Hello everyone, it is very early but morning tech news is more important than extra sleep with SXSWi being so close. The amount of new tech news was mostly limited to stories concerning Google and Microsoft, but some other things took place believe it or not.

• Google’s email program Gmail went down yesterday blocking access to Gmail business and consumer accounts. The problem has been labeled “Gfail” on Twitter.
• Mio.tv, an online entertainment and communication provider aimed at Latinos, has just purchased the Spanish social network site Wamba for 4 million euros. Wamba is estimated at having 8.4 million users.
• Google requested yesterday to be able to assist the European Union’s commission investigating Microsoft’s Internet Explorer for antitrust violations. Big surprise.
• Amazon’s Kindle 2 was released on Monday and hopes to gain the title of being the best e-reading device currently for sale. The new Kindle 2 features longer battery life along with better graphics and a sleeker design. If you want to know more about the new device then please check out the video below.

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