Google annoyed administrators when it made changes to Google Apps "Start" portal pages without letting them know it was updating layout and functionality of those pages. Some administrators reported at a discussion forum that they were swamped with angry calls from end users who couldn't access Gmail accounts. On a slightly brighter note, Google reported solid quarterly earnings, as did IBM and Intel, but there's plenty of room for concern about the current quarter and coming quarters. Meanwhile, Mozilla continues work on its mobile browser, code-named Fennec, which was released in alpha this week for use on Nokia Internet tablets.

