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October 26, 2007

Whitehall launches social networking site for older people

Link: Whitehall launches social networking site for older people
Filed under: Internet News

Whitehall launches social networking site for older people The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a social networking website in order to encourage debate between older people and the government. The site was developed in conjunction with the Hansard Society. It is part of the DWP's ...

 



October 25, 2007

Apple’s Safari browser beats rivals on speed

Link: Apple’s Safari browser beats rivals on speed
Filed under: Apple News, Browsers, Internet News

Apple's Safari browser beats rivals on speed Web Performance Inc, a US-based testing firm, claims that Apple's Safari browser was faster than rival browsers from Microsoft and Mozilla in tests. Web Performance measured how quickly the Windows versions of Apple's Safari, Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) ...

 



Microsoft invests $240m in Facebook stake

Link: Microsoft invests $240m in Facebook stake
Filed under: Microsoft News, Internet News

Microsoft invests $240m in Facebook stake Microsoft has acquired a 1.6% stake in social networking site, Facebook, for $240m. Google was also hoping to secure a stake in the company, but its offer was turned down. Under the terms of the deal, Microsoft also gains the exclusive ...

 



October 24, 2007

eBay launches microfinance site

Link: eBay launches microfinance site
Filed under: Companies News, Ecommerce News, Internet News

eBay launches microfinance site Online auction site, eBay, which also owns the PayPal e-commerce service, has launched a website which allows ordinary investors to buy securities aimed at supporting development in the world's poorest countries. The microfinance site, called MicroPlace, accepts investments as low as $100. Microfinance ...

 



October 19, 2007

Ubuntu releases Linux OS version 7.10

Link: Ubuntu releases Linux OS version 7.10
Filed under: Software News, Linux News, Open Source News, Internet News

Ubuntu releases Linux OS version 7.10 Canonical, the London-based company which acts as open-source community Ubuntu's commercial sponsor, has released version 7.10 of its Linux operating system. The release of the software, code-named Gutsy Gibbon, marks Ubuntu's third anniversary. Ubuntu 7.10 is designed to be easier to ...

 



Companies release copyright guidelines

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Filed under: Legal News, Internet News

Companies release copyright guidelines Guidelines released this week by leading Internet firms could help to de-fuse the growing tension between copyright owners and sites that host user-generated content. A group including Viacom, Walt Disney, Microsoft Corp, Myspace, Dailymotion, CBS Corp and NBC Universal, have set the guidelines ...

 



October 16, 2007

YouTube protects copyright with filtering tools

Link: YouTube protects copyright with filtering tools
Filed under: Google News, Internet News

YouTube protects copyright with filtering tools Google's video-sharing site, YouTube, has launched filtering tools to help prevent unauthorised video-sharing. The 'Video Identification' tools are designed to stop copyrighted material from appearing and spreading on the site. Copyright is a major concern for YouTube, which is currently ...

 



October 12, 2007

BT Tradespace registers 21,000 small businesses

Link: BT Tradespace registers 21,000 small businesses
Filed under: Marketing News, Internet News

BT Tradespace registers 21,000 small businesses BT's Tradespace website and ecommerce platform has signed up 21,000 small businesses since its launch in April. Tradespace allows small business to offer their products on the Internet, without incurring the expense of setting up and maintaining a website. Up to ...

 



October 11, 2007

Google is world’s top search engine

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Filed under: Google News, Internet News

Google is world's top search engine According to a global study by comScore, Google was the global leader for searches in August. During the month, over 61 billion searches were performed by more than 750 million users, and 37 billion of these searches were carried out via ...

 



October 10, 2007

Google acquires messaging application Jaiku

Link: Google acquires messaging application Jaiku
Filed under: Google News, Internet News

Google acquires messaging application Jaiku Google is acquiring Jaiku, a mobile social-networking provider based in Helsinki, Finland. Jaiku announced the merger on its site, along with the news that it has decided to temporarily close new-user sign-ups while it focuses on innovation. It may also be to ...

