Microsoft Lists Top 10 Windows Malware (PCMag.com - Security Watch)

Is it just me or is it tad ironic that Microsoft is now providing a top 10 threats list based on its own malware removable tool? Think about it: those are 10 threats for its Windows OS. Well, at least they're also removing the malware. Check out the list to learn what scary mites are trying to get at your PC.

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Lost or stolen Kindle? Amazon says you're out of luck (Ars Technica)

As the Kindle takes off in popularity, losses and thefts will as well. After hearing one reader's tale of woe after losing his Kindle, Ars Technica discovered that there are not that many options for recovery, though there could be if Amazon really wanted to offer them.

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A Leap Forward With Snow Leopard (NYTimes.com)

"[T]he big story here isn’t really Snow Leopard. It’s the radical concept of a software update that’s smaller, faster and better — instead of bigger, slower and more bloated. May the rest of the industry take the hint."

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GSM, black boxes, and iPhones: the tech that drives Zipcar (Ars Technica)

Zipcar is more than a simple car sharing service—it's a technological explosion that combines the Internet, wireless networks, mysterious black boxes, and now mobile phones to keep the wheels turning. Ars Technica spoke with Zipcar to learn more about the technology behind the system, how the company's iPhone app works, and more.

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Examine the patent that made selling Microsoft Word a crime (ZDNet.com)

What does it mean now that Microsoft is barred from selling any Microsoft Word products that can open XML files (.xml, .docx and .docm), according to a U.S. District Court ruling? For now, not much. Microsoft will appeal and the legal proceedings will continue. But examining the patent, awarded in 1998, may be instructive.

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FCC enforcing imaginary laws in P2P ruling, says Comcast (Ars Technica)

Comcast comes out swinging in court against the spanking it got from the FCC for BitTorrent throttling. Ars Technica unpacks the ISP's legal challenge.

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Stay Up-to-date on the Best Versions of Chrome for Mac (TechCrunch)

The folks at TechCrunch have made an application that allows you to easily ensure that you have the latest Chromium builds for Mac at all times.

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Microsoft Word Sales Banned In 60 Days (InformationWeek)

A Judge on Tuesday ordered Microsoft to stop selling its popular Word document creation application in the United States in 60 days, after finding that the software contains technology that violates a patent held by a third party. Microsoft plans to appeal; the court also said the software maker must pay $240 million in patent-violation damages.

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The Case Against Apple Is Just As Much A Case For Apple (TechCrunch)

Many of the problems the blogosphere is talking about simply aren’t seen as problems by Apple, and more importantly, by the public at large. Until that changes, there is no real risk to Apple.

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Google Voice Coming To iPhone As Web App (InformationWeek)

Apple iPhone users may soon have an official way to use Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Voice, as Google is working on a Web application for its calling service, according to an unconfirmed report on David Pogue's blog on The New York Times's Web site. [Actually, you can use it now if you have a GV account--bcm]

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