Here comes Yahoo's own Web browser — Axis  —  Yahoo is announcing tonight that it's getting into the browser business with its new Axis browser.  There are versions for iPad and iPhone, and plug-ins for the desktop browsers Chrome, Firefox, IE, and Safari.

Meet Facebook's Fall Guy  —  I've only been skimming the news about Facebook's IPO over the last 24 hours, but two or three times now I've read that Facebook's CFO David Ebersman “decided” to increase the size of the offering at the last minute.  Example (and, shame on the WSJ for just publishing what was fed to them).

HP Launches Multi-Year Restructuring to Fuel Innovation and Enable Investment  —  HP (NYSE: HPQ) today outlined plans for a multi-year productivity initiative designed to simplify business processes, advance innovation and deliver better results for customers, employees and shareholders.

Jury: Google did not infringe Oracle patents with Android  —  Over a week after it began deliberations, the jury has returned a verdict in the patent infringement case between Oracle and Google, finding that the search giant did not infringe upon Oracle's patents with Android.

Microsoft set to release Office for iOS and Android tablets in November  —  BGR has learned from a reliable source that Microsoft is currently planning to release the company's full Office suite for not only Apple's iPad, but for Android tablets as well.  The company is targeting November of this year for both launches.

A faster, simpler Google Search app for iPhone  —  Starting today, when you use the Google Search app on your iPhone, you'll see a completely redesigned interface that gives you faster results, beautiful full-screen image search, and a simple way to access all your Google apps in one place.

It's Morning in Venture Capital  —  This article originally ran on PEHub.  If you prefer the super short version - I've summarized the post in the final section.  —  Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it.

Nokia World no longer a big annual event, now multiple ‘intimate’ events; first in Helsinki on 5-6 Sept  —  Nokia just announced on its Conversations blog that it is moving away from organizing one major annual event to organizing more than one “smaller, more intimate events” over the course of the year.

Zynga Defends Acquisition  —  Amid Criticism of Deal for OMGPOP, Game Maker Points to Revenue Streams Zynga Inc. has faced plenty of questions after buying the maker of “Draw Something,” a mobile game that was released only six weeks earlier and has since lost popularity.

Siri-like Voice Dictation coming to OS X Mountain Lion?  —  Voice is Apple's next important field of computer-input, and Siri on the iPhone 4S and voice-dictation on the third-generation iPad makes this clear.  Siri, in its current implementation, seems perfect for mobile devices like the iPhone 4S …

You Won't Believe How Much Crazy Science & Microscopic Tech Is Crammed Into Your iPhone's Accelerometer [Video] … Have you ever wondered how your iPhone knows up from down, or when you're shaking it?  It's all because of the tiny accelerometer chip inside the device, but how does it work?

U.S. tech team tries to attract developers to government, pledges to use open data  —  The CTO and CIO of the U.S. government have announced a new digital roadmap for the U.S. that encourages the further use of open data, and tries to inspire developers to work for the government.