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Video sharing website Youtube plans to showcase the talents "behind its screen" through webcasting, with a live show,"Youtube Live", due to go out on 22 November in San Francisco. The value of Youtube lies in the fact that is a platform driven by the community, says spokesman Chris Di Cesare, adding that the show ... Full story

as rumours on the net, Apple is building a new search engine to perhaps rival Google. At firs glance, the rumors make sense. Apple's Safari Browser has 6 - 7% or market share, and currently uses Google as the search engine for both standard and iPhone versions. TechCrunch.Com has looked into the possibility of such an accurrence, possibly due to the fact Apple will be less than happy to see Google intending to eat some of its markets share with the Android range, and thinks thre may be a ring of truth in the tales. Also, Apple can't be super pleased with Google's competition to the iPhone with Android. Full story

Robot developer tmsuk has unveiled a remote-control robot that promises a new way to shop from the comfort of home. A prototype of the telerobotic shopper — a modified TMSUK-4 humanoid robot that incorporates a variety of cellphone communications technology — was demonstrated on July 10 at the Izutsuya department store in ... Full story