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Google Talk finds a home on iPhone
News That said Google has tried to keep the experience close to what users experience on their desktop or laptop computers. Google is making its Google Talk instant-messaging application available for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, however these new... [04 Jul 2008]
Microsoft-HP deal plans to boost Live Search
News Number-two PC maker Dell and Google have an agreement to preinstall web and desktop search software on Dell's consumer computers. The deal is Microsoft's latest attempt to chip away at the dominance of search leader Google. [03 Jun 2008]
Microsoft plans to go it alone online
News Despite this, he pointed to the fact that AOL has been monetising its search results via Google for some time. He said: "They are not gaining share today, for sure," before going on to discuss where Microsoft itself is going, outlaying the company... [07 May 2008]
Say it in pictures - Google mobile ads go graphical
News Google is expanding its advertising business into a new domain: graphical ads that appear on mobile devices. As with the company's text-based mobile ads, the Google image ads are displayed on the basis of keywords that appear on websites that... [24 Apr 2008]
Microsoft smartens up for enterprise mobility
News Photos: Google Android comes out to play The advent of a Live Search plug-in for Windows Mobile 6.1 enables a range of location-savvy services so beloved of consumers, such as the ability to get directions to restaurants or find where particular... [02 Apr 2008]
Google mobile mission: Not lifting off as expected?
News But critics of Google's mobile search tool say its results aren't always as relevant as results from a desktop Google search. When used with the Google Maps application, mobile users can even search for local restaurants and get directions to each... [11 Feb 2008]
Google 'Gdrive' coming soon?
News The move would raise the stakes in Google's rivalry with Microsoft, whose productivity applications rule the desktop world. Google's much-rumoured online storage service should be available in a few months, according to a report in The Wall Street... [27 Nov 2007]
Ballmer: 'Google is head and shoulders above us'
News Microsoft's chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer, has said the software giant has a long way to go to compete with Google when it comes to search and advertising. He said: "In world search and advertising, Google is the leader, we're an aspirant. [12 Oct 2007]
Microsoft details Vista search tweaks
News The software maker agreed in June to make the alterations to the way desktop search operates in response to concerns from Google. A Google representative said: "We look forward to evaluating the proposed changes to Vista desktop search, to ensure... [13 Sep 2007]
Vista SP1 coming early next year
News Microsoft's largest prior discussion of the Vista service pack came in a June court filing, in which the company agreed to make changes to Vista's desktop search feature in response to complaints from Google. [30 Aug 2007]
Microsoft "hell-bent" on building ad business
News The company has been criticised by financial analysts for being slow to capitalise on advertising revenue as search giant Google has done. Company founder Bill Gates, who made a presentation before Ballmer, announced that Microsoft is opening a... [27 Jul 2007]
Judge rejects Google's Vista search plea
News A federal judge refused on Tuesday to rule on a last-minute Google antitrust complaint about Windows Vista's desktop search, saying she trusted government attorneys who said they were already satisfied with Microsoft's planned changes. [27 Jun 2007]
Microsoft to open Vista to Google
News Microsoft agreed on Tuesday to make changes to the desktop search feature in Windows Vista in an effort to assuage Google and head off a further antitrust battle with US regulators. Under the agreement, Microsoft will create a mechanism whereby... [20 Jun 2007]
Apple's Safari coming to Windows PCs
News Applications designed with the iPhone in mind will run in a Safari browser on the phone with hooks into other applications, such as voice calling, email and Google Maps. It also lets users search other computers - both Windows and Macs -connected... [12 Jun 2007]
Microsoft-Yahoo! tie-up rumours: The analysts' verdict
News In December 2006, Google sites captured 48.3 per cent of the US search market, with Yahoo! And as well as leading the search market Google is expanding on other fronts - such as Gmail and other online tools which increase its competition with... [09 May 2007]
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