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Despite Ad Declines, AOL Posts Profit in First Report Since Spin-Off

Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 February 2010 06:35 Written by admin Wednesday, 3 February 2010 06:35

AOL posted its first quarterly earnings since being spun-off from Time Warner late last year. Total revenue came in at $809.7 million, down from $974.2 million in Q4 2008, a 17% drop. "We have made significant progress in support of the long-term vision we see in the future of AOL, but today's results continue to reflect the need for our focus and execution on the work required in the turnaround of the Company," said Tim Armstrong, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Ad revenues came in at $471.6... Detailt »»

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Sohu Revenues Up 12% in Q4 2009

Last Updated on Monday, 1 February 2010 06:10 Written by admin Monday, 1 February 2010 06:10

Sohu reported its Q4 2009 earnings this morning and the news is good for the Chinese Internet portal. (Sohu is basically China's Yahoo!) Revenues came in at $135.8 million and were up 12% compared to Q4 2008. Specifically, brand advertising revenues were up 2%, coming in at $45.9 million. While Sohu tried to paint the picture as being on target with their guidance, Wall Street wasn't thrilled with the numbers. Stocks were down 0.7% at the time of this post. Perhaps their disappointment is due to... Detailt »»

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2010 Honda Accord Crosstour Video

Last Updated on Monday, 1 February 2010 02:41 Written by admin Monday, 1 February 2010 02:41

When images of the Honda Accord Crosstour hit the Internet, there was outright revolt in the air. According to Cars.com reviewer Kelsey Mays, that criticism was largely off-base and the “jelly bean-ish rear end” actually doesn’t look so bad in person. On the other hand, Mays finds more than a few reasons to be disappointed with Honda’s new wagon-esque vehicle. Read the rest here: 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour Video ... Detailt »»

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Chinese Censorship Strong Despite Google

Last Updated on Monday, 1 February 2010 11:25 Written by admin Monday, 1 February 2010 11:25

The Internet has loosened the control Chinese authorities hold over information in the country, but censorship there will remain strong despite Google's threat to leave China. Chinese authorities say the Internet could be used to threaten social stability, a vague but paramount concern voiced by officials, and they have launched a range of campaigns in the past year to eradicate online content seen as "harmful." Twitter-style Web sites and others in China have helped Internet users post their... Detailt »»

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Google Updates Chrome with Extensions, APIs

Last Updated on Monday, 1 February 2010 11:25 Written by admin Monday, 1 February 2010 11:25

Google's release Monday of a "stable channel" update of the Google Chrome browser for Windows features HTML and JavaScript APIs as well as browser extensions, according to company blogs. The company defines its stable channel as one that offers features and fixes that have been thoroughly tested in the beta cha nnel, even if they may not be the latest features. [ InfoWorld's Test Center pitted Chrome against Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 browser . ] Among the APIs included is Web... Detailt »»

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Google Patches 13 Chrome Bugs

Last Updated on Monday, 1 February 2010 11:25 Written by admin Monday, 1 February 2010 11:25

Google today added support for extensions and bookmark synchronization to the production version of Chrome for Windows. The new release also patched 13 security vulnerabilities in the browser, six of which Google ranked as "high" in its threat scoring system. Although a beta of Chrome in December 2009 included support for both extensions and bookmark sync, this is the first time that the features have appeared in the "stable" build channel, a term Google uses in place of "final." Google also... Detailt »»

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Search Engine Use Explodes in December

Last Updated on Monday, 1 February 2010 11:25 Written by admin Monday, 1 February 2010 11:25

People were doing a whole lot more online searching last month, and they were still largely using the Google engine to do it. A comScore, Inc. study released late last week showed that 46% more online searches were made worldwide last month than in December, 2008. In all, the Web tracking firm said, people 15 and older conducted 131 billion searches just in December, or an average of 4 billion searches a day, 175 million per hour, and 29 million per minute. "The global search market continues... Detailt »»

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Bill Gates Calls Chinese Censorship "Very Limited"

Last Updated on Monday, 1 February 2010 11:25 Written by admin Monday, 1 February 2010 11:25

Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates told ABC's Good Morning America that Chinese censorship is "very limited" and "easy to go around." He appeared to take a veiled swipe at Google as well. Gates may be the world's greatest philanthropist, but when it comes to China, he's simply wrong. According to Reuters , Gates said about China: "You've got to decide: Do you want to obey the laws of the countries you're in, or not? If not, you may not end up doing business there." "The Chinese efforts... Detailt »»

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Microsoft’s Top Lawyer Urges New EU Laws for Cloud Computing

Last Updated on Monday, 1 February 2010 11:25 Written by admin Monday, 1 February 2010 11:25

The European Union should update its laws to better suit cloud computing, Microsoft's top lawyer urged in Brussels Tuesday.Laws covering data protection and data retention go back to the mid-1990s and need to be revised to take into account the massive and constant flow of data between users' computers and multiple cloud servers that can be located anywhere in the world, Microsoft head legal counsel Brad Smith said in a speech.The existing E.U. laws "are starting to show their age," he told students,... Detailt »»

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Maybe Google Won’t Quit China After All

Last Updated on Monday, 1 February 2010 11:25 Written by admin Monday, 1 February 2010 11:25

Despite its recent threats to shut down its China-based operations , Google may in fact keep some of its businesses open there. According to a Fox News report, the search giant is conducting "delicate" talks with the Chinese government. The two sides are discussing ways that Google can maintain its research center, an advertising sales team, and Google's new mobile phone business in China, the report states. Don't Be Evil Google created an international incident earlier this month... Detailt »»

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Teen Patti

Sir Ben Kingsley, essays Perci Trachtenberg, regarded as the world's greatest living mathematician. Perci meets Venkat, a reclusive math genius from India, at a casino in London. Venkat tells Perci about an equation that could not only change the dialogue on mathematics forever but one that has imprinted guilt - for many painful reasons - on... Detailt »»