Google features Gandhi doodleOctober 2nd, 2009 LONDON - The search engine Google Friday decorated its home page with a sketch of Mahatma Gandhi on his 140th birth anniversary. The page, seen by millions of people around the world every day as they search the internet, showed Gandhi's face - the dome of his head and mushtacheo forming the initial letter 'G'.
UAE firm launches eco-friendly engine oilsSeptember 17th, 2009 DUBAI - An oil company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched two new engine oils to ensure higher fuel efficiency and less pollution, WAM news agency reported. The Protect Green 5W 40 and Vulcan Green 10W 40 engine oils have low content of sulphated ash and phosphorous, according to the report Wednesday.
Google unveils speedier search engineAugust 11th, 2009 LONDON - Google Inc. is working on a new test version of its search engine, which the company claims will be faster and more relevant than ever before.
One third of Europeans have never used internet: ReportAugust 5th, 2009 LONDON - A third of people in the European Union say they have never used the internet, according to an EU report, which examined the region's digital landscape over the last five years. What's more, the study found that more than one in four Europeans had never used a PC.
Now, send e-mail greetings to loved ones from beyond the graveJuly 26th, 2009 LONDON - A new range of internet services have made it possible for users to now send e-mail greetings to their loved ones from beyond the grave. These online services are being used to send birthday wishes to friends, congratulations on a graduation, and to keep spouses happy.
Google says it will clean up porn results from its Chinese portalJune 21st, 2009 BEIJING - Google Inc. has announced that it would take all necessary measures to comb out pornographic results in its Chinese-language portal, Google.cn.
Brit school, govt websites hacked to sell Viagra, pornographyJune 15th, 2009 LONDON - Hackers have taken over hundreds of government, school and university websites in Britain, which direct users to pornographic websites, revealed a new research. The researchers pointed out more than 30 school and university websites' domain names, which have been infected with content that could direct children to illicit content on the net.
How about an alert search engine to help youJune 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Having problems with a search engine, then change the search terms to get the information you need. But what if the search engine did it for you?
A Penn State researcher analysed nearly one million web searches to detect patterns of query reformulation and create models to predict them -- models that may help create more advanced search engines.
Chicken secretly injected with beef, pork waste being sold in BritainJune 4th, 2009 LONDON - Chicken secretly injected with beef and pork waste is being sold across Britain. In a hi-tech fraud run by firms in three EU states, food manufacturers are making bulking agents out of porcine and bovine gristle and bones that help inflate chicken breasts, so that they fetch a higher price.
Revolutionary Wolfram 'knowledge engine' goes liveMay 19th, 2009 LONDON - Wolfram Alpha, the revolutionary web tool that calculates and computes your queries instead of directing you to other sources of information, has gone live. The new system, being hailed as a significant rival to search giant Google, is the brainchild of British-born physicist Stephen Wolfram, reports the BBC.
Being spoilt for choice can paralyse youMay 11th, 2009 LONDON - In an age of untrammelled consumerism, being spoilt for choice can have a paralysing effect. Google provides almost 100 million results on 'Britney Spears'.
Now, Google the world's first 100 billion dollar brandApril 30th, 2009 LONDON - Internet search engine Google has become the world's first 100 billion dollar brand. It is worth almost 25 per cent more than rival computing corporation Microsoft, according to the annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Brands report.
UK Internet watchdog: number of child pornography sites drops but sexual images more violentApril 29th, 2009 Internet watchdog: Drop in child pornography sitesLONDON — The number of international Web sites showing sexual abuse of children has fallen by about 10 percent, but the images on these sites are more violent, a British Internet watchdog said Wednesday. The Internet Watch Foundation said increased vigilance by U.K.
Keira Knightley finds Internet dehumanisingApril 14th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Keira Knightley is unhappy with social networking sites and says she finds Internet 'dehumanising'. 'I hate Internet.
Brit parents worst informed about kids' Internet useMarch 17th, 2009 LONDON - British parents have been named among the worst informed in the world as to how much time their children spend surfing the Internet, and what they look at online. A Norton Online Report says that parents in the UK believe that their children spend 18.8 hours a month on the Internet, while they actually spend about 43.5 hours online.
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