Why Apple will soon need its own search engine

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Editor's note Read my column on why Siri is arguably the most important development in search in the past decade. Also read the news on HP coming to a decision on WebOS, Microsoft Office coming to the iPad, Samsung winning a case against Apple, and Intel's high hopes for Windows 8. -Jason Why Apple is about to build, buy, or partner on a web search engine Apple's Siri could change the game in search and put a lot of pressure on Google, but first Apple needs to deal with web search integration. Read more Resource of the day Subversion 1.7 - Why You Should Care The new version of Apache Subversion, 1.7, is poised to reassert its dominance as the go to SCM tool. Check out this webcast to learn what's new and how Subversion is about to get better. More from TechRepublic   Apps of the month (November 2011): Master project management Scott Lowe highlights three useful apps: Project Management Training, iStudy P2 Project Management Foundation Exam - 220 Questions, and PMP. Read more Track down bandwidth hogs easily with SolarWinds monitor Brandon Carroll shows how the Orion SolarWinds network monitoring tool has helped him trace network issues. Read more Getting started with Google Dart Justin James creates a sample Dart application to illustrate how the new Google language works as a beta version. Read more 10 Things Call for Feedback: What's your most memorable holiday-busting IT crisis? For many IT pros, time off is hard to come by -- and it's often ruined by work emergencies. Share your worst (or most ridiculous) vacation experience. Read more 20+ gift ideas for Star Trek fans Geekend contributor Wally Bahny selected Star Trek-themed items for men, women, and babies for this gift guide. Read more News from ZDNet   HP's limboed webOS decision expected 'within two weeks' Meg Whitman, HP's chief executive, told a French newspaper that a decision on the company's webOS division will be made in the next two weeks. Read more Europe wants unified privacy approach: One data protection law, one single authority European politicians are seeking simplifying and harmonising measures to the EU Data Protection Directive, which would allow businesses to have "one law" with "one data protection authority". Read more Microsoft Office rumored to be coming to the iPad ... but is it too late? I'm not surprised ... but I have reservations. Read more Samsung's Galaxy Tab sales ban lifted in rare Apple patent defeat Samsung has won a rare patent battle with Apple in Australia, in an ongoing global legal war between the two tablet and smartphone giants. Read more Intel's Otellini: Windows 8 'one of best things' for company Intel CEO on Windows 8: "I think it's one of the best things that's ever happened to our company." Read more Microsoft's tablet prospects: Caught in middle of Amazon, Apple? Microsoft needs more than just interest to get into the tablet game. It will need some unique feature---Office integration is an obvious choice---as well as a real product/price strategy. Read more HP: Printer hack, fire stories are overblown HP called reports about printer hacks that could lead to fires "sensational and inaccurate." Read more Breathing your way to success - help for entrepreneurs A 20-minute-a-day practice that could help startups succeed... Read more Cloud Computing Changes the Way CIOs Work Will cloud computing, a topic frequently referred to in all kinds of conferences, be applied by CIOs in their corporations soon? Will cloud computing affect CIOs in a good or bad way? Read more Going wireless with diabetes treatment Diabetes is running rampant in the U. S., and treatment for the disease is evolving. Glucose meters and insulin pumps are now wireless, allowing hands-free operation 24/7. Read more Featured multimedia   TechRepublic's gift guide for Star Trek fans Gift buying for your Star Trek fan will be easy this year with these great suggestions. View on site Best tech gifts for under $100 Here's a look at our picks for best tech gifts that cost less than $100 this 2011 holiday season. View on site Today's recommended downloads Insights from the Global Chief Information Officer Study - Midmarket Perspective (IBM) Consolidate Resources With Virtualization (IBM) Flexible, scalable business with Linux Servers (IBM) Case Study: Signature Mortgage and Electronic Paperwork (IBM) Application Servers: The Wind in Your Sails (IBM)   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the products, people, and ideas that are revolutionizing the planet. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief For real-time updates on the latest tech stories, follow: My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner My Google+ feed: +Jason Hiner Top tools for meeting the SEO challenge The success of your Web site may be hanging by an SEO thread. Here are some tools for making sure your SEO efforts pay off.

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