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IE 8 Beta 2 not without its faults
While hiccups are expected from beta software, some of the affected services are Microsoft's own.

Vote for me, Obama says, through text messages
Delegates and other convention goers are asked to show support for Barack Obama by sending text messages, which will be scored based on what state they're from.

Whoops! Obama's VP text-messaging idea didn't work out so well
Keynote Systems reports that 40 percent to 50 percent of the text messages sent by the Obama campaign regarding the candidate's VP choice were late or never received.

In YouTube age, political criticisms can (and will) be used against you
Republicans interrupt the Democratic National Convention in Denver with Web site featuring videos of Barack Obama's onetime rivals attacking him during the primaries.

Google Code reverses open-source license ban
"Our bad," declares company, deciding that the Mozilla Public License is once again an option for Google Code projects. Also added: the Eclipse Public License.

Democrats find 'green' political convention tough to enforce
The idea of the "greenest" convention in the party's history was an attractive one. But tens of thousands of humans generate a lot of trash. And not everyone wanted to give up their Yukon XL SUVs.

Apple to fix hole in password-protected iPhones
Company promises to plug hole next month that exposes iPhone users' e-mail, text, and voice messages despite password protection.

Comcast to cap monthly consumer broadband
Party seems to be over for unlimited bandwidth: In October, Comcast will begin capping usage at 250GB per month, with dire consequences for abusers.

Schmidt: Yahoo-Google deal set to start in October
CEO Eric Schmidt tells Bloomberg that Google thinks its arguments are strong that the partnership with its rival doesn't post antitrust problems.

IBM tests 4 terabyte solid state drive technology
IBM announces solid state drive technology that achieves high speed and power savings, if only in the labs.

CNET News Daily Podcast: IE 8 beta gets good early review
Newest Internet Explorer 8 beta gets high marks for its security features; Google announces its Android app "market"; and a possible culprit in iPhone 3G flakiness.

Google grab bag: Translation, Apps uptime, and more
Company adds new translation abilities, potentially prepares for new YouTube ads, extends credit to paying Google Apps customers, and more.

$10 million for mobile media company BuzzCity
Singapore-based start-up develops mobile networking software for consumers who do not have broadband access on PCs.

Digg town hall: Local news options, forums on the way?
From the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Digg executives Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson answered user questions via Webcast and on stage.

There's electricity in the air as crowds await Obama
Hours before Barack Obama is expected to take the DNC stage, the crowds pack the stadium in anticipation. Here's the scene from Denver's Invesco Field.