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Google a rock in face of Yahoo deal frenzy
As Microsoft, AOL, News Corp dance to the smell of Yahoo's blood, Google's competitive threat has remained constant and if anything, looks stronger and more stable an option than before. Read more »
Europeans warn search engines: Delete user data sooner
A European Commission advisory body has suggested that search companies delete data collected about their users after six months — a far cry from what most companies currently do. Read more »
McAfee: Yahoo search most "risky"
Out of the top five search engines, Yahoo returns the riskiest sites for users, according to security vendor McAfee Read more »
Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client finally gets calendar
Mozilla Foundation has finally integrated the Lightning calendar to its latest incarnation of open-source e-mail client, Thunderbird 3.0. Users can also expect improved search. Read more »
Google thanks bug hunters
Google is giving friendly bug hunters an ego-boost with a new page added to its corporate Web site. Read more »
Microsoft swallows aQuantive
Microsoft is set to challenge Google in the online ad world with the sealing of its US$6 billion takeover of Internet advertising firm aQuantive. Read more »
Microsoft promises privacy for Web searchers
Microsoft has updated its privacy policy promising to remove the Internet Protocol (IP) address and other identifying data associated with Web searches after 18 months. Read more »
Google adds OAuth to gadget mashups
Google has adopted the OAuth web-authentication standard, an open standard for controlling privacy, for its gadget platform. Read more »
Mozilla: Final Firefox 3 expected in June
Firefox fans looking for a major update to the open-source Web browser probably will get a final version of it next month. Read more »
Mozilla ready to add IM to Thunderbird stable?
Mozilla Messaging, the newly launched subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation, is "interested" in developing instant messaging software, according to the organisation's chief executive. Read more »
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50 significant moments from internet history
We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »
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Bridging the gap between programmers and the visionA successful project will have a hard time flying if you don't walk through the game plan before writing a line of code. Read more »
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Social news start-up Streem shuts downSydney social news start-up Streem will shut down this afternoon, according to a heartfelt notice posted on the site this morning by its founder Elgar Welch. Read more »
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What's the point in following Apple's rules on the iPhone SDK if other developers will just flaunt them? We check the answer out and cover the other issues from the week: OLPC, IE, Ballmer and the Internet in space. Read more »
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Five things to consider when choosing a Linux distribution
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Cyber-terrorism 'a big threat'
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Behind the Apple-Google API dustup
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.