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Facebook has revamped its search engine so that suggested results drop down from the search box as people type in their queries. Go here to see the original:  Facebook intros on-the-fly search result suggestions  Read More →

After Google’s threat last month to exit China, advertisers have become more confident in the search engine’s main local rival Baidu.com, Baidu said Tuesday. See original here: Baidu sees confidence boost after Google’s China threat  Read More →

Micron Technology has agreed to acquire flash memory maker Numonyx, adding NOR flash chips — a memory type commonly found in mobile phones and MP3 players — to its product lineup and expanding its manufacturing capacity View original here: Micron acquires flash memory maker Numonyx  Read More →

Microsoft continues to gain share in the search market, growing slightly faster in December than any of its competitors, according to a report by comScore. Read the rest here: Microsoft’s Bing still creeping up search rankings  Read More →

NASA says it is narrowing a short list of things its scientists can to extricate its stuck Mars Spirit rover. Read more here: NASA: Options dwindling for Mars Spirit rover  Read More →

Cisco has announced a telemedicine pilot program with the state of California and healthcare providers there to provide services to underserved communities. View original post here:  Cisco contributes $10 million to telemedicine pilot  Read More →

The attack that took China’s biggest search site offline yesterday was most likely carried out by modifying Baidu’s records at Register.com, the search engine’s official domain registrar, a security researcher said today. Read more here: Researcher: Baidu probably attacked from US domain registrar  Read More →

Apparently, Google CEO Eric Schmidt took some pages from the Apple playbook when he departed the company’s board earlier this year. On Tuesday, the search giant sent out invitations to members of the press for an event at Google’s Mountain View, CA campus on January 5th; All Things D has posted a copy of the invitation....