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Feed SubscriptionMicrosoft Chases Google, Ups Bing Search Speed to Instant
The next stage in the search engine wars has arrived: Microsoft is boosting its Bing system with a similar " instant results " feature to Google 's, bringing a pseudo-real time feel to search that aims to speed up the process significantly. Google introduced "instant" search feedback recently to increase the speed and efficiency of search--the system pops up a suggested list of search query matches as you're actually typing, just in case the results meet your needs before you go through the tedious business of typing out a complete search string. Now Microsoft, which is busy expanding Bing's search engine into a very serious rival for Google, is trying something very similar
Read More »Exoskeletal Arm Gives Everyday Laborers Superhuman Strength, Endurance
Try holding your arm in front of you for 10 minutes. It probably starts to shake pretty quickly. Now imagine how much more effective dentists, surgeons, jewelers--anyone who holds out their arm all day for work--could be with an arm that never gets tired.
Read More »Egyptian Protesters Raid State Security, Post Government Secrets to Facebook
Egyptian rebels stormed the headquarters of the feared State Security Intelligence Directorate this weekend. They stole files indicated that secret policemen spied on Facebook accounts, harassed Coptic Christians and had advance knowledge of terrorist attacks.
Read More »U.K. Launches Growth and Innovation Fund
Innovation is at the top of agendas for governments in the U.S. and U.K. Now the U.K
Read More »Google AdWords Now Easier to Use, Less Headache-Inducing
We have AdGrok to thank for that. The Y Combinator alum is dedicated to making AdWords user-friendly. Google's AdWords, the tool through which businesses advertise in Google searches, is hugely important both to Google (as a major revenue source) and businesses (which often find it a big traffic-driver)
Read More »The PlugShare App Directs You to the Nearest Electric Vehicle Charge Spot
Range anxiety, or the fear of running out of power while driving an electric car, is a common--if not overly hyped --source of stress for EV drivers. Xatori, a startup founded by Forrest North , the founder of Mission Motors and a former engineer at Tesla Motors, released an iPhone app today to change that. The PlugShare app serves two main functions: It allows users to browse a comprehensive list of nearby public charging stations, and it lets users share their own electric outlets and search for charge spots located inside or outside other people's garages.
Read More »Digital Music Revenues to Hit $20 Billion by 2015
The cash will come largely from subscription services, predicts an analyst/soothsayer. Music stores like iTunes, having already seen declined growth, will suffer. Digital music revenues worldwide could reach $20 billion per year by 2015, according to new report from the research firm Ovum .
Read More »How an Algae Biofuel Company Ended Up in the Cosmetics Business
Algae has been a hot topic in the clean energy community for years; it can be used to produce biofuel efficiently, with minimal water use, and without taking up arable land.
Read More »iFive: Twitter’s Value Doubles, Al Jazeera’s Social Show, Verifone Embraces Wireless Payment, PS3s Impounded, China Hacks France
1. Is there a new Net technology bubble underway? Twitter 's
Read More »Study: Start-up Rate at 15-Year High
In 2010 , Americans started their own businesses at the highest rate in 15 years—but they were more apt to go at it alone, says a new study.
Read More »Tax Season Blues
Tax season is, indeed, a taxing time for many. Pulling together everything you need, facing your accountant - paying your accountant! Sometimes it just feels like too much and we procrastinate until we can wait no longer, creating even more stress. Are you concerned about finding the time, finding the money and facing the music as you get into the rhythm of tax preparation
Read More »The Post PC Era
There's a debate going on about tablets. Are they actually PC's? Steve Jobs says "no"
Read More »12 Memorable Event Marketing Campaigns
Bravia color-blasts San Francisco's streets. When announcing its new line of TVs, Sony enlisted Fallon, an agency based in London.
Read More »Hey Jimmy Wales, What Do You Think of Content Farms?
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and CultofMac.com editor Leander Kahney discuss Google, content farms, and Demand Media (plus a personal account of how the tweaked algorithm almost ruined Kahney's business) in our latest edition of The Cold Call. Welcome to another edition of Cold Call , where we zing a question to our favorite CEOs, entrepreneurs, VCs, and tech evangelists to see how they answer--and how you'd respond.
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