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More Microsoft Layoffs On The Way
Earlier this week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer hit a pessimistic note by saying that he expected to see IT spending growth, but…
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Google Gears Up For The Holidays
It's getting to be that time of year during which people grow much nicer and more family-oriented. Or much more rude and antisocial. Whatever. Either way, Google's making a special effort to ensure that it isn't put out of mind over the next couple of months.
Florida Sues Expedia And Orbitz Over Taxes
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said today his office has sued online travel companies Expedia and Orbitz for failing to pay the right amount of taxes on hotel room rentals. The lawsuit states that while the companies have been collecting these taxes from consumers all along, they have only been paying a portion of the taxes to the state and keeping the rest as profit. …
Yahoo Real-Time Search Test May Be Days Away
A little more information regarding Yahoo's take on real-time search has emerged, and the details - scarce as they are - sound encouraging. Another key point is that public testing of the real-time search feature may be just a few days away. As we've said before, real-time search will be a tricky thing for Yahoo. Google and Facebook have already made their first efforts in…
iPhone Most Popular Touchscreen Device
Touchscreen mobile phone adoption in the U.S. showed a significant 159 percent growth rate during the past year to 23.8 million users, according to a new report from comScore. The growth in touchscreen device adoption outpaced the already strong 63 percent growth in U.S. adoption of smartphones.
Turkey Asks Google For $47 Million In Taxes
It seems that Google's accounting practices may not be quite in line with accepted Turkish procedures. In fact, Turkey's government has determined that the search giant owes it a little over $47 million in unpaid taxes.
