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After a long wait, Google's Chrome browser is now available for Apple Macintosh and Linux computers. In a blog post Tuesday, Brian Rakowski, product manager for Chrome, announced that beta versions of Chrome are now available for Mac OS X 10.5 and later (Intel only) and several flavors of Linux, including Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora and openSUSE. In addition, Rakowski announced the availability of extensions for the Windows and Linux versions of the browser. Full Story »

U.S. government agencies must publish their information online in "open formats," under a new open government plan released by U.S. President Barack Obama's administration. Full Story »

An online retailer is taking orders for a new Clarkdale processor from Intel, providing early details of its next-generation desktop processor ahead of the product's official launch. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - MySpace's online music venture with recording labels completed its purchase of song streaming site imeem on Tuesday, scooping up its 16 million users and mobile phone applications for less than $1 million. Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. online holiday spending has risen 3 percent this holiday season, but shopping online slowed over the weekend after the special deals and discounts offered by retailers on Cyber Monday ended, analytics firm comScore Inc said on Tuesday. Full Story »

NEW YORK (AFP) - Online fascination with the apparent infidelities of golf idol Tiger Woods has been a boon for Yahoo!, the firm's blunt-talking chief executive Carol Bartz said Tuesday. Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCO - Even search engines can get suckered by Internet scams. Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc CEO Carol Bartz put a 'for sale' sign on HotJobs on Tuesday, saying Yahoo was open to selling the non-core unit for the right price even though an improving economy could help its prospects. Full Story »

The day has finally arrived. Let the trumpets blare and confetti rain from the sky. With three weeks to spare, Google has met its self-imposed deadline and the beta version of its Chrome Web browser is now available for the Mac OS X and Linux operating systems. Full Story »

Last week was a busy one for acquisitions: Apple bought Lala, a streaming music service, and Google acquired AppJet, makers of realtime collaborative text editing software EtherPad. Google announced that the AppJet developers (many of whom previously worked for Google) would be joining the Google Wave team, improving the services offered by the new Wave product. Full Story »

Zero-day flaws that allowed for attacks against Internet Explorer 6 and 7, disclosed in late November, pick up critical patches in today's Patch Tuesday, as does Microsoft Office Project and Server 2008. Full Story »

LONDON (Reuters) - A British genealogy website has put Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler's World War One military service records online, alongside those of more than a million other soldiers who fought for Germany. Full Story »

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is to make online safety lessons for children over 5 compulsory under a new scheme which aims to echo road safety campaigns of the past. Full Story »

Google's limited launch of its Goggles visual search app has plenty of people wondering when they'll be able to try out the new tool. Google Goggles, released to Android users on Monday, allows you to search on your cell phone simply by snapping photos: You point your phone's camera at a place or object, and it delivers detailed information to you within seconds. Full Story »