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Google unveils faster Internet search (AFP)

Yahoo! News: Most Recommended Technology — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:41:48 +0000

AFP - Internet powerhouse Google is giving Web searchers the thrill of speed with a turbocharged engine that displays suggested Web links as fast as a person can type.

Google milks animated doodle mystery on Twitter (AP)

Yahoo! News: Most Recommended Technology — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:36:09 +0000

AP - For a dozen years, Google Inc. has been occasionally swapping its everyday logo for a "doodle," a sketch celebrating holidays, inventions, artists and sporting events, and showcasing designs from contest-winning students.

NYC burger joint lets customers add to the menu (AP)

Yahoo! News: Most Recommended Technology — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:22:48 +0000

AP - Ever chow down at a restaurant and think, "I could do better"? A new burger joint is giving you the chance to prove it.

TNS to buy Cequint for up to $112.5 million (AP)

Yahoo! News: Most Recommended Technology — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:10:04 +0000

AP - Data-services provider TNS Inc. said Wednesday it will pay up to $112.5 million for Cequint Inc., which sells caller-ID goods and services to mobile phone operators.

Analyst: Business Use of iPad Sends Sales Soaring (NewsFactor)

Yahoo! News: Most Recommended Technology — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:07:38 +0000

NewsFactor - Apple's sales of iPads could reach 28 million units next year, according to one analyst's report this week. As the iPad wave continues, there are indications that the popular tablet is beginning to make entries into enterprises at a rate faster than other Apple products.

HP’s interim chief says Oracle alliance ‘strained’ (AP)

Yahoo! News: Most Recommended Technology — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:57:40 +0000

AP - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s quarter-century alliance with Oracle Corp. has been "strained" by the dispute over Oracle's hiring of ousted HP CEO Mark Hurd, HP's interim chief said Wednesday.

Oracle plans to give Hurd $950,000 annual salary (AP)

Yahoo! News: Most Recommended Technology — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:56:20 +0000

AP - Oracle Corp. plans to pay newly appointed co-President Mark Hurd a base salary of $950,000 annually and said the ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO is eligible for a target bonus of $5 million in the current fiscal year.

Hack attack hits home for AP writer (AP)

Yahoo! News: Most Recommended Technology — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:53:49 +0000

AP - The Twitterverse is full of far more mysterious forces than indecipherable trending topics and Lady Gaga.

Google search accelerates with ‘instant’ results (AP)

Yahoo! News: Most Recommended Technology — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:42:04 +0000

AP - Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday by adding a feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their requests.

Summary Box: Gamer from Fort Gay blocked by Xbox (AP)

Yahoo! News: Most Recommended Technology — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:39:06 +0000

AP - OOPS: Microsoft Corp. had to apologize to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer after suspending him from its Xbox Live service for listing his location as Fort Gay — a name the company considered offensive.