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Apple and Google compete for headline supremacy

A largely positive week saw the online ecosystem shaking off the winter blues, as some of our favourite digital players revealed exciting new products and others let us in on some good news.

Rumours of the newest member of the Apple family have been flying for weeks, but the unveiling of the new iPad has sparked a whole new round of debate - now over whether it is a huge step forward or a small step sideways. Apple CEO Steve Jobs may have also ruffled feathers with reports that he blasted Adobe and Google in a private meeting.

The forecast for Yahoo! has appeared grim for some time now, but the unveiling of the company's fourth quarter profits for 2009 has created optimism going forward. Retail markets will also be smiling as research reveals the UK is Europe's top online spender.

Meanwhile, Google Social Search went beta, as the search giant continues its efforts to integrate personalised social media results and this week a bigmouth reporter had a good look at the future evolution of social media and ways to track and justify campaigns.

Speculation about Google's Nexus Two has also hit the net, with the revelation that Motorola could be the search giant's partner for the new mobile device. The search star also announced that it was no longer supporting IE6 but is extending financing to university research as it hopes to continue moving forward and keep on trucking towards the internet innovations of the future.

The last week also saw the fourth anniversary of Data Protection Day - an event designed to remind us to remain vigilant on the web. Vigilance is one thing you can expect from the diligent bigmouth newshounds, delve into our newsletter for all of the sizzling stories warming up the online sphere this week.

Google invests £3.6 million in university research projects
The search giant has increased its funding to focus on four key research areas vital for the future of search technology.

Google no longer supporting IE6
Google announces it will no longer support IE6 with plans to also pull support for a range of other browsers.

Apple CEO berates Adobe and Google
Less than a week after personally unveiling the iPad - which news channels have been analysing and speculating over since - Apple CEO Steve Jobs has answered why the device won't support Adobe Flash.

UK is Europe's top online spender
New research has found that British consumers accounted for 30 per cent of all online purchases in Europe in 2009.

What have we learned from Data Protection Day?
Having just celebrated its fourth anniversary, Data Protection Day still serves up an important message.

Motorola to bring out Google's Nexus Two?
The recovering mobile manufacturer has revealed that it will release a direct-to-consumer device with Google in 2010, which may be the successor to the Nexus One.

Google Social Search goes beta
Google's efforts to integrate personalised social media results into web searches took a step forward this week, as the company upgraded its social search to a user-accessible beta version.

Social media will evolve - track and justify it in your own back yard
How your social media may be evolving closer to home than you think.

iPad invites Apple fans to play

The Mac hype finally reached a crescendo as digital visionary Steve Jobs unveiled the latest runner in the Apple stable - the iPad.

Display ads boost Yahoo! fourth quarter profits
Yahoo! has unveiled its fourth quarter profits for 2009, leaving the company optimistic about 2010.