Google has issued an apology after a “miscalculation” caused a blackout of its Gmail service, affecting the “majority” of its 150 million users. The firm described Tuesday’s two-hour outage as a “big deal” and said it was investigating ways to ensure... (Continue reading)
Three technology heavyweights are joining a coalition to fight Google’s attempt to create what could be the world’s largest virtual library. Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo will sign up to the Open Book Alliance being spearheaded by the Internet Archive. They oppose a... (Continue reading)
Yahoo and Microsoft have announced a long-rumoured internet search deal that will help the two companies take on chief rival Google. Microsoft’s Bing search engine will power the Yahoo website and Yahoo will in turn become the advertising sales team for... (Continue reading)