Here Comes Trouble: Telephone Number Tyranny - by Daniel Berninger from GigaOM   "Making users cope directly with telephone numbers makes no more sense than expecting people to navigate the Internet via IP addresses."

Look Out Topix - Google Launches Localized News Service - by Duncan Riley from TechCrunch   "It was only a matter of time before Google expanded their news product to compete more directly with Topix. That time has come - today Google added an option for customized local news to its Google News service."

Critical Security Updates for Adobe Reader, QuickTime - by Paul Ferguson from Trend Micro   "This highlights the fact that it not only your Operating System or Browser that needs to be updated from time-to-time with regards to security vulnerabilities — every piece of “third-party” software installed on your PC will also eventually need to be updated when vulnerabilities are found."