Willow Smith, 9, signs record deal with Jay-Z (Reuters)

Reuters - Willow Smith, the nine-year-old daughter of actor Will Smith, has signed a record deal with rapper Jay-Z and her first single is already kicking up a storm on the Internet.

And Now... Google Instant Search Mind Reader? (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Google has reinvented search, at least its own search platform. On Wednesday, Google unveiled Instant, a new search-as-you-type approach that works to serve up results on the fly with each keystroke.

And Now... Google Instant Search Mind Reader? (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Google has reinvented search, at least its own search platform. On Wednesday, Google unveiled Instant, a new search-as-you-type approach that works to serve up results on the fly with each keystroke.

Website pulled on US church that wants to burn Korans (AFP)

AFP - The small Florida church that has sparked global outrage with its plan to hold a Koran-burning event had its website pulled from the Internet on Thursday by its host.

Kindle Coming to Best Buy: Is Amazon's Offline Push Risky? (PC World)

PC World - Amazon's Kindle e-reader, once available only online, is making its way to yet another offline retailer, Best Buy. The electronics retailer says it will begin selling the Kindle in stores this fall. Best Buy will be the third retailer to offer the Kindle, following Target and Staples, as Amazon continues to increase the e-reader's offline presence.

Google Instant changes search, Scoreloop brings PayPal to Android gaming (Appolicious)

Appolicious - Google unleashed a new search product yesterday, fundamentally changing its core experience. Google Instant reveals search results in real-time, as you type, skipping the “enter” button all together.

HOW TO: Eliminate Spam from Search (Mashable)

Mashable - Google may be working to make search faster and more predictive with Google Instant, but do those elements actually make search better? Of course, that depends on how you define "better." One underground startup, Blekko, believes it can radically change how we search for the better, where "better" means search with fewer garbage results.

Google Instant Could Evolve into Ultimate Universal Search (PC World)

PC World - The new Google Instant search reveals streaming Web search results as fast as you type. As awesome as the concept might be, though, the results are confined to the Web. Google has the elements--combining Google Instant with Google Desktop--to develop a universal search capability that can drastically improve productivity.

Google Instant Could Evolve into Ultimate Universal Search (PC World)

PC World - The new Google Instant search reveals streaming Web search results as fast as you type. As awesome as the concept might be, though, the results are confined to the Web. Google has the elements--combining Google Instant with Google Desktop--to develop a universal search capability that can drastically improve productivity.

Microsoft Suspends Xbox Gamer For Living in Fort Gay (PC World)

PC World - You've just signed up for Xbox LIVE. You're entering your personal information, and when you get to the city and state fields, you tap in 'Intercourse, Pennsylvania'. A couple days later you get an email from Microsoft notifying you that your account's been suspended. Why? Because you violated the online gaming service's code of conduct by using a term with overtly sexual connotations.

Keeping in touch via IM a Trillian times easier (Appolicious)

Appolicious - If you're a fan of online chatting via one or more instant messaging channels, Trillian has long been the king of the desktop. Now Cerulean Studios offers Droid users access to the latest beta (prerelease) version of its mobile Trillian client. And as you'd expect, the app makes it easy to keep in touch with your contacts via AIM, Facebook Chat, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, ICQ and many others.

Google unveils faster Internet search (AFP)

AFP - Search engine Google is giving Web users the thrill of speed with a new feature that displays suggested links as fast as a person can type.

Google unveils faster Internet search (AFP)

AFP - Search engine Google is giving Web users the thrill of speed with a new feature that displays suggested links as fast as a person can type.

China's Alibaba Group may rethink Yahoo ties (Reuters)

Reuters - China's Alibaba Group said on Thursday it may re-evaluate its relationship with its largest stakeholder Yahoo Inc, after a Yahoo Hong Kong executive was quoted as saying the firm may compete in the mainland online advertising market.

China grants web mapping licences to 31 firms (AFP)

AFP - China has granted licences to 31 companies to provide web mapping services in the world's biggest online market, an official said Thursday, but many foreign firms including Google have yet to apply.

Google search accelerates with 'instant' results (AP)

AP - Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday by adding a feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their requests.

Google search accelerates with 'instant' results (AP)

AP - Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday by adding a feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their requests.

Apple and BridgeCo Bring iTunes to Every Stereo in Your House (Mashable)

Mashable - One of the new features that Apple announced at its music event last week was AirPlay, a feature that lets users wirelessly stream their music to different stereo systems all over their house.

