Offline hits back in online chart
February 22, 2011Established brands such as John Lewis and Argos now account for half the places in the UK's top 50 web brands, according to new statistics. It includes media brands such as the BBC, Sky and the Telegraph. But the top five remains dominated by web...
Google-backed Moon robot teams confirmed
February 21, 2011The final line-up of teams competing for the $30 million (£18.5m) robotic Moon-explorer prize has been confirmed. The prize will go to the builders of the first robot to send back video as it travels over 500 metres of the Moon's surface. Competition...
Google unveils One Pass system for online content
February 18, 2011Google has launched a new payment system that allows users to subscribe to online content for a 10% commission fee. The move comes after rival Apple was criticised over its payment system which takes 30% of the sale price. One Pass will work on tablets...
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 web browser goes live
February 11, 2011Microsoft has said the latest version of its internet explorer web browser puts it ahead of competitors like Google and Firefox. The software giant, which is losing market share, made the bold claim as it unveiled what is known as the release candidate...
Google: Eric Schmidt hints at China ambitions
January 28, 2011Eric Schmidt - stepping aside as chief executive of Google - has told the BBC he has ambitions to promote the web firm's business in China. Among other tasks, Mr Schmidt hopes to find a Chinese partner for Google's Android mobile phone operating system...
Mobile phone to blast into orbit
January 24, 2011British engineers are planning to put a mobile phone in space. The team at Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) in Guildford want to see if the sophisticated capabilities in today's phones will function in the most challenging environment known...
Harvard researcher rejects Google's 'personal attack'
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January 23, 2011A researcher who has accused Google of bias says the internet giant is now waging a campaign to discredit him. Ben Edelman, an associate professor at Harvard Business School, published a study this week claiming Google boosts its own products in search...
Larry Page to become Google chief executive
January 21, 2011Google co-founder Larry Page is to become chief executive of the US internet search giant in April. He will take over from Eric Schmidt, who has been in the job for a decade and will become executive chairman. Google said Mr Schmidt would focus on...
January 19, 2011In the wake of Iran's controversial 2009 presidential elections, millions of Iranians took to the web to trade information, organize, and communicate within their nation and with the rest of the world. Until, that is, Tehran decided to tighten the...
Google to fix phone bug that misdirects text messages
January 09, 2011Google says it will fix a mobile phone bug that mistakenly sends text messages to the wrong people. The glitch, which has hit a small portion of the company's Android mobile phones, first emerged last year. Those affected say some of their texts have...
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