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Microsoft adds Visual Search to BingNews New tool lets users browse categories of images to find what they're looking for.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Google bumps up search sizeNews Google says the bigger search box and font size symbolises its focus on search.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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EC debates Google books dealNews European regulators are considering an offer by Google to bring publishers into an American book deal.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Bing: Three months later…In-depth Microsoft’s Bing search engine hits its three month anniversary, but has it been the catalyst for a change in its parent company’s fortunes in the lucrative search market?
By Simon Brew Published
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Wolfram Alpha smartens up Bing's searchNews Bing will use Wolfram Alpha for calculations and other data, in a move which might make Google sit up and take notice.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Google set to update search with 'Caffeine'News Google is looking for feedback on updates to the infrastructure beneath its search engine.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Facebook buys FriendFeed, eyes Google and TwitterNews The social networking battle continues as Facebook buys the feed organising app and looks to real-time search.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Bartz: Yahoo was too far behind in searchNews Yahoo didn't invest enough in developing its search and would not have been able to catch up to Google or Microsoft, chief executive Carol Bartz has said.
By Stuart Turton Published
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Bing gains one per cent, but still trails GoogleNews Even with Yahoo's share of the market, the gap between Google and Microsoft is a big one.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Week in Review: Microsoft buddies up with YahooNews Microsoft finally gets together with Yahoo, Spotify could be on the way to iPhone, and London gets fire-fighting robots. Yes, it's another Week in Review.
By Benny Har-Even Published
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Microsoft vs Google: Tale of the tapeIn-depth As Microsoft and Google go toe-to-toe in more and more areas, we look at how the two tech giants line up today.
By IT Pro Published
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Microsoft and Yahoo confirm search dealNews Microsoft and Yahoo have finally formed a search partnership, with a deal worth just under a billion dollars to the web firm, to take on Google.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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