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's playing cute, but word is that the Google subsidiary is testing longer videos that would be more attractive to Madison Avenue. That would be a huge shift, and CNET News.com's Greg Sandoval explains why.
Philadelphia thought its nascent plan to build a city-wide Wi-Fi operation was going to be stillborn. But at the very last minute, a group of investors has emerged to take control.
News.com's Daniel Terdiman continues his tech tour of the southern U.S., and he made a recent pit stop at the factory that makes the Corvette.
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Today's stories:
Stats show Firefox spreading fast
IBM's Roadrunner breaks petaflop barrier, tops supercomputer list
Microsoft to buy TV ad service
On launch day, the Get Firefox site experienced an outage for at least an hour--just before Mozilla was expected to make the new version of its Web browser available for download. Reporter Stephen Shankland joined me in the podcast studio today to talk about what happened, and whether it'll affect Mozilla's goal to set a new software record.
About a dozen DNA companies have been issued cease-and-desist letters to stop selling their consumer genetic test kits. NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander finds a mysterious white substance in the Martian soil (Is anybody else channeling Jack Skellington after hearing that news?). We bring you those stories and more on today's news podcast.
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Today's stories:
Problems delay Firefox 3 launch
iRobot to develop 'ChemBot' for military
Cease-and-desist notices sent to DNA testing labs
Last.fm adds Universal's music videos
Content aggregator Loud3r launches network of sites
Electronic Arts extends Take-Two Interactive tender offer deadline
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