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SM-Bot
15 Dec 2003, 6:34am
Google has just introduced a new search feature that turns up shipping infomation for Federal Express and UPS parcels.

Google takes people directly to the FedEx or UPS Web page containing the location of a particular package when they type in their parcel tracking number into its search site. The new "Search by Number" feature, announced Friday, also brings up information linked to other kinds of numbers, such as patent numbers, equipment identification numbers issued by the Federal Communications Commission, and airplane registration numbers from the Federal Aviation Administration.

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Camman
15 Dec 2003, 6:35am
^
Lincoln
15 Dec 2003, 6:40am
...but seeing as how I don't read the [H], it is most appreciated...
Camman
15 Dec 2003, 7:03am
yeah, I just gotta be a smartass, I cant contain myself
Spinner
15 Dec 2003, 7:07am
Camman had this to say
^

You're not a smartass, quite the opposite actually. The news was sourced from News.com, hence the link under the report:rolleyes2 .
Camman
15 Dec 2003, 7:07am
Spinner had this to say
Camman had this to say
^

You're not a smartass, quite the opposite actually. The news was sourced from News.com, hence the link under the news:rolleyes2 .

Ouch, see, not only am I a dumbass, I'm a newb, too! :D

"coincidentally" though, HardOCP also 'sourced' that news from news.com
Spinner
15 Dec 2003, 7:08am
It's okay. I understand.;)
Camman
15 Dec 2003, 7:11am
Spinner had this to say
It's okay. I understand.;)

I'm just rufflin your feathers bro, you do a good job with teh tech newsage :thumbsup:
Spinner
15 Dec 2003, 7:16am
Well I'm glad we cleared that up. ;D:)

So anyone got a parcel they need to track? :p