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November 20th, 2009
News to know: Google Chrome OS; Dell; AOL; Microsoft
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage:
Google Chrome coverage:
- Ryan Naraine: Inside the Google Chrome OS security model
- Larry Dignan: Google’s Chrome OS: Will you give up d
esktop apps? - Sam Diaz: Live from Googleplex: Chrome OS details revealed
- Paula Rooney: Google makes Chrome OS open source today
- Jason Perlow: Chrome OS: Some Early Preview Videos
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Google Chrome OS announcement
- Dana Blankenhorn: ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall
- Do we need a ‘beautiful mess’ in operating systems? Yup
- Gallery: Chrome OS revealed
- Google: Releasing the Chromium OS open source project
- Chrome OS documentation
Larry Dignan: Dell’s third quarter disappoints yet it sees IT demand improving
Dreamforce coverage:
- Jennifer Leggio: Hello Salesforce Chatter, so long Yammer?
- Brian Sommer: Dreamforce post#2: Chatter, Events, REA and the Future of Management
- Dennis Howlett: Chatter: Amplified
- How FinancialForce crushes it in SaaS accounting
New PDF downloads: Readers Choice: Top 25 lightweight apps
2009 Smartphone and Carrier Buying Guide
Larry Dignan: AOL: Will Armstrong get any honeymoon?
CNet News: Going rate for acquisitions at Intuit: $170 million
Unboxing the free PDC laptop (photos right)
A PDC peek at a Microsoft server container (photos)
Doug Hanchard: FCC releases broadband agenda
- Politician wants Twitter banned from use by….wait for it — politicians!
- FCC to review regulatory and legal impacts to cloud services and identity management
- FCC wants public comment on digital democracy - voting online
- Dignan: FAA hit with network glitch; Flight plans go manual
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft still working on an Adobe Lightroom competitor, but with a social twist
Ryan Naraine: Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome Frame
Matthew Miller: Hands-on with the HTC HD2, most impressive Windows Mobile device to date
Crave: Livescribe pen gets an app store
UK police make Zeus Trojan arrests
TechCrunch: TweetPhoto CEO Says Too Much In Interview, Gets Fired. And That’s Just The Beginning…
Andrew Nusca: Users should be smug, and why the Apple iPhone makes you feel smarter
- Next-gen Flip mini camcorder to sport Wi-Fi; Cisco influence finally materializes
- Rachel King: More leaks on upcoming Lenovo ThinkPad X100e
- Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99
Chris Jablonski: 7 things you should know about Body Area Networks (BANs)
Tom Foremski: Techmeme’s 6 editors signals potential trouble with Google PageRank
Garett Rogers: Chrome OS will give Microsoft a run for their money
Heather Clancy: Peoplesoft founder pops up at eMeter
Andrew Mager: What’s Happening Twitter? Slight languages changes have meaning
Jason Perlow: Messing around with the DROID camera
Sean Portnoy: Vizio announces Black Friday deals on its LCD HDTVs, Blu-ray player
Andrew Mager: Twitter adds “follow” buttons for your site
Tom Foremski: Rewarding tech that benefits humanity
Brian Sommer: Guerilla Marketing @ Dreamforce
Bloomberg: Facebook Common Stock Valuation Jumps 42% to $9.5 Billion
Kingsley-Hughes: GIMP dropped from default Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx installation
Christopher Dawson: How to add value, not just more tech, with Web 2.0+
Kingsley-Hughes: Apple Tablet - Unofficial, unannounced … but still delayed
- Jason O’Grady: iTablet goes OLED bumped until late 2010
Dan Kusnetzky: Delta Sonic Car Wash systems deploys Vyatta
Rooney: Terracotta buys Quartz
Gizmodo: Is There Any Point to the World’s First Wireless USB Drive?
Sam Diaz: AT&T launches Verizon counter-punch ad, keeps digging that hole
Microsoft designs laptop for developer giveaway
Harry Fuller: Alcohol and fuel cells in our future?
Dana Blankenhorn: MindTouch launches its open source cloud
November 19th, 2009
News to know: Dreamforce, Chatter; AT&T-Verizon; Sony e-reader; ChromeOS; Office 2010
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage:
Sam Diaz: Salesforce kicks off Dreamforce, announces Chatter
- Dennis Howlett: Salesforce Chatter: what a clanger!
