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Apple has plans for kiosks that would enable users to download iTunes content from a local server without access to the Internet. The plans call for the kiosks in locations such as airports and stadiums. Pocket-lint.co.uk (5/7)

Um…why not buy an iPhone and call it a day?

Are you looking for the best beer bars in the world, good places to make out in San Francisco, or where to go on the Big Island in Hawaii? A travel recommendation site called nextstop mixes social recommendations with search and adds a reputation system and elements of gameplay to come up with a new social online travel guide. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/08/ex-googlers-try-to-create-a-better-travel-guide-with-nextstop/ 5/8)

NASA astronaut Mark Polansky, who will be commanding the next mission to the International Space Station, has just posted a video to NASA’s official YouTube channel inviting YouTubers and Twitter fans to take part in his next mission, submitting video questions via YouTube and following mission updates over Twitter. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/08/tweeting-from-space-nasa-turns-to-twitter-and-youtube-to-reconnect-with-the-public/ 5/8)

Google execs say they are looking at ways to integrate microblogging capabilities, such as those popularized by Twitter, into its own search product. (Iwantmedia 5/8, http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE54700220090508 5/8)

Sanford Bernstein is raising its price target on Google by 30% to $600, saying improving economic conditions will rapidly translate into higher revenue for paid search advertising. Also: Google is running its first-ever television commercial to promote its Chrome Web browser. (Iwantmedia 5/8, http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssSoftware/idUSBNG42796620090508 5/8)