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comScore offers search engine rankings for December 2009

By Shane McGlaun on Monday, Jan 18th 2010 No Comments

The search market is highly competitive thanks the massive amounts of money that can be made from the ads displayed alongside search results. The search engines in the US battle for the dominant position with the top contenders being Google, Yahoo, and Bing.

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LG Plasma HDTV CES 2010 range boast super-narrow bezels

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jan 6th 2010 No Comments

In comparison to their huge 2010 LCD range, LG’s new plasma HDTVs are conspicuous by their scarcity: the company have announced a mere eight new sets at CES 2010. Among those six, however, are some impressive sounding beasts and some mighty fine design. LG’s TruSlim Frame models, for instance, the PK550 and PJ350, have bezels just 0.9-inches wide; all of the 2010 sets are around two-inches deep, too, and LG have shaved off considerable weight as well.

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LG LCD HDTV CES 2010 range revealed: 3D-ready flagship Infinia LE9500

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jan 6th 2010 No Comments

LG’s CES 2010 LCD HDTV line-up may not be quite as technologically impressive as Toshiba’s CELL-packing ZX900, but it certainly dwarfs it in terms of sheer number of models. The company have announced a full 39 different HDTVs, ranging from the entry-level LD350 which kicks off at a modest 19-inches, through to the Infinia LE9500 flagship with up to 55-inch panels, skinny 8.5mm bezels, Full HD 1080p, Skype videocalls (assuming you plug in a webcam), 3D-ready support and streaming media from Netflix, VUDU, YouTube, Napster and Yahoo! Widgets.

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 31 2009

By Shane McGlaun on Saturday, Aug 1st 2009 No Comments

Another week has come and gone and we are a week closer that that wondrous day parents look forward to all summer — back to school! Lots of goings on this week and much of it was centered on mobile phones. Spotify announced that it would have an official app available on the iPhone that works for subscribers on Premium packages. Monday, a bit more light was shed on the much anticipated Android donut update, alas it’s said to not be the OS 2.0 update we hoped for and won’t have multitouch.

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Samsung 8500-series HDTVs: LED local dimming and widgets

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jul 30th 2009 No Comments

Samsung have unveiled their latest HDTV range, the 8500-series, complete with local dimming for the LED backlighting and Yahoo!’s widget engine. Available in 46- and 55-inch sizes, the 8500-series supports 1080p High Definition playback, with a 7,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 2ms response time and 1.6-inch thick chassis.

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Microsoft and Yahoo! sign 10-year search and advertising deal

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 29th 2009 No Comments

Confirming what we reported earlier on today, Microsoft and Yahoo! have officially announced a 10 year partnership to collaborate on search technology as well as search advertising. The deal will see Microsoft gain access to Yahoo!’s “core search technologies” to integrate them into their Bing search engine, which moving forward will be the “exclusive algorithmic search and paid search platform for Yahoo! sites”.

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Video interviews with Microsoft and Yahoo! after the cut

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Microsoft and Yahoo! sign revenue share deal on search ads

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 29th 2009 No Comments

Microsoft and Yahoo! have finally reached an agreement on an online search and advertising partnership, according to an internal source. While the deal is yet to be publicly confirmed by either company – something expected within 24hrs – it’s believed to involve Microsoft’s Bing search engine powering Yahoo! searches, while the latter company will manage advertising sales using Microsoft technology. The news is being positioned as the two firms’ strike back against Google, who have pretty much cornered the market in both online search and advertising.

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Sharp AQUOS D-Series TVs get Yahoo video

By Brenda Stokes on Monday, May 11th 2009 No Comments

Sharp launched their AQUOS D-Series this morning in Japan, which shows a real effort to enter the Internet-equipped TV market. By means of an Ethernet connection, these TVs can hook up to the Internet and stream content straight onto the screen.

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Yahoo Music gets update; acts as music hub

By Brenda Stokes on Monday, Apr 6th 2009 No Comments

A new version of Yahoo Music hit public beta today and it is a serious change from previous versions. In fact, the entire approach is different. The site now works like a hub for all other media content sites, directing you to others to make purchases and take a listen.

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CES 2009: Samsung Yahoo! Interactive TV Experience

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jan 7th 2009 No Comments

At a press conference at CES 2009 today, Samsung announced the latest generation of their Interactive TV Experience, with HDTVs integrating DLNA media streaming, online video from sites such as YouTube, streaming movies from Netflix and similar providers, connected Yahoo! Widgets, and media such as photos, video, music and stocks. Yahoo! are calling this Cinematic Internet, bringing user choice, openness, community and customization to the television screen, controlled solely by a remote control.

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