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China warns Google as Internet row deal seen soon
(Reuters)
Reuters - China warned Google, the world's largest search engine, against flouting the country's laws on Friday, as expectations grow for a resolution to a public battle over censorship and cyber-security. |
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China warns Google not to stop filtering web searches
(AFP)
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Analyst downgrades Yahoo on search share concerns
(AP)
AP - A Benchmark Co. analyst downgraded share of Yahoo Inc. Thursday, noting issues like better-scaled competitors grabbing a bigger share of the search market and increasing competition in display advertising. |
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FTC Probing Google's Planned AdMob Acquisition
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - U.S. regulators are reportedly digging deeper into Google's planned AdMob acquisition. The Federal Trade Commission is asking for sworn statements from the search giant's competitors and advertisers in what could signal plans to hold up the merger. The news comes as part of a wave of government scrutiny against the maturing company. |
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Motorola to add Microsoft's Bing to smart phones
(AP)
AP - Motorola Inc. said Thursday that it will add Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search and map functions to its smart phones that use Google Inc.'s Android operating software. |
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Motorola to Put Bing Search on Android Phones
(PC World)
PC World - Motorola will start loading Microsoft's search and map services onto its Android smartphones in China, bringing more non-Google services to the phones amid a row between Google and China. |
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Motorola, Microsoft in deal to put Bing on phones
(Reuters)
Reuters - Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google's Android operating system. |
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Bing gains US search market share for ninth straight month
(AFP)
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Android Dominates, Windows Mobile Plummets, iPhone Stagnant
(PC World)
PC World - The results are in from comScore for the most recent quarter for smartphone usage in the United States. With smartphone use up 18 percent over the previous quarter, topping 42 million users, Google's Android mobile operating system stands out as the dominant winner for this quarter. |
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Bing Gains Again -- Should Google Worry?
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's Bing search engine may still be a bit player in the lucrative online search business dominated by Google, but it's slowly and steadily gaining users. And it appears that Bing's share is coming at the expense of both Google and Yahoo, the latter of which recently teamed up with Microsoft to be more competitive in online search. |
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Bing Bangs Out More Market Share at Yahoo's Expense
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The search-engine wars are alive and well -- and Bing is the beneficiary again. Microsoft's so-called decision engine grabbed 11.5 percent of the U.S. search market in February, according to comScore. |
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Google prepared to quit China over censor feud: executive
(AFP)
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Google Apps Marketplace Brings Cloud Services Together
(PC World)
PC World - The new Google Apps Marketplace extends the search giant's underpowered applications suite, offering a collection of other vendors' Software-as-a-Service applications that work with Google's cloud. The new online store also gives Google a new, if small for now, revenue stream that isn't driven by search-related advertising. |
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Google chief sees outcome "soon" in China row
(Reuters)
Reuters - Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday. |
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Google CEO: Development in China dispute 'soon'
(AP)
AP - Google Inc.'s CEO said Wednesday the Internet search company is in active negotiations with the Chinese government and expects some resolution in its dispute with Beijing soon. |
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Microsoft Bing's Search Share Climbs Again
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - ComScore released its search engine traffic results for February, and once again, it's good news for Microsoft--once again, at the expense of Yahoo. |
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U.S. weighing China Internet censorship case
(Reuters)
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As Ballmer Praises Apple, EFF Cites Stiff App Store Rules
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With the stakes high in Microsoft's bid to add its search engine to the iPhone, a few words of praise by the software giant's CEO have drawn a considerable amount of attention. |
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Microsoft rolls out new MSN site design
(AP)
AP - Microsoft is rolling out the new design for its MSN Web portal in the U.S. |
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Google Testing Personalized Search for TV Programs
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As Internet and television continue to converge, Google is actively testing a new television-programming search service with Dish Network, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The service reportedly runs on TV set-top boxes that host Google software and enable viewers to find shows on Dish and video on web sites like YouTube. The Journal cited people familiar with the matter who said the service will allow viewers to personalize a lineup of shows. |
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