Google rolls out 3-D maps for Android Android smart phone users will now be able to browse maps in 3-D, even when their Internet connection is on the fritz. Google announced the launch of Google Maps 5.0 for Android on Thursday. The new-generation app uses vector graphics… Read more on Los Angeles Times

With Facebook Tie, Clicker Wants to Be Personal Web TV Guide The well-financed start-up on Wednesday became one of only a few companies to embrace Facebook ’s “instant personalization,” a controversial service that allows users to bring their Facebook friends onto another site with them. Read more on New York Times

Rebels bid to deny Cowell’s X Factor the Christmas No 1 single – again The late John Cage and Captain Ska are rivals to Simon Cowell’s reality-show pop stars Tonight, as the victorious contestant in ITV’s The X Factor is finally anointed, the race for the Christmas No 1 spot in the charts will begin [...]

Elizabeth Hurley announces split from husband Elizabeth Hurley confirmed she and her husband have split after a tabloid published pictures of her kissing another man. Read more on KABC-TV Los Angeles

Miroslav Blazevic to coach China Olympic football squad China named Croatia’s Miroslav Blazevic the new head coach of its Olympic football team, state media reported. Read more on AFP/File via Yahoo! News

Test your knowledge of Christmas pop culture Christmas is all around us, and so are the songs, the TV specials and the movies of the season. Come, all ye faithful, and see if you know what we know about some Christmas pop culture favorites. Read more on Tulsa World

The Top iPhone & iPad Apps of the Year With more than 300,000 applications for iOS devices, Apple’s iTunes App Store is a marketplace of enormous proportion. Apple has released its annual iTunes Rewind feature and named its apps of the year, which makes this the perfect time to… Read more on Mashable

jobsite123.com Introduces BizWords BizWords Allows Member Companies of jobsite123.com to be Found by the Words that Describe their Business (PRWeb December 09, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/12/prweb4876524.htm Read more on PRWeb

Google Exec: Android is Profitable Android’s chief architect offers some good news about Android and some strong advice and some criticism for competitors. Read more on PC Magazine via Yahoo! News

Richmond disabled students attend prom A high school prom is no less significant to students attending non-mainstream schools, and high school-age students at A Better Chance School in Richmond were set to have that milestone experience on Tuesday. Read more on El Cerrito Journal