Google to start archiving 30 glorious years of Page 3 stunnas, with its Newspaper Search

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Google will soon start the mammoth task of scanning in decades worth of old newspapers, allowing us to finally search information and news from before the internet period. Everything that happened in the 1980s will start to exist again.

In a similar fashion to Google’s impressive but under-the-radar Book Search, the newspaper service will let us browse through old papers, bringing entire pages up as zoomable, Google Maps-style images. The Times already does…

Opera Mobile 9.5 beta launched for Windows Mobile devices

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Opera Software yesterday released the first beta version of its Opera Mobile 9.5 browser software for mobile phones running the Windows Mobile operating system.

It allows full web pages to be rendered, and unlike that “i” phone which doesn’t presently accommodate some web standards, Opera will (soon) happily digest and display Flash — OK, so the beta doesn’t at present, but it’s definitely coming, the company promises…

Radiopaq radio service launches officially today with new features and Mac compatibility

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The radio search engine Radiopaq, which launched in beta in February, has now officially gone live today with some new services to dazzle your aural senses.

Aggregating thousands of radio stations from within the UK and abroad, it streams them through the site, all for free. Now compatible with Macs (when using Safari), it offers 35% more stations than it did back in February, with an improved layout, predictive search, personalised profiles and even weather and…

Microsoft launches Office Live Workspace beta worldwide

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Yesterday, Microsoft launched their web-based extension of their Office suite, which will allow users to access and share documents online.

Almost any Internet-connected computer can be used to access Office documents, with the ability to save over one thousand documents online. Users can then view and comment on documents, create simple web lists and notes, and share documents in real time using Microsoft SharedView.

Shiny Review: BBC's "tenth anniversary" home page

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To mark the BBC’s tenth anniversary online, they’ve revamped their online presence with the introduction of a new beta version of their home page.

Labelled “BBC Beta”, which is a little concerning as it sounds as if the whole of the Corporation is now in test mode, the new front page offers an iGoogle-style interface which is customisable with various content widgets.

It’s possible to choose to display a range of excerpts of the BBC’s content, including local, national, and world news, TV and radio listings, sport, weather, blogs, entertainment, and history.