Daily news roundup

• Nano owners complain about damage [BBC]
  “Complaints about damaged screens on Apple’s new music player are being logged on a dedicated website.”
• Hi-tech DIY to solve local problems [BBC]
  “Personal fabrication, where ordinary people create their own tech for local problems, is a growing phenomenon.”
• Google touts size of its search index [CNET]
  “CEO Eric Schmidt says search engine can tap three times as many Web pages for relevant results as its rivals can.”
• Symantec updates consumer security software [CNET]
  “New 2006 editions of Norton Internet Security, AntiVirus and Personal Firewall will be available in two weeks.”
• How Many Pages in Google? Take a Guess [NYT]
  “In the bitter war of words between Google and Yahoo over search-engine index size, Google is asking Web surfers to decide for themselves.”
• If Parks Offer Free Internet, Why Can’t Costly Hotels? [NYT]
  “Business travelers are getting fed up with being charged $9.95 or more in an expensive hotel for broadband Internet service.”
• Google Offers Prime-Time Video Streamcasts [AP]
  “Search engine leader Google Inc. is delving deeper into an unconventional business, offering an Internet streamcast of last week’s television premiere of Chris Rock’s new comedy.”

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