News Corrections

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October 17, 2008 12:53 PM PDT

Correction: Newer Chrome, Firefox show speed improvements

This post initially misstated which browser is fastest at the SunSpider test of JavaScript performance. Firefox is fastest, once TraceMonkey is enabled.

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October 11, 2008 4:10 PM PDT

Correction: FCC report negates free Internet interference claims

This post initially misstated the portion of spectrum cited in a newly released FCC report. The spectrum referred to in the report is in the 2155MHz to 2180MHz band.

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October 8, 2008 8:15 PM PDT

Correction: Intel taps Senator Feinstein's chief of staff

This story initially gave the wrong day of the announcement. It was made Wednesday.

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October 3, 2008 4:11 PM PDT

Correction: Steve Fossett's unfinished legacy: Deepest ocean exploration

This story reported that Fossett would have been the first person to dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. In fact, a team of two men did the dive in 1960, aboard a bathyscaphe--a "deep boat"--called the Trieste. Had Fossett made the trip, he would have been the first to do it solo.

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September 26, 2008 6:40 AM PDT

Correction: Is physics a key to fuel efficiency?

The fuel efficiency figures were transposed and have been corrected. Also, the outcome of the Federal Trade Commission case has been corrected. The case was settled.

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September 24, 2008 1:54 PM PDT

Correction: Underestimating Google can be disastrous

This story incorrectly described the Apple iPhone. The iPhone does have GPS capability.

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September 19, 2008 9:16 AM PDT

Correction: Google Chrome's open-source ally: Microsoft

This post initially mischaracterized the method Google used to figure out how to employ a Windows Vista security feature. Click here for the updated post or see this separate blog post for more details.

September 17, 2008 10:30 AM PDT

Correction: Mozilla: Firefox license in Ubuntu was 'giant error'

Mitchell Baker's title was incorrect. She is the former CEO of Mozilla Corp. She is currently chair of both the Mozilla Corp. and the Mozilla Foundation.

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September 17, 2008 9:59 AM PDT

Correction: Correction: Hype builds for Android phone launch

An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Google had not officially launched an application marketplace. Google has announced an application Web site called Android Market.

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September 11, 2008 7:35 AM PDT