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The Ubuntu Certification Website Gets an Update

Canonical has announced that the Ubuntu Certification Website has received a major update in order to make it a lot more useful and to increase its functionality. The most important option implemented in the new Ubuntu Certification Website is the search feature, redesigning the way the systems are listed.Canonical h...

20 January 2012
10:44 GMT

Microsoft So.cl Now Public, Promises Social Search for Learning

So.cl (pronounced “social”), previously codenamed “Tulalip,” is the latest research project that Microsoft has decided to make public. Coming from Microsoft’s FUSE Labs, the new initiative is built on Bing search programming interfaces and is focused on delivering a new learning tool f...

16 December 2011
05:56 GMT

Google Tweaks Movie Search on Android

Google has just announced a series of tweaks brought to the search results pages that users will access when looking for a movie or a theater on their Android-based devices. Through these changes, Google intends to make the discovery of movies, showtimes and theaters much faster and easier than before, though on...

10 December 2011
04:22 GMT

A Quick Look at Bing Vision Search in Windows Phone

Among the features that Bing has available for the owners of devices running under the Windows Phone Mango operating system, we can count Bing Vision Search, through which users are provided with results for searches that cannot be performed normally. Using the camera on their devices, users can easily snap photos ...

31 October 2011
13:01 GMT

A Quick Look at Bing Search in Windows Phone Mango

Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, the latest flavor of Microsoft's mobile operating system, arrives on devices with a wide range of appealing features, including integrated Bing features for an enhanced user experience. Bing Search is one of the capabilities that Mango features built-in, providing users with fast acces...

28 October 2011
07:08 GMT

Windows Phone Mango with Bing Features Built-In

Windows Phone Mango, the latest flavor of Microsoft's mobile operating system, arrives on devices with built-in Bing features, some of which will certainly prove more than useful to many. For those out of the loop, we should mention that Bing arrived on Mango with Bing Search, Bing Vision, and Bing Local Sco...

13 October 2011
15:21 GMT

Search Everywhere Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview Video

Microsoft has introduced a range of enhancements in the next generation of Visual Studio, which early adopters can test by downloading the Developer Preview of VS2010’s successor. One aspect of Visual Studio 11’s evolution is related to the work the software giant did in order to make it easier for de...

13 October 2011
08:07 GMT

'Facebook' Is the Top Search Term of the Year

Google unveiled its 2010 Zeitgeist, Yahoo had its own showcase of the biggest trends in search for the year, but those focused more on fastest rising terms and new trends, not on the raw queries. But looking at the top actual searches, in terms of volume, can be quite interesting too, which is what Hitwise did.Unsurp...

30 December 2010
09:48 GMT

Yahoo's Top Searches for 2010

It's barely December but 2010 is already being dissected and analyzed. In the search game, Yahoo got a head start with the 2010 Year in Review. The comprehensive report covers the top searches in several categories and paints a surprisingly thorough picture of the year ending."The Transocean oil rig explosion an...

1 December 2010
10:45 GMT

Facebook Revamps Search Page

Facebook has just introduced a revamped search results page. The new page is not a major redesign, but brings the section in line with some of the more recent Facebook design trends. The new search results page is now live for everyone and can be accessed by simply starting a search. The new page is somewhat lighter,...

5 November 2010
12:24 GMT

Yahoo BOSS Will Adopt a Paid Model in 2011

Yahoo! announced its intention of launching a new version (V2) of its custom search integration service BOSS into a pay-per-query financial model at the start of 2011.Yahoo! Search BOSS (Build Your Own Search Service) was launched back in 2008 by the Yahoo! Developer Network, and has allowed web developers access to ...

9 October 2010
07:17 GMT

Add UltraSearch to Windows

When the searching through previously indexed information was introduced, plenty of users were flabbergasted by the speed of the entire process. With UltraSearch you do not have to wait for the information to be indexed in order to benefit from fast results. This practically translates into system resources being str...

8 October 2010
09:47 GMT

Bing for Mobile Android App Hits Verizon's Handsets

On Monday, Redmond-based software giant Microsoft announced the launch of a new application for mobile phones, the Bing for Mobile Android App, which comes to handsets available on Verizon Wireless' airwaves.According to Microsoft, the new software solution is meant to offer users a series of local, entertainme...

