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Ask.com Debuts New Features in its Battle with Google

With a sleek, new interface and features launched last week, search provider Ask.com is trying to close the distance against rival and industry leader Google.

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What's That: HoneyMonkey

Honey monkeys are software used to detect malware and exploits in use by hackers even if these exploits have not been publicly reported. These automated applications simulate an average web user but collect data about any software that is installed or system changes that are made by a website.

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Paul McCartney on Digital Music

Former Beatle Paul McCartney recently spoke with the LA Times (Registration Required) on his breakup with long-time record label EMI and his decision to go with a fully-downloadable album via Starbucks' Hear Music.

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Tracking Hot Search Trends: BMW Takes on Mercedes

Google's Trends allows you to monitor the Top 100 hot search trends over time and drill down into locations where concentrations of the search trend are higher. In addition to Hot Trends, you can enter any set of search terms to see how popular they are when compared with all Google searches.

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Everything I Needed to Know about Technology I Learned from Talking Caller ID

I've always considered myself somewhat fearless when it comes to buying the latest technology and gadgets. Naturally, some things work better than others. So, as a self-confessed technogadget-phile it may come as no surprise when I tell you how excited I was to get a phone system with Talking Caller ID. Now, thanks to the latest innovations in text-to-speech technology, I could screen calls from any location within earshot of the unit. Yet after only a few days, it became abundantly clear that there were problems.

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iGoogle, MyYahoo: Personalized Search Battle Rages On

iGoogle, the latest from the Googlesphere in Mountain View, offers an expanded, customizable "my" personalized search page packed with lots of Google-powered (along with some non-Google) goodies.

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Vote for the best Web 2.0 application

CNET's Webware is currently running an online poll to determine the "people's choice" among leading web applications. Categories range from Entertainment and Publishing to Data Backups Community and Mobile.

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Google Gears: The future of application development?

Google announced the beta release of Google Gears, a set of tools which allows developers to create desktop applications which integrate with online Google applications, like Google Maps.

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What's That: AJAX - A "cleaner" user experience

AJAX is a collection of technologies that pass information from the application to the server without the intrusion and load time typically associated with most form-based web applications.

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Wii Gamers Share Stories of Busted Plasma Screens and other Laments

Every now and then, we like to have a little fun around here. I know, I know don't tell anyone. But, on occasion we try to pass along an interesting website which while not brimming over with trends to monitor offers some "edutainment" value.

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