Google advised to float

The founders of popular search engine Google, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, revealed in Sunday Business that it could be floated on the Stock Exchange. The couple launched Google three years ago when they were students at Stanford University and have watched their creation become the leading searching engine used on the Web, handling over 100 million search requests per day. The secret of Google's success can be attributed to the unique way that it hunts for relevant links, searching for the number of other web pages linking to a specific web page rather than the number of instances of the search term appearing on the page. ...more

Apple profits dance to the tune of the iPod

The music division of Apple helped the company to triple its second quarter earnings according to figures released yesterday. Apple said it made a total of $61 million compared with just $19 million over the same period last year. Revenues increased 30 percent to $2. ...more

AOL hits the small screen

BSkyB will let AOL members access their email and instant messenger buddies in a deal announced today The interactive TV service will be available on Sky Active and allow AOL users to log in with their screen name to access news, sport and weather as well as email and instant messaging services. The channel maintains the television content in a quarter-screen window, so you can message your buddies with the latest happenings in Hollyoaks. Dial-up charges are on a local call tariff, although there is a 12p 'initiating' charge on connecting to the AOL service. ...more

Price Check: Hard drives

Spin speed, seek time, buffer memory. IDE, SCSI, Serial ATA. These are all factors you need to consider when buying a hard drive. ...more

Sony shows seven Cyber-shots

Sony has unveiled seven new Cyber-shot digital cameras, ranging from the ultra-slim T20 to the infra-red equipped H7 and H9. The 8.1 megapixel T20 (pictured) offers the highest resolution of any Sony T-series Cyber-shot. ...more