WebbAlert - November 19, 2008

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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.

Microsoft 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.


Google'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.


Life 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.


Six 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.)


Adobe 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.


Researchers 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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