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Google extends adsense service to smaller sites

The world's favourite search engine Google has announced an extension to its AdSense programme which will enable smaller sites to make money through the Google advertising service. The new self-service option for AdSense allows website publishers to serve contextual ads relevant to the content on the web pages. Google pays the site per click on these ads. ...more

Apple poised for Intel leap five years ago

Apple was preparing to switch to Intel chips five years ago before IBM persuaded them to stick with the PowerPC platform, according to the then head of Big Blue's semiconductor division. Michel Mayer told News.com that he sold the G5 processor - then still in development - to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. ...more

Linux Install Day 2002

Struggling with your SuSE, wrestling with your Red Hat? We're talking Linux distros and how to set them up smoothly... ...more

Yahoo offers free phone calls via IM

The Internet portal Yahoo! has introduced a new beta version of its popular instant messenger program. In a bid to take advantage of the world wide interest in VoIP telephony the company is introducing a 'free phone' facility that will allow subscribers to make calls to anywhere in the world. Given that VoIP is becoming an increasingly popular application for broadband subscribers, the surprise is that Yahoo! has taken so long to jump on board the VoIP bandwagon - it has been pursuing an aggressive product development strategy across all its properties, along with other IM vendors. ...more