Google v. Baidu: Which company will win China? – Tech-Web

There is more information pouring in surrounding the attack on Google. According to several security sources familiar with the matter, and statements made by both McAfee and Adobe, a vulnerability in Internet Explorer possibly combined with malicious PDF files led to the attack on Google and twenty other companies.

Firefox China Edition, available both in Chinese and English languages, was updated today with many new features. When an associated search occurs and “new info” is available for viewing, the g-fox blinks for a brief second and turns into bright red color. The associated search ensures that Live Margins always have up to date info on things you are searching for elsewhere in the browser.

As China ratcheted up the pressure on Google to censor its Internet searches last year, the U.S. Embassy sent a secret cable to Washington detailing one reason top Chinese leaders had become so obsessed with the Internet search company: They were googling themselves.

The Google-China battle over censorship and attacks from Chinese hackers has largely fallen from the headlines after its March decision to move its search operations out of China. But for the Beijing 'Googlers' that remain, the saga continues as they see their once high cache dwindle and colleagues from the top down depart.