Google Adds Captions to YouTube Search (PC World) PC World - In a step to make YouTube videos more accessible to deaf people as well as to anyone else searching for videos online, Google has launched an automatic video captioning service. Judge Sets Schedule for Google Book Search Case (PC World) PC World - The judge in the copyright infringement case pitting the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) against Google and its book search program has set a date for the final hearing on the parties' controversial settlement proposal. Alibaba Site With Own Search Engine May Outshine Yahoo China (PC World) PC World - The launch of a new search engine for a booming online retail site run by Alibaba Group, the owner of Yahoo China, is just one more sign that Taobao.com is taking over roles formerly filled at the group by Yahoo. Google says PC will start in seven seconds or less (Reuters) Reuters - New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chrome operating system designed for PCs that do their work on the Web. Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search (AP) AP - Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently. Yahoo's Search News Shortcuts Gain 'tweets,' Videos, Photos (PC World) PC World - Yahoo has enhanced its Web search engine's news "shortcuts" by adding Twitter posts, photos and videos to them, the company announced Thursday. 11 Things You Need to Know About Google's Chrome OS (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - The world's number one search provider has opened its operating system project up to the world. Here's what it's all about. Google Image Swirl: A Hands-On Tour (PC World) PC World - Google's firing back at Bing with a brand new visual image search feature. Google Image Swirl, announced on Tuesday, brings layers of similar images into your searches. Think of it like six degrees of separation, only customized to your image search interests. Bing Gains Market Share -- At Yahoo's Expense (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Bing is up. Yahoo is down. Google still dominates. That's the latest story line from comScore. The market-research firm just issued its October U.S. search-engine rankings. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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