Brady Forrest / O’Reilly Radar:
Google Earth Escapes the Client and Comes to the Browser  —  Google’s 3D data has escaped the client and is now a welcome addition to the browser!  Today at Google I/O a Google Earth Browser plugin is going to be released.  With the plugin installed anybody with a Windows machine […]

Official Google Mac Blog:
Mac OS X 10.5.3: sync Google Contacts  —  Are you one of those people who find that no matter how hard you try to keep your contact info organized, it always winds up scattered all over?  Your dad’s IM handle is on your Mac, while that business lead’s fax number is […]

Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
D: Michael Dell Sees Profits “Growing Nicely” In FY ‘09  —  The final pre-lunch speaker at D: All Things Digital here in Carlsbad is Dell CEO Michael Dell.  (Wow, he’s getting gray around the temples.  It’s a little hard to think of him as a middle-aged guy, especially for […]

Google:
Google App Engine to Announce Open Sign-ups, Pricing Plans, and New APIs at Google I/O Google Developer Conference Starts Wednesday in San Francisco; Highlights a Richer, Maturing Web Platform  —  Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is getting ready to welcome more than 2900 developers to the Moscone Center …

Google LatLong:
Google Earth, meet the browser  —  When Google Maps was launched in 2005, few could have guessed the way map mashups would permeate the online world.  Online maps had been just something you used to get directions or to find the ten nearest grocery stores.  Google Maps and the Google Maps API proved […]

Apple:
About the Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update  —  The Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update is recommended for Mac OS X 10.5, 10.5.1, and 10.5.2 Leopard.  It includes general operating system improvements that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.  For detailed information about security updates, please visit this website.

Josh Lowensohn / Webware.com:
SezWho acquires Tejit to expand commenter reputations  —  Distributed commenter reputation service SezWho is growing a little bigger Wednesday morning with the acquisition of Tejit, an engine that tracks content around the Web to see how it links up with people, events, places, and more.

Peter Kafka / Silicon Alley Insider:
Sony CEO Howard Stringer: Look At Our Awesome, Expensive, Money-Losing TVs!  —  Sony (SNE) CEO Howard Stringer uses his D6 stage time to show off his tiny, expensive OLED screens.  We’re told they’re amazing, but that’s hard to tell from a distance.  We do know they’re expensive …

Peter Kafka / Silicon Alley Insider:
LIVE Sony CEO Howard Stringer At D6  —  A couple of years ago Howard Stringer had high hopes for his e-reader.  But Jeff Bezos Kindle has stolen that thunder, and we assume we might hear about that when Walt Mossberg chats with him.  We definitely know we’re about to […]

Qualcomm:
Qualcomm and Adobe Collaborate to Empower Developer Ecosystems With BREW Mobile Platform  —  BREW Mobile Platform Integrates Adobe Flash to Accelerate Advanced Application and Web Content Development for Mass Market Devices  —  Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) and Adobe Systems Incorporated …