Yahoo still say Google deal doesn’t rule out MSN buyout

In a move that’s sure to further speculation over whether merger talks between Yahoo and Microsoft are really over, Yahoo emphasized in a letter to shareholders Wednesday that its agreement to outsource some search advertising to Google does not preclude a sale of the company to Redmond. “Because the agreement can be terminated by either [...]

Evil genius or simply a god? Bill gates retires today!

Friday marks Bill Gates’ last day in his corner office at Microsoft, the company he built into a technology and profit-making powerhouse. While he will remain chairman of the board and will serve as adviser to the company, he now turns the bulk of his attention to his philanthropic foundation, the wealthiest in the world.
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.com could be a thing of the past?

The internet is set for a gigantic deep reaching shake-up after the organisation that oversees website names gave the thumbs up to plans for a new way of creating web addresses.
The decision means that as well as millions of existing website addresses which end in .com or .co.uk, surfers will also be able to choose [...]

Google Sued for One Billion Dollars. Ouch!

LimitNone, a small software company, is suing Google for misappropriating trade secrets and violating Illinois consumer fraud law.
The dispute centers around a LimitNone-developed tool that allows people to move Microsoft Office calendar items and email to the Google platform. The Chicago-based company claims it showed this tool  to senior members of the Google Apps team [...]

China still tops the league for infected sites

A new report from StopBadware confirms yet again China’s leading role in distribution of badware – “malicious software that tracks your moves online and feeds that information back to shady marketing groups …”
Using Google’s Safe Browsing initiative list as its sample, the research found (PDF) that the IP addresses of 52 per cent of the [...]

There’s a Big Worm in your Apple Mac

And you thought you were safe from malware when you switched to a Mac. You may change your mind soon, especially now that Mac’s recent market share gains appear to contribute to the growing interest of malware authors in Macs. Security experts are warning now about a new Trojan horse released in the wild, targeting [...]

Yahoo and Microsoft: It’s not over till the fat lady sings

And you thought a deal between Microsoft and Yahoo was over and done with?
Not so fast.
Microsoft has signalled that it is willing to sweeten its previous offer for a partial buyout of Yahoo’s search business, according to one major investor who has been in contact with both parties.
Neither Microsoft nor Yahoo had immediate comment.
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Now Google Trends for Websites

Google has now introduced “Google Trends for Web sites”, using which, users can check and compare traffic data for different Web sites. With this, Google will be comparable with established majors such as Alexa, Quantcast, Compete, and comScore. “Google Trends for Web sites” will provide daily traffic figures for up to five Web sites with [...]