Around the Web 9.4.08: Chrome blazing, Twitter improving, Xbox price falling
-- So, who has the fastest Web browser? TechCrunch
-- Google says it doesn't own you (at least not yet), backtracks on new Web browser Chrome's licensing language. CNet
-- Gee, my computer sure has been acting funny lately. Could it be a surge in zombie attacks this summer? BBC
-- Forget glam display ads. Advertisers are sticking with the plain text ads that appear on search pages, a service dominated by Google. WSJ
-- Amazon.com expands its offering of ad-free movies and television shows through a video on demand service. NewTeeVee
-- Microsoft cuts Xbox prices. Business Week
-- Google's map of Georgia is no longer blank. Google
-- Los Angeles-based start-up Geni is building a giant family tree for the world, it says. TechCrunch
-- Twitter outages are down; uptime is, well, up; and complaints from Mike Arrington are way down. Silicon Alley Insider
-- Raptr raises money, launches social gaming network. VentureBeat
-- Dell Inspiron Mini 9 now available. Gizmodo
-- China's Alibaba Group merges two online units. Reuters
-- Sony recalls about 438,000 Vaio notebooks that may overheat. CNet
-- Now we have seen it all: a T-shirt search engine. ZDNet
-- Yahoo shares tumbled below their 52-week low this morning. CNet
