• At 10-Year Mark, Google's Glossy Facade Shows Cracks

  
  Now that Google has reached its 10-year-mark, the company is facing cultural complexities and challenges.

• Firefox Users Report Problems After Updating

  
  Users running Firefox along with popular Norton security programs have reported problems after updating the browser.

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• Microsoft's Renewed Vista Strategy The software giant is learning and changing in regard to Vista's stops and starts, Vista guru reports.
• Wi-Fi Nets Come to Vehicles Recent research suggests how to strengthen TCP transfers to improve VoIP sessions while in motion.
• Asia-Pacific Leads in Broadband The region has a 39 percent share of the world's broadband use, and subscriber numbers have nearly quadrupled in 5 years.
• Call of Duty Sequel Due in November Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare will ship for Xbox 360, PS3, and Nintendo DS in November, but as a limited download in October.
• 3/4 of Brits 'Can't Live' without the Web A new study dubs the UK a nation of Net addicts who stress if they can't surf.
• Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball Coming to Wii Gamecock Media expects to ship a Wii edition this winter, following an Xbox Live Arcade version.
• Microsoft Tells Plan for BizTalk The road map for the newly renamed BizTalk Server 2009 includes regular major updates, starting next year.
• Yahoo's Facebook Rival to Close Yahoo plans to shuttle its social networking site Mash at the end of the month.
• Nintendo DS Goes Silver A metallic silver version of the Nintendo DS is scheduled to ship this weekend.
• Biggest Security Challenges An AT&T security guru reviews attacks, hackers, and training the next generation of security experts.
• Analysts: Google Spreading Itself Too Thin Ruling the search engine market year in and year out is not easy, and Google is playing in multiple other markets as well.
• Sprint Readies HTC Touch Diamond Versions of the HTC Touch Diamond Next and HTC Touch Pro from Sprint Nextel will run the new Windows Mobile 6.1 OS.
• Accused Spyware Vendor Sues 7Search.com disputes antivirus vendor McAfee's classification of its wares as spyware.
• Ninja Blade Due for Xbox 360 Microsoft announced that the action-adventure game Ninja Blade for Xbox 360 will ship next year.
• Seinfeld Ad 'Just Teaser,' Microsoft Says If the debut ad leaves you wondering, it's supposed to--it's just the first of a longer campaign featuring Seinfeld.
• At 10, Google Reiterates Commitment to CIOs Google, which celebrates 10 years of its incorporation this month, remains strongly committed to its Enterprise unit and to...
• Nokia Adds Address, Calendar Sync to Ovi Nokia is offering a calendar and address-book synchronization service.
• The Bill and Jerry Show I wasn't anywhere near a TV Thursday night, so I missed the debut of Microsoft's much-ballyhooed ad campaign featuring Bill...
• Oracle Said to Be Making Progress on Fusion Apps Oracle has reportedly made significant progress on its long-awaited Fusion Applications.
• Libertarian Barr, EPIC Outline Privacy Agenda EPIC and Libertarian candidate Bob Barr say presidential candidates need to pay more attention to privacy issues.

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