Larry Page, who started Google back with Sergey Brin in 1996, has officially taken over as CEO of Google once again, replacing Eric Schmidt who helped morph the company into the internet giant that it is today. 38 year old page has announced he wants to stop the ‘sluggish’ decision…

Google have once again done the thing that competitors all fear, and are aiming to ‘flash the cash’  once again. They have reportedly bid $900million for the patent portfolio of Nortel Networks, a bankrupt Canadian telemarketing equipment maker. Google hope that acquiring this patent will help protect them against future…

Supermarket giant Tesco have officially become the first major retailer to sell used cars on-line. The company, who are Britains biggest retailer, have been adding more and more services to their repetoire over the past few months, with my opticians, phone shops, insurance and car tyres all available, alongside entertainment…

Google have added a new ‘social element’ to their search results with the launch of their new ‘+1’ button. The button, which will only be available in America to begin with, is very similar to the ‘Like’ system used on Facebook. +1 will give Google users the ability to like…

Microsoft have revealed that they plan to file a European Antitrust Complaint to the European Union regarding Google, whom microsoft claim are trying to ‘edge’ them out of the search market. The software maker, who have their own search engine ‘Bing’ claim that Google used their dominant position in the…

As reported 2 days ago, the newest government business initiative ‘StartUp Britain’ has been officially launched by Prime Minister David Cameron himself. The intiative, which has been set up to encourage people to set up their own businesses, and offers them £1,500 worth of support in areas such as digital…

Online advertising now makes up a quarter of all advertising money spent in the UK, according to new figures. The value of advertising via the internet reportedly grew by 12.8% in 2010, three times more rapidly than in 2009. The online advertising sector was the largest growing of all platforms,…

Prime Minister David Cameron is set to launch the latest in a string of business initiatives in a bid to get the country back on economic track. ”StartUp Britain’ is aimed at trying to encourage more people into setting up their own business. The scheme, backed by tech giants including…

Following the MPs expenses scandal that rocked the nation in 2009, politicians all over the country  gushed with apologies and promises that it should not and would not ever happen again. A watchdog was set up to ‘regulate’ the expenses and the rules were changed so that there were restrictions on what…