Cade Metz / The Register:
Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology  —  Wikioperating Thetan Level Zero  —  Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer - 30-day free trial  —  Exclusive In an unprecedented effort to crack down on self-serving edits, the Wikipedia supreme court has banned contributions from all IP addresses owned …

Aaron Task / Yahoo! Finance:
Woz-Bing!  Apple Co-Founder a “Big Fan” of Microsoft’s New Search Engine  —  CARLSBAD, CALIF. - Microsoft’s new search engine Bing was unveiled Thursday and can already boast about a rousing endorsement from an unexpected source: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Meet Bing, Microsoft’s New Search Engine  —  The speculation is over.  Microsoft’s search engine officially has a new name, Bing.  The name, along with some new features, opens the latest chapter in Microsoft’s quest to best Google in the search engine wars.

Brian Lam / Gizmodo:
Zune HD Hands On: Photos and Video Tour  —  Having just played with a prototype for a few minutes, I’m really impressed with the Zune HD.  I’ve got a video, too, showing off how well the animations work.  —  The device is tighter and more physically beautiful than the iPod Touch […]

Liz Gannes / NewTeeVee:
Hulu Launches Desktop App, Forbids Use on Anything Other than PCs  —  After beating competitors like Joost by choosing to go to the web rather than the desktop, and shutting out third-party apps that enable its videos on desktops or other devices like MyMediaPlayer and Boxee …

John Paczkowski / D7 Highlights:
Rubinstein and McNamee: Remaking Palm  —  What a wonderful curative the Palm Pre has proven to be for Palm.  Especially for a device that’s not yet shipped.  In early January of this year, the company’s shares were trading below $3, having been dragged deep into the mud by a string […]

John Paczkowski / D7 Highlights:
D7 Interview: Jon Rubinstein and Roger McNamee and the Palm Pre  —  What a wonderful curative the Palm Pre has proven to be for Palm.  Especially for a device that’s not yet shipped.  In early January of this year, the company’s shares were trading below $3, having been dragged deep […]

Microsoft:
Microsoft’s New Search at Bing.com Helps People Make Better Decisions  —  Decision Engine goes beyond search to help customers deal with information overload.  —  Microsoft Corp. today unveiled Bing, a new Decision Engine and consumer brand, providing customers with a first step …

Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
D7 Buzz: Bartz And Ballmer Meeting This Morning  —  When Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz suggested yesterday at the D7 conference that she would consider doing a deal with Microsoft for “boatloads of money,” she might have been doing more than just answering a hypothetical question.  It could have been an opening […]

Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Hulu Desktop Lets You Rot Your Brain From The Comfort Of Your Couch  —  Since launching in late 2007, Hulu has done one one thing very well: it lets you watch your favorite TV shows and movies from your computer, free of charge.  But aside from improving the user experience with […]