31 August 2010
02:08 GMT

Easily Find and Replace File Names

Many computer users have lots of files scattered all over their hard drives. While managing them is a big problem, trying to change their names and select the one you want is even worse, when you have more than 1000 files.But there are some programs that try to help you with this. For example, BatchRename allows you ...

25 May 2010
12:51 GMT

Access to 154 Million Searchers via Microsoft and Yahoo Search Alliance

The anti-Google search alliance between Microsoft and Yahoo is quietly moving forward. Carolyn Miller, from the adCenter Community Team, provided a small update on the evolution of the search and online advertising deal between the two companies this week. According to Miller, US customers leveraging Bing and Yahoo f...

7 May 2010
07:40 GMT

Apple Acquires Siri, a ‘Just Ask’ Search Service

Apple has acquired Siri, a mobile assistance firm, taking the competition between the Mac maker and Google a step further, Business Insider reports. The move has been confirmed by an actual Siri representative. Basically, Siri is a service + application that responds to queries like where the best local bar is, or wh...

30 April 2010
05:15 GMT

Easily Search Through Your Files

In the last years, the computer has become an indispensable item in our homes, at work and even when we travel. Very easily, it started getting full of information and data from documents to pictures, music and movies. Along with its growth and popularity, the need for a bigger space has become necessary to store a l...

27 April 2010
12:31 GMT

How to Add Bing Search to Your Blog/Website

Third-party websites can benefit from Bing integration in order to deliver a superior user experience to visitors in terms of search. An indispensable feature to websites, search can be enhanced through the addition of Microsoft’s decision engine. In this regard, the Bing Box is the place to start for website o...

23 April 2010
05:51 GMT

Facebook Revamps Search Suggestions Feature

Facebook has been doing a 180 when it comes to privacy and data openness lately and it is moving further down that path with its newfound focus on search. It has recently introduced a larger and more central search box and now it's giving search suggestions a revamp hopefully making them more relevant for users....

17 March 2010
04:05 GMT

Microsoft: It’s Natural for Antirust Official to Look at Online Advertising

Microsoft considers natural a move from antitrust regulators to look into online advertising practices, and at Google. Earlier this week, the European Commission notified Google three companies had filed complaints against it for unfair practices, including UK’s Foundem, ejustice.fr a French search engine, and ...

25 February 2010
07:56 GMT

Apple Reminds iPhone Devs to Use Keywords

Via its iPhone Dev Center section dedicated to News and Announcements for iPhone Developers, Apple has issued a reminder regarding the use of keywords when submitting an app. According to the Mac maker, Apps that do not have keywords assigned to them are only searchable by title, making it more difficult for the app ...

9 January 2010
05:40 GMT

Major Enhancements in Evernote for iPhone, Mac OS X

Featured on Apple’s Mac OS X Downloads area with every major and minor update, Evernote (a Softpedia freeware pick) now dramatically improves speed and performance for accounts with large (Large) numbers of notes, with the release of version 1.6.0. The Evernote team also contacted us recently with news of a maj...

28 December 2009
05:48 GMT

Fix Windows 7’s 'Search programs and files' Incorrect Results

With the advent of Windows 7, Microsoft built on the evolution of the platform’s search capabilities introduced in Windows Vista. Just like its predecessor, Windows 7 allows users to perform fast and seamless searches throughout the operating system, in Windows Explorer, as well as via the search box under the...

28 December 2009
04:16 GMT

Google iPhone App Receives Makeover

Fans of the Google iPhone app should be glad to hear that the Mountain View search giant has updated the program with exciting, new stuff, including a redesigned UI, new voice-search functionality, and faster searches. The app is free to download and use on any iPhone or iPod touch model running iPhone OS 2.0 or late...

10 December 2009
08:48 GMT

Apple Using Google to Kill Windows 7 Hype

It has been revealed that Apple is using yet another one of its marketing tricks to undermine the Windows 7 hype. Apple has turned to Google advertising, according to observers who claim that entering terms such as “download windows 7” into a Google web search may direct users to Apple's Get a Mac (a...

