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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 search
News 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 Twitter
News 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 search
News 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 Google
News 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 Yahoo
News 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 tape
In-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 deal
News 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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Yahoo posts first profit rise in 15 months
News Yahoo finally manages to post a rise in profits, but revenues still slide.
By Stuart Turton Published
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Rumours suggest deal talks between Microsoft and Yahoo
News Could Yahoo be about to sell its search business to Microsoft?
By Stuart Turton Published
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Yahoo unveils Search Pad beta
News New tool will help Yahoo users organise their searches.
By Stuart Turton Published
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