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Google Desktop 3 in final testing

News The accompanying Sidebar is a floating tool palette that offers personalised news, RSS feeds, weather, stock quotes and other information based on a user's preferences. Other new features include advanced search forms, spelling suggestions for...

9 February 2006, 10:16

Microsoft boasts improved search

News One of the papers, 'Learning User Interaction Models for Predicting Web Search Results Preferences', illustrates new techniques for following users beyond the first click-through from a search results page.

8 August 2006, 15:51

Search engines race to be privacy hero

News Cookies are small files stored on a computer so that the computer can be recognised when it revisits Web sites, enabling the site to remember the user's preferences for things like e-commerce and sites that require a log-in.

23 July 2007, 9:23

BT develops semantic television

News What this shape-shifted TV amounts to is somewhat analogous to the "Semantic Web", in that objects within it need to be categorised through "semiautomatic description techniques" to allow the finished product to be quickly assembled as user...

14 December 2006, 10:11

News.blog: Ask to introduce anonymous Web search

News By using the new AskEraser tool, users will be able to set their privacy preferences so the search engine doesn't retain their Web search history. Cookies are small files stored on a computer so that the computer can be recognised when it revisits...

20 July 2007, 9:12

USB drives smarten up

News They developed a technical specification that lets consumers carry their entire desktop, including programs and personal preferences, with them as they travel between home and office. It may have been a year ago, but Kate Purmal remembers well how...

8 June 2005, 8:55

Wikipedia founder unveils political site

News American political junkies who can't get enough of Daily Kos or RedState (depending on party preferences) may now have a new Web 2.0 toy in the form of Campaigns Wikia. Wikipedia founder Jimmy 'Jimbo' Wales this week announced the opening of a wiki...

7 July 2006, 8:58

Google searches for personal connection

News The company launched a test version of its personalised search engine on Monday, part of its effort to tailor its search results to users' preferences. As the search wars intensify, Google hopes that making a personal connection with its visitors...

30 March 2004, 14:05

Firefox 2.0 release delayed

News Some of the Firefox bugs still being addressed affect visual refresh, panel preferences, tab overflow, spellcheck and anti-phishing features, according to the Firefox 2.0 status meeting minutes. The release of Firefox 2.0 has been delayed until 24...

17 August 2006, 8:50

Google and Yahoo chase mobile market

News The phone will take Yahoo a step closer to linking music, photos and email with consumers' existing online accounts, address books and preferences, the newspaper said. Yahoo and Google are set to roll out new wireless services, taking advantage of...

8 November 2005, 10:11

Photos: Ten views of Apple's Leopard

News Time Machine allows Mac users to set priorities and preferences to automatically back up important files like spreadsheets, presentations or photos, which only 4 per cent of Mac users currently do, Forstall said.

10 August 2006, 10:24

The curtain rises on Opera 9

News Other content-related features include widgets, or small Web programs, designed to help users organise their browsing preferences, play games or follow sports teams. Opera Software on Tuesday released the newest version of its popular browser...

21 June 2006, 10:49

Behold the customisable keyboard

News Customising the keys' layout to your preferences and work style, the theory goes, improves efficiency and saves time -- whether you're piloting a flight simulation or flitting around a spreadsheet. Game fans like to moan about the standard QWERTY...

27 June 2005, 10:29

Wii TV guide hits Japan

News This new, free, downloadable Wii channel not only allows for the viewing of TV schedules for the week ahead, but also allows for bookmarking of upcoming shows using Miis to mark out personal preferences.

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5 March 2008, 9:01

Yahoo hears call of audio search

News This lets people share their musical preferences with others by using RSS feeds of their saved Web pages. Yahoo on Thursday introduced an audio search beta to help people track down music downloads, podcasts, newscasts, speeches and interviews.

5 August 2005, 11:10