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Analyst downgrades Yahoo on search share concerns
(AP)
11 Mar 2010 at 2:28pm
AP - A Benchmark Co. analyst downgraded share of Yahoo Inc. Thursday, noting issues like better-scaled competitors grabbing a bigger share of the search market and increasing competition in display advertising.
FTC Probing Google's Planned AdMob Acquisition
(NewsFactor)
11 Mar 2010 at 1:56pm
NewsFactor - U.S. regulators are reportedly digging deeper into Google's planned AdMob acquisition. The Federal Trade Commission is asking for sworn statements from the search giant's competitors and advertisers in what could signal plans to hold up the merger. The news comes as part of a wave of government scrutiny against the maturing company.
Motorola to add Microsoft's Bing to smart phones
(AP)
11 Mar 2010 at 10:08am
AP - Motorola Inc. said Thursday that it will add Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search and map functions to its smart phones that use Google Inc.'s Android operating software.
Motorola to Put Bing Search on Android Phones
(PC World)
10 Mar 2010 at 8:10pm
PC World - Motorola will start loading Microsoft's search and map services onto its Android smartphones in China, bringing more non-Google services to the phones amid a row between Google and China.
Motorola, Microsoft in deal to put Bing on phones
(Reuters)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:19pm
Reuters - Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google's Android operating system.
Bing gains US search market share for ninth straight month
(AFP)
10 Mar 2010 at 3:32pm
AFP - Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing slightly increased its share of the US search market in February, the ninth straight month of modest gains, online tracking firm comScore said Wednesday.
Android Dominates, Windows Mobile Plummets, iPhone Stagnant
(PC World)
10 Mar 2010 at 3:02pm
PC World - The results are in from comScore for the most recent quarter for smartphone usage in the United States. With smartphone use up 18 percent over the previous quarter, topping 42 million users, Google's Android mobile operating system stands out as the dominant winner for this quarter.
Bing Gains Again -- Should Google Worry?
(PC World)
10 Mar 2010 at 2:55pm
PC World - Microsoft's Bing search engine may still be a bit player in the lucrative online search business dominated by Google, but it's slowly and steadily gaining users. And it appears that Bing's share is coming at the expense of both Google and Yahoo, the latter of which recently teamed up with Microsoft to be more competitive in online search.
Bing Bangs Out More Market Share at Yahoo's Expense
(NewsFactor)
10 Mar 2010 at 2:47pm
NewsFactor - The search-engine wars are alive and well -- and Bing is the beneficiary again. Microsoft's so-called decision engine grabbed 11.5 percent of the U.S. search market in February, according to comScore.
Google prepared to quit China over censor feud: executive
(AFP)
10 Mar 2010 at 11:59am
AFP - A top Google executive told US lawmakers Wednesday that the Internet giant is prepared to leave China if Beijing says it must censor Web searches or quit the world's most populous online market.
Google Apps Marketplace Brings Cloud Services Together
(PC World)
10 Mar 2010 at 10:01am
PC World - The new Google Apps Marketplace extends the search giant's underpowered applications suite, offering a collection of other vendors' Software-as-a-Service applications that work with Google's cloud. The new online store also gives Google a new, if small for now, revenue stream that isn't driven by search-related advertising.
Google chief sees outcome "soon" in China row
(Reuters)
10 Mar 2010 at 1:53pm
Reuters - Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.
Google CEO: Development in China dispute 'soon'
(AP)
10 Mar 2010 at 8:12am
AP - Google Inc.'s CEO said Wednesday the Internet search company is in active negotiations with the Chinese government and expects some resolution in its dispute with Beijing soon.
Microsoft Bing's Search Share Climbs Again
(PC Magazine)
10 Mar 2010 at 3:26am
PC Magazine - ComScore released its search engine traffic results for February, and once again, it's good news for Microsoft--once again, at the expense of Yahoo.
U.S. weighing China Internet censorship case
(Reuters)
9 Mar 2010 at 4:35pm
Reuters - The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese Internet restrictions that hurt Google and other U.S. companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield faster results, the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday.
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