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  Failure is a feature: how Google stays sharp gobbling up startups

  By Ben Popper on September 17, 2012 12:09 pm + 171 comments

  I stepped out of my car in the parking lot of Google’s Mountain View headquarters and, not having Continue reading…

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  Microsoft doesn't mind if you 'Google it' on Bing

  By Amar Toor on September 13, 2012 01:15 am + 156 comments

  In a recent interview with Fast Company, Microsoft's Adam Sohn acknowledged that the word "Bing," Continue reading…

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  Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook is getting 'a billion search queries a day'

  By Adrianne Jeffries on September 11, 2012 06:05 pm + 67 comments

  Facebook is getting "on the order of a billion search queries a day," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said today Continue reading…

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  Amazon's Kindle Fire HD has Bing set as default search engine

  By Nathan Ingraham on September 7, 2012 03:27 pm + 247 comments

  Amazon's new Kindle Fire HD comes with a pretty massive software update — and one of the new Continue reading…

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  Microsoft launches nationwide 'Bing it on' TV campaign to challenge Google

  By Tom Warren on September 6, 2012 10:27 am + 288 comments

  Microsoft claims people prefer Bing search results to Google's nearly 2:1, and the company is ready Continue reading…

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  China search provider Baidu launches full-fledged Android browser, invests in the cloud

  By Chris Welch on September 3, 2012 02:39 pm + 26 comments

  Already holding a dominating lead in desktop search, China's Baidu today continued its push to Continue reading…

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  Bing now lets you search through your Facebook friends' photos

  By Andrew Webster on August 30, 2012 03:08 pm + 28 comments

  Bing is no stranger to Facebook integration, and its latest update takes things a step further by Continue reading…

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  Walmart's new, internally-built search engine leads to increased sales

  By Andrew Webster on August 30, 2012 02:27 pm + 18 comments

  Over the past few months Walmart has been upgrading its site's search engine to a new, Continue reading…

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  Google Now updated with movie showtime suggestions, emergency alerts, and more

  By Bryan Bishop on August 29, 2012 08:07 pm + 45 comments

  One of the headline features of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is Google Now, the company's riff on the Continue reading…

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  Google promotes web services with new 'I'm Feeling Lucky' button

  By Scott Lowe on August 24, 2012 03:03 am + 22 comments

  Google has tweaked its "I'm Feeling Lucky" search randomizer to offer results from a wider array of Continue reading…