Russians attempt to topple Google in Vietnam

15 May, 2013, 6:01 pm IST Web services

Vietnam's booming Internet scene is littered with failed startups that tried to take on Google and other entrenched U.S web companies... More

Google demonstrates Web Speech API; lets you give 'voice' to silent movies

21 Mar, 2013, 7:31 pm IST tech2 News Staff Web services

Voice recognition on Chrome by Web Speech API was introduced last month. Like most would know, ... More

Google fielding more legal demands for user data

24 Jan, 2013, 9:34 am IST Web services

Google says it is fielding more legal demands from governments around the world seeking to learn more... More

6 Reasons why Facebook Graph Search could be awesome

16 Jan, 2013, 3:57 pm IST Mithun Kidambi Social Networking

It may be a brave experiment, but there are many reasons why Facebook Graph Search could be a win. More

Chrome 25 Beta brings along voice support, disables silent extensions

15 Jan, 2013, 10:35 am IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking

Google has launched Chrome 25 Beta for the desktop version of the browser and has teased several new features that could be a part of the more stable release. More

New search engine tailors its results for tablets

07 Jan, 2013, 11:00 am IST Social Networking

Are tablet users looking for an alternative to Google and other search engines designed primarily for PCs? More

New search engine connects literary dots

05 Dec, 2012, 9:58 am IST Social Networking

Author Jennifer Gilmore is reading a biography of the late David Foster Wallace. She's curious about his most famous book... More

Google takes aim at Mexico's drug cartels

19 Jul, 2012, 11:00 am IST Social Networking

Google, so far, has won the search engine wars. Now it wants to target international crime, including Mexico's powerful drug cartels. Eric Schmidt ... More

Google search for human traffickers, drug cartels

17 Jul, 2012, 7:26 pm IST Social Networking

Forget videos of cute kittens or good deals on iPads. For the past few months, Google has been quietly turning its search capabilities to something ... More

Microsoft redesigns Bing, plays up Facebook link

11 May, 2012, 9:23 am IST Social Networking

Microsoft Corp unveiled a new design on Thursday for its second-ranked Bing search engine, introducing elements from Facebook and other social networks,... More

EBay, Wal-Mart search for revved-up search engines

05 May, 2012, 10:37 am IST Social Networking

EBay Inc and Wal-Mart Stores Inc are developing new Web search engines to better compete against Amazon.com Inc in the fast-growing e-commerce market. ... More

Bing overtakes Yahoo! to be number 2 search engine

13 Jan, 2012, 1:44 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Social Networking

A comScore report shows that Bing overtook Yahoo! in search engine market share in the months of November ... More

Schmidt says Google has not cooked search results

22 Sep, 2011, 9:25 am IST Reuters Social Networking

Google Inc has not cooked its search results to favour its own products and listings, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt told a U.S. Senate hearing looking into whether the search giant abuses its power. More

Why would anyone want to be Yahoo’s CEO?

08 Sep, 2011, 10:51 am IST Reuters Social Networking

There are few surer ways for an executive to lose a good reputation than to be CEO of Yahoo Inc. Just ask Carol Bartz or Terry Semel. More

Baidu To Now Develop its Own Mobile OS

07 Jul, 2011, 4:19 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Software

Popular Chinese search engine, Baidu is all set to make its foray into the booming mobile operating system market, by developing its own mobile OS market. More

French Search Engine, 1PlusV Sues Google for 295m Euros

28 Jun, 2011, 6:38 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Software 2 Comments

Search engine giant, Google has been sailing in troubled waters, off late. Its market presence is being questioned by officials. More

Google Helps Your Online Identity With "Me On The Web"

17 Jun, 2011, 12:55 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Software

Google wants to help users understand and manage their online identities as well as remove certain search results. More

Blekko's Teaming Up With Flipboard for RSS Search

18 May, 2011, 5:18 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai iOS

Users can browse for new subscriptions using keywords. More

Bing to Be BlackBerry's Search Engine by Default

04 May, 2011, 10:03 am IST Anuradha Shetty iOS

Microsoft's lesser popular search engine seeks better opportunities More

Google Doodles in Celebration of Earth Day

22 Apr, 2011, 11:08 am IST Padmini Harchandrai iOS 2 Comments

Google continues its doodling spree; today's doodle is a cross cultural garden. More