Archive for Search Engines

Microsoft and Yahoo are combining! The deal has been approved

Microsoft, Search Engines on February 18th, 2010 View Comments

The European Commission and US Department of Justice have both approved a Microsoft and Yahoo deal that will see the software giant acquire the internet search and search advertising businesses of Yahoo. In a statement on Thursday, the European Commission (EC) concluded that the market shares of both Microsoft and Yahoo were limited. “In the [...]

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Well lookie here! The Droid can translate text.. with pictures!

Google, Search Engines on February 16th, 2010 View Comments

Apparently Google has been in the process of making some wicked software that can translate text from pictures that you take with your cell phone into different languages! Sadly it can’t translate spoken words, but it can translate something from say.. a German dinner menu. The demonstration by Google translated the text: “Fruhlingssalat mit Wildkrautern” [...]

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Apple vs Google, This time it’s hitting the iPhone

Apple, Google, Mobile, Search Engines on January 20th, 2010 View Comments

According to Businessweek, hell is going to freeze over. The Apple iPhone might be losing it’s default browser of Google to Bing, and Apple said that hell will have to freeze over before Apple partners with Microsoft at all. It’s a pretty risky deal, I personally hope that they still allow Google to be chosen [...]