http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:30:17 GMT 2009-11-22T20:30:17Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/507627/Google_Aims_for_Faster_Web_Downloads_with_SPDY_Protocol?source=rss_web_services Google is hoping to make Web pages download up to twice as quickly using SPDY, a new application-layer protocol it's experimenting with, the company said in a blog post. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Mikael Rickn&#228;s <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507627/Google_Aims_for_Faster_Web_Downloads_with_SPDY_Protocol?source=rss_web_services 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/507514/Chrome_for_Mac_Beta_May_Appear_in_Early_December_?source=rss_web_services The developer preview versions of Google's Chrome Web browser for OS X have slowly been improving to the point where they probably won't kernel panic your machine five minutes after launch. But still, we don't have an official release for the Mac, and goshdarnit, Sergey's been asking for it since last year. What gives? Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Dan Moren <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507514/Chrome_for_Mac_Beta_May_Appear_in_Early_December_?source=rss_web_services 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/507480/Bing_Now_a_Serious_Challenger_to_Google?source=rss_web_services Given undistinguished history of Microsoft's late and unlamented Live Search engine, the predecessor to Bing, it's easy to dismiss Redmond as a hapless also-ran in the search market. But given the vast sums of money and resources that Microsoft is investing in its fledging Google challenger, this could change in a hurry. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jeff Bertolucci <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507480/Bing_Now_a_Serious_Challenger_to_Google?source=rss_web_services 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/507400/Bing_Gets_Wolfram_Alpha_Facebook_Integration_in_Update?source=rss_web_services Microsoft's Bing is stepping up its assault on Google with bevy of new features available Wednesday that include the addition of Wolfram Alpha search results, enhanced previews of Web sites within results, improved presentation of weather forecasts, and limited Facebook integration. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Ian Paul <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507400/Bing_Gets_Wolfram_Alpha_Facebook_Integration_in_Update?source=rss_web_services 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/507182/Business_Use_of_Twitter_Facebook_Exploding?source=rss_web_services A survey of 200 companies worldwide found that use of social networks like Facebook and Twitter for business use has exploded in recent months. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Sharon Gaudin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507182/Business_Use_of_Twitter_Facebook_Exploding?source=rss_web_services 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506916/The_Search_Market_Created_Microsoft_s_Worst_Enemy?source=rss_web_services Throughout its history, Microsoft has earned a reputation for tenacity when entering markets created, and initially dominated, by innovative startups. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Juan Carlos Perez <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506916/The_Search_Market_Created_Microsoft_s_Worst_Enemy?source=rss_web_services 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506831/Google_Touts_Privacy_Boost_with_New_Dashboard?source=rss_web_services Google on Thursday launched its "Dashboard," a tool for giving users of its services an all-in-one view of their personal information tied to the various Google services they use. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Network World Staff <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506831/Google_Touts_Privacy_Boost_with_New_Dashboard?source=rss_web_services 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506796/Google_Releases_New_Search_Engine_for_E_Commerce_Sites?source=rss_web_services Google on Thursday launched a new search engine service specifically designed for large e-commerce sites. The product, dubbed Google Commerce Search, will bring some of Google&#8217;s best search innovations to sites like Birkenstock USA. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Julie Bort <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506796/Google_Releases_New_Search_Engine_for_E_Commerce_Sites?source=rss_web_services 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506565/How_Many_People_have_Really_Gone_Google_?source=rss_web_services How many people really use Google Apps and how many of them are paying customers? That's a question Google has never quite answered, having touted a "20 million users" and "2 million companies" figure that is almost meaningless. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT David Coursey <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506565/How_Many_People_have_Really_Gone_Google_?source=rss_web_services 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506564/Hackers_Exploit_Google_Wave_s_Popularity?source=rss_web_services Hackers are exploiting web users that were too late in signing up for Google Wave, says Symantec. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Carrie-Ann Skinner <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506564/Hackers_Exploit_Google_Wave_s_Popularity?source=rss_web_services 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506515/Microsoft_Targets_Google_Apps_Cuts_Exchange_Online_Price?source=rss_web_services Microsoft has cut in half its per user per month list price for Exchange Online services and cut by 33 percent the price of its Business Productivity Online Services suite of online productivity applications. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT John Fontana <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506515/Microsoft_Targets_Google_Apps_Cuts_Exchange_Online_Price?source=rss_web_services 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505987/First_Look_Google_Social_Search?source=rss_web_services Google is pouring personalized social data into search results with its new Google Social Search, launching in experimental mode today. Google Social Search, announced at last week's Web 2.0 Summit, adds content from your friends right into your Google searches. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT JR Raphael <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505987/First_Look_Google_Social_Search?source=rss_web_services 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505976/Google_Relaxes_Single_Phone_Number_Requirement_for_Voice?source=rss_web_services To take advantage of Google Voice's telephony management features, users have had to fulfill a tricky requirement: convince their contacts to call them using the single "phone number for life" that comes with this free online service. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Juan Carlos Perez <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505976/Google_Relaxes_Single_Phone_Number_Requirement_for_Voice?source=rss_web_services 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505725/Sergey_Brin_Laments_Yahoo_s_Microsoft_Search_Deal?source=rss_web_services Google cofounder and President of Technology Sergey Brin made a surprise appearance at the Web 2.0 Summit on Thursday, answering a variety of questions on hot-button issues affecting the search company. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Juan Carlos Perez <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505725/Sergey_Brin_Laments_Yahoo_s_Microsoft_Search_Deal?source=rss_web_services 2009-10-22T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505575/Microsoft_Plans_Search_Deals_with_Twitter_Facebook_Reports_Say?source=rss_web_services Microsoft is reportedly on the verge of announcing search deals with both Facebook and Twitter. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Sharon Gaudin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505575/Microsoft_Plans_Search_Deals_with_Twitter_Facebook_Reports_Say?source=rss_web_services 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z