- Dave Greenfield: Salesforce Chatter: Facebook for the Enterprise
- Dion Hinchcliffe: Salesforce Chatter: Social operating systems emerge on the IT stage
- Michael Krigsman: Dreamforce: Quick first impressions
- Dreamforce: Benioff introduces Chatter
Sam DIaz: AT&T loses lawsuit over Verizon’s map commercial
Larry Dignan: Sony in danger of fumbling its big e-reader shot
- Matthew Miller: Sony Reader Daily Edition now available for pre-order
- Rachel King: Sony Reader Daily Edition available for pre-order now; unclear when you’ll get it
- New York Times: Cellphone Apps Challenge the Rise of E-Readers
Dana Blankenhorn: Google-Microsoft rivalry on with ChromeOS launch
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 public betas now available for download
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Netbook/notebook reliability study shows that technology breaks …
Mary Jo Foley: Pivot: Microsoft’s experiment to ‘view the Web as a web’
Joe McKendrick: No SOAP for this Navy
Janice Chen: Digital cameras enable Web-based Spontaenous Smiley art project
Jason D. O’Grady: Gallery: Unboxing Chumby One
Dana Blankenhorn: Practice Fusion in PHR game
Brian Sommer: A Tale of Two Software Worlds: Old ERP vs. SaaS
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft shares a few tidbits on IE9 and (lots) more on Silverlight 4
Sean Portnoy: Full Wal-Mart Black Friday ad hits Internet, complete with Samsung, Sony HDTV deals
Doug Hanchard: Web and Newspaper Journalist joins FCC
Harry Fuller: California Dreamin’ revisited
ZDNet UK: Intel to use EC slip-up in antitrust defense
Ryan Naraine: Mozilla locks out rogue Firefox add-ons
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft PDC Live Blog Day Two: IE, Silverlight 4.0 and more
TechCrunch: My Space Signs Agreement To Acquire iMeem
Mary Jo Foley: So where’s Microsoft’s Live Mesh?
Andrew Mager: Forget touch screen, just breathe into it
Robin Harris: Disks: why size means performance
Rachel King: Ultra-slim Casio EX-G1 is ready to take on some damage
Andrew Nusca: Rumored HTC ‘Dragon’ Google phone to spar with iPhone, Droid
Doug Hanchard: Royal Navy gets creative in attracting engineers - develop online game
LinkedIn Blog: Coming Soon: Your Professional Network within Microsoft Outlook
Dana Blankenhorn: Why electronic health records have far to go
Larry Dignan: IBM makes progress toward ‘thinking’ computing system
Doug Hanchard: Selling customer information leads to prosecution
November 18th, 2009
News to know: Chrome OS; IE 9; Salesforce; Scareware
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage:
Larry Dignan: Google to demo Chrome OS; Detail launch plans
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft to share some details on IE 9 at PDC show this week
Dancho Danchev: Thousands of web sites compromised, redirect to scareware
Larry Dignan: Salesforce delivers solid quarter; Wall Street wanted more
John Morris: New ultra-thin laptops ready to catch on?
Sam Diaz: AT&T upgrades 3G in SF Bay Area; forgets Silicon Valley is part of region
- Apple’s app approval revolt: Will it matter? Maybe
- Ring Central: a virtual phone system for a 21st Century workforce
Gallery: 
Cricket Captr
Andrew Nusca: Black Friday ‘09: Motorola Cliq, $79; Samsung 50″ plasma HDTV, $699; Sony 15″ dual core laptop, $399
- Hitachi debuts 2TB SimpleDrive; SimpleTech Pro, Duo Pro drives
- Microsoft, former employee settle over spying claims
Christopher Dawson: OpenSUSE Education announces Li-f-e 11.2
Mary Jo Foley: Three new codenames and how they fit into Microsoft’s cloud vision
Matthew Miller: Microsoft may have blown opportunities, but all hope is not lost
- David Morgenstern: Microsoft offers Office 2008 promotion for the holidays
Sam Diaz: Riverbed announces plans for virtual appliance to accelerate, optimize cloud
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: HP Pavilion Elite owner resorts to lawsuit over ‘inherently defective’ PC
- Apple’s “force fed ads” patent more likely related to content, not hardware
- GeForce GT 240 - NVIDIA’s sub-$100 DirectX 10.1 graphics card
Network World: Palm gives up. Latest WebOS update for the Palm Pre lacks iTunes support
- Digital Daily: Palm Smartphone From Verizon by Early 2010
Smart Planet: FedEx launches SenseAware: Collaboration meets GPS meets sensory data
- Clean, sustainable hydrogen from algae could reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil
- Ensuring that there’s water, water everywhere
Joe McKendrick: SOA promotes a sea change for the US Coast Guard
Tom Foremski: Tibco: What’s next? - moving beyond real-time IT
Brian Sommer: Inappropriate Performance Review Phrases (We’d All Like to Use)
David Morgenstern: Adding a Wizard to your Magic Mouse
Garett Rogers: Google Image Swirl: Looks neat, but useless
TechCrunch: MySpace Close To Acquiring iMeem
Zack Whittaker: The weirdest Easter egg ever seen on Facebook
Rachel King: Barnes & Noble Nook to make debut November 30?
Samsung upgrading its UbiCell CDMA base station to 3G next year
Heather Clancy: Your tech cast-offs could benefit new project in Tanzania
CNET: The most successful Web scam ever?
TechRepublic: Know your Windows Server 2008 R2 deployment options
CNet News: AdMob brings interactive video ads to iPhone
Doug Hanchard: Internet Governance Forum goes to Egypt and hits a few snags
- The Queen could better manage security of personal information than civil servants are
- Do former CEOs make better politicians than career diplomats?
