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  The browser battles
  go on and on

  roundup From Firefox to IE and from Chrome to Opera and Safari, there's no sitting still for browser makers looking to keep their products fresh and competitive.

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  Joost: It coulda been
  a contender, or not

  It was supposed to kill YouTube, and now it's finally dead, as some of its assets get sold off in what's likely a total fire sale.

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• Facebook changes stock structure: IPO on the way?

  The social network has converted all existing shareholders' stock to the more powerful Class B; it'll go back to Class A if they sell it during an IPO. But the company says it still doesn't have IPO plans set.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Microsoft CFO Liddell leaving, Klein tapped

  Chris Liddell is stepping down after four and a half years as Microsoft's chief financial officer. He will be replaced by Peter Klein of Microsoft's Business Division.

  (Posted in Microsoft by Tom Krazit)

• Magazines said to be building online newsstand

  Time, Conde Nast, Hearst and Meredith are said to be equity partners in a project aiming to create what has been called an "iTunes for magazines."
  (From The New York Times)

• IBM staffer posts pics on Facebook, loses benefits

  A Canadian woman suffering from depression goes on holiday and puts some cheery photos on Facebook. Her insurance company withdraws her sick-leave benefits.

  (Posted in Technically Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk)

• Start-up Asana promises workplace nirvana

  Heavy on vision but light on the details, new workplace apps company emerges from Facebook tech talents.

  (Posted in Webware by Rafe Needleman)

• Google to track TiVo viewing habits

  A new partnership between the two companies will help Google determine how TiVo owners--even the ones really good at fast-forwarding--still see some ads.

  (Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)

• Human rights groups: No in-game war crimes

  Report from two Swiss human rights organizations says too many video games let gamers engage in activities that would be illegal in real life. And they want it to stop.

  (Posted in The Digital Home by Don Reisinger)

• Offline Gmail no longer shuns attachments

  No, Google hasn't forgotten about improving offline use of its Web apps. Gmail now can handle attachments when a computer is off the network.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• DOE doles out smart-grid funding

  The second wave of government smart-grid funding totals $620 million to install network-savvy grid equipment and to test utility-scale storage.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Chrome extensions site now open for uploads

  Google asks programmers to start adding their Chrome extensions to the new gallery. Browser users can't yet download them, though.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• New standard lets browsers get a grip on files

  The Files interface, now a draft at the World Wide Web Consortium, could lead to better uploading and other chores. It's largely built into Firefox 3.6.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• CERN particle accelerator sees first collisions

  Four days after its restart, the scientific work at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland has headed "into new territory. It's been going quite remarkably fast."

  (Posted in Cutting Edge by Tom Espiner)

• Major Intel chip upgrade coming to Netbooks

  Chipmaker is set to announce the biggest makeover for its Atom processor since it was introduced back in the spring of 2008.

  (Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)
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