Firefox demotes Yandex makes Google the default search engine in Russia
It looks like you can chalk up one more win for Google in its bid to be the number one search engine in as many places as possible. When the next version of Firefox rolls out in Russia, Google will be the default search engine, ousting local site Yandex from its long-held spot (though it [...]


Yahoo, Facebook close to reaching agreement in patent suits
Yahoo and Facebook are reportedly close to a deal that could settle the two companies’ patent fight. As reported by All Things D, executives at Facebook and Yahoo are in “advanced negotiations” on the patent issue, and could reach a deal within several weeks. A Facebook spokesman declined to comment, as did a Yahoo spokeswoman. [...]