2011

Los Angeles -- In an attempt to make the space look more appealing, social networking giant Facebook is testing out a new, slimmer format for user Timelines, which will feature all posts in a single column on the left and any activity modules in a narrow column on the right.

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Mountain View, California -- In its ever-expanding endeavor of captivating fascinating places, Google has embarked on a trip to build the most comprehensive map of Canada's Arctic region to date, the company announced Wednesday night.

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Mountain View, California -- In a novel move to expand its flourishing Chrome Web browser, search engine behemoth Google has just released a beta version of Chrome for Android smartphones and tablets Tuesday, presenting a mobile version of the popular desktop web browser after a very long wait.

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Redmond, Washington -- Relentlessly striving to outsmart its rival, software monopolists Microsoft has released a version of its OneNote for Android, aigital note-taking app in the latest cross-platform push from the Windows company as its software teams spread their wares beyond their own PC, gaming and mobility devices now available for free. (more…)

Sunnyvale, California -- The exodus of Yahoo's vanguards continued on Tuesday, as Chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors of the internet pioneer are stepping down as the embattled search engine company ploughs ahead with an internal reorganization, including discussions on dealing with its stakes in China's Alibaba Group and Yahoo Japan.

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The search wars and social wars seems to have conflicted majorly because of Google's 'Search Plus Your World' (SPYW). Google's promotion of Google+ has not pleased any of its rivals, especially Twitter and Facebook. On the other hand, Microsoft is trying to flesh out this opportunity to the fullest.

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The Software Giant, Microsoft, has interestingly sued one of China's largest homegrown electronics distributors, Gome Electrical Appliances Holding, along with a Beijing electronics mall. The reason noted that the latter had allegedly infringed on the copyright of its software.

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Apple's Siri has a new competitor. However, this time it is for the Windows platform. It seems like everyone now wants to have a Siri-like app in their smartphone, which has seen a number of Android apps, claiming to be Siri for Android. That surely is a want on other mobile platforms. The fascination of Siri has been catchy and a Windows Phone developer, Shai Leib, seems to have been deeply impressed, or rather inspired by Apple Siri, which made him come up with a similar app. His Ziggy App for Windows Phone is making rounds, and many are liking it already. (more…)

The social networking giant, Facebook, is back with its bounty rewards for security researchers, who can help the site flush out the problems and to make the site much safer to use. Facebook has used this trick earlier and it was a huge hit. So, the company has resolved to the same strategy to avoid privacy issues. This time, however, Facebook is not giving out hard cash. Instead, the researchers would get a Visa debit card. (more…)

Mountain View, California -- In a fresh move that depicts simplicity with uniqueness, global search engine titan Google has begun experimenting with a biggest new design to date for its venerable home page, reducing its recently-added grey menu along the top of the page to a grey logo at the upper left, and it looks a lot like Chrome.

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