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Current News for July 02, 2008

Ask.com Drops Map Product & Outsources To Microsoft Virtual Earth

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:57:39 PDT
The LiveSide Blog reported that Chris Pendleton,Virtual Earth Evangelist posted the news that Ask.com has now dropped their own mapping product for Microsoft's Virtual Earth. Virtual Earth can now be found on Ask Maps, Ask City, and within Ask's search results as Smart Answers. It is a shame to see Ask.com dissolve the mapping service, but it really comes as no surprise to me as they continue to cut costs and outsource innovation to other companies. Click to continue reading...

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Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:11:48 PDT
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TELUS Mobility launches TELUS mobile TV on its national 1X network

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:35:45 PDT
TELUS mobile TV is powered by MobiTV, the world's first network and platform providing live television on wireless phones. clients watch live, real-time programming on seven channels: CBC Newsworld, Fox News, G4 Tech TV, Le Reseau de l'information (RDI), MeteoMedia, The Shopping Channel and The Weather Network.

Tragedy in West San Jose

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:56:22 PDT
Yesterday, around 11am, I was on my way to the Westgate Target when I noticed a couple of police cars and a lane closure up ahead. Usually, I would have pointed out the sirens to my boys in the back seat, but I was kid-free at that moment and thankfully so, for as I pulled closer to the scene, I knew that a terrible crime had recently occurred. Police cars were all over the place, some in the street, some along the curb, and a few serving as barricades. Red crime scene tape had been pulled ha

Blockbuster Offer Withdrawn, Shareholders Rejoice

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:59:01 PDT
Finding yourself unwanted lately? To paraphrase Don Vito Corleone, Blockbuster Inc. told the market today what everyone else already seemed to know. And for shareholders (those that are left, anyway), this is good news, as the stock is galloping higher after the movie-rental chain said it withdrew its $1 billion-plus offer to buy Circuit City Stores Inc. due to market conditions. Shares of Blockbuster gained 15% in premarket activity after the news, which pleases a lot of people. It make

Was Keith Vaz promised an honour in return for supporting 42 days?

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:56:32 PDT
Was Keith Vaz promised an honour in return for supporting 42 days? Written by Mark Pack on 2nd July 2008 – 1:56 pm The Daily Telegraph has the story: Gordon Brown is under pressure to reveal whether Keith Vaz, the influential head of a Parliamentary Committee, has been offered a peerage or honour in return for backing the Government’s controversial counter-terrorism measures. The Daily Telegraph has seen a private letter sent by chief whip Geoff Hoon to Mr Vaz expressing an expectation that


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