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Cluster bombs are often seeded in the heat of combat, and then forgotten until, in what could be years later, some innocent hoeing his potatoes sets one off. They are generally large bombs that open in mid-flight to scatter dozens or hundreds of smaller sub munitions. In contrast, the SFW’s self-destruct and self neutralization features ensure no unexploded ordinance is left behind, according to Textron.(PDF)

The SFWs contain Textron’s BLU-108 sub mun

The revelation comes as federal regulators probe Apple’s decision to keep the Google Voice application from the App Store. AT&T–Apple’s iPhone partner–has denied playing a role in that decision.

Vonage submitted an application for review and Apple is working with the developer to resolve the issues with the app, Apple spokesperson Natalie Kerris confirmed with CNET News. Kerris did not elaborate on what those issues were.

Even though Google Voice isn’t a voice over

Another feature coming to the Mac is support for the tab-to-search feature in the omnibox. That lets you perform a site search directly from the address bar by typing a URL, for example news.cnet.com, then the tab key, then search terms.

Google has been advertising the browser as well and is at work making it the foundation of its Chrome OS.

Google released an update for Chrome to fix compatibility problems with Snow Leopard on Monday, which along with other fixes sho

Phone giant AT&T sees big opportunity in building its own applications.

The acquisition of Plusmo should help AT&T develop new applications more quickly and more cheaply. It could also allow for over the air updates for mobile devices. But AT&T is also planning to use the technology to develop applications for its broadband customers and TV subscribers.

Plusmo builds applications and widgets for mobile phones. But because it uses common Web development s

Side note: Creating a Facebook quiz app to draw attention to the pratfalls of Facebook quiz apps is very meta.

Last month, the company modified its privacy settings to make them more user-friendly.

The office of the Canadian Privacy Commissioner, which has taken issue with Facebook’s privacy policies, is holding a press conference on Thursday to address the subject, and Facebook plans to hold a conference call with reporters in response.

“We ge

Verizon executives have also said the company plans to offer its own application store for smartphones. Details of the new store will be released on Tuesday at the company’s developer conference in San Jose, Calif.

For one, Verizon is in desperate need of some hot new phones on its network. Even though Verizon Wireless has always gotten high marks for its reliable wireless network, it has often been seen as a laggard in terms of getting the hottest new cell phones. A

Sclarsic said the Singularity University course has been hectic, “but for me, that’s good.”

He said he thinks the program has been going “phenomenally well” and said that he’s been blown away by some of the ingenuity on display.

But this isn’t the distant future, she pointed out. The main focus of Singularity University is to teach the students how the various disciplines being taught will converge in the near future, and to help them see how to turn these develo

Ounce Labs, which was founded in 2002, recently sponsored a survey that showed many CEOs and their executive officers don’t necessarily see eye to eye on key security issues.

Software developers often face both security and compliance issues with their products. Ounce Labs uses its technology to scan the source code of an application, hunting for security holes and compliance failures. Ounce tries to track down problems early on in a product’s development when they’re easi

Sony can also be consoled by the fact that sales are also way down for the Wii, as Nintendo reported a 66 percent fall in quarterly operating profit on “slowing demand for its Wii console and a stronger yen.”

The wane in PSP sales is particularly brutal, although part of that slowdown may have been due to rumors earlier in the quarter that Sony would release a new PSP later in the year. (And sure, enough, the PSP Go was unveiled in June at E3.) Also, the constant spate of rumors

The trial will be started with 20,000 GM models from 2008, 2009, and 2010. After purchase, cars will be picked up at the dealership.

Gathering information online when buying a car has become commonplace in the United States. GM and eBay cited a J.D. Power & Associates study that found that more than 75 percent of people did research online while buying a new vehicle.

Dealers at 225 locations in California will participate in the program, which will run from Tuesday un