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09 September 2010
Discussions Continue Around Google's Algorithm
Google is famous for evangelizing the power of the algorithm.
Internet
09 September 2010
Google Instant Emphasises the Need for Speed
Google has further emphasised its focus on the need for speed by updating its search capability with Google Instant.
Internet
08 September 2010
Animations At Google Spark Announcement Speculation
Google's new home page animation has set the industry abuzz with speculation that the search giant is on the brink of a major announcement.
Internet
08 September 2010
Public Sector Bears The Brunt In IT Employee Downfall
The number of permanent and contract jobs in the IT sector increased over the last 12 months but according to a latest report from KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) growth has decelerated since the first quarter of 2010.
Internet
08 September 2010
Google Leaked Documents Show BP And AT&T Ad Spend
A set of leaked documents have revealed some fascinating details about who is buying advertising around Google's search results.
Internet
07 September 2010
Move From Analogue To Digital To Free Up Mobile Frequency
According to digital television experts, UK mobile broadband users could get a boost from 2012 if frequencies currently used by analogue television channels are reallocated to the web.
Internet
07 September 2010
New Chrome 6 Faster Than Version It Replaced
Google's Chrome 6 is 17 per cent faster than the version it replaced, putting it in a virtual dead heat with the speed leaders, Opera and Safari, according to benchmark scores.
Internet
07 September 2010
Microsoft Advices Of Fake Virus Alerts
Microsoft is warning of a new type of scareware, dubbed Rogue:MSIL/Zeven, which identifies a user's browser whether it's Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or Firefox--and serves up a nearly perfect-looking version of the browser's malware warning page.
Internet
07 September 2010
Storage Growth Driven By Storage Infrastructure
Organisations have put more money into storage software year-on-year, according to research company IDC.
Internet
07 September 2010
Android Beats Apple In Smartphone Battle
Android-powered smartphones continue to grab market share from all other competitors, including the iPhone, and are now used for a quarter of all mobile web consumption in the US.
Internet
06 September 2010
Investigation On Google Begins Over Modified Searches
Google is facing an investigation by Texas regulators over accusations that it has been modifying search results in an anti-competitive manner.
Internet
06 September 2010
Sollution To Wind Farms Interference With Air Traffic
Emerging technology can ease the problem of wind farms causing interference with air-traffic control systems.
Internet
06 September 2010
Technology Companies Offer Solutions To Alleviate Problems
According to a report on the BBC, the recent floods in Pakistan have seen technology companies respond with many different solutions to help alleviate the problems.
Internet
06 September 2010
Microsoft Releases Fourth And Final Platfrom IE9
Microsoft released its fourth and final platform preview of IE9 today, with enhancements designed to deliver increased interoperability and hardware accelerated performance.
Internet
06 September 2010
One Million Signed Up To Ping In 48 Hours
Apple has announced that one million people signed up to its Ping social networking service in the first 48 hours.
Internet
03 September 2010
Mobile Tweeting Climbs Up To 62 Per Cent
Twitter's mobile user base has spiked 62 per cent since mid-April, thanks in great part to the release of official Twitter applications for like Tweetdeck, for the iPhone, Android and BlackBerry phones.
Internet
03 September 2010
Openreach Trials nomination scheme for fibre exchanges?
BT's infrastructure arm Openreach is to trial a scheme allowing communication providers (CPs) to nominate exchanges they want upgraded to fit in with their fibre rollout plans.
Internet
03 September 2010
High Speed Powerline Networking Released By Netgear
Powerline networking has had a troubled history, not least of which is the ongoing rivalry between the Homeplug Powerline Alliance (HPA) and DS2's Universal Powerline Association (UPA).
Internet
03 September 2010
Standards Body Say AT&T Push To Charge is Misleading
The head of the Internet's leading standards body said Thursday that it is "misleading" for AT&T to claim that its push to charge customers for high-priority service is technically justified.
Internet
02 September 2010
New Beta Versions With Anniversary Of Chrome Browser
Google is celebrating the second anniversary of its Google Chrome browser with the release of new stable and beta versions, bringing and even cleaner and simpler user interface and increased speed and performance.
Internet
02 September 2010
Digital Conference Calls For Illegal File Sharing Preventing
Internet service providers (ISPs) still need to do more to prevent the growth of illegal file sharing in the UK, according to creative industry chiefs speaking at the Britain's Digital Future conference in London.
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