Data from online marketing research group Hitwise has found that websites which focus on free content receive 73 percent more visitors than transactional sites. During July 2009, content driven sites picked up 73 percent more UK Internet visits than their transactional... (Continue reading)
At its annual financial analyst day last month, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed that the Starter edition of Windows 7 would be limited to devices with small screens, small keyboards and low-power processors. Say hello to the “Microsoft tax”. Here’s what Ballmer had... (Continue reading)
A US federal court has ordered Microsoft to pay over $290m (£175m) for wilfully infringing on a patent by Canadian firm i4i. The patent relates to the use of XML, a mark-up language that allows formatting of text and makes files... (Continue reading)
Google has lifted the lid on its updated search engine, which developers have nicknamed “Caffeine”. Although still in the testing phase, the firm says it is the “first step in improving the speed, accuracy and comprehensiveness of search results”. The new engine... (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)