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On Tuesday Microsoft unveiled its latest weapon from the arsenal of Bing to combat the leadership of Google. According to reports the new tool challenges the might of Hollywood, the record labels and the games industry at Google taken together.

The Redmond announced Bing Entertainment, which provides the ability to search, view and - depending on the medium - purchase films, TV, music and games, calling the update as one of the biggest investments it's making in the area of entertainment.

A new study from communications regulator Ofcom shows that ¼ of children in the United Kingdom at the age of 8-12 surfing the Internet have their own profiles on Facebook, Bebo or MySpace while the minimum age for subscribing for these services is 13.

The study reveals that 2/5 of young users aged 8-11 and 12-15 believe that all or most of the information on these sites is true (38% and 40% respectively).

The research further shows that over the past year downloading or watching TV episodes or movies online by children aged 8-15 has grown by 4%.