Around the Web 9.5.08: Seinfeld sells, Sony recalls, Google turns

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-- Seinfeld tries to make Bill Gates look cool in a new ad to promote Windows; barely mentions Microsoft. Valleywag

-- Sony’s recall of more than 300,000 of its Vaio laptops for overheating is only the latest to hurt the company’s bottom line. Engadget

-- Comcast appeals the FCC ruling that it improperly blocked Internet use of heavy bandwidth users. SFGate

-- Newspaper ads are in decline, even online. TechCrunch

-- Maybe the death of Earthlink’s citywide Wi-Fi is a blessing for people trying to pull it off in Philadelphia. CNet

-- Filmmaker Michael Moore plans a Net-only film premiere for his newest documentary, ‘Slacker Uprising.’ CNet

-- Amazon officially launches its Unbox successor -- video on demand for watching movies and TV shows streaming from the Web. ArsTechnica

-- Sales of Grand Theft Auto IV top 10 million. VentureBeat

-- Google prepares to turn 10. BBC

-- Michelle Quinn