Latest computer industry scuttle for October 9th, 2009

Google, Microsoft in Twitter talks as outages persist:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/173383/google_microsoft_court_twitter_as_service_suffers_outage.html

IBM in antitrust flap with DOJ:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/173349/ibm_faces_doj_antitrust_inquiry_on_mainframes.html

nVidia to stop making Intel platform chipsets:

http://www.itproportal.com/portal/news/article/2009/10/9/nvidia-stop-making-chipsets-intel-platform/

Dell to close NC plant:

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20091008/ap_on_hi_te/us_dell_plant_closure

Windows 8 128-bit?  Possible leak confirms:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/173347/microsoft_planning_128bit_version_of_windows_8.html

Apple OS 3.1.2 for iPhone solves bug:

http://www.itproportal.com/portal/news/article/2009/10/9/apple-solves-bug-new-iphone-os-312/

Boston publisher sues Facebook over patent:

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/10/05/daily89.html

Microsoft rules out e-reader:

http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2250941/microsoft-rules-producing-book

Microsoft to release 34 patches in big update:

http://www.itproportal.com/security/news/article/2009/10/9/microsoft-planning-massive-security-update-patch-tuesday/

Apple, others sued over browser patent:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/173273/apple_and_others_sued_over_web_browser_patent.html

Microsoft scrapping Works:

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1558038/microsoft-scraps-works

Twitter confirms $100m cash infusion:

http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2009/10/05/daily73.html

Microsoft finalizing code for Exchange 2010:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10370997-56.html

AMD has new CEO:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/173363/amd_looks_to_new_cfo_to_stall_financial_struggles.html

Microsoft confirms Hotmail phishing attack:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2353808,00.asp