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Why Google Can’t Stop Tweaking Its Search Engine
 Saul Hansell
These days, Google seems to be doing everything, everywhere. It takes pictures of your house from outer space, copies rare Sanskrit books in India, charms its way onto Madison Avenue, picks fights with Hollywood and tries to undercut Microsoft’s software dominance. But at its core, Google remains a search engine.
Screening for All Workers in Store With US Immigration Overhaul
 Suzanne Gamboa
The nation's employers say a major problem with system overload is on the way if Congress forces them to prove, electronically, that all their workers are legal.
Miss USA Trip an Internet Hit
 Stuff.co.nz
Miss USA Rachel Smith picks herself up after taking a tumble during the Miss Universe pageant. A video clip of the incident has become an internet hit.
The Perils of Piratería
 Gustavo Arellano
I always thought of piratería as plucky capitalism, a low-cost testament to the resourcefulness of Mexicans - hell, I even bought a couple of illegally copied movies and records myself. That is, until I discovered a phone card for sale that featured the grinning-bandito logo of my ¡Ask a Mexican! column.
Blogosphere Fury at US Dems on Iraq Vote
 Jonathan E. Kaplan
The power of the so-called netroots - liberal activists who rally likeminded supporters on the Internet - is not clear. They have a loud voice and they have the capacity to raise money quickly for a candidate they favor, but they so far have been unable to push House and Senate Democratic leaders on a range of issues, including ending the war in Iraq.
2007 Mastretta MXT Prototype
 Mastretta Design
Mexico City based Tecnoidea, S.A de C.V has presented the first prototype of its new Mastretta MXT sports car. The MXT is a two seat, mid engine sports car to be offered in local and international markets.
US Funds Expanded Wiretaps in Mexico
 Sam Enriquez
Mexico is expanding its ability to tap telephone calls and email using money from the U.S. government, a move that underlines how the country's conservative government is increasingly willing to cooperate with United States on law enforcement.
Grand Velas Unveils New Website
 breakingtravelnews.com
Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort has unveiled its completely upgraded Internet presence at GrandVelas.com, allowing visitors to actually anticipate and plan their entire experience at the Grand Velas Resort and in Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit as a whole.
Amazon to Sell Music Without Copy Protection
 Brad Stone & Jeff Leeds
Amazon.com, the biggest online seller of CDs, is joining the movement against copy-protection software for digital music. It plans to sell songs that can be freely copied to any computer, cellphone or music player, including the iPod from Apple.
Initial Warrantless Eavesdropping Program Deemed Illegal by the US Justice Department
 Jonathan S. Landay & Marisa Taylor
The Bush administration ran its warrantless eavesdropping program without the Justice Department's approval for up to three weeks in 2004, nearly triggering a mass resignation of the nation's top law enforcement officials, the former No. 2 official disclosed.
Laser Visas are Rarely Used
 Elliot Spagat
The face- and fingerprint-matching technology that has been touted over the past decade as a sophisticated new way to stop terrorists and illegal immigrants from entering the country through Mexico has one major drawback: U.S. border inspectors almost never use it.
Death Threat Posted on YouTube
 El Universal
Baja California state authorities said Friday they have requested a federal investigation into a death threat against their state prosecutor posted on a popular video-sharing web site.
Mexican Piracy Ring Smashed
 Newswire
Anti-piracy experts have worked closely with Mexican authorities in executive several search warrants against a freight forwarding company that was a distribution point for pirated music and film product to various cities across Mexico.
Quepasa Reveals Hot New Faces for 2007
 Business Wire
Quepasa Corporation, owner of Quepasa.com, the world's largest bicultural, Hispanic Internet community today announced the winners of its first "Faces of Quepasa" model search held in alliance with Ford Models.
Drug Trade's Gore Emerges Online
 Lourdes Medrano
As a wave of drug-related violence grips the country, real-life images of bloody bodies, bullet-riddled cars and stockpiles of cocaine and assault rifles increasingly make their way to Mexican Web sites and YouTube, which is seen by millions around the globe.
Court Authorizes Telmex to Take Part in ´Triple Play´
 El Universal
Teléfonos de México SA, the nation´s biggest telephone company, won permission from a federal court to sell packages of cable, Internet and phone service, reversing an earlier ruling.
Your Inner Mogul is Just a Few Clicks Away
 Randy Myers
More comfortable in board shorts than boardrooms, Erik Christiansen hardly looks like the land baron he virtually is. His real estate portfolio reveals an empire Genghis Khan would want to conquer.
