Yahoo!'s deal with Microsoft has reached its first major milestone, with the company turning off its own search engine technology this week and shifting all North American web, image and video queries over to the Bing engine. Other geographical sites (and languages - right now only the English searches have transitioned) will follow "in the weeks and months ahead" according to Microsoft.
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Yahoo! transitions to Bing search
The Next Great Tech Rivalry
The consumer electronics industry has had its share of great rivalries. Apple vs. Microsoft; Microsoft vs. Google; Google vs. Yahoo; and though these companies surely remain in competition, the intense rivalries that drive product development and benefit the consumer have mostly faded. Apple and Microsoft may jockey for position in measurements of market capitalization, but they’re both successful with dramatically different product categories now. Microsoft may want a piece of Google’s search pie, but Google holds a commanding lead that seems unlikely to falter. And do I have to even explain how Yahoo is no longer competitive with Google?
Nokia Yahoo! Phone “out of the scope of the announcement”
Sources had suggested that there'd be no sign of the well-rumored Nokia-made Yahoo! Phone at the two companies' press event this morning, and sure enough it's all about Ovi services. Asked in a Q&A whether there would be a Yahoo! phone, Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo told reporters and investors "No, no, that is out of the scope of the announcement."
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Yahoo! and Nokia join forces on Ovi Maps, Mail and Chat
Yahoo! and Nokia have taken to the stage this morning and, as expected, they've announced a partnership deal that will see them collaborate on mobile services. According to the deal, Nokia will be the exclusive provider for Yahoo!'s maps services worldwide, using Ovi Maps, while Yahoo! will become the exclusive global provider of Nokia's Ovi Mail and Ovi Chat services.
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Nokia and Yahoo! deal for mobile services imminent?
Nokia are going full-steam ahead with their own package of services - the feature-toting update to Ovi Maps earlier this week is proof of that - but are they also planning a deal with Yahoo! which will see the latter company's email, search and other applications and services built into certain Nokia models? That's what AllThingsD are reporting, having been invited to Yahoo!'s "Project Nike" launch next week with the promise of "an exciting announcement about providing global consumers with rich online and mobile experiences". They dug around and came up not only with the Nokia connection but some particularly snide comments about both firms.
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comScore offers search engine rankings for December 2009
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
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
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
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
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
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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Microsoft and Yahoo! sign revenue share deal on search ads
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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