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  • Google Earth revives ancient Rome

  • Nov 13, 2008
  • Google has added a new twist to its popular 3D map tool, Google Earth, offering millions of users the chance to visit a virtual ancient Rome.Google has reconstructed the sprawling city - inhabited by more than one million people as long ago as AD320....
  • TalkTalk offers boosts to speed

  • Nov 13, 2008
  • Internet service provider TalkTalk is offering customers the chance to sample super-fast broadband.It is launching its myTalkTalk broadband package with a basic monthly price of £6.49 and a series of add-ons, including a speed boost of up to 24...
  • Web helps Obama with transition

  • Nov 9, 2008
  • Barack Obama is turning to the web as he prepares to become US president.Via a website called Change.gov, the Obama campaign plans to provide a guide to the transition process.The site also solicits suggestions from US citizens about their vision for...
  • Google launches internet browser

  • Nov 9, 2008
  • Google is launching an open source web browser to compete with Internet Explorer and Firefox.The browser is designed to be fast, and to cope with the next generation of web applications that rely on graphics and multimedia.Called Chrome, it will laun...
  • Yahoo tells Microsoft: 'Buy us'

  • Nov 6, 2008
  • By Maggie ShielsYahoo said the "For Sale" sign is still on its front lawn and that Microsoft should buy the company.The internet portal's co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang made the comment despite the fact Yahoo rejected a $33 (£21) a sha...
  • Yahoo to cut 10% of its workforce

  • Nov 6, 2008
  • Yahoo is to cut about 1,500 jobs - 10% of its global workforce - as it tries to restore the company's fortunes in the face of declining profits.The US internet group made the announcement as it reported a 64% slump in third quarter profits.Yahoo's ne...
  • Google abandons deal with Yahoo

  • Nov 6, 2008
  • Google has decided to abandon its advertising partnership with Yahoo to avoid having a "protracted legal battle" with regulators.The deal involved Google providing some of the advertising around Yahoo's search results and would have been wo...