Shai Avidan and Ariel Shamir present a new method that resizes images, even to new aspect ratios, without conventional cropping or stretching methods. The algorithm identifies visually important and unimportant pixel data, even along irregular "seams"in the image.
"But the profit and sales numbers posted by Yahoo after the market's close still managed to beat Wall Street analysts' expectations, sending shares higher in after-hours trading. "
"Live Search Mobile, which users have to download to their handsets, displays listings and driving directions on maps, Microsoft said Monday. The company will also offer free 411 directory assistance from any phone."
YouTube can match video duplicates now. The new system identifies pirated video on YouTube as it gets uploaded, but the system puts the onus on content owners to provide YouTube copies of the content first.
"Mr. Schmidt did say that over the next year, Google is planning to use information it has about the connections between its users, something techies call the "social graph,"to improve searches and other Google services."
"China's top Web search firm Baidu.com Inc plans to launch a research and development centre in Shanghai as early as this year, an industry source said on Wednesday, as it seeks to fend off rival Google in the world's second-largest Web market."