3 November 2009
02:37 GMT

Survey Shows More Turn to the Internet to Find Lost Loves

Parting with a loved one can be a heartbreaking experience that few would ever want to revisit. However, in recent months, the number of those searching online for their former flames has increased so much it has given birth to what they call the “Ex Files,” the Daily Mail says. Most of them, though, just...

22 September 2009
15:01 GMT

Google Books Gets a Major Update

Google Books has made the headlines mostly with the controversy surrounding the project rather than with the product itself. But this hasn't stopped the search giant from improving it and it has just announced a major update adding some very useful features. “Today I'm excited to announce that we�...

19 June 2009
08:05 GMT

Taptu App Searches the Web in iPhone Format - Free Download

An application that provides iPhone users with an intuitive interface and search results optimized for viewing on the iPhone has been released in the App Store. Downloadable free of charge, Taptu also offers the ability to share results with others. “Performing a search on an iPhone can be a frustrating task, a...

16 June 2009
15:11 GMT

Microsoft's Bing Goes Mobile As Well

Microsoft has recently released into the wild a new service for its users, one that is called Bing and which replaces the company's search engine, reshaping the idea of the service and pushing it to a new level by naming it a “decision engine.” According to the company, Bing can offer a leveraged exp...

2 June 2009
10:22 GMT

Bing vs. Google – So It Begins

Bing is Microsoft's answer to all competitive search engines. And at the same time, the Redmond company's service to beat search engines, is not a “search engine.” Bing is a “decision engine,” the software giant claims, aiming to catalyze a change in user perception and make the evol...

29 May 2009
02:51 GMT

iPhones Tell Google That Mobile Search Patterns Have Changed

Google has conducted a survey aiming to find new mobile search patterns with Apple's iPhone and other smartphones, like those running Android. The study has proven to be a success, a report over at MediaPost News' Online Media Daily says, showing searchers on high-end devices like the iPhone are becoming mo...

12 May 2009
04:34 GMT

Download Free Microsoft Recite Technology Preview

Microsoft Recite, described as a “search technology for your voice,” is available as a free download as of the start of this week. Offered as a Technology Preview build, Recite is of course not yet finalized, and at this point in time it is designed only to offer an early look at the solution. Tailored to...

16 February 2009
05:14 GMT

Download Google Quick Search Box for Mac

Google has posted an update on the Mac development team's blog, notifying Mac users that a developer preview of the Google Quick Search Box is available for immediate download. The free tool aims to take Google's powerful web searching features out of the web browser and put them on your Mac desktops. Googl...

14 January 2009
10:29 GMT

The Carbon Cost of a Google Search

Intrigued by the enormous number of people who access the Google search engine everyday, and also by the fact that the name of the American company has become synonymous with searches on the web, Alex Wissner-Gross, a US physicist decided to investigate the effect that googling has on the environment, and found out t...

12 January 2009
05:13 GMT

Speculation – Apple Working on Its Own Search Engine

Tech-driven mouths on the web are pointing out to the possibility of Apple developing its own search engine. Clearly, Apple would be pleased with having more control, rather than having its users rely on Google, but the proof that the company is acting in this direction isn't very solid. In fact, there is no pr...

14 November 2008
05:05 GMT

Type a Few Letters and You’re Done

In our daily work, there must be countless situations when we need to open a specific file that doesn’t have a desktop shortcut, launch a favorite website, search the web for a selected text string, or just shutdown the computer, and it all has to be done within a few mouse clicks. However, in many cases, using...

11 October 2008
12:21 GMT

App Store - Thumbtacts Downloaded 10,000 Times During First Week

Using kannuu technology, Crimson Research has developed Thumbtacts, an application that allows contacts to be searched based on first name, last name or company at the same time while only using their thumb. Thumbtacts topped 10,000 downloads in under a week from launch and is currently listed among the top 10 Busine...

10 October 2008
14:01 GMT

Microsoft Launches the adCenter Learning Center

The adCenter Learning Center is the latest evolution of the Microsoft Advertising website launched as a proof of concept by the Redmond company back in March 2008. Designed to permit advertisers to track down their ads among Live Search results, advertising.microsoft.com now features an area dedicated entirely to ide...

