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The International Herald Tribune
IHT.com Tech Alert


Paris, Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Google browser challenges Microsoft
Google will release a free Web browser called Chrome that the company said would challenge Internet Explorer.

Troubled Alcatel-Lucent names new leadership
Alcatel-Lucent moved Tuesday to right its struggling business and smooth its internal conflicts, appointing two veteran European business leaders to its top posts.

Once in crisis, Sony adjusts to digital age
Three years after Howard Stringer took over, the company is emerging as a stronger competitor to other electronics powers.

Don't like your Wikipedia story? Change it
While ethically suspect, the idea that a politician would try to shape her Wikipedia article shouldn't come as a surprise.
- At Democratic convention, bloggers got some respect

Internet is the outlet against Russian censorship
The story of what happened with Andrei Loshak's "There is an Office Here Now" illustrates the role of both the Internet and glossy magazines in keeping alive issues that run afoul of cautious bosses or direct censorship in Russia.
- 1,000 protest killing of journalist in Ingushetia

Brussels magazine pays price for covering news
The Bulletin, an English-language weekly, had a special relationship with the Hilton hotels until some wealthy guests hit the headlines this summer.

Trying to sell luxury goods amid stark poverty
An old woman missing her top front teeth holds a tot in rumpled clothes - who is sporting a Fendi bib that sells for about $100. Welcome to the new India - at least as Vogue sees it.

Google gets cozy with an uneasy friend
Advertisers are grappling with the idea that Google, which spent many of its early years avoiding — and infuriating — advertising agencies, is now shifting to embrace them.

On the Web, battle over trademarks begins
Trademark issues may take on a higher profile, fueled by the escalating value of brands in general and trademark holders increasingly trying to assert their rights, especially on the Internet.

Web TV producers struggle to find formula for success
Hollywood writers and producers are realizing that producing Web content may be easy but profiting from it is hard.
- On the Web, battle over trademarks begins

Microsoft to slash the price of Xbox 360 game consoles in Japan
Demand for the Xbox 360 has been tepid in Japan, mainly because of a lack of popular games. In contrast, the market-leading Wii is thriving.



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