The Splashtop OS by DeviceVM is bringing “Instant Search” to its desktop. They have partnered up with Baidu, Yahoo, and Yandex to bring a search bar to their desktop. The search bar will be available even if a web browser is not launched. The different search engines will be used in different markets. Baidu is more »

The massive Chinese search engine Baidu is in trouble after state media uncovered that unlicensed medical services are buying good positions on the page through their P4P (pay-for-performance) scheme. This is a problem as more people then click through to their website and the pay for very expensive and totally useless treatment.

This inevitably leads to more cases of dangerous, and sometimes lethal, disregard of safety and expertise meaning that many operations are useless, expensive, and health-threatening. Examples include a man being charged $1,500 for an operations that didn’t do anything, when he could have paid $15 for effective treatment at a public hospital.

Google is trying to increase it’s poor market share in China by offering free legal downloads of licensed songs. According to the Reuters report, Google’s main Chinese competitor, Baidu, is facing lawsuits for allowing copyright infringement through downloading unlicensed songs. The new service from Google will allow Chinese internet users to search thousands of Chinese more »

Local search engine Baidu is the dominant market leader in China; much to the disappointment of global Web search giant Google. Its mastery of China and its cryptic language are its inherent strengths against foreign competitors.

After years of trying, Google has finally discovered a chink in the armor of this mighty adversary – search service for free and unlicensed music downloads. Google is now negotiating with a Chinese online music company for a possible tie-up on free and legal music downloads. There are also rumors that it will provide free access from three global music companies. If all goes well, this service is expected to commence in a few weeks.