Matt Cutts (from Google) has an enlightening post on his blog titled – What’s an update? which quite simply lays out information on the topic of their updating system.
Mozilla Updates Firefox Timetable
Planned incremental releases for the Firefox browser will be skipped in favor of a September 1.5 version release.
Yahoo Updates Desktop Search Utility
While the desktop search craze (if there really was one) may have subsided some, that doesn’t mean developers are going to stop improving their product.
Google Maps Updates, Increases Satellite Coverage
Since the integration of Keyhole’s satellite technology into their mapping service, Google Maps has become incredibly popular and quite useful. The use of high-resolution images puts portions of the globe in the palms of their visitors’ hands; and it appears as if this ability will only increase.
Google Updates Google Information For Webmasters FAQ
Apparently someone at Google feels the various webmasters populating their index needed some attention focused on improving Google’s perceived interaction with this group, and perhaps to demonstrate their commitment to search.
Google Updates PR: Is This Still Meaningful?
It used to be like this: when Google conducted an update of their search-related services (PageRank, backlinks, or SERPs), everyone who followed the search industry would rush to the first forum they could find to post how the update affected them. There was normally a great deal of excitement mixed with stark disappointment (for those who lost ground).
Yahoo Updates Toolbar For Firefox, Mac, Linux
Yahoo! has made one of its more popular toolbar features, Yahoo! Anti-Spy (Windows), available through its Toolbar for the Firefox browser. Additionally, the Yahoo! Toolbar for Firefox is now available for Mac and Linux operating systems.
Cisco Updates Storage Virtualization Solutions
Cisco Systems unveiled significant updates to its network-based storage virtualization solutions.
Copernic Updates Desktop Search Utility
Copernic, considered one of the pioneers of desktop search, has announced an update to their utility, taking CDS up to version 1.5.
Google Updates Gmail Policies
In what seems to be a response to Gmail invitation auctions, Google has updated their Gmail policy page to reflect these activities. The changes now make it a violation to “sell, trade, resell or otherwise exploit for any unauthorized commercial purpose or transfer any Gmail account.”