If recent rumors are to be believed, Apple may once again be moving into another market. This time? Online transactions.

These rumors suggest that Apple is planning on turning iTunes into a PayPal competitor for use with products made by other companies. This would add to the fact that users can already purchase virtual items and subscriptions from App Store developers.

Take this rumor with a grain of salt until we hear an official announcement because as of now, they are far from confirmed.

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Microsoft has been known for some colorful TV advertisements, especially those garnered towards Vista, but I think they are really onto something with the above Bing ad.

Recently released to, obviously, market their revamped and re-engineered search engine, Bing’s first TV ad focuses on taking all of the fuss and confusion (I didn’t know there way any?) out of using an online search engine.

They are obviously targeting Google with their whole “no more search overload” slogan so let’s see how this ad has an impact on which search engine users decide to use.

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It was only a few days ago that Microsoft launched their Google competitor, Bing, and now already they are diving headfirst into the mobile game.

Microsoft recently announced that they have launched Bing’s mobile version at m.bing.com. Now, I have to say, while it’s no Google, Bing’s mobile page loads very fast and looks just as nice using the iPhone’s web browser.

There’s no telling now if Bing will stand a chance against Google but even in the early stages Microsoft is doing a good job so we’ll have to see how this one unfolds.

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While many people are talking about the App Store hitting one billion downloads, Slacker Radio reports that it has surpassed the 1 million download mark for the BlackBerry Smartphones as well. BlackBerry enthusiasts cite many reasons for choosing Slacker, including a music library with four times as many songs and the high-fidelity audio on Slacker vs. the inferior mono audio of a leading competitor.

In addition, Slacker offers the only Personal Radio application that enables listeners to store their favorite stations on their memory card so they can listen whether they are connected to a wireless network or not. Cached stations provide better application performance and reduce battery requirements by as much as five times.

BlackBerry smartphone owners can create their own custom stations with all of their favorite artists and songs or listen to over 100 expert-programmed Slacker stations. Listeners can also read detailed artist biographies, album reviews and lyrics for songs, providing a powerful resource for music discovery.

The Slacker Radio App for BlackBerry smartphones is available as a free download on BlackBerry App World or by visiting Slacker.com from your BlackBerry(R) Browser.

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