As a firm believer in the axiom that knowledge is power, Google is pushing the ability to process information just as it puts more facts and figures at the fingertips of Internet users. Internet search titan Google announced that it would launch "The Literacy Project" at the world’s largest book fair taking place in Germany […]

Search giant lets users show Gadgets on their websites In the latest step in its continuing effort to focus the Web services model around its own servers, Google Inc. has expanded its Gadgets program making it easier for Web Developer to add hundreds of miniature programs to independent Web sites, in a move that brings […]

Yahoo! has started a beta trial of paid-for search results on its mobile internet service in the UK and US. Internet giant Yahoo, lately said that it has launched a beta version of sponsored text advertising tied to mobile search in the United States and the United Kingdom, a move that gives the portal a […]

Search giant Google is re-launching its online spreadsheet and word processor software, in another challenge to archrival Microsoft. Say good-bye to the Writely brand. Google plans to integrate the two into a single application suite. The newly wedded software will go by the name Google Docs & Spreadsheets, an online productivity suite "that makes it […]

Google’s lightning-quick acquisition of online video pioneer YouTube once again demonstrated the Internet search leader’s penchant for pouncing on golden opportunities that leave its rivals scrambling to catch up. Google Inc.’s $1.65 billion deal to buy video entertainment site YouTube Inc., announced lately, has raised the bar for other major Internet players to strike quickly […]

Microsoft Corp. is giving its Web browser software its first major upgrade in years, amid signs that Internet Explorer’s market share is eroding. Enhanced security technologies, new experiences enable customers to browse the Web with confidence and ease.

Microsoft licenses Blinkx technology to power video search on parts of MSN and Live.com. In a growing digital media market that has witnessed YouTube carve out a niche for viral video, Blinkx is looking to make those videos easier to find online. YouTube is a load of laughs. Finding something specific you want to watch […]

Google is gearing for what could be a watershed legal battle with the global book publishing community and has issued subpoenas to major publishers, as well as rivals Yahoo, Amazon and Microsoft, requesting information about their book scanning projects. The requests came as Google prepares to defend itself against a lawsuit filed by the Association […]

Google is snapping up YouTube for US$1.65 billion in a deal that catapults the Internet search leader to a starring role in the online video revolution. Google Inc., the leading Web search engine, bought hot young video-sharing website YouTube in a 1.65 billion dollar stock deal that the companies proclaimed was a natural for the […]

MTV has inked a deal with Baidu.com, China’s largest search engine, to distribute music videos via the Internet in China, boosting the music video channel’s exposure in a market where regulation has limited its presence. MTV Networks will share music videos and shows with China Internet search leader Baidu.com in an attempt to reap advertising […]