Is Google in danger of losing its quirky appeal?
Its search capabilities are powerful enough that it has essentially tamed the Web Google is so good at finding something in the Internets virtual maelstrom that the companys name has become a verb Ill Google that
Its products are simple and easy to use Google has adhered to the mantra that less is more Look at the clean simple interface of Gmail for example compared with the circuslike visual cacophony of Microsofts Hotmail
Google has the right tude...
Tech Briefs: MediaTek adds jobs
MediaTek the largest maker of chips for players said Monday that it would increase its work force by as much as 50 percent next year as the company increases production of chips used in mobile phones
The company based in Hsinchu Taiwan plans to add as many as 600 workers to its payroll of to help meet demand its chief financial officer Yu Ming To said
We set the target high for next year Yu said Some of the positions may not be filled because engineers sometimes are hard to find...
Microsoft expands Internet calling
Reuters Microsoft moved to build its presence in the booming Internet telephony market on Wednesday purchasing Teleo Inc a Californian company that lets users make calls from their computers to regular phones
The Internet telephony market is heating up with the entry of leading search firm Google which launched an instant message and voice chat service earlier this month to compete against Yahoo Microsoft and Skype
Skype is the current market leader in Internet telephony also called Voice over Internet Protocol or Vo...
Google's new hire hits back
Lee said he worked for a Microsoft subsidiary in China but denied the companys allegations that he had made any significant contributions to its search technology or even saw the code according to documents released publicly on Friday by King County Superior Court in Washington state
Last month Microsoft sued Lee and Google charging that Lee had broken a oneyear noncompete clause in his contract by accepting a job heading up the search giants China operations In its lawsuit Microsoft claims Lee played a key role in its operations in China and led development of some of its search technologies...
Yahoo! piggybacks uninvited extras with new IM
If youre one of the tens of millions of Yahoo users asked to upgrade your instantmessaging software this week be on your toes the update can open the door to unwanted houseguests and settings changes by default
The newest free version of Yahoo Instant Messenger boasts advanced internet phone calling in a upgrade that comes highly recommended by Yahoo By clicking yes to the update a user can expect to get a slicker interface with buttons to quickly chat blog swap photos or call someone online It even has new emoticons
Those changes are what many might expect...