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ASUS extends its Eee PC line in India – Introduces Eee PC 904HA

LG Launches 18.5-Inch Widescreen W1941S LCD Monitor in India

Injured Ishant to miss first one-dayer

Ishant SharmaSince Ishant Sharma has suffered an ankle injury and has been advised to rest for five days, it seems that the man would definitely miss the first ODI against England, to be played in Rajkot on November 14, and could well sit out the second game too.

Through a release, N Srinivasan, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, informed, "Ishant Sharma has got a mild ankle sprain and he has been advised rest for five days. He is undergoing his rehabilitation at present and is making good progress. Hence he would not be available for the first ODI against England."

Maradona removed from Yahoo! search result after orders from Argentinian judge

Diego MaradonaAll web searches for the country's most famous son: football player Diego Maradona were blocked by Yahoo! Argentina after a judge's temporary restraining order.

The world knows Maradona for his sleight of hand in the 1986 World Cup quarter final between England and Argentina, and presently he manages the Argentine national football team. However, if someone searches his name into Yahoo!'s Argentina-based search engine, he would get only the news results.

US moves to crack down on Internet gambling

US moves to crack down on Internet gambling On Wednesday, new regulations developed to crack down on unlawful Internet gambling were approved by the US Treasury Department and Federal Reserve Board.

The US authorities outlined the regulations aimed at implementing an act passed by the US Congress in 2006, which seeks to prohibit illegal gambling on the Web in the so called "final-rule."

The US banks, credit card and financial companies are banned by the law from handling Internet gambling bets. It also has been the target of severe criticism that it would be an enforcement nightmare.

YouTube Offers New Advertising Search Platform

YouTube Offers New Advertising Search PlatformThe new advertising channels were launched by Google Inc. on Wednesday, in order to allow companies run video advertisements on YouTube's search results. The platform which as of now is only available in the U. S., is similar to Google Adsene.

Matthew Liu, a YouTube product manager, reported, "We are trying to blend the best of Google with the best of YouTube."

The commercials can be linked by the advertiser to specific search words that are entered on YouTube. The video advertisements could be related to from selling merchandise to home improvement clips.

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