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2008

AOL Finally Kills Netscape Browser, Leaves Firefox To Battle IE

January 1, 2008 0
The browser that helped kick-start the commercial web is to cease development because of lack of users… “An historic name in software will effectively pass into history in February as AOL discontinues development and active support for the Netscape browser, according to an official blog…” On Friday, roughly a decade after Netscape’s fortunes started to […]
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2008

Google Retains Top U.S. Search Spot In November

January 1, 2008 0
Google proved the most popular search engine in the US during November, according to new research… “Last year, Google remained at the top of its search class. This year, the company tried out for the wireless varsity teams, played hooky with YouTube, and courted cheerleader DoubleClick…” Google Inc. maintained its top spot in the online […]
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Apple, Fox Poised To Offer Fox Films Through iTunes
2007

Apple, Fox Poised To Offer Fox Films Through iTunes

December 28, 2007 0
“Apple is reportedly planning to get into the movie rental business and license its digital rights management technology; and it could announce a deal within the next few weeks…” iTunes will soon have movie rental option, if a report in a UK newspaper holds true. 20th Century Fox is said to be Apple’s first partner […]
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Google Draws Flak From Reader Group Over Privacy
2007

Google Draws Flak From Reader Group Over Privacy

December 28, 2007 0
Google learns from its Reader fiasco that sharing is not the same as caring… “When Google launched its Reader service for reading blogs earlier this month; its corporate advertisement outrageously claimed ‘Reader and Talk are Friends!’” On Dec. 14, Google announced that Reader, its RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed service, would link with contacts from […]
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2007

Warner Music To Sell Songs On Amazon.com

December 28, 2007 0
Warner Music Group is making its music available for download from Amazon in MP3 format without copy protection… “Warner Music Group, the record company behind Led Zeppelin and James Blunt, dropped its long-standing opposition to releasing digital music without copy protection, as it made its entire catalogue available to the United States download site of […]
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2007

Google Patent Battle Suffers A Setback

December 27, 2007 0
Federal court says a district judge made a mistake when he dismissed the lawsuit filed by HyperPhrase Technologies in its entirety in December… “Google must face a Wisconsin company’s lawsuit over a toolbar feature that generates Web links from search data, a federal appeals court decided in a ruling posted on Wednesday…” Washington — A […]
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Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen To Bid On U.S. Wireless Airwaves
2007

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen To Bid On U.S. Wireless Airwaves

December 27, 2007 0
Paul Allen will compete against Google, AT&T and Verizon Wireless for a license to build a US wireless broadband network… Washington — A venture led by the billionaire Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen has applied to bid in an upcoming U.S. auction of coveted wireless airwaves, according to auction documents released late on Tuesday. “The […]
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2007

Wikia Search To Be Unveiled In January 2008

December 27, 2007 0
New Year will see the launch of open-source Wikipedia search project the company hopes will challenge Google, others… Wikia’s oft-discussed search service dubbed as “Wikia Search,” which Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales promises will be far more transparent to users — is now set for a Jan. 7 launch — that eventually hopes to challenge Google […]
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2007

Queen Elizabeth II Joins YouTube Generation

December 27, 2007 0
“In 1957, Queen Elizabeth II broadcast a Christmas message using the relatively new medium of television … In 2007; she will use “YouTube” as one means to send out her 50th Christmas message to people in Britain, Canada, other Commonwealth countries and the world.” London — The Queen, who celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary last […]
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2007

Google, NTT DoCoMo To Develop Cell Phone Software

December 27, 2007 0
“Japan’s leading mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo Inc., trying to fight off resurgent competitors, will tie up with US search-engine giant Google Inc. to upgrade its services…” Tokyo — Japan’s NTT DoCoMo Inc., the provider of mobile-phone services in Japan, is considering a tie-up with Google Inc., will integrate Internet search and e-mail functions into […]
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