News to know: Google earnings, Microsoft flaws, Kindle Apps, US-China, Firefox 3.6
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Sam Diaz: Google earnings: Strong Q4 but shares dip in after-hours
Ryan Naraine: Microsoft knew of IE zero-day flaw since last September
- Microsoft confirms 17-year-old Windows vulnerability
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: 17 year old Windows vulnerability shows that it's time to drop legacy support!
- Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft set to release critical IE patch today
Jason Perlow: Kindle Apps: You're No Apple Table
- Christopher Dawson: Amazon Kindle Apps: They'll flop, but welcome to the land of competition
- Matthew Miller: Forget about apps on the Kindle and focus on content
Sam Diaz: U.S. stands behind Google, says free access to Internet is foreign policy priority
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Mozilla officially releases Firefox 3.6
- Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.6 is now available
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Firefox 3.6 is available for download
- Ryan Naraine: Mozilla drops Firefox 3.6 with security goodies
Larry Dignan: Oracle's Sun acquisition gets approval from Europe; Strategy session set for Jan. 27
Sam Diaz: NYT's subscription plan: A good formula is a good start
Sean Portnoy: Could Hulu's fee-based programming plans mean it's coming to your TV?
Dancho Danchev: And the most popular password is...
Andrew Nusca: With Foursquare for BlackBerry, compete to be 'mayor' of your office
Andrew Nusca: BookBook turns your MacBook into a vintage hardback book
Jason D. O'Grady: Bing on iPhone rumor illustrates Apple's threat to Google (updated)
Andrew Mager: Suggestion engines: the web directory is back
Tom Foremski: Your chair is trying to kill you...
Dion Hinchcliffe: The app store: The new "must-have" digital business model
Heather Clancy: Of mice and monitors: The science of green tech ratings systems
Sam Diaz: AdMob: Android makes impressive gains in Q4
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Nokia turns smartphones into SatNavs ... for free
Mary Jo Foley: The consumerization of IT -- and of Microsoft
Andrew Nusca: Apple tablet: 70% won't spend more than $700, survey says
Rachel King: Details and photos leaked on waterproof Sony DSC-TX5 pocket camera
Dana Blankenhorn: A mobile Linux victory dance is premature
Larry Dignan: Can the Kindle work as an app platform?
Rachel King: Talking plate scale tells people when to slow down, stop eating
Sean Portnoy: GefenTV Wireless for HDMI 60Ghz extender transmits 1080p video up to 30 feet away for $999
Dan Kusnetzky: Conversation with Chris Pyle, Champion Solutions Group
Rachel King: YouTube jumps into the film rental market; rentals priced at $3.99
Dana Blankenhorn: Oracle wins mySQL but opponents do not admit defeat
Tom Foremski: Here's how the iPhone could bring jobs to Haiti
Rachel King: Skilled video gamers have bigger brain structures, more success, study says
Rachel King: Amazon unveils kit for software developers to build content for Kindle
Dana Blankenhorn: CCR or CCD, at least there is now a health record standard