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  1. Google 'trialling TV search service' -

    Company working with satellite provider on feature that would let users search both TV content and web videos on set-top boxes Joseph Tartakoff guardian.co.uk , Tuesday 9 March 2010 09.41 GMT Google is to enter the internet television race, the Wall Street Journal reports Once again, rumours are making their rounds that Google is going to make some ...

  2. Black Swan Google Voice Web App Launches - VoiceCentral announced Black Swan, a Google Voice iPhone web app in December of 2009, but it was somewhat upstaged by Google itself, which released an official Google Voice iPhone web app in late January. Now Black Swan is out, so how does it compare with Google's web app?
  3. Microsoft ditches MSN's signature blue background, tiny links for white space, photos, Bing -

    Microsoft is rolling out the new design for its MSN Web portal in the U.S. The software maker is saying goodbye to MSN.com's blue background and its blocks of text links.

  4. Googlea s Computing Power Betters Translation Tool -

    In a meeting at Google in 2004, the discussion turned to an e-mail message the company had received from a fan in South Korea.

  5. 2009: Another Year That Confirmed the Internet as the Only Growth... -

    The latest eTRAK Full Year 2009 report on hotel bookings by channel yet again confirms that today, the online channel is the only growth channel in hospitality.

  6. Navistar Introduces First Oem E-Commerce Website for Heavy Duty Truck and Bus Parts -

    Navistar International Corporation will become the first heavy duty truck and bus manufacturer to sell parts online to customers via an e-commerce website integrated into www.partsmartparts.com. The online store, which debuts today, will feature hundreds of popular parts from the P?RTSM?RT line, Navistar's value line of all-makes truck and bus ...

  7. Surfing the Net? Beware of security threats -

    Recently, tens of thousands of Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo email accounts were hacked.

  8. Amazon.com fires all its Colorado affiliates - Amazon Associates beware; you can expect this to happen in any state that passes a so-called "Amazon Tax" law. Amazon.com has cut ties with Amazon Affiliates in Colorado after that state.
  9. Microsoft launches first Uk TV advertising campaign in bid to attract Google users -

    Microsoft is launching its first UK TV multimillion-pound TV advertising campaign to promote Bing, in a bid to steal search market share from Google.

  10. Jobs appears at the Oscars as first iPad TV ad airs - Not only did the Oscars have a surprise visitor last night (Steve Jobs, above via TwitPic), Apple aired the first iPad TV advertisement during last night's Academy Awards. Jobs was most likely in attendance because of the 5 Academy Award nominations for Pixar.