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* Nothing is perfect and now that the initial wow factor has faded a little bit, there might be a few things about the iPhone that aren't so great. Our own Gear Lab has a [rundown on potential snags][1] in the dream of cellphone perfection.
[1]: http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/01/top_5_worst_thi.html "Top 5 Worst Things About The iPhone"
* The final version of [Google Earth 4 has been released][2]. We [reviewed the beta][3] a while back, but the final version has some new features that weren't in that beta such as textured buildings.
[2]: http://earth.google.com/earth4.html "Google Earth 4 - what's new"
[3]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/11/google_earth_ve.html "Monkey Bites Google Earth Version 4 beta review"
* Office 2008 for Mac [has been announced][4]. The Microsoft BU team has a number of Mac only features and claims the software will be available "in the second half of 2007."
[4]: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jan07/01-09MacworldPR.mspx "Mac BU Announces Intent to Deliver Office 2008 for Mac"
* [According the Washington Post][5], in an effort to make Windows Vista more secure, Microsoft tapped the expertise of the NSA. From the linked article: "the agency said it has helped in the development of the security of Microsoft's new operating system -- the brains of a computer -- to protect it from worms, Trojan horses and other insidious computer attackers."
[5]: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/08/AR2007010801352.html "For Windows Vista Security, Microsoft Called in Pros"
* And finally, Wired Magazine has a [creepy scenario][6] from Jonathan Zittrain, professor of Internet governance and regulation at Oxford University, in which he outlines why the internet is doomed.
[6]: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.01/start.html?pg=15 "End-Time for the Internet"
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