The British Broadcasting Corporation and Microsoft have signed a "memorandum of understanding" for developing the next generation of the corporation’s internet-based services for the world’s biggest public broadcaster. The BBC chief Mark Thompson met Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and the director of new media, Ashley Highfield, in Seattle to sign the non-exclusive memorandum of understanding […]

The Internet media company, Yahoo Inc. of late said it has struck a deal with Hewlett-Packard Co. to plant its Internet search engine on millions of computers in North America and Europe, the latest volley in a high-stakes battle with Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. In addition, Yahoo would be the default search portal when […]

Internet media giant Yahoo Inc. recently said that it had acquired Jumpcut, a site that provides simple-to-use online video-editing tools, in its latest bid to enhance its Web video services offerings. The site, created by San Francisco-based MiraVida Media, lets users publish and remix video clips, Yahoo said on its Web site.

Microsoft will provide China Telecom with a Web search in an attempt to help the nation’s biggest Internet service provider improve its market share. China Telecom, a leading fixed-line phone operator in China, has joined the country’s fierce Internet search engine competition with Microsoft as its technical partner. Microsoft will provide its “Live Search” service […]

Books will be digitized and searchable on Live Book Search Microsoft has announced a deal with a digital scanning company Kirtas Technologies to produce digital books, nudging its way further into Google’s territory. Kirtas Technologies, a leading innovator and provider of digital scanning solutions, announced the signing of a digitization agreement with Microsoft Corp. to […]

Photoshop Showcase will host photos, videos and flash galleries. Adobe recently debuted updates to both its Adobe Photoshop Elements photo editing software and Premiere Elements video editing suite, which it billed as major upgrades to both products. The applications are consumer versions of the more comprehensive professional products offered by Adobe.

Symantec’s Norton AntiVirus 2007, Norton Internet Security 2007 Provide State-of-the-Art Security and Performance to Protect Against Today’s Newest Threats. Symantec Corp. lately announced the launch of Norton AntiVirus 2007 and Norton Internet Security 2007, editions of its flagship consumer security products by touting new features and smaller PC footprints.

AOL has launched an initiative that opens its video search platform to third-party developers and content owners. Continuing its commitment to provide developers with open access to its popular services, AOL of late announced an initiative that opens the platform for its industry-leading AOL Video Search engine to third-party developers and video content owners. Open […]

Search engine Google Inc. recently launched an Australian version of its video hosting site, Google Video, which will include content from domestic media groups. The site follows will offer video snippets posted by the public as well as material from media companies including the Australian Broadcasting Corp., television’s Network Ten television and newspaper company Fairfax […]

Tuning in to popular TV programming while at home or on the go is now as simple — and ubiquitous — as powering up a broadband connection. AT&T Inc. and MobiTV, Inc., the global leader in television and music services for all things mobile and broadband, lately announced an agreement to offer a mobile television […]