| Business/Tech SpaceX assembling Falcon 9 rocket Space Exploration Technologies (better known as SpaceX) has collected all flight hardware for the debut launch of the Falcon 9 vehicle at its Cape Canaveral, Fla., launch site, the company announced Thursday. Microsoft said to be among suitors for CrowdStar Bloomberg News reports: Microsoft Corp. is among companies in talks to buy CrowdStar, the creator of games for social-networking site Facebook, according to two people familiar with the matter. Guns at Starbucks? Thousands say no In case you missed it ... A gun-control group has been circulating a petition demanding that Starbucks ban guns in its stores. Today, the Brady Campaign announced it has gathered more than 25,000 signatures. Could Boeing and Airbus boost single-aisle production rates? It's time to start thinking about a possible increase in single-aisle airliner production rates, Barclays Capital aerospace analysts argue in a new report. Gates on iPhone: 'Oh my God, MSFT didn't aim high enough' During the TED Conference this week in Long Beach, Calif., BNET's Brent Schlender asked Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates what he thought of Apple's new iPad tablet. Windows 7 hacking vulnerabilities to get fixed Bad news for you software pirates. In the coming days, Microsoft is updating Windows 7 so it detects more than 70 known hacks and notifies users if their operating system is pirated. Boeing to make 737 re-engining call this year Boeing will decide this year whether to re-engine the 737 and, if it does so, will bring the jet into service in the middle of the decade, Boeing Chairman, President and Chief Executive Jim McNerney said on Thursday. Office for Mac 2011 coming by the holidays By the end of this year, Mac users will finally get the Microsoft Office feature people either love or hate: the ribbon user interface. Boeing 747-8 first flight video: from clouds to clear Liz Matzelle got out to Paine Field for Monday's first flight of Boeing's 747-8 Freighter earlier than I did on Monday. Big jet, big mountain: Boeing 747-8 flying by Mount Rainier Boeing Wednesday released these pictures of its first 747-8 Freighter flying by Mount Rainier during its first flight on Monday. Winter Olympics: A showroom for Bing, Office, SharePoint It's Olympics time again, which means it's time for the media and corporate frenzy that always goes along with the Games. And to this aspect, Microsoft is no stranger. 
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