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Russian Search Firm Accuses Google of Anti-competitive Practices

Google's enormous Internet footprint and influence have increasingly made it the target of numerous disputes overseas involving antitrust matters as well as free speech,...

Bing Predicts the 2015 Academy Awards

The 87th Academy Awards won't air until Feb. 22, but Microsoft believes it already knows who's walking home with an Oscar.Keeping up its tradition...

Splunk Gets More Intuitive With Its Big Data Platform

LAS VEGAS—Splunk, a new-gen data platform that stands to become a hugely important factor in gauging the Internet of things, launched a new version...

Alibaba Instantly Becomes New Power Kid on the IT Block

Alibaba, the huge e-commerce merchant that sounds Middle Eastern but actually is headquartered in China, made financial history Sept. 19 with its record IPO...

Microsoft Launching Tablet-Friendly Bing Image Search Update

Bing Image Search is entering its "next phase," members of Microsoft's search division teased in a blog post. The planned updates, which will roll...

Microsoft’s Bing Search Wants to Strike Up a Conversation

Microsoft has equipped Bing for extended Q&A sessions.The Redmond, Wash.-based software company has rolled out a new Bing update that encourages users to delve...

Google Asks Language Lovers to Help Refine Translate Services

To make Google's online translation services even better, Google has created an online Translate Community where volunteers can add their personal language expertise to...

Google Search Experiments With HTTPS as Ranking Factor for Sites

Google Search has been testing the idea of placing Websites higher in search rankings when they use strong HTTPS encryption by default. The idea,...

Microsoft Updates Bing Search to Appeal to Developers

Microsoft has rolled out a new update to the company's Bing search engine in an attempt to appeal to developers.Shabbar Husain, senior program manager...

Microsoft Improves Bing Maps Rendering

Microsoft has tweaked its Google Maps competitor, making it harder for users to get lost.Bing Maps has been updated to include new "rendering and...