March 18, 2008

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March 18, 2008
About Security Update 2008-002 - This document describes ... (Apple)

Posted: March 18th, 2008, 11:45pm

Apple:
About Security Update 2008-002 — This document describes Security Update 2008-002, which can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences, or from Apple Downloads. — For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until …
It's your world. Map it. (Ramesh Balakrishnan/Google LatLong)

Posted: March 18th, 2008, 11:35pm

Ramesh Balakrishnan / Google LatLong:
It's your world. Map it. — We realize that you know your neighborhood best. So to provide the most accurate maps possible, Google Maps is open to user edits. People have moved markers of their homes and businesses all around the U.S. and Australia, making Maps work even better.
Facebook To Launch New Privacy Controls; Confirms Chat Is Coming (Michael Arrington/TechCrunch)

Posted: March 18th, 2008, 10:55pm

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Facebook To Launch New Privacy Controls; Confirms Chat Is Coming — Facebook announced new privacy controls at a press event at their downtown Palo Alto headquarters today, and also demoed their new chat application - called Facebook Chat - that has been rumored since last week.
Microsoft and Intel Launch Parallel Computing Research Centers ... (Microsoft)

Posted: March 18th, 2008, 10:20pm

Microsoft:
Microsoft and Intel Launch Parallel Computing Research Centers to Accelerate Benefits to Consumers, Businesses — Center locations will be at UC Berkeley and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. — REDMOND, Wash., and SANTA CLARA, Calif. — March.
Is venture capital's love affair with Web 2.0 over? (Martin LaMonica/CNET News.com)

Posted: March 18th, 2008, 9:55pm

Martin LaMonica / CNET News.com:
Is venture capital's love affair with Web 2.0 over? — Silicon Valley remains the hotbed of Web 2.0 activity, but the hipness of start-ups with goofy names is starting to cool in the face of economic reality. — Dow Jones VentureSource on Tuesday released numbers of venture capital activity …
Facebook fires up IM, ratchets up privacy (Caroline McCarthy/The Social)

Posted: March 18th, 2008, 8:50pm

Caroline McCarthy / The Social:
Facebook fires up IM, ratchets up privacy — CNET News.com's Dan Farber co-wrote this report. — Social network Facebook will roll out more extensive privacy controls Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, as well as an instant-messaging service soon after, representatives from the company announced during …
Windows Vista SP1 Released to Windows Update (Nick White/Windows Vista Team Blog)

Posted: March 18th, 2008, 8:00pm

Nick White / Windows Vista Team Blog:
Windows Vista SP1 Released to Windows Update — Today, you can now download Windows Vista SP1 via Windows Update. For those of you eager to receive the benefits of Windows Vista SP1 - you can now do so! We've seen quite a bit of questions in our comments so we want to communicate …
About the Safari 3.1 Update (Apple)

Posted: March 18th, 2008, 7:35pm

Apple:
About the Safari 3.1 Update — Installation — To update to Safari 3.1, use Apple Software Update or a standalone installer. You only need to use one of these methods to update your computer. — Software Update — Software Update will automatically check for the latest Apple software using the Internet.
Yahoo: Business is fine and we're worth more; Do you buy it? (Larry Dignan/Between the Lines)

Posted: March 18th, 2008, 6:10pm

Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Yahoo: Business is fine and we're worth more; Do you buy it? — Yahoo said Tuesday that its first quarter results are on target with the company's guidance and provided a bullish outlook through 2010. — In a statement (Techmeme), Yahoo said that it expects to double operating cash flow …
Yahoo: We'll double our cash flow (Caroline McCarthy/CNET News.com)

Posted: March 18th, 2008, 5:45pm

Caroline McCarthy / CNET News.com:
Yahoo: We'll double our cash flow — This post was last updated at 7:03 AM PT. — Claiming that it is both undervalued and underappreciated, Yahoo has fired some key financial forecasts over the bow of an acquisitive Microsoft. — On Tuesday, Yahoo reported the contents of a presentation …
Analyst: Returns, technical problems high with flash-based notebooks (Michael Kanellos/CNET News.com)

Posted: March 18th, 2008, 5:40pm

Michael Kanellos / CNET News.com:
Analyst: Returns, technical problems high with flash-based notebooks — Notebooks with flash-based hard drives cost a lot and, according to managing partner Avi Cohen at Avian Securities, they don't work very well either. — A large computer manufacturer is getting around 20 percent …
Apple Releases Safari 3.1 (Bill Evans/Apple)

Posted: March 18th, 2008, 5:40pm

Bill Evans / Apple:
Apple Releases Safari 3.1 — The World's Fastest Browser Now on Mac and Windows — Apple® today introduced Safari™ 3.1, the world's fastest web browser for Mac® and Windows PCs. Safari loads web pages 1.9 times faster than IE 7 and 1.7 times faster than Firefox 2.
Long-Distance Wi-Fi - Intel has found a way to stretch ... (Kate Greene/Technology Review)

Posted: March 18th, 2008, 5:10pm

Kate Greene / Technology Review:
Long-Distance Wi-Fi — Intel has found a way to stretch a Wi-Fi signal from one antenna to another located more than 60 miles away. — Intel has announced plans to sell a specialized Wi-Fi platform later this year that can send data from a city to outlying rural areas tens of miles away …