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Motorola's new Droid smart phone sold through Verizon is ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:01:53 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Motorola's new Droid smart phone sold through Verizon is shown here after it was unboxed at the verizon store in Orem, Utah. The Google powered Droid is being released by Verizon November 6.(AFP/Getty Images/George Frey)

Motorola's new Droid smart phone sold through Verizon is ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:01:53 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Motorola's new Droid smart phone sold through Verizon is shown here after it was unboxed at the verizon store November 5 in Orem, Utah. The Google powered Droid is being released by Verizon November 6(AFP/Getty Images/George Frey)

Google on Thursday opened a window for users to see what records ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:28:02 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Google on Thursday opened a window for users to see what records the Internet giant keeps regarding their activities at YouTube, Gmail, Reader and other accounts.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Stephen Brashear)

A photo of the Google Inc. logo is shown on a computer screen ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:38:06 GMT

(Reuters) - A photo of the Google Inc. logo is shown on a computer screen in San Francisco, California July 16, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

Google pitched its fledgling Wave communications platform as ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:03:56 GMT

(AFP/File) - Google pitched its fledgling Wave communications platform as a way for businesses to turn routine email into collaborative exchanges that ramp up productivity, at an Enterprise 2.0 Conference devoted to using Internet technologies to "liberate" workers from constraints of old-fashioned ways at firms.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)

The new Google facility is pictured in October, in Kirkland, ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:03:56 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - The new Google facility is pictured in October, in Kirkland, Washington. Google pitched its fledgling Wave communications platform as a way for businesses to turn routine email into collaborative exchanges that ramp up productivity, at an Enterprise 2.0 Conference devoted to using Internet technologies to "liberate" workers from constraints of old-fashioned ways at firms.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Stephen Brashear)

Google's voice search tool now understands Chinese. The ...

(Google voice) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:33:51 GMT

(Google voice) - Google's voice search tool now understands Chinese. The Internet giant announced on Monday that users of Nokia S60 series mobile phones could now search the Internet using voice commands in Mandarin Chinese.(Google voice)

Google vice president of search Marissa Mayer announces Google's ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:12:43 GMT

(AFP) - Google vice president of search Marissa Mayer announces Google's new music service feature called OneBox, at Capitol Records headquarters in Los Angeles. Google said OneBox, a product of their newly announced alliance with Lala.com and MySpace-owned iLike, will stream line the process of searching for, listening to and buying music on the Web.(AFP/Robyn Beck)

Google's new music search feature is demonstrated to show ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:12:43 GMT

(AFP) - Google's new music search feature is demonstrated to show how searching by lyrics is possible, at a press conference to announce the new feature, called OneBox, at Capitol Records headquarters in Los Angeles. Google said OneBox, a product of their newly announced alliance with Lala.com and MySpace-owned iLike, will stream line the process of searching for, listening to and buying music on the Web.(AFP/Robyn Beck)

A guest tries Google's new music search feature after a ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:12:43 GMT

(AFP) - A guest tries Google's new music search feature after a press conference to announce it, at Capitol Records headquarters in Los Angeles. Google said the music search, a product of their newly announced alliance with Lala.com and MySpace-owned iLike, is good for the creative artists as well as the record companies, both of which experience high losses due to illegal music downloads.(AFP/Robyn Beck)

Courtney Holt (left), president of MySpace Music, and Ari Partovi, ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:12:43 GMT

(AFP) - Courtney Holt (left), president of MySpace Music, and Ari Partovi, senior vice president for business developement for MySpace and CEO of iLike, speak at a press conference to announce Google's new music search feature, at Capitol Records headquarters in Los Angeles.(AFP/Robyn Beck)

Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic performs during the "Discover ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:51:08 GMT

(Reuters) - Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic performs during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT)

Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic performs during the "Discover ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:49:02 GMT

Hip hop artist Mos Def performs during the "Discover Music!" ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:44:53 GMT

(Reuters) - Hip hop artist Mos Def performs during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT)

Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic performs during the "Discover ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:40:41 GMT

Hip hop artist Mos Def performs during the "Discover Music!" ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:39:36 GMT

Hip hop artist Mos Def performs during the "Discover Music!" ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:38:31 GMT

Hip hop artist Mos Def performs during the "Discover Music!" ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:35:15 GMT

Hip hop artist Mos Def performs during the "Discover Music!" ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:29:01 GMT

Malaysian singer Zee Avi performs during the "Discover ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:14:22 GMT

(Reuters) - Malaysian singer Zee Avi performs during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT SCI TECH BUSINESS)

Guests attend the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:07:22 GMT

(Reuters) - Guests attend the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services Lala and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Guests attend the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:03:37 GMT

(Reuters) - Guests attend the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS SCI TECH)

Lala founder Bill Nguyen attends the "Discover Music!" ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:00:14 GMT

(Reuters) - Lala founder Bill Nguyen attends the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS SCI TECH)

Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park (L), Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:59:03 GMT

(Reuters) - Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park (L), Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic (C) and hip hop artist Mos Def pose during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS SCI TECH)

Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic speaks during a panel discussion ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:52:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic speaks during a panel discussion during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT SCI TECH BUSINESS)

R.J. Pittman, Director of Product Management at Google, demonstrates ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:51:01 GMT

