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• Google may have missed mark with search page experiment

  Google is experimenting with a new look for its search results page, and so far users don't seem impressed.

• Ballmer surprises with Microsoft-RIM partnership

  Microsoft will invest in the BlackBerry platform from Research in Motion, becoming the default search provider in BlackBerry browsers and maps, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said during a surprise keynote appearance at BlackBerry World today.

• Microsoft, RIM take on Google in mobile search

  Microsoft's investment in putting its Bing search and maps in BlackBerry mobile devices by the fall holiday season pits Research in Motion and Microsoft against Google in a massive scramble for mobile search customers.

• Twitter hits record on news of bin Laden's death

  Before President Barack Obama officially informed the country and the world that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden had been killed, Facebook and Twitter were lit with news and celebratory postings.

• Yahoo says 1M users affected by email outage

  A day after Yahoo's email service suffered a partial outage, the company reported that about 1 million users were affected.

• Google's new CEO won't change stance on China

  Google's stance on doing business in China isn't going to change because Larry Page has replaced Eric Schmidt as the company's CEO.

• Amazon cloud outage staggers into Day 2

  Amazon.com is well into the second day of trying to fix a cloud outage that has partially disabled or knocked out popular Web sites like Quora, Foursquare and Reddit.

• In reversal, Yahoo will store user search data longer

  In a move that is unlikely to win it any new friends in the privacy community, Yahoo has announced that it will retain consumer search data for a substantially longer period of time than it does today.

• New Google CEO sweeps in with company reorg

  Wasting no time, Larry Page, who became Google's CEO on Monday, quickly moved to shake up the Internet company's top management.

• Google CEO Page hones in on social networking

  Google's new CEO is making one thing clear - he'll be honing the company's focus in on social networking.

• Bing for iPad a 'killer app,' says analyst

  Microsoft today launched Bing for iPad, the company's first app for Apple's tablet.

• Google reportedly to overhaul YouTube

  Google's YouTube site is in the midst of an overhaul, according to a Wall Street Journal report Wednesday.

• Google gets more social with its search engine

  Google is diving deeper into social networking.

• Google may soon launch Apple iTunes rival

  Reports are swirling around the Internet that Google is in the advanced stages of testing a music service that could one day rival Apple iTunes.

• Have you heard the one about Google going social?

  If you're following the rumor mill about whether Google is going to release a social network of its own, your head may be spinning.