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The availability of pricing information on the Web has revolutionized how cars are sold. Two new services, DriverSide and RepairPal are trying to do the same for repair services.

Computer makers other than Apple mostly withdrew from software 25 years ago and watched Microsoft turn their products into commodities. HP hopes to use its software chops to differentiate itself - its latest effort is a much improved TouchSmart family PC

Since the iPhone came out, handset makers have tried to replicate the touch-screen wonder. But software deficiencies mean that even a good copy, like the Samsung Instinct from Sprint, falls short. Now Apple is fostering more robust third-party software

Firefox browser, an open-source project based on Netscape code, is pushing toward a 20% share of the market. A new version features improved performance and anti-fraud protections.

For mobile search with speech recognition and location awareness, Yahoo's oneSearch and Microsoft's Tellme have complementary strengths and weaknesses, but both are likely to improve.