Hottest searches for 2007: Technology and entertainment. Britney Spears sure knows how to be in the news!
Check out the top search keywords for Google and Yahoo 2007.

Google fastest rising U.S. search terms for 2007:
1. iPhone: iPhone, the Apple mobile phone with music and video player and web browsing features tops the Google top searches [...]

Amazon has tried it’s own version of “Yahoo Answers” called Askville. Askville.com was earlier launched in December 2006, so this is a re-launch of Askville in a way.
That’s a brave move, I’d say after Google Answers and practically everyone else who duplicated the concept of Yahoo Answers collapsed.
Amazon describes Askville as a “place where you [...]

First it was Google’s Android, now Verizon has joined the bandwagon and is launching an open platform for it’s CDMA powered cell phones. This will allow users with cell phones from other carriers to switch to Verizon without needing to change the handsets. The catch is, only Sprint customers with unlocked cell phones are able [...]

The simple answer is no, however, Linux the open-source OS might get a huge push and even end up becoming the platform of choice rooting out competition like Windows and Palm. Although handset manufactures like LG, HTC, Motorola and Samsung, chip firms such as Qualcomm and mobile networks like T-Mobile and China Mobile have all [...]

“Ask Friends a Question” in Orkut reminds me of “Yahoo Answers”. Supposedly the idea is derived from “LinkedIn answers”, and you can now ask questions to your friends on Orkut.
When you ask a question, Google automatically suggests relevant categories based on the keywords/text of your question. The code Mobius is used for this first [...]