bigger ad market.
Google will take Viacom suit to Supreme Court
Viacom's Redstone says he's standing up for the principle of copyright protection, but Google is willing to go all the way to the mat.
Finet Group breaks into Chinese Internet games sector
Chinese financial publisher Finest Group launches its own online game company, China Game, as a sign of commitment to invest in the gaming industry of China.
Studios win US$100M judgment against TorrentSpy
Los Angeles federal court judge also issues permanent injunction against former search engine of BitTorrent files.
Microsoft platform tops Web 2.0 developer survey
The company's Web 2.0 development platform has beaten offerings from Google and Facebook to lead in a users' choice survey that some believe is flawed.
McAfee deal aims to make Yahoo search safer
McAfee technology will flag users of Yahoo's search to warn against potentially risky Web sites. It's not likely to dethrone Google, but it could curtail Web-based attacks.
Yahoo sets shareholders meeting for July 3--fireworks anticipated
Yahoo sets a 10-day deadline for any shareholder who wants to name a dissident director to run against Yahoo's board to step forward by the end of business on May 15.
eBay Eachnet just wants to be free in China
Eachnet introduces fee exemption to users when they open an online store. This is an attempt to attract more users to boost up China's online transactions.
Yang courts Microsoft: Show me the money
Two days after Steve Ballmer takes his offer off the table, chief Yahoo Jerry Yang says he'd be open to another bid from Microsoft.
The (virtual) global office
Moving beyond Second Life marketing, many companies are infiltrating virtual worlds for employee meetings, mixers and recruiting.
Not much life in China's virtual worlds
Chinese entrepreneurs' answers to Second Life are early stage, but they see potential for brand-building, worker training and e-commerce
LinkedIn looking for a suitor, maybe
There is speculation that a big name prospective buyer is looking to acquire business social network LinkedIn.
Mosso to add cloud-based storage
The unit of Rackspace Hosting plans to add storage to its hosting lineup of cloud computing services.
Yahoo shares fight to regain ground
Yahoo shares take a hammering after Microsoft pull out from its bid for takeover.
Google: Unicode vanquishes ASCII
Unicode conquers ASCII on the Web and improves international search abilities.
Google offers snapshot of VisualRank efforts
Google's new VisualRank technology will bring better and meaningful results for image searches. One of its innovations includes a limited set of facial recognition characteristics.
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