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Microsoft and Google Set to Wage Arms Race — Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft, described Google in an interview late last year as a worthy adversary, a company to test Microsoft's mettle. "This is hypercompetition, make no mistake," Mr. Gates observed.
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Jeremy Zawodny / Jeremy Zawodny's blog:
Google's Double Standard — Okay, there's been too much written about this already, so I'll try to keep my 2 cents short. — Concerned about Microsoft's decision to make MSN Search the default search engine in Internet Explorer 7 (earth shattering, isn't it?), Marissa Mayer said:
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Google Worried About Microsoft's Browser Advantage? What Advantage? — I was off yesterday (it was a holiday in England), so I merrily missed the fireworks over Google's objections to Microsoft's plans for search in Internet Explorer 7. Nevertheless, a few calls from reporters penetrated …
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
New Blog Search Engine Sphere Launches — New blog search engine Sphere launched just moments ago and has also announced a $3.75 million round of venture financing. In addition to covering the launch of Sphere here, we have a podcast interview with CEO Tony Conrad and advisor Toni Schneider over at TalkCrunch.
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John Markoff / New York Times:
Intel to Offer Its Own Plan for Global Internet Access — SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 — Aiming to help close the so-called digital divide, the Intel Corporation plans to announce a design for a sub-$400 educational laptop and a five-year, $1 billion program to train teachers and to extend wireless digital Internet access worldwide.
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Seth Schiesel / New York Times:
Entropia Universe Players Can Cash Their Online Earnings at the A.T.M. — When you put your card into an automated teller machine, view your balance on the screen and then receive money from the dispenser, you probably understand that a merely electronic notion — your bank account …
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Mathew / mathewingram.com/work:
Web 2.0 marketing — bottoms up! — One of the concepts we're trying to tackle as part of mesh (May 15th and 16th in beautiful downtown Toronto, get your tickets before it's too late, etc. etc.) is the idea that Web 2. and blogs and all that they represent are fundamentally rewriting the rules …
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Olga Kharif / Business Week:
Yahoo Woos the Tech User — With a new technology channel, the Web portal takes aim at a profitable niche where CNet.com has been a powerful player — Web portal Yahoo! (YHOO) made a move to fill a glaring hole in its information lineup on May 1. It launched a new channel called Yahoo …
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Elinor Mills / CNET News.com:
Newsmaker: Asking more of Ask.com than of Jeeves — Ask.com relaunched earlier this year with new features and a new logo as part of an attempt to shake off its old Ask Jeeves image. Now it also has a new chief executive—Jim Lanzone, who was promoted this week to replace Steve Berkowitz.
Jenstar / JenSense:
MySpace.com and Yahoo Publisher Network apparently don't mix — MySpace has long been a marketing tool and a great way to drive traffic to other sites or advertising. But if you happen to be monetizing with MySpace and using Yahoo Publisher Network, you may get your account suspended …
Sara Kehaulani Goo / Washington Post:
Amazon Search Finds Microsoft — Dropping of Google Means Landmark Gain for Software Giant — Amazon.com Inc. said yesterday that it has dropped Google Inc. as the provider of search engine results on its Web site in favor of one powered by Microsoft, a move that signals a small rebellion …
CNET News.com:
Net neutrality missing from sweeping telecom bill — update The U.S. Senate took the first serious step on Monday toward rewriting the nation's telecommunications laws, a move that raises politically sensitive questions about digital copyright and Net neutrality and that could take years to complete.
www-306.ibm.com:
IBM acquires BuildForge — Organizations are increasingly under pressure to deliver enterprise products and services faster. Development organizations are hard pressed to manage complex applications, coordinate globally distributed development and production teams while maintaining high software quality.
Ryan Block / Engadget Mobile:
Helio launches — Alright kids, it's the moment we've all been waiting for (and by we, we mean the MVNO nerds). SK Telecom's and Earthlink's joint-venture Helio is officially lighting up today with their first two devices — the Hero and Kickflip. We're all pretty well briefed to date …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
A New Look at Personalized News — Israeli startup Spotback, which I've been tracking for a while, will launch tonight (Monday) at 10 PM PST. Spotback is a personalized news portal that learns from user behavior over time to deliver the news that's just right for them.
Om Malik / Business 2.0:
File-sharing is the new email — As our digital photos and videos get bigger and bigger, email can't handle the load. Three stealthy startups say file-sharing is the answer. — SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0 Magazine) - Thanks to record-label lawsuits and spyware scares, file-sharing has a bad reputation among consumers.
Marguerite Reardon / CNET News.com:
Helio kicks off cell phone service — Helio, a new mobile phone service designed for the young and hip crowd, will officially launch Tuesday. — Helio, which is a joint venture between SK Telecom in Korea and EarthLink, has been hyped since its inception last year.
