Alexei Oreskovic / Reuters:
Facebook CEO says IPO a few years out  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hopes to eventually take his company public but said it won’t be for a few years, and stressed that the world’s largest online social network is in no immediate need of capital.

John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
Microsoft Expected to Debut Updated Search Engine at D: All Things Digital  —  The long-awaited upgrade to Microsoft’s search engine will soon make its debut.  —  Sources with knowledge of the situation said the company is expected to demonstrate it at our D: All Things Digital conference next week.

John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
Microsoft Expected to Debut New Kumo Search at D: All Things Digital  —  The long-awaited upgrade to Microsoft’s search engine will soon make its debut.  Sources say the company is expected demonstrate it at our D: All Things Digital conference next week.  —  Code-named Kumo …

John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
Microsoft to Debut New Kumo Search at D: All Things Digital  —  The long-expected upgrade to Microsoft’s search engine will soon make its debut.  Sources say the company will demonstrate it publicly for the first time at our D: All Things Digital conference next week.

Loïc Le Meur / Loic Le Meur Blog:
What Larry Page thinks about Twitter  —  I just asked Larry Page what he thought about Twitter here is what Larry answered:  —  “I have always thought we needed to index the web every second to allow real time search.  At first, my team laughed and did […]

Gmail Blog:
New in Labs: Automatic message translation  —  Back in the early days of human existence, before language had fully developed, our caveman ancestors probably did a lot of grunting.  Language, and thus life, were pretty simple: watch out for that saber-toothed tiger (”Blorg!  AIYA!!!”)

Google Earth Blog:
Fantastic Free Google Earth Game: Ships  —  PlanetInAction.com has released the first version of a fantastic free simulation game which leverages the browser-based Google Earth plugin as the primary graphics engine.  The game is called “Ships” and lets you take the helm on ships - barges …

Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
Android Donut Interface Makes Us Forget All About Palm Pre  —  Palm what?  A better look Android “Donut” build for the HTC Hero shows us just how buttery smooth and slick Android can be, and it’s incredible.  —  The widgets have the tang of HTC—if you’ve used a Touch Diamond or […]

David Lawsky / Reuters:
Nvidia accuses Intel of unfair pricing  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jen-Hsun Huang, chief executive officer of graphics chip maker Nvidia, called Intel’s chip pricing unfair but said his company will not seek antitrust action against the world’s largest chip maker for now.

Apple:
Apple Earbuds and static electricity  —  Symptoms  —  It’s possible to receive a small and quick electrical (static) shock from your earbuds while listening to iPod or iPhone.  —  Products Affected  —  iPhone Accessories, iPod, iPhone, iPod Accessories  —  Resolution  —  What is happening?