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Yahoo: We'll still compete with Bing
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A deal may have been done for Yahoo to be powered by Microsoft's Bing – but the two companies will still compete for search audience according to a senior figure. Prabhakar Raghavan – a Senior Vice President of Yahoo – told reporters that collaboration on the technology of search would not end the lengthy rivalry between the two web giants. "We are not a version of Bing," Raghavan told reporters. 'Competitors on the front-end' "We are Yahoo and that will continue...We collaborate on the back-end but we are competitors on the front-end," he added. The ten-year deal sees Microsoft's AdCentre replace Yahoo's Panama on the ...
Opinion: Why is UK Govt ignoring its Digital Britain report?
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Sometimes we think we're living in Groundhog Day. "We're going to cut off illegal downloaders!" the government will cry, before abandoning the plans. The next day, "We're going to cut off illegal downloaders!" The next day… you get the idea. Guess what's happened today? That's right! The government's going to cut off illegal downloaders! You know as well as we do the reasons why cutting off people's connections is over the top and unfair, so let's skip that. Instead, let's look at the bigger picture: what on earth was the point of Digital Britain? That, you'll recall, was an attempt to come up with a brilliant plan for Britain's digital future, taking care of ...
Government: tougher measures for illegal filesharers
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The UK government is planning to cut off persistent file sharers of copyrighted movies and music. The new laws, set to be proposed today, would give the government greater control over punishing the downloaders, removing some of Ofcom's power. It's something of an about-face for the government after the Digital Britain report stated that users will be sent warning letters to encourage a drop the amount of piracy in the UK, something many thought was a matter that would be left until after the next election. Letter of the law The same letters are still likely to be sent, but instead of 'measures' being put in place to halt the threat of piracy ...
Hulu UK launch put back to 2010?
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Hulu, the US video-streaming site, looks likely to delay its proposed launch in the UK, due to the lack of exclusive content being available for the service. The website, which is co-owned by Disney, News Corporation and NBC Universal, was due to launch in September but, according to the Telegraph, this has been put back to 2010 until more deals are in place. ITV deal It's not all bad news, though, as it seems that the site will be worth the wait. With the Telegraph quoting a source close to the company who said: "ITV is closest to signing a deal with Hulu which will have a level of exclusivity built into it. Hulu has been ...
Opera 10 RC arrives, full version on September 1
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Opera 10's first release candidate has arrived, with the final version likely to arrive on 1 September. The latest iteration of Opera features a new design and more industry standards than you can shake an HTML 5.0 stick at. As well as Opera Turbo – to keep things flying along even on a bad connection, the built in Opera Mail, Opera speed dial and tabbed browsing are all likely to win praise. September arrival "Opera today released the first release candidate for Opera 10," said Opera's release. "Today's release points to a September 1st launch for the final version of Opera 10." You can download and test the release candidate from ...
