June 29, 2009 12:18 PM PDT

CNET News Daily Podcast: Firefox 3.5 about to land

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A major update to the Firefox browser, version 3.5, is on track to launch tomorrow. CNET News senior writer Stephen Shankland tells us what to expect, why it matters, and how Firefox is faring against Microsoft and the new browser up-start, Google.

Also, how Michael Jackson's death swamped Google, how to run OLPC software on your laptop, Shaq's Twitter challenge, and a look deep inside the Cheyenne Mountain Complex.

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Today's stories:

Firefox 3.5 to ship on Tuesday?

DOJ extends investigation into Oracle-Sun deal

Report: Microsoft to cut Razorfish loose

Report: Sony considers adding phone to PSP

OLPC operating system free on a stick

Is Apple's Mac Mini a MacBook inside?

Sprint takes gloves off, aims for Apple's chin

YouTube hoops star accepts Shaq's Twitter challenge

America's Fortress: Cheyenne Mountain, NORAD live on

Rafe Needleman writes about start-ups, new technologies, and Web 2.0 products, as editor of CNET's Webware. E-mail Rafe.

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