Consolidation in the URL shortening space was bound to happen eventually. And it has begun. One such service found at Tr.im has shut down, taking thousands of short links with it.
In other broken promises: Microsoft's formerly free-forever small business sites now carry a yearly domain registration fee.
But there's good news for iPhone users: one bank now lets you deposit checks just by taking an iPhone picture of them.
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Today's stories:
Bank to offer check deposits via iPhone
Click to drive: GM, eBay join to sell new cars online
URL shortener Trim gets cut off
Microsoft backtracks on free Office Live domains
Publicis Groupe to buy Microsoft's Razorfish
Mozilla issues first Firefox 3.6 alpha version
British military encouraged to get online
Google Voice to be retooled as Web app for iPhone
British Steam Car: Think quick
Facebook wants to show it's a force for good amid scandals: The social network updates its tools for blood donations, nonprofits and mentorships.
Everything you need to know about the Qualcomm-FTC lawsuit: The antitrust case could decide how smartphones get made in the future -- and what they cost.
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