Week in review: Google steals the Buzz

Google working on speech translation for phones
Head of translation services Franz Och tells The Sunday Times that the search giant is closing in on speech-to-speech translation.

Hands-on: Social networking on Xbox 360
CNET gets a sneak peek of the upcoming Twitter, Last.fm, and Facebook apps for Microsoft's game console.

A Google Wave reality check
The search giant's new combo product dazzled developers two months ago. Now comes the hard part: getting rid of the bugs.

Author Explores The Evolution Of Facebook
What began as a Harvard-only website is now the social networking tool of almost 500 million people worldwide. David Kirkpatrick examines the site's short history and its long-term potential...

Ellison's team wins long-sought sailing trophy
With Sunday's victory over a Swiss team, the Oracle CEO succeeded in a decade-long effort to win the America's Cup.