AFP - Google has bought a 75 hectare (185 acre) property in the north of Austria to erect a new European server farm within two years, the US Internet search engine giant said Thursday.
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| Google empowers users to edit search results (AP) |
| AP - If Google delivers useless search results, just erase them and you won't see them again. Read more... |
| Dell 3Q profit falls as PC spending slows (AP) |
| AP - PC maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter profit fell 5 percent as businesses around the world bought fewer computers and other technology products. Read more... |
| Google's virtual world Lively to die next month (AP) |
| AP - Lively, a virtual reality service from Google Inc., is dying. Read more... |
| Web ad sales rise slightly from prior quarter (AP) |
| AP - Despite the bad economy, U.S. Internet advertising revenue rose in the third quarter, according to an analysis released Thursday. Read more... |
| British PM comments on NASA hacker Gary McKinnon (CNET) |
| CNET - British prime minister Gordon Brown spoke on Thursday (at least indirectly) about the future of Gary McKinnon, a 42-year-old UFO enthusiast accused of hacking into several U.S. military sites. It was the prime minister's first public comments on the case which, after six years, took a twist over the summer. Read more... |
| Online advertising up 11 percent from last year (CNET) |
| CNET - The growing economic slump doesn't appear to have fully struck Web advertising. Read more... |
| Sony says Blu-ray sales short of forecasts (Reuters) |
| Reuters - High definition Blu-ray disc players may be one of the holiday season's best sellers, but they will still fall short of expectations, due to the tough economy, the head of Sony's U.S. electronics unit said. Read more... |
| IBM Extends Lotus Notes To Millions of Nokia Phones (NewsFactor) |
| NewsFactor - Nokia and IBM on Thursday launched IBM Lotus Notes support for Nokia's S60-based mobile phones. That means millions of Lotus Notes users will be able to access their e-mail on Nokia devices in December. Read more... |
| Sun receives complaint about Java vetting process (InfoWorld) |
| InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems has heard from a company concerned about the vetting process of Java and open source, a Sun official said on Wednesday. Read more... |
| Microsoft's Morro Could Challenge Security Giants (NewsFactor) |
| NewsFactor - McAfee and Symantec could be affected as Microsoft moves to provide free antivirus software. If the software, code-named Morro, successfully protects against viruses, analysts said, it could mean an exodus from well-known security brands. Read more... |
| Google picks Austria village for new European server farm (AFP) |
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| 'WoW: Wrath of Lich King' sets sales record (CNET) |
| CNET - World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion to the mega-popular online game, sold 2.8 million copies in its first 24 hours last week, setting what its publisher said is an all-time record for PC games. Read more... |