Around the Web 9.29.08: WiMax goes up, Apple goes down, 'Fringe' goes way out
-- Apple shares plummet in early trading on two analyst downgrades. Tech Trader Daily
-- Apple risks alienating software developers if it doesn't start explaining why it's rejecting some iPhone programs they make and turning the App store into more of a free market. Macworld
-- New software turns your PC into a TiVo. CNet
-- Venture capitalists and start-ups won't be immune to the financial markets' pain. TechCrunch
-- The Web offers a treasure trove of insight into the thinking and values of people called for jury duty. Los Angeles Times
-- This year is on track to be the worst for initial public offerings since 1974. San Francisco Chronicle
-- WiMax, the great hope for mobile broadband, begins its first test today in Baltimore. Sprint calls its new service Xohm. USA Today
-- Weird science: The Fox TV show "Fringe" busts past the limits of science and technology. USA Today
-- Michael Moore's "Slacker Uprising," the first major feature film to be released for free online, is burning up the Web. Wired
-- Mobile malware? As many phones become more like PCs, virus and spyware creators see new opportunities for mischief. Mercury News
-- Chris Gaither
Photo: A scene from "Fringe," the Fox science fiction show. Credit: Ben Mark Holzberg / Fox Broadcasting