US-Mexico Border Crossings Collection From 1903 to 1957 Now Online
 Generations Network
To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, Ancestry.com, the world's largest online resource for family history, today announced the release of the first and only online collection of border crossing records for individuals who crossed the U.S. - Mexico border between 1903 and 1957.
Officials Raid Illegal-Document Operation
 Libby Sander
Federal authorities charged 22 people on Wednesday with being part of one of the nation’s largest operations to produce counterfeit identification documents.
Pantech Unveils a New Candy Bar Phone in Mexico
 TelephonyWorld
Pantech Group, the leading Korean handset manufacturer, has announced the launch of its S100 handset, a sleek and simple candy bar phone as part of a bid to increase its market share in the high-growth mobile phone market of Mexico.
Mexico Spends on Electronic Media
 Prensa Latina
Nearly 70 percent of the Mexican political parties expenses in the presidential elections 2006 were used to buy time in the electronic media, affirmed a press report.
Mexico's Televisa has Eyes on Satmex Satellite
 Reuters
Televisa said it is interested in buying Satmex, a move that could return it to the satellite business, cut transmission costs and strengthen the Mexican broadcaster's footprint from Canada to Argentina.
Mexican Telecom Regulator Promises to Move to Digital Service, Improve Competition
 Associated Press
The Mexican government on Tuesday vowed to bring greater competition and accountability to the country's telecommunications sector, including telephone, Internet, TV and radio industries long dominated by a handful of powerful companies.
Mexico and US to Enhance Foreign Trade Security at Mexico's Seaports
 PRNewswire
The Embassy of Mexico informs that Mr. Agustin Carstens, Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Mr. Samuel Bodman, US Secretary of Energy, subscribed in Washington a Memorandum of Understanding by which the US Energy Department will provide technical and material assistance to Mexico Customs to install nuclear and radioactive detection technology in Mexico's Customs Ports.
Google to Acquire Doubleclick
 Google Media
The combination of Google and DoubleClick will offer superior tools for targeting, serving and analyzing online ads of all types, significantly benefiting customers and consumers.
American Airlines Seeks More Female Flyers
 Reuters
American Airlines, the world's largest airline, says it can boost revenue by tailoring some of its services to the growing number of women travellers. The airline this week unveiled a version of its website for women.
Drug Cartels Leave YouTube Trail
 Manuel Roig-Franzia - Washington Post
Bloody bodies - slumped at steering wheels, stacked in pickup trucks, crumpled on sidewalks - clog nearly every frame of the music video that shook Mexico's criminal underworld.
Branson's Spaceport Project is Blasted as 'A Rich Man's Dream'
 David Usborne
A spaceport in the New Mexican desert, which has Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic company as an anchor tenant, has hit unexpected turbulence in the form of local residents.
Mexican Piracy Syndicate Busted
 Businessofcinema.com
Mexican Federal Police agents and more than 150 officers from Mexico City's Secretary of Public Security this week dismantled the entire "Escarmeno syndicate," one of the largest pirate DVD distribution networks operating in the Tepito district of Mexico City.
How to Stop Unwanted Calls
 Nydia Han
What would you do if someone gave out your phone number under false pretenses and strangers kept calling? "We started getting phone calls from people who were only speaking Spanish," said Sue, who asked not to be identified. Sue does want people to know she doesn't even speak Spanish and the phone calls need to stop.
Mexico Takes Pride in Giant Radio Telescope
 Chris Hawley
The Large Millimeter Telescope is the most ambitious scientific project Mexico has ever undertaken, the government says. It also is part of a growing trend as U.S. and European astronomers search the world for higher, drier sites where they can collect more of the faint signals from space.
Big Media Runs to the Nanny State
 Dean Baker
In today's hyper-competitive market economy, we all know what happens to businesses that can't compete: they run to the government for help. That is exactly what Viacom did last month as it became concerned about its future prospects in the Internet age.
Cross-Border Finance: Mortgage Docs Without Borders
 John Adams
A home lender and technology firm team up to help U.S. citizens buy homes south of the border. With prices in sunny Mexico a fraction of Florida, they might be onto something.
Beheading Video Surfaces on YouTube
 El Universal
A video purportedly showing the beheading of a drug cartel hit man appeared on a popular video-sharing Web site, along with a call for Mexicans to kill more gang members.
U.S. Government Starts Spy Program in Mexico
 Erich Adolfo Moncada Cota
On March 5, "El Centro" newspaper exposed information about a contract given by the U.S. State Department to Verint Technology Incorporated, a New York-based company, to spy on communications in Mexico.
Brazil Offers Internet Access to Native Tribes
 Peter Muello
Brazil's government said it will provide free Internet access to native Indian tribes in the Amazon in an effort to help protect the world's biggest rain forest.
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