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  Yahoo Axis may be game changer for search and the troubled company

  With Axis, Yahoo is trying to change the search game, while also trying to change its image as a troubled company.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 24 May, 2012 20:08

  Tags: Yahoo, software, search engines, Microsoft, IT industry, Internet Search, internet, Google, browsers, applications

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  European privacy regulators want more detail on Google's policy changes

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  By Peter Sayer | 24 May, 2012 17:42

  Tags: privacy, security, search engines, internet, Google

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  Yahoo leaks private key, allows anyone to build Yahoo-signed Chrome extensions

  Yahoo was forced to release a new version of its Axis extension for Google Chrome after the original one contained a private key that allowed anyone to digitally sign extensions in Yahoo's name.

  By Lucian Constantin | 24 May, 2012 16:41

  Tags: encryption, security, browsers, applications, software, search engines, internet, Yahoo

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  Yahoo launches stand-alone mobile search app

  Yahoo beefed up its search offerings on Wednesday when it launched Axis, an HTML5-based browser app that delivers search results as page previews rather than as links.

  By Cameron Scott | 24 May, 2012 00:01

  Tags: mobile applications, mobile, search engines, internet, browsers, applications, software, Yahoo

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  Microsoft takes Bing Streetside offline in Germany after privacy complaints

  Microsoft has taken its Google Street View-like service Bing Streetside offline in Germany after German citizens expressed their worries about how Microsoft handles requests for blurring of images, the company said on Tuesday.

  By Loek Essers | 23 May, 2012 10:31

  Tags: Streetside Street View, Maps, Internet-based applications and services, privacy, security, search engines, internet, Microsoft, Google

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  Google becomes hardware company with $12.5B Motorola buy

  It's official: Google is now a hardware company.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 23 May, 2012 01:17

  Tags: search engines, Motorola Mobility, Motorola, Mobile and Wireless, Internet Search, internet, Google, european commission, Apple

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  Microsoft-backed groups praise EU's antitrust ultimatum to Google

  A pair of Microsoft-backed industry groups applauded the ultimatum European Union antitrust regulators issued to rival Google over alleged anti-competitive practices.

  By Gregg Keizer | 22 May, 2012 20:50

  Tags: search engines, oracle, Microsoft, IT Governance and Compliance, Internet Search, internet, Intel, Government/Industries, government, Google, ebay

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  EU offers Google a chance to avoid fines over four antitrust concerns

  Google has "a matter of weeks" to address four antitrust issues identified by European Union antitrust regulators. If Google addresses these issues the case can be solved by a so-called "commitment decision" instead of formal antitrust proceedings resulting in a fine, said Joaquín Almunia, Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy.

  By Loek Essers | 21 May, 2012 22:26

  Tags: search engines, Regulation, legal, internet, government, Google, european commission, antitrust

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  Microsoft's social networking site So.cl now open to all users

  So.cl, an experimental research project from Microsoft, that combines social networking and search to promote learning, is now accepting all users interested in joining the site.

  By John Ribeiro | 21 May, 2012 17:04

  Tags: search engines, Microsoft, Internet-based applications and services, internet

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  EU offers Google a chance to avoid fines over four antitrust concerns

  Google has "a matter of weeks" to address four antitrust issues identified by European Union antitrust regulators. If Google addresses these issues the case can be solved by a so-called "commitment decision" instead of formal antitrust proceedings resulting in a fine, said Joaquín Almunia, Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy.

  By Loek Essers | 21 May, 2012 14:36

  Tags: antitrust, legal, Regulation, government, search engines, internet, european commission, Google

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  Google's new Knowledge Graph: Three key features

  Google has unwrapped the first of its long-promised semantic search capabilities, dubbed Knowledge Graph.

  By Brad Reed | 17 May, 2012 07:33

  Tags: software, search engines, search, Knowledge Graph, internet, Google

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  Google aims to make search smarter, easier

  The vaunted Google search engine is set for an upgrade that will make it easier for users to find the information they need by putting their searches in context, the company said Wednesday.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 17 May, 2012 05:22

  Tags: Web 2.0 and Web Apps, search engines, Revo, Internet Search, internet, Google

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  Google search will incorporate 'knowledge graph' into main search results

  Google will begin in the next few days to incorporate the "knowledge graph" it has been building for two years into its search results .

  By Cameron Scott | 17 May, 2012 03:00

  Tags: search engines, Microsoft, internet, Google

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  China's Baidu unveils new low-end smartphone with latest cloud platform

  Baidu, which runs China's most popular search engine, has unveiled its newest smartphone, featuring the company's own mobile platform and priced to target the country's low-end handset segment.

  By Michael Kan | 15 May, 2012 22:29

  Tags: smartphones, search engines, Mobile OSes, mobile, internet, dell, consumer electronics, baidu

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  With another CEO out, Yahoo's turnaround stalled

  For the second time in eight months, Yahoo is without a permanent CEO. The latest development is bringing more trouble for a company struggling to regain its stature in the industry.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 15 May, 2012 01:42

  Tags: Yahoo, search engines, it management, IT Leadership, IT industry, Internet Search, internet, e-commerce, e-business, CIO role