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Microsoft tries to buy its way to better searching

by Shawn Ingram on Aug 30, 2008 at 09:03 PM

Microsoft is still trying it’s hardest to compete with Google and Yahoo! for your internet searching.  It’s still trying to buy companies to do so, though it succeeded in the acquisition this time.  To help with search results, Microsoft has bought Greenfield Online, the company responsible for ciao.com.  Ciao.com is… Continue Reading »

Google Maps testing voice search on Blackberry

by Leo Blanco on Jul 3, 2008 at 10:23 AM

Google Maps is experimenting with speech recognition technology for its mobile users. The lucky guinea pigs are owners of the Blackberry Pearl 8110, 8120, and 8130 in the US. This is the same voice search technology that they use in their free directory service, GOOG-411. This service proves to be… Continue Reading »

Get cashback by using Microsoft’s Live Search

by Mark Pascua on May 22, 2008 at 11:01 AM

Worth about $20 billion, the search engine industry no doubt belongs to online giant Google. According to the market research firm comScore, Google currently holds 61.6% of the search engine market, while Microsoft only holds 9.1%. After failing to buyout Yahoo, it appears Microsoft is shifting its game plan. In… Continue Reading »

Live Search for BlackBerry, Windows Mobile to get new features

by David Gonzales on Apr 5, 2008 at 02:59 PM

Microsoft is going to add new features to the Live Search found on BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices, according to a keynote speech made by Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Division, at CTIA wireless 2008. One of the changes in the Live Search feature for BlackBerry devices… Continue Reading »

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