(Reuters) - R.J. Pittman, Director of Product Management at Google, demonstrates during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Hip hop artist Mos Def speaks during a panel discussion during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:49:31 GMT

(Reuters) - Hip hop artist Mos Def speaks during a panel discussion during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT SCI TECH BUSINESS)

Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park speaks at a panel discussion during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:46:16 GMT

(Reuters) - Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park speaks at a panel discussion during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS SCI TECH)

Hip hop artist Mos Def attends a panel discussion during the ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:45:11 GMT

(Reuters) - Hip hop artist Mos Def attends a panel discussion during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT SCI TECH BUSINESS)

Guests watch a presentation during the "Discover Music!" ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:44:04 GMT

(Reuters) - Guests watch a presentation during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT SCI TECH BUSINESS)

Lala founder Bill Nguyen speaks during the "Discover Music!" ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:42:54 GMT

(Reuters) - Lala founder Bill Nguyen speaks during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT SCI TECH BUSINESS)

R.J. Pittman, Director of Product Management at Google, speaks ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:39:44 GMT

(Reuters) - R.J. Pittman, Director of Product Management at Google, speaks during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT SCI TECH BUSINESS)

R.J. Pittman, Director of Product Management at Google speaks, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:37:40 GMT

(Reuters) - R.J. Pittman, Director of Product Management at Google speaks, as Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search Product and User Experience at Google watches, during the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS SCI TECH)

Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search Product and User Experience ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:36:32 GMT

(Reuters) - Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search Product and User Experience at Google, speaks at the "Discover Music!" event at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California October 28, 2009. Google Inc partnered with Web services LaLa and MySpace's iLike to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs on the Internet. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS SCI TECH)

This image provided by MySpace shows The Kings of Leon's album, ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:06:42 GMT

(AP) - This image provided by MySpace shows The Kings of Leon's album, 'Use Somebody.' Google Inc. rolled out a new music search feature Wednesday Oct. 28, 2009 that brings U.S. searchers one click away from streaming a full-length song. The simple design brings up to four songs to the top of search results that will play from pop-up players from MySpace or Lala, shows one image of album art, and offers links to other music sites Pandora, imeem and Rhapsody.(AP Photo/MySpace)

Partygoers search for music during a party for Google's new ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:57:09 GMT

(AP) - Partygoers search for music during a party for Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Audience members listen during a news conference announcing ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:55:10 GMT

(AP) - Audience members listen during a news conference announcing Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Musician Mos Def performs during a party for Google's new music ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:52:42 GMT

(AP) - Musician Mos Def performs during a party for Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Musician Mos Def performs during a party for Google's new music ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:52:33 GMT

(AP) - Musician Mos Def performs during a party for Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Musician Mos Def performs during a party for Google's new music ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:52:20 GMT

(AP) - Musician Mos Def performs during a party for Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Musician Mos Def performs during a party for Google's new music ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:51:00 GMT

(AP) - Musician Mos Def performs during a party for Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Mike Shinoda, of the band Linkin Park, left, Ryan Tedder, of ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:50:41 GMT

(AP) - Mike Shinoda, of the band Linkin Park, left, Ryan Tedder, of the band One Republic, center, and musician Mos Def pose together after speaking on a panel about Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Mike Shinoda, of the band Linkin Park, left, speaks as Steve ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:49:37 GMT

(AP) - Mike Shinoda, of the band Linkin Park, left, speaks as Steve Savoca looks on during a panel discussing Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Musician Mos Def speaks on a panel discussing Google's new music ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:46:50 GMT

(AP) - Musician Mos Def speaks on a panel discussing Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

R.J. Pittman, Google's director of product management, speaks ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:37:36 GMT

(AP) - R.J. Pittman, Google's director of product management, speaks during a news conference announcing Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

R.J. Pittman, Google's director of product management, speaks ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:37:30 GMT

(AP) - R.J. Pittman, Google's director of product management, speaks as Marissa Mayer, Google's vice president of search products and user experience, looks on during a news conference announcing Google's new music search on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Google announced an alliance with Lala.com and MySpace-owned ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:27:56 GMT

(AFP/File) - Google announced an alliance with Lala.com and MySpace-owned iLike at Capitol Records headquarters in Los Angeles.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)

Google vice president of search Marissa Mayer (pictured in 2008) ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:27:56 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - Google vice president of search Marissa Mayer (pictured in 2008) announced an alliance with Lala.com and MySpace-owned iLike at Capitol Records headquarters in Los Angeles that could cut down on the number of mouse clicks it takes to sample or purchase a song on the Web.(AFP/DDP/File/Oliver Lang)

Employees carry food through a 'micro kitchen' at Google Inc.'s ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:52:29 GMT

(AP) - Employees carry food through a 'micro kitchen' at Google Inc.'s new campus in Kirkland, Wash., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, during a media open house. More than 350 of Google's approximately 20,000 employees currently work in the Kirkland office and they can eat free at several different kitchen facilities in the building, with a company goal of having no employee work more than 150 feet from a source of food. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Workers prepare food in the employee cafeteria of Google Inc.'s ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:51:54 GMT

(AP) - Workers prepare food in the employee cafeteria of Google Inc.'s new campus in Kirkland, Wash., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, during a media open house. More than 350 of Google's approximately 20,000 employees currently work in the Kirkland office and they can eat free at several different kitchen facilities in the building. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)