 



October 5, 2007

Google testing AdSense for YouTube

Link: Google testing AdSense for YouTube
Filed under: AdSense News, Google News, Internet News

Google testing AdSense for YouTube Google is believed to be beta testing AdSense ads embedded into YouTube video players. The technology would allow publishers to embed YouTube clips in their websites and generate revenue via AdSense. An AdSense unit would appear above the clip. The ...

 



October 4, 2007

Google gains market share in China

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Filed under: Google News, Internet News

Google gains market share in China Google Inc is catching up with Chinese rival Baidu, after years of trying to increase its presence in China, the world's second-largest Internet market after the United States. Google gained more market share in China after announcing a partnership with Chinese Internet ...

 



Yahoo upgrades email with DomainKeys

Link: Yahoo upgrades email with DomainKeys
Filed under: Yahoo! News, Security News, Internet News

Yahoo upgrades email with DomainKeys Yahoo is upgrading Yahoo Mail with DomainKeys technology designed to block phishing spam and bogus emails purporting to come from eBay and PayPal. Phishing scams usually consist of emails which claim to be from trusted sources. They direct the recipient to a ...

 



October 3, 2007

Yahoo and Microsoft announce new features

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Filed under: Yahoo! News, Google News, Search Engine News, Microsoft News, Internet News

Yahoo and Microsoft announce new features Both Yahoo and Microsoft have upgraded their search engines in an effort to gain ground on market leader Google. Google accounts for over half of all Internet searches and holds 75% of the search market in the UK. Microsoft has ...

 



October 1, 2007

UK least affected by malware in Europe

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Filed under: Software News, Security News, Internet News

UK least affected by malware in Europe A study by Panda Software, using an online malware measuring tool called Nanoscan, showed UK PCs as having the lowest level of malware infection in Europe. France had the highest percentage of PCs with active malware, at 28.2 percent, followed ...

 



Adobe acquires Buzzword word processor

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Filed under: Adobe News, Software News, Technology News, Internet News

Adobe acquires Buzzword word processor Adobe has acquired Massacusetts software developer, Virtual Ubiquity, the developer of Buzzword, a web-based word processor which allows users to create and share text documents on the Internet. Microsoft has also recently announced a similar feature for its Office suite - ...

 



September 26, 2007

AOL founder launches Internet credit card

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Filed under: Finance News, Ecommerce News, Internet News, Business News

AOL founder launches Internet credit card Steve Case, the co-founder of AOL, has joined with other industry leaders to launch an innovative online credit card company. The company, Revolution Money, is a subsidiary of Case's investment company, Revolution LLC. Revolution Money has launched two products, Revolution MoneyExchange ...

 



September 21, 2007

EU ranks UK e-services fifth in Europe

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Filed under: Internet News

EU ranks UK e-services in fifth place According to a report by IT consultancy Capgemini on behalf of the European Commission, the UK government's online services have improved significantly since last year. The services are now rated fifth best in Europe for sophistication and availability, compared with ...

 



September 18, 2007

Mozilla invests $3 in Thunderbird e-mail client

Link: Mozilla invests $3 in Thunderbird e-mail client
Filed under: Email News, Companies News, Open Source News, Internet News

Mozilla invests $3 in Thunderbird e-mail client Mozilla Corporation has spun off its Thunderbird e-mail client into a separate company and invested $3 million to get the business off the ground and expand its programming staff. Mozilla has dubbed the new organisation MailCo for the time being. ...

 



September 11, 2007

Firefox downloaded 400 million times

Link: Firefox downloaded 400 million times
Filed under: Firefox News, Internet News

Firefox downloaded 400 million times Firefox, Mozilla's open-source Internet browser, passed the 400 million download mark on Friday, continuing its rapid growth in popularity. Firefox was launched in 2004 and took one year to reach 100 million downloads. It achieved 200 million downloads a year later. Firefox is ...

 



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