Ad Age: Why News Corp. and Murdoch Won’t Quit Google
Sean Portnoy: Wal-mart Black Friday deals on HDTVs, Blu-ray players begin to leak online
Dana Blankenhorn: Keep your genes to yourself after this weekend
- Five ways Android could get into trouble
- What a decade taught Larry Augustin
- The emergency room myth busted
Adobe releases Flash, AIR betas; Gauging the potential of multi-touch on the desktop
Gallery: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Kingsley-Hughes: Dance Microsoft Store employees, dance!
Paul Allen diagnosed with cancer
Countries engaging in Cyber Cold War
Harry Fuller: Cap and trade controversial in Australia
IBM researchers speed up medical diagnostic testing via chip
November 17th, 2009
News to know: Win7 exploit; Verizon-AT&T; Windows Marketplace; Nokia-Palm; Cisco-Tandberg
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage:
Ryan Naraine: Microsoft confirms ‘detailed’ Windows 7 exploit
Sam Diaz: Verizon to AT&T: “Our ads are true and the truth hurts”
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft opens Windows Marketplace to Windows Mobile 6.0, 6.1 phone users
- Matthew Miller: Windows Marketplace for Mobile available for 6.1/6.0 devices
Andrew Nusca: Is it a sound business decision for Nokia to buy Palm?
Larry Dignan: Cisco raises bid for Tandberg; Lands 40% of shareholders
Sam Diaz: Time Warner sets AOL spin off for Dec. 9
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Dell’s answer to Apple’s Mac mini - The Inspiron Zino HD
Matthew Miller: First impressions of the T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9700
Larry Dignan: NPD: The subscription model bucks economy
Heather Clancy: More evidence of the coming collision between home broadband and the smart grid
Rachel King: Samsung launches Google Android-powered Galaxy Spica i5700
Andrew Nusca: Report: Asus in talks with Toshiba to depose Acer as No. 3 laptop maker
Sam Diaz: EMC extends deduplication to corporate laptops, desktops
Jason D. O’Grady: Apple contemplating free, ad-supported iPhone?
Dana Blankenhorn: Should search engines pay tribute to content?
Joe McKendrick: SOA helps Coast Guard navigate new tides of homeland security
Larry Dignan: FusionOps launches business intelligence, process automation modules
Heather Clancy: Green IT strategy has nebulous ROI. So why bother?
Sam Diaz: Who needs WiMax, LTE? Ruckus Wireless sees opportunities in WiFi
David Morgenstern: iPhone UI: The age gap and other stats
Paul Greenberg: CRM Association-Netherlands Rocks Het Huis!
Larry Dignan: Netbooks dead? Not when sales are up 264 percent
Rachel King: Nokia E72 available in stores now
Andrew Nusca: HP announces TouchSmart software development program, SDK
November 16th, 2009
News to know: Microsoft; Apple vs. Psystar; Google; SAP; Smartphone attacks
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage:
Ed Bott: Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don’t ask Microsoft
Dancho Danchev: Man-in-the-middle attacks demoed on 4 smartphones
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple nukes Psystar
Jason Perlow: My First Week With DROID
November 13th, 2009
News to know: Microsoft; Intel and AMD; Google, Enterprise 2.0
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage:
Ed Bott: Your top Windows 7 questions, answered
Ryan Naraine: Microsoft bracing for malware attacks from embedd
ed fonts
- Larry Dignan: My scareware night and how McAfee lost a customer
Scammers trick users to ship stolen goods
Larry Dignan: Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion as companies end litigation war; Is it a new chip era?
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: AMD/Intel announce settlement of all antitrust and IP disputes
- Intel: AMD and Intel Announce Settlement of All Antitrust and IP Disputes
- John Morris: More rumors ahead of Intel Arrandale arrival
Gallery: Electroplankton (DSiWare)
Sam Diaz: Other governments are “Going Google,” too - not just L.A.
Can Google make the Web SPDYer? Maybe, with your help
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft lines up testers for free Office Starter 2010 product
Microsoft readies shared classroom server for 2010 debut
Palm Pixi photos (right)Joe McKendrick: US defense department IT managers describe latest assault on complex and siloed IT systems
- Dion Hinchcliffe: Enterprise 2.0: What do we know today about moving our organizations into the 21st century?
- Leading CIOs speak out on hottest IT trends and 2010 budgets [video]
Jennifer Leggio: What the duck? Aflac gets quackin’ on Facebook
AP: Disney posts surprise uptick in 4Q net income
Andrew Nusca: Dell Inspiron Zino HD aims for living room, Mac mini; starts $229
Dell launches 5130cdn, world’s fastest laser color printer
- Christopher Dawson: Guess who else is married to paper?
Eric Schmidt on whether Google is getting evil
Search Engine Land: Would Someone Please Explain To News Corp How Google Works?
Dana Blankenhorn: Broadcom goes open source and hell freezes over
Sam Diaz: Did Microsoft copy Mac OS for Windows 7? Yes … uh, wait … no …
Is Windows 7 a Mac OS X wannabe? That explains why I like it
Janice Chen: New DVDs store digital photos for centuries
Chumby One unboxing — photosDan Kusnetzky: FusionStorm Datacenter Summit
Zack Whittaker: Cloud storage: