WebbAlert - November 19, 2008

Published: Nov. 19, 2008, 9 a.m.

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Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang has announced that he will step down as soon as the company finds someone to take his place. Yang informed his employees of the decision via a memo that you can read here.
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\\nMicrosoft has officially released the New Xbox Experience update for the Xbox 360. And if you thought it was just a cosmetic touch up, think again. To get your hands on it, just sign in to Xbox Live, and enjoy.
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\\nGoogle\'s highly anticipated voice activated search app for the iPhone is now available. While it\'s not quite as earth shattering as many thought it would be, it\'s still pretty impressive.
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\\nLife Magazine has partnered with Google to bring its entire photo archives online. Eventually, you\'ll be able to browse around 10 million high-resolution pictures, the majority of which have never been seen before.
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\\nSix Apart is offering free Type Pad accounts to out-of-work and soon-to-be-out-of-work journalists. That\'s a $150 value. Yours free! (If you qualify.)
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\\nAdobe has signed a two-year streaming deal with Major League Baseball. Microsoft\'s Silverlight seen shuffling away in the rain after being replaced by Flash.
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\\nResearchers have developed a technology that can turn a picture of a key into an actual working key. I guess we can add locksmith to the list of jobs that humans will eventually forfeit entirely to machines.




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