Industry News

Yahoo! deal on Windows Mobile phones
Yahoo! are aiming to expand their move into mobile web services in the form of a partnership with Microsoft and its Windows Mobile software, through which they could potentially reach millions more users.

Google and Baidu race for Chinese book search market
Google is in a frantic race with its Chinese rival Baidu to corner the market for Mandarin-language online library services, analysts have said.

Google and Microsoft disagree over copyrighted searches
Microsoft have accused Google of copyright infringement with their Book Search service, while Google claim that they are within the boundaries of international copyright legislation.

Google releases new and improved Google desktop
Google Desktop 5 beta has recently been released, promising increased security and upgraded features.

Photos on Google Maps with Google local business listings
Google have recently decided to add photos to Google Maps local search, enhancing the product service considerably.

Jimmy Wales to steal fire from the internet Gods as Wikipedia launch challenge to Google
Jimmy Wales aims to steal the fire from the internet Gods with a search engine that offers more freedom than ever before.

UFO Crawler: the new paranormal search engine
The Anomalies Network, in collaboration with IBM's OmniFind Yahoo! Edition, has just launched UFO Crawler, the new search tool which scours the web for information on ghosts, UFO sightings, classified files and any unexplained paranormal activity.

Spending on internet portals increasing
Investment in online marketing is continuing to increase, according to the latest figures from one of the industry's largest companies.

Google to reach satellite viewers with targeted TV ads?
Rumours abound that Google is about to sign a deal with the US's second-largest satellite TV network, Dish Network, to supply targeted advertisements to satellite viewers.

Tests start on international net character sets
Initial investigations into whether non-English character sets will disrupt the running of the internet have successfully been carried out.