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Google first quarter profits beat expectations

Google has boasted a 37 per cent rise in net profits for the first quarter of 2010, largely thanks to increased spending by online advertisers. Google’s boost in revenue is being viewed as indicative that the recession is finally coming to an end. The London Evening Standard reports that Google’s revenue climbed 23 per cent across the quarter to arrive at $6.78 billion (

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Opera downloads double, thanks to Microsoft

Opera Software has announced that downloads of its latest web browser product have increased significantly since the introduction of Microsoft’s browser choice screen for Windows users at the beginning of the month. The Norwegian company is reporting that more than half of all browser downloads in Europe currently originate at Microsoft’s ballot screen, which was introduced following a ruling from the European Commission to limit Microsoft’s dominance and increase competition in the web browser market. According to figures from TechCrunch, Poland is the country with the greatest increase in Opera downloads from Microsoft’s choice screen, with a 328 per cent increase accounting for 77 per cent of all Opera 10.5 downloads in that nation.

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Microsoft launches urgent security patch to win back browser share

Microsoft has leapt into action with a new security patch for Internet Explorer after German and French governments urged citizens to seek out alternative web browsers. The software giant admitted that a flaw in the code of Internet Explorer 6 may have been exploited by those responsible for the recent cyber-attacks that the BBC reports are alleged to have hit more than 30 companies, including Google and Adobe

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Google Analytics is illegal, say German privacy protection officials

Articles at Zeit Online and TechCrunch Europe carry details that suggest federal and state officials believe Google Analytics to be illegal, and are considering imposing fines against companies which use the service to collect and collate data about their website visitors’ usage without the visitor’s express consent. Approximately 13 per cent of German website publishers - those using the .de TLD - are believed to use Google Analytics to collect data on their visitors.

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Google CEO announces that economy is recovering

Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has announced that the worst of the advertising recession has now passed, and has confirmed that the company is hiring more staff and increasing investment as the economy begins to recover. Speaking at a press conference in New York, Mr Schmidt stated that “the worst is behind us,” and expressed his surprise that the European market in particular is recovering faster than anticipated.

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Google’s aim to revolutionise news media

Google and its influence on news distribution has certainly been in the limelight recently and new developments have brought to light the revelation that the Mountain View giant is on the move to innovate the way we experience news media online.

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Bing is fastest growing search engine in the US

Microsoft’s search engine Bing is becoming a fierce competitor to Google , securing a market share of nearly 11 per cent since its launch in June. The Times reports that Bing is currently the fastest growing search engine in the United States, according to the latest research published by Nielsen.

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Lawsuit sees eBay’s Skype battles intensify

Earlier this month it looked as though eBay had solved its Skype problem with plans to sell the VOIP service. Now it seems that trouble is only set to multiply for the proposed deal. The Guardian reports that the founders of Skype have filed a lawsuit against eBay and the investment group that are making plans to buy the popular VOIP service

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Oracle future bright as Sun takeover receives US clearance

Oracle’s multi-billion dollar takeover of Sun Microsystems has moved a step closer to completion after it received approval from the US Department of Justice. An offer of $7.4 billion was tabled in April this year. Sun’s shareholders approved the deal in July, but antitrust authorities in America and Europe held up the agreement and delays have seen the involved parties being forced to hold their horses.

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