The common theme for the Windows Live suite is that all of its apps combine a rich Windows client application with Internet services that add power to those apps. Seattle — Microsoft Tuesday announced plans to integrate disparate Windows Live products for instant messaging, e-mail, blog authoring and photo sharing into a single downloadable suite […]

Global technology leader Dell has more than one reason to be happy with its business in India. Hyderabad — Leading global systems and services company Dell, which has presence in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh and Gurgaon, is expected to increase its headcount from 14,000 to 20,000 by next year in view of the growth of 70 […]

New York — AOL on Tuesday launched a completely revamped version of AOL News, http://news.aol.com, that adopts an innovative blog format, combining traditional news sources, AOL programming and social news, all in an easy-to-use single-page experience. The new version of AOL News has been designed to incorporate more elements of blogs and social news sites […]

Nonprofit organizations looking for ways to publicize their activities may find an avenue with Google Earth Outreach. New York — Google today announced Google Earth Outreach, a program to help the world’s nonprofit organizations get the resources, software and training they need in the virtual world so they can better communicate to Google Earth’s 200 […]

Method of Geographical Searching and Indexing of Data by Location Is Industry Standard for Local Search. Irvine, Calif. — Local.com Corporation, a leading local search engine, today announced that the company has been awarded patent number 7,231,405 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the process of indexing and retrieving web-related information by geographical […]

Google added a handful of new features to its Google Apps web-based platform, including the ability to migrate old email gathering "metaphorical dust" to Gmail accounts. Shortly after Google Apps launched in February, Google said more than 100,000 customers had signed up for the service. Since then, Google has been adding new business customers at […]

Up until recently, Google assembled its high-end enterprise search box on its own, from components supplied by a variety of white-box manufacturers. While whispers about a Google phone, Google chips, and Google PCs continue to tantalize consumers, the search company said on Thursday that it had recently partnered with Dell to manufacture the Google Search […]

An all-but-final loss of the Gmail trademark case in Germany and a newly-passed law on retaining personal information on its users has Google’s email service reeling. Google threatens to pull the plug on Gmail if Germany passes a proposed law requiring stringent data retention.

Google Fights Global Internet Censorship Once relatively indifferent to government affairs, Google Inc. is seeking help inside the Beltway to fight the rise of Web censorship worldwide. Washington — The online search giant is taking a novel approach to fight the rise of Web censorship worldwide, by asking U.S. trade officials to treat Internet restrictions […]

warning that a slowdown in its display ads would lead to weaker second-quarter results. San Francisco — Yahoo Inc. said Sunday the Internet media company will combine its Search and Display advertising sales teams in the US, and has appointed David Karnstedt, currently senior vice president of Yahoo!’s Search sales business, to lead the unified […]