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Google to build ultra-fast broadband networks

WASHINGTON – Google Inc. plans to build a handful of experimental, ultra-fast broadband networks around the country to connect consumers to the Internet and ensure that tomorrow’s systems can keep [...]

Imitation Google, YouTube sites emerge in China

BEIJING — Imitation Web sites of both Google and YouTube have emerged in China as the country faces off against the real Google over its local operations.
YouTubecn.com offers videos from [...]

Sony Ericsson Vivaz™

Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ – the second installment in a new family of communication entertainment phones also introduces HD video capabilities into the portfolio
New ‘human curvature’ design philosophy delivering beauty inside [...]

Complaints over Google Nexus One

(BBC NEWS) – Google is being inundated with complaints about its Nexus One phone.
The touchscreen smartphone was launched on 5 January and can be bought direct from Google and used [...]

Google’s Top Search in the Philippines 2009

Here are the top search terms in the Philippines in various categories:
Personalities
1. hayden koh
2. francis magalona
3. cory aquino
4. ted failon
5. carla abellana
6. noynoy aquino
7. [...]

Nokia 5235 Comes With Music

Nokia 5235 Comes With Music brings you closer to the music you love. Access Nokia Music Store and enter a world of free music downloads
Dimensions

Classic with touchscreen
Dimensions: 111 x 51.7 [...]

Malaysian tycoon to buy Friendster

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan announced a deal to buy Friendster, a social networking site that still retains a strong following in Southeast Asia after losing in [...]

TOP 50 Best Websites for 2009

Here are the TOP 50 Best Websites for 2009 according to Time.com:

Flickr
California Coastline
Delicious
Metafilter
popurls
Twitter
Skype
Boing Boing
Academic Earth
OpenTable
Google
YouTube
Wolfram|Alpha
Hulu
Vimeo
Fora TV
Craiglook
Shop Goodwill
Amazon
Kayak
Netflix
Etsy
PropertyShark.com
Redfin
Wikipedia
Internet Archive
Kiva
ConsumerSearch
Metacritic
Pollster
Facebook
Pandora and Last.fm
Musicovery
Spotify
Supercook
Yelp
Visuwords
CouchSurfing
BabyNameWizard.com’s NameVoyager
Mint
TripIt
Aardvark
drop.io
Issuu
Photosynth
OMGPOP
WorldWideTelescope
Fonolo
Get High Now
Know Your Meme

Google search results to include real-time data

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Fresh information from blogs, news sites, Twitter and other popular hangouts will appear in Google’s search results more quickly as the company aims to give people [...]

New rates for mobile phone calls start Dec 6

Regulators decided on Saturday to implement a new billing scheme for mobile phone calls starting Dec. 6, Sunday, effectively charging customers only for time consumed.
For now, however, the new [...]

Intel unveils 48-core computing chip

(BBC NEWS) – Intel has unveiled a prototype chip that packs 48 separate processing cores on to a chunk of silicon the size of a postage stamp.
The Single-chip Cloud Computer [...]

Michael Jackson tops Yahoo’s search for 2009

SAN FRANCISCO – Michael Jackson’s stunning death made him Yahoo’s biggest star this year.
The quest to find out what happened to Jackson in his final hours on June 25 [...]

F1 designer unveils electric car

(BBC NEWS) – A new electric car created by ex-McLaren Formula One designer Gordon Murray has been unveiled.
Three prototypes of the T.27 model will be developed over the next 16 [...]

Space hotel to open on 2012

BARCELONA – A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the [...]

Internet addresses set for change

(BBC NEWS) – The internet regulator has approved plans to allow non-Latin-script web addresses, in a move that is set to transform the online world.
The board of Icann voted at [...]