25 September 2008
09:34 GMT

Being a Brad Pitt Fan Can Be Dangerous, or Not

As part of their second annual report, security company McAfee compiled a list of the most dangerous celebrity names to search for. Brad Pitt tops this list and searching for his name is supposed to correspond with a 1 in 5 chance of ending up on a malicious website. Paul Ducklin, head of technology for security firm...

17 September 2008
08:10 GMT

IE8 Beta 2 Search Enhancements

With Internet Explorer 7 made available for Windows XP at the end of 2006 and with Windows Vista at the start of 2007, Microsoft introduced the Search Box in the top right hand side corner. With the delivery of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, the search capabilities of the browser were cranked up a notch. In this context...

16 September 2008
09:19 GMT

AT&T Teams Up with Yahoo for MEdia Net Web Searches

AT&T, North America's largest mobile carrier, has teamed up with Yahoo, the Internet giant company based in Sunnyvale, in order to enhance the Internet searching capabilities of its MEdia Net-enabled phones. In consequence, AT&T's subscribers who use the MEdia Net portal will notice, as of today, that the W...

8 September 2008
04:41 GMT

US Search Market Reaches Mature Stability

The latest comScore report that shows what the search preferences of Americans were in July indicates a rather stagnant situation at the top of the chart. Google sites are still on the first place, with 61.9% of the total market, which represents a 0.4% growth in comparison with the previous month. Yahoo! and Microso...

22 August 2008
10:26 GMT

Yahoo! Allows You to Be the BOSS

The search advertising market has become more and more competitive, and none of the leading companies wants to fall behind. Today, Yahoo! introduced a new type of API that allows the advertisers to blend in their "special sauce," which is how the representatives of the company refer to the possibility of intervening ...

10 July 2008
03:46 GMT

Survey: iPhone Heavily Searched on the Web

If anyone needed further confirmation that Apple's iPhone is slowly, but surely, winning over the hearts of smartphone fans, comScore carried out this study revealing that, in a single month, "iPhone" was searched on the web almost 7 million times. The Study was conducted in April covering only the US market.As ...

30 June 2008
02:59 GMT

Meet the First New Google Favicon in 8.5 Years

In case you've accessed the Google website in the last few days, you have surely noticed that there's a new favicon displayed in your browser once the website is fully loaded. Moreover, in case you have bookmarked the Google Search page, there's a new "g" appearing next to the page title. Well, Google ...

8 June 2008
07:41 GMT

Online Petrol Prices Searches Explode

Although it was obvious that everybody is worried because of the continuous growing petrol prices since protests have been held in multiple regions of the world, the concern is also underlined by the recent online searches which clearly show that people are deeply interested in the matter. The percentage of the searc...

29 May 2008
03:08 GMT

Google Still the King of Search

Nobody has ever doubted that Google is the most popular search engine on the Internet and the statistics released every month simply confirm this statement. Nielsen Online released the Top US Search Providers ranking for April 2008 revealing, once again, that Google is the king of the web when it comes to search engi...

21 May 2008
16:31 GMT

Google Most Visited US Website. Obviously

Google is once again the most visited US website with no less than 141,000,000 unique visitors, according to a research conducted by comScore. The Sunnyvale-based company Yahoo came the second with approximately 140,610,000 visitors while the Microsoft sites accounted the third position with 121,213,000 visitors. It&...

19 May 2008
07:02 GMT

'Email? What's That?', One in Five Americans Says

Although for some of you this may sound pretty incredible, one in five US households never sent an email, the National Technology Scan report, compiled by Park Associated, reveals. Moreover, no less than 20 million households don't have an Internet connection, which means that approximately 18 percent of the tot...

14 May 2008
10:17 GMT

Powerset - The Way You Should Search Wikipedia

Wikipedia is quite a popular service these days and this has a serious impact over the software market as some software companies developed applications especially to work on the online encyclopedia. Powerset is one of them but it may provide a really interesting alternative to the main Wikipedia search technology be...

12 May 2008
16:31 GMT


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