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Exclusive: MSN Video Player launches, sets sights on Xbox and phones
MSN Video Player has been a big enough success through a pilot scheme to be launched as a major new product, and Microsoft is not ruling out offering the service to television manufacturers, on Xbox and through the forthcoming Windows Phone 7 Series. A million people have already used the ad-funded
Pink Floyd protect online albums from the chop
Legendary prog-rockers Pink Floyd have won a landmark court ruling, which states that songs from the group's albums are not allowed to be sold separately online.Unless Pink Floyd gives permission to EMI – its record company – to do so, only the bands albums will be made available for purchase on
In Depth: 4 of the best online data storage services on test
With 500GB disks now shipping as standard on all but entry-level PCs and 2TB disks costing less than £130, storage space has never been more abundant or affordable. So the recent proliferation of companies offering online data storage products and services might seem surprising – except when you
Google Street View rolled out to 95% of UK
Google has expanded its Street View universe in the UK, photographing around 90 per cent of the country.You can now virtually go and take a gander at deepest, darkest Somerset, the sunny docks of Arbroath, Scotland and even the lovely seaside village of Exmouth, Devon if you so wish.Google Street Vi
Google prepares iPad friendly news reader
Google Labs has announced a prettified version of Google Reader, which could well end up being a killer app for the Apple iPad or one of the many new tablet PCs set for release later this year.Google Reader Play is essentially a more visual way of browsing through your RSS feeds, which might not app
The Internet up for Nobel Peace Prize
The internet is up for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.The internet is among 237 individuals and organisations nominated for the prize, advocated by the Italian version of Wired magazine for advancing "dialogue, debate and consensus". Last year's prize of 10m Swedish kronor ($1.4m) was awarded to US P
Google adds wiki-like features to Google Street View
Google is to give users of Street View the chance to edit the service to make it that little bit more accurate.An 'edit marker' feature has been added, which would allow you to change where businesses are.So, if you look at Street View and find that the marker for a shop or pub nearby you isn't quit
SXSWi 2010: South by South West Interactive 2010: what to look forward to
The 'Interactive' part of the annual South by South West conference in Austin, Texas kicks off this Friday.Known as SXSWi, and running through until Tuesday 16 March, the event brings together web designers, developers, content creators and more, to share ideas, network, announce new products and se
Google prepping search for TV?
Google is testing its search algorithms for television, it has been revealed, with the trial of a new service in association with the Dish NetworkThe trial uses a Google search engine inside a set-top box, which helps users to find show on the web.According to the WSJ, testing has taken place since
In Depth: 10 of Wikipedia’s wackiest arguments
The premise of Wikipedia is laudable. A knowledge depository written and edited by the people, for the people. The glue that keeps the site together is an evolving set of policies and guidelines, but, these guidelines are open to much interpretation and debate.Here are 10 of Wikipedia's daftest disc