NY town votes to stop Google Earth pool searches (AP)

AP - Big Brother's not watching anymore. At least not the pool.

NY town votes to stop Google Earth pool searches (AP)

AP - Big Brother's not watching anymore. At least not the pool.

Google seeks to speed up Web searches (Reuters)

Reuters - Google Inc's search engine now displays results before users finish typing.

Google seeks to speed up Web searches (Reuters)

Reuters - Google Inc's search engine now displays results before users finish typing.

Google Instant: Big Changes for Users, Publishers, Marketers (PC World)

PC World - Pursuing speed, Google now refreshes search results while people type queries, which could usher in major changes for end users, advertisers and publishers.

Google Instant: Big Changes for Users, Publishers, Marketers (PC World)

PC World - Pursuing speed, Google now refreshes search results while people type queries, which could usher in major changes for end users, advertisers and publishers.

'Google Instant' On Smartphones May Be Wishful Thinking (PC World)

PC World - Google officially introduced its new âInstantâ search for desktop search at an event today in San Francisco, but I couldnât help looking forward a little bit toward using Instant on a mobile device. Google already has a prototype, and says the new functionality will become available for mobile devices this Fall.

'Google Instant' On Smartphones May Be Wishful Thinking (PC World)

PC World - Google officially introduced its new âInstantâ search for desktop search at an event today in San Francisco, but I couldnât help looking forward a little bit toward using Instant on a mobile device. Google already has a prototype, and says the new functionality will become available for mobile devices this Fall.

PARTING SHOTS: Hottest dance-floor moves for men revealed! (The Upshot)

The Upshot - Here is our roster of stories that managed to evade full-0n blog treatment today: â¢ Tickets to Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin's 9/11 rally in Alaska range from $65 to $110 â but photos with the headliners will cost you extra. (Politico) â¢ Job discrimination complaints filed by Muslim-Americans are on the rise over the [...]

Summary Box: Google quickens with 'instant' search (AP)

AP - INSTANT SEARCH: Google is offering its users instant gratification by showing search results while a request is being typed.

Summary Box: Google quickens with 'instant' search (AP)

AP - INSTANT SEARCH: Google is offering its users instant gratification by showing search results while a request is being typed.

Google Instant Will Save You Seconds, But Not For SEO (PC World)

PC World - Google unveiled on Wednesday its much hinted-at Google Instant, a search engine display that shows results as you type, even predicting what you want before youâre finished writing.

Using Google Instant: 5 Quick Takeaways (PC World)

PC World - Before Google Instant launched today, I was a skeptic of the concept, as it was rumored. Search results that update as you're typing them? Thanks, but I'm not too lazy to hit "enter" at the end of a search.

Google Taking Google Instant to Mobile This Fall (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - Google plans to bring its new Google Instant predictive-search feature to the mobile space this fall, executives said Wednesday.

Google Instant Searches the Web As You Type (PC World)

PC World - Google has rekindle its love for speedy Web searches with Google Instant, a new version of the search engine that displays results as you type.

Google Goes Loco With Logo: Part of Big September Surprise? (PC World)

PC World - With the frothing anticipation usually reserved for an Apple press event, the Web has been buzzing in recent days about an announcement Wednesday by Google that will change search as most people know it.

Is Google Instant Search Smarter Than Bing Type Ahead? (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - I try out a little head-to-head search test and find that instant results aren't all they're cracked up to be.

Google Launches Google Instant: Predictive, Real-Time Search (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - Google unveiled its latest vision of the future of search on Wednesday, which now includes "Google Instant," or predictive, real-time search results.

U.S. Justice Dept probing Google/ITA deal: sources (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department is looking into allegations that Google Inc's purchase of airline ticketing firm ITA Software Inc will cost rivals access to data they need to compete with the search giant as it moves into the travel market, sources familiar with the probe said.

Exploding Google Logo Means... What? (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - If the measure of a good logo is that it is memorable, Google is setting new records. On the day after Labor Day, the search giant is featuring a new variation on its well-known name in which the logo breaks up and runs from your cursor -- and people are wondering why.

Google's Schmidt Talks Automatic Search, Google TV, Chrome OS (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - Search engines are all about finding the information you want right now, and the next step is to do that automatically before you even think to conduct that search, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said Tuesday.

Texas probing Google over search results (AFP)

AFP - The attorney general of the US state of Texas has opened an inquiry into whether Internet giant Google manipulates search results.