| Business/Tech Google Buzz faces off with Facebook, Twitter, SharePoint Google Buzz is all the buzz today. So what is it? Windows Vista RTM, XP SP2, 2000 support will end soon If you're still using Windows 2000, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or the original release of Windows Vista – first of all, why? But second of all, Microsoft will stop supporting your operating system in the next few months. Final report confirms ice in fuel caused Boeing 777 crash A British Airways Boeing 777 crashed at London's Heathrow Airport on Jan. 17, 2008, because ice in the fuel system restricted flow to the engines, investigators reported Tuesday, confirming preliminary findings released previously. Firm: Microsoft Bing searches jumped by half in 2009 A growing but obviously still trailing Microsoft Bing (formerly Live Search) fielded nearly half as many more U.S. searches last year than it did in 2008, analysis firm comScore said Tuesday, outpacing Google's growth rate and the industry average. Ala. Sen. lifts most holds, leaves ones related to tanker Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., on Tuesday announced the release of Air Force tanker-related holds on almost all pending Obama administration nominees, according to a report on The Hill's Blog Briefing Room. Alaska Airlines joneses for Coke, so Jones Soda is out Seattle-based Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are bringing Coca-Cola back on board by popular demand and dumping local beverage company Jones Soda, the carrier announced Tuesday. JAL sticks with American Airlines, oneworld alliance Japan Airlines will stay in the oneworld alliance with American Airlines and seek approval to boost cooperation on trans-Pacific routes, the carrier announced Tuesday. Boeing photos from 747-8 first flight We've got dozens of photos from Monday's first flight of the 747-8 Freighter. But Boeing took some nice ones too. Here are a couple. Air Force may issue tanker request Feb. 23 The Air Force will put out its aerial refueling tanker request for proposals as soon as Feb. 23, the service said in a presolicitation notice Tuesday. Microsofties' new idea: Dual-purpose Pakistani school Microsoft employees Umaimah Mendhro and Mona Akmal chit-chat away, talking less to their interviewer than to each other. Once you get them on a roll about their charity, Dreamfly, you can barely stop them. Boeing 747-8 "met or exceeded" expectations in first flight Boeing's first 747-8 Freighter flew great and flew like a 747 in its first trip Monday, according to its pilots. Boeing 747-8 returned 4:18 p.m. Touchdown. Flight time of three hours, 39 minutes. 
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