Google Talk
Photos: Google receives a visit from the Queen
Photo The tour immersed the Royals in all things Google, with a demonstration of the ubiquitous search engine, a tour of Google Earth and a talk on Google advertising and its... [16 Oct 2008]
Ballmer: 'Windows Cloud' on the horizon?
News In addition to our current, widely adopted service-based technologies, such as Microsoft Online Services and Office Live Workspaces, we are working with many of our customers, partners and our broad developer community to understand... [02 Oct 2008]
Ballmer on Google rivalry, "brute force" and Windows headaches
News Venture capitalist Ann Winblad, who was moderating the talk with Ballmer, noted that when Ballmer addressed the club in 2006, he said search was a five-year battle. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his company may be the... [26 Sep 2008]
Cisco invests in business IM
News On Friday, the networking giant announced it will purchase Jabber, which uses an open-source IM and presence protocol used by Google Talk and Gizmo. In essence, Jabber's technology allows multiple IM... [22 Sep 2008]
Google releases Android 1.0 SDK beta
News Due to the security risks inherent in accepting arbitrary data from 'outside' the device, the data messaging facility of the GTalkService will not be present in Android 1.0," though the phone can use Google's servers for... [19 Aug 2008]
LiMo adds browser-based UI kit to arsenal
News The bridge translates JavaScript and HTML commands into Desktop Bus commands, which LiMo already uses to let applications and services talk to each other. He suggested this sort of approach was more attractive to... [05 Aug 2008]
Cheat Sheet: Cloud computing
Cheat Sheet Don't talk about clouds, that usually means rain's on its way… There's also been talk of this idea being adopted in the business world to allow workers to access all the applications and information they... [01 Aug 2008]
BT's Ribbit buy to take on Android?
News The company's multi-protocol softswitch, or software-based call-switching technology, can also handle calls from services such as Google Talk and Skype, a BT spokesperson told silicon.com sister site... [30 Jul 2008]
Microsoft, Yahoo! talks: In the "off-again" phase
News He said: "Does that mean nobody will ever talk? He repeated his familiar refrain that Microsoft will ultimately be able to rival Google with or without Yahoo! Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday... [25 Jul 2008]
Telegraph spreads the news on Google Apps
News People can also use the Google Talk instant messenger and Google Docs - meaning journalists can share information more easily and collaborate on documents. The Telegraph Media Group... [23 Jul 2008]
Editor's Blog: Why we write about the iPhone
Comment As well as talk about revenue-sharing deals with operators, it also threatens the existing model where the most important relationship customers have is with the operator. Google's Android is another... [17 Jul 2008]
Happy 10th birthday, silicon.com
News Billie Piper was at the top of the charts with 'Because we want to', while top albums included The Corrs Talk on Corners and Beastie Boys Hello Nasty. The best of Google Earth Happy birthday, silicon.com... [07 Jul 2008]
Five ways Microsoft could change after Gates
News Vista has only been about for 18 months but talk has already turned to Windows 7 with shaky video shots of the OS in development emerging on the internet. Currently Google has a massive lead in this area. [07 Jul 2008]
Google Talk finds a home on iPhone
News Google is making its Google Talk instant-messaging application available for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, however these new applications come in light of new security scares. A... [04 Jul 2008]
Google: It pays to make ads work
News Schmidt touched on the company's principled agenda several times during the talk. Media companies should see Google not as an enemy but as an ally trying to make advertising work on the internet, chief... [12 Jun 2008]