Google Health to Debut in 2008 (Digital Trends)

Speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Marissa Mayer, leader of Google's search operation, revealed that the long-gestating Google Health initiative will formally debut in early 2008.

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Navigating With Feedback From Fellow Drivers (New York Times)

Dash Navigation's Dash Express does something no other navigation device can currently do. It uses trip records and up-to-the-minute reports to estimate time of arrival, even if the motorist is caught in a traffic jam.

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Oracle ships critical update for database, applications (Computerworld)

Oracle Corp. released its latest critical patch update on Wednesday, fixing 51 vulnerabilities in its flagship database line and a range of other products.The vulnerabilities patched by this critical update have CVSS 2.0 ratings from 4.0 to 6.5.

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Apple to open iPhone, iPod touch to third-party developers in early 2008 (Ars Technica)

Answering the calls of iPhone users who crave more out of the device, Steve Jobs today announced that Apple is working on a software development kit (SDK) for the iPhone and iPod touch. The SDK is on track for a February 2008 release.

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Cisco offices raided, executives arrested in Brazil (Network World)

Senior executives of Cisco were reportedly arrested in Brazil this week in a tax fraud investigation of the company.

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Customized newscasts coming to your computer (CNN.com)

Northwestern University's Intelligent Information Lab will soon launch News At Seven, a system that creates a daily virtual news show based on topics users choose.

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