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Google up, Microsoft down in November Web searches

News Web searches rise again for Google in November and drop again for Microsoft as U.S. searches overall increase, Nielsen says.

Tuesday, January 06 2009 09:22 AM

Tags: Web sites, Search, Best strategies, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Live Search, Search, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Live, Yahoo! Inc., News.com

How Windows Azure avoided a HailStorm of criticism

News news analysis Microsoft's latest cloud-computing vision has received a warm reception compared to the torrent of displeasure that greeted HailStorm seven years ago.

Friday, October 31 2008 11:02 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web services, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Security, Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Server, intellectual property, Microsoft Windows

Yahoo, Microsoft shares sag, post-deadline

News After the weekend's inaction on the Microhoo front and ahead of whatever comes next, investors start out by shaving some value off the companies' stock.

Tuesday, April 29 2008 12:00 AM

Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Business development/management, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Stock, Delaware Chancery Court, News.com, shareholder

Yahoo shows ads in IM chat windows

News Under fierce financial pressure, the Internet pioneer is testing some new real estate for advertisements.

Thursday, December 18 2008 07:30 AM

Tags: Internet advertising, E-mail clients, Online Advertising, Yahoo! Inc., MasterCard International, Advertisement, Yahoo IM, IM, recession, News.com

FBI used spyware to capture hackers, hitmen

News Documents obtained in a freedom-of-information request show the U.S. law-enforcement agency used a secret form of spyware in a number of investigations.

Tuesday, April 21 2009 11:47 AM

Tags: Hacking, FBI, Anti-spyware, IP, Cipav, computer, e-mail, spyware, MSN Hotmail, News.com

Google, Universal Music partner on new music video site

News A standalone site called Vevo will feature videos and music from Universal Music and be operated by YouTube.

Friday, April 10 2009 08:18 AM

Tags: Music, Web sites, Video, TV, Universal Music Group, Google Inc., entertainment, Advertisement, YouTube Inc., CEO

Verizon awarded 'largest-ever' cybersquatting judgment

News A federal court awarded Verizon US$33 million in a case against an Internet domain registrar the company claims chose names to be easily confused with legitimate Verizon sites.

Thursday, December 25 2008 08:23 AM

Tags: Web sites, Domain names, Verizon Communications Inc., ICANN, Cybersquatting, Northern California, Oakland, San Francisco, News.com, Internet

Gmail 'vulnerability' turns out to be phishing scam

News Google's probe into reports that a vulnerability was being used to hijack domains finds instead a scheme to trick users into revealing sensitive information.

Wednesday, November 26 2008 06:26 PM

Tags: E-mail clients, Web services, Spam and phishing, Phishing, Security, Google Inc., Vulnerability, Attacker, e-mail, Web Address

Teen takes responsibility for Twitter worms

News Like the first worm, the second "Mikeyy" worm posts unwanted messages on users' Twitter pages, some of which taunt the micro-blogging site to fix its security.

Monday, April 13 2009 08:21 AM

Tags: Viruses and worms, Twitter, Worm, Brooklyn, Mikeyy, Password, phone, sensitive information, News.com, CNET Networks Inc.

Google reveals Chrome customization plan

News Google has published details of its plan to add customization features to its Web browser, Chrome.

Wednesday, December 03 2008 08:28 AM

Tags: Web browsers, Web sites, Extension, Web Browser, Google Inc., Video, microformat, content filtering, Advertisement, AdBlock

Twitter cleans up after weekend worm attacks

News Security experts say be careful who you follow on Twitter, after worm attacks leave some users with infected profiles.

Tuesday, April 14 2009 11:24 AM

Tags: Viruses and worms, Security Management, Web 2.0, Web logs, Twitter, Security, Worm, Brooklyn, Worm Attack, Attack

Consumers have to wait for Web-based Office

News Microsoft has started limited internal testing of the browser-based versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, but the rest of us will have to bide our time until next year.

Sunday, December 07 2008 11:24 PM

Tags: Software, Service level management, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Google Inc., Web Application, News.com, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Live, Google Apps

iCloud virtual desktop public-beta launched

News A Swedish startup has launched iCloud, a virtual desktop aimed at consumers and mobile workers, which it hopes to develop into an application marketplace.

Friday, April 10 2009 08:56 AM

Tags: Virtualization, Virtual Desktop, Google Inc., Web Browser, Virtual Machine, iCloud, Xcerion, iCloud Application, Server, performance