Baidu launches its own Web browser,technology

The group of Chinese search engine Baidu launches into the battle of cybernavigateurs. Available in beta for Windows operating systems, the browser interface is very similar to Baidu's Chrome, by Google.

The user can, for example, from the home page, download extensions and customize the software. It is also possible to directly access the search engine Baidu, the Web address bar. But beyond this similarity in the interface Chrome, the new browser also borrows the engine of Internet Explorer.

By venturing into the area of ​​Web browsing, Baidu wants to strengthen its presence in the Chinese market. The last census of the Chinese authorities reported 485 million Internet users in the country. With this service, Baidu may also diversify and seek new growth drivers. Baidu is already almost 76% of search market in China, against 19% for Google, according to Analysys International, a research firm in Beijing.

Baidu makes an agreement with Microsoft on the research in English,technology

Baidu, the Chinese Internet giant, announced Monday it has reached an agreement with Microsoft that will allow users to directly obtain the results generated by the English Bing, of American society. Baidu and Bing should start offering this service common in late 2011.

"The cooperation between Baidu and Bing will jeopardize the technological advantages of both partners and will provide the best search experience for users who need results in English," said Zhang Dongchen, the head of Baidu. The agreement will also allow Baidu to enter the foreign market research on the Internet, Zhang said, without elaborating. Baidu has about 10 million queries per day in English, mostly from professionals or students, a relatively low figure compared with 477 million users claimed by Baidu, undisputed leader of the research in China.

Neither Microsoft or Baidu have disclosed the exact terms of the agreement, including how search results are censored. Chinese law requires a filtering of important research results, both on the political content as pornography, this censorship, combined with a series of hacking attempts, has prompted Google to channel research through its servers in Hong Kong, where the censorship law is not in effect.