Google's other enterprise-friendly steps throughout 2009 have included Gmail offline functionality and full BlackBerry interoperability
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Wolfram Alpha Gets Early Day Overhaul
The search engine's structured results are suggestive of a way that search could evolve in the future, and other search companies such as Google have been rolling out similar products for presenting search results
Google Mentor Found Dead
Tributes pour in for Sergey Brin's mentor, who died tragically on Friday
Microsoft Bing Takes Early Lead On Yahoo
But what happens when the novelty of the new search contender wears off?
Why We Should Watch Out for Web Bugs
Analytics services and advertisters use Web bugs to track you, and there is very little you can do about it. Jim Rapoza is starting to feel concerned
Google Thinks It’s Hip To Be Squared
Google finds itself adding more features to its lineup in the face of increased search competition from companies such as Microsoft, which recently released its own new search engine, Bing
Microsoft Bing: At Last Google Has A Rival
After all the excitement, how does Bing measure up? Jim Rapoza has been using it non-stop since it launched, so he knows
Yahoo Says Bing Will Quickly Lose Its Bang
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz has knocked Bing while also suggesting that a search partnership between Yahoo and Microsoft could save her company around £366m
Microsoft Bing Goes Live Early
Microsoft hopes that Bing will allow it to claim more market share in the competitive search-engine arena, which is dominated by Google
Google Android On 20 Handsets This Year
Although Android is open-source, manufacturers will be able to sign distribution deals with Google in order to pre-install their phones with more options such as Google Apps
Bing! – A New Microsoft Search Engine
Despite Google's lead in search-engine market share, Microsoft hopes that a new and improved search experience will translate into a greater piece of the online search pie
Google Puts Wind Behind Wave
Created by the team that brought Google Maps to the world, the search engine giant hopes Wave will cause more than a few ripples on the Internet
Yahoo Would Sell To Microsoft For “Big Money”
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz has suggested that she would sell Yahoo's search apparatus to Microsoft in exchange for a massive amount of cold, hard cash
Google Chrome 2.0: So What?
With small tweaks,and features that other browsers already have, this is more like Chrome version 1.2, than version 2.0
Yahoo Launches Voice-Activated iPhone Search
Users can speak into their device in order to activate a oneSearch query, pulling in results for everything from restaurant addresses to movie times
Google Polishes Chrome Browser
Google has high hopes that Chrome's unique features will make it a suitable competitor to Microsoft Internet Explorer and other browsers on the market
Google Partners With US Utilities On PowerMeter
Google plans to expand the Google PowerMeter rollout later in 2009
Microsoft Previewing Kumo Search Engine
Microsoft, along with Yahoo, is in fierce competition with Google for market share in the U.S. core search arena
EC Quizzes Google Over Street View Privacy
The European Commission has been debating the effectiveness of the protection of personal data in services such as Google Street View
Google Launches Gmail Translation Tool
Google has introduced several new features in 2009 to Google Apps and Gmail designed to make those services more robust for the enterprise, in addition to increasing their consumer user base
Wolfram Alpha “Answer Engine” Challenges Google Search
New knowledge tool understands questions, instead of just searching, according to controversial inventor Stephen Wolfram
Recession Creates Opportunities, Mandelson Tells Google Zeitgeist
The UK must invest in digital infrastructure, and governments must regulate global markets, the UK business secretary told the search giant's business talk-shop
Google Blames Outage on Asian Web Traffic Jam
While the outages of services such as Gmail are usually only temporary, the popularity of these Google services often means that any problem instantly becomes news
Google: Search Produces 0.2 Grams Of C02
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has placed his company at the forefront of the energy debate, arguing that green IT can contribute to lowering overall carbon footprints
Google’s Android OS To Grow 900 Percent
The Apple iPhone OS will follow behind it, as the second fastest-growing smartphone OS
Google Discusses Plan For Greater Openess
At least one consumer advocacy group has decided to refute the search engine giant's claims in a particularly high-profile way
Google’s Brin Discusses Cloud’s Silver Lining
Despite the global economic recession, Brin is optimistic about Google's ability to innovate and exploit upcoming IT revolutions such as cloud computing
BA: Too Much Vendor “Bollocks” In Green IT
The chief information officer of BA defended the airline's green efforts - while sniping at "greenwash" from IT vendors
Deutsche Bank: Blades Key To Green Data Centres
The banking group believes that providing they are deployed in the right way, blade servers are most efficient way to turn energy into computing power
Enterprises Get Access To FBI Search Technology
Search technology developed for the FBI is now available for businesses to use