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ChaCha.com Debuts Human-Driven Search Site
Can't find what you're looking for online? ChaCha.com will direct you to a guide who gets paid to get you a good answer.
Google, Microsoft Online Apps Raise Security Questions
While the trend toward Web-based apps could send the traditional desktop computing model packing its bags, IT managers are just beginning to ponder how the security landscape might change.
Brief: Google CEO Joins Apple Board
Eric Schmidt brings a deep resume in the tech industry. He was formerly CEO of Novell and CTO of Sun.
How Google Might Fail
Google's success has a downside--a lot of enemies. Beyond reflexive contrarians who hate Google because they enjoy swimming against the currents of popular culture, beyond governments around the world that prefer limited rather than universal information access, there are many businesses that feel threatened by the scope of Google's ambitions.
Could Google really fail?
Profile: Google Technologist Knows Problem Solving Firsthand
Engineering VP overcame his own disabilities in determining which challenges matter most.
Google Goes Its Own Way In The Data Center
With patents on cooling baffles and fan mounts, its next big step is hydropowered electricity.
Google Revealed: The IT Strategy That Makes It Work
A unique mix of internally developed software, open source, made-to-order hardware, and people management is the secret behind the search engine.
Chip Weather Forecast: Cool
Ballistic computing design could mean terahertz processes that generate little heat.
Google Wrestles With Brazil's Requests For User Data On American Servers
Google says it will cooperate with a request for user information from Brazilian authorities "if their requests are reasonable and follow an appropriate legal process."
New Chip Design Promises Terahertz Processors
Proponents of the new Ballistic Deflection Transistor technology say it will produce computers that are faster, more powerful, and more efficient at using power.
Security Firm Disclaims Mac Hack Demo
SecureWorks did a demo at the recent Black Hat conference showing how it could hack into a MacBook. Now the company has posted a disclaimer on its site to make it clear that the MacBook was modified.
Google Puts Coupons On The Map
Measuring online marketing dollars in the real world has been a vexing problem for advertisers, one industry watcher says. He sees Google's actions broadening the adoption of online coupons.
Brief: Google Report Criticizes Click-Fraud Audits
The report contends auditors inflate the size of the problem. But Google shows it's taking the issue seriously.
Steve Jobs Lives!
In the days following Steve Jobs' keynote at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco this week, a number of online publications expressed concern that Steve Jobs was sick.
This isn't simply wild speculation brought on by lack of a world-shaking product announcement: Two years ago, Jobs
Google Claims Auditors Overstate Click Fraud Problem
The company says auditing firms exaggerate the damage done to advertisers.
Ad-Blocking Using Apple's Web Clip
Among the many intriguing features of Mac OS X Leopard that Apple previewed on Monday, Web Clip is the most subversive. Web Clip allows anyone to create an Apple Dashboard widget--essentially a small application--that displays a portion of any Web page.
As demonstrated, a user can select a specific area of any given Web page, such as a video feed from a Web cam, without showing any other part of the originating Web
Apple's Jobs Unveils Xeon-Based Systems, Talks Up Next Mac OS
The Mac Pro and Xserve, introduced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, signal Apple's completed transition to Intel. The upgraded Mac operating system, code-named Leopard, will offer improved animation and backup and recovery capabilities.
Brief: Google Breaks 60% Search Market Share
During four weeks in July, Yahoo Search also gained market share, according to a metrics firm.
Apple MacBooks, Wintel Notebooks Vulnerable To Wireless Attack
Plans by two hackers to demonstrate wireless vulnerabilities at the Black Hat Conference shoot "a pretty big hole in the 'bulletproof' image Apple is trying to project," according to the SANS Institute.
Meebo Adds Instant Messaging To Any Web Page
The company's new IM widget, meebo me, lets social networking sites, blogs, and other Web sites make IM communication instantly available to online visitors.
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