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McAfee documents riskiest search terms

McAfee documents riskiest search terms

A McAfee study into 2,600 of the most popular keyword searches on the web has concluded that hunts for screensavers present the most risk.
Dan Kaplan Jun 1 2009 11:41AM Security
Google considers dropping beta tag

Google considers dropping beta tag

Google has revealed that it is considering taking some of its products out of beta, after years of keeping flagship applications such as Gmail in test status.
Madeline Bennett May 30 2009 6:50AM Software
Opinion: Google's wave drowns the bling in Microsoft's Bing

Opinion: Google's wave drowns the bling in Microsoft's Bing

The browser battle renewed today as Google launched its game-changing successor to e-mail, Wave, while across town NineMSN demonstrated its new search engine, Bing.
Nate Cochrane May 29 2009 4:07PM Software
Google waves goodbye to e-mail

Google waves goodbye to e-mail

The Sydney-based brothers that built Google Maps have released to developers a new tool called Google Wave that has the potential to succeed e-mail, instant messaging and collaboration tools.
Brett Winterford May 29 2009 6:02AM Software
Google gears up for HTML 5

Google gears up for HTML 5

Google has been showing off some of the new HTML 5 features that it will be building into future releases of Chrome and Android 2.0, codenamed Donut.
Iain Thomson May 28 2009 2:52PM Software
Opinion: Sizing up Google's new search rivals

Opinion: Sizing up Google's new search rivals

Can computational search engine Wolfram Alpha or Microsoft's forthcoming 'Kumo' search engine compete with Google's dominance in search?
Shaun Nichols May 25 2009 3:21PM Software
Google puts Chrome 2 out on final release

Google puts Chrome 2 out on final release

Google has released final code for the second version of its Chrome browser, eight months after the official launch.
Iain Thomson May 22 2009 2:14PM Software
Google adds language translation to Gmail

Google adds language translation to Gmail

Google has launched a new translation feature in Gmail which could allow colleagues in global organisations to communicate with each other in their native language.
Phil Muncaster May 21 2009 6:24AM Software
AusCERT09: Googling our way to network apocalypse

AusCERT09: Googling our way to network apocalypse

Disabling Australia's critical infrastructure starts with a simple Google search, a security researcher warned today at a Gold Coast conference soon after another speaker told audiences of the need to aggressively pursue smart power meters.
Nate Cochrane May 19 2009 2:55PM Security
Google owns up to service outage

Google owns up to service outage

Google is blaming an error in its traffic routing system for causing a service outage that lasted several hours overnight.
Shaun Nichols May 15 2009 11:50AM Software
Google simplifies migration path to Gmail

Google simplifies migration path to Gmail

Google has updated Gmail to make it easier for users to migrate from competing email providers.
Rosalie Marshall May 15 2009 6:26AM Software
Google Street View banned from taking images in Greece

Google Street View banned from taking images in Greece

Google has been banned from taking images for its Street View tool in Athens over privacy concerns.
Dan Raywood May 13 2009 10:36AM Security
Google to patch vulnerabilities in Chrome

Google to patch vulnerabilities in Chrome

Google Chrome's Stable channel has been updated to version 1.0.154.64 to fix two security issues that were discovered by internal Google testing.
Dan Raywood May 11 2009 10:44AM Security
Sergey Brin reflects on the state of search

Sergey Brin reflects on the state of search

Google founder Sergey Brin has shared his thoughts on the progress of the web search market.
Shaun Nichols May 8 2009 1:16PM Software
Safari and Opera browsers criticised over security updates

Safari and Opera browsers criticised over security updates

Users of Apple's Safari and the Opera browser are most likely to be using unpatched versions.
Dan Raywood May 7 2009 11:12AM Security
FTC investigates Apple, Google ties

FTC investigates Apple, Google ties

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is carrying out a probe into the boards of Apple and Google to see if the two companies are breaking anti-trust rules.
Iain Thomson May 6 2009 6:38AM Strategy
Google sued over Android name

Google sued over Android name

Google, the Open Handset Alliance and 45 other companies are being sued over the name given to "Android", the open-source mobile phone operating system.
Rosalie Marshall May 4 2009 6:37AM Software
First Android netbook due out this winter

First Android netbook due out this winter

The first netbook computer running Google's Android operating system will be released this winter.
David Neal Apr 28 2009 6:08AM Hardware
UK's Information Commissioner rejects Privacy International claims over Google Street View

UK's Information Commissioner rejects Privacy International claims over Google Street View

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has rejected a complaint from Privacy International that Google's Street View tool breached the Data Protection Act.
Dan Raywood Apr 27 2009 10:52AM Security
Google fixes vulnerability in Chrome

Google fixes vulnerability in Chrome

Google has released an updated version of its Chrome browser, fixing a severe security issue.
David Neal Apr 25 2009 8:04AM Security

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