Comment Re:We already have cellphone use on aeroplanes (Score 1) 249
Or maybe the government was lying to you when they told you about those calls?...........nah!!!
Submission + - Google's $10 local search play
thefickler writes: The ever enterprising Google has come come up with a novel way of boosting the information it has about local businesses. As part of the Business Referral Representative program, Google is offering individuals up to $10 to visit local businesses and tell them about Google Maps and Google AdWords, collect information (such as hours of operation and types of payment accepted), and take digital photos of the business.
Submission + - World of Warcraft Hits 9 Million Users (videogamesblogger.com)
Wowzer writes: "Blizzard today announced that their MMORPG World of Warcraft is now played by more than 9 million gamers around the world. From the article: "That's half a million more than the number of monthly players WoW had back in March five months ago. — It's interesting to note that if the World of Warcraft were a nation, CIA's World Factbook says that out of 236 listed countries it would be the 90th most populated country on Earth above Haiti, but behind Sweden."
Also revealed this week was that DC Comics are creating World of Warcraft Comic Books based on the MMORPG, with the first issue appearing on November 14th. The ongoing monthly series will be written by industry veteran Walter Simonson (Thor, Orion) and feature art by Ludo Lullabi and inker Sandra Hope."
Submission + - Google says Vista search changes not enough (arstechnica.com)
akkarin writes: Following Google's complaint to Microsoft regarding Vista's 'desktop search',
Google claims that Vista's search has not changed enough From the article:
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Google claims that Vista's search has not changed enough From the article:
... Google said yesterday that the remedies don't go far enough. Google chief legal officer David Drummond said in a statement, "We are pleased that as a result of Google's request that the consent decree be enforced, the Department of Justice and state attorneys general have required Microsoft to make changes to Vista."
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