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home > page 38Rumors Swirl that Ask Jeeves is Planning a Browser
After all the rumors about a possible Google browser it appears that Ask Jeeves is working with Mozilla on a possible browser concept. February 15, 2005
Will IE Upgrade to Battle Firefox?
A recent Gartner study suggests that Firefox might not be pulling away as quickly as it appears. February 11, 2005
Google Launches Google Maps
Google has launced Google Maps, an innovative online map service that includes draggable maps and a slider that lets you zoom in and out. February 10, 2005
About.com For Sale, Google Potential Buyer
Primedia, a magazine publishing company, has put About. February 9, 2005
New Site for Consumer Reports WebWatch
Consumer Reports WebWatch has launched its new website. February 5, 2005
Google Browser Rumors Continue
Google continued the rumors that it might be launching a browser when it hired Ben Goodger, the lead programmer of the Firefox browser. February 3, 2005
Amazon Launches Street View Yellow Pages
Amazon has entered the street level view online maps business. February 1, 2005
Amazon Offers Virtual Yellow Pages
Amazon has launched a new yellow pages type of feature for their A9 search engine that allows users to virtually walk streets and see photos and video of businesses. January 27, 2005
Google Launches Video Search Tool
Wikinews reports that Google has launched Google Video Search, which allows users to search thousands of television programs. January 25, 2005
Blinx: New Audio/Video Search Engine
There are a growing number of video search tools online, but few great ones. January 22, 2005
Microsoft's Browser Dominance Slipping
Techworld. January 21, 2005
Google Losing Search Engine Lead
Google still has a big lead but search engines provided by Yahoo and Microsoft (MSN Search) are starting to narrow the gap. January 15, 2005
GuruNet Launches Answers.com
Answers and experts sites seem to be the latest online craze. January 15, 2005
Spam Growth Rate Slowing
There is some finally some good news in the fight against spam. January 12, 2005
Consumers Union Launches Drug Resource
Finding which drugs to buy and understanding the prices is not easy. January 12, 2005
Microsoft Enters AntiSpyware Market
Microsoft recently acquired the anti-virus firm Giant Company which started rumors they were planning to offer security software. January 7, 2005
32 Million Americans Blog
Two surveys by the Pew Internet and American Life Project in November found rapidly increasing activity in the blogging world. January 5, 2005
2005: Year of the Vog or Vlog?
If 2004 was the year of the blog, 2005 might be the year of the vlog, or video blog. December 30, 2004
AOL to Offer Free Email
Newsfactor reports AOL plans to enter the free email arena and compete with Yahoo, Hotmail and Google which offer different free and fee-based email services. December 23, 2004
Honda's Asimo Robot is Taller and Faster
Honda's Robot called Asimo (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility) has improved on its already impressive set of skills. December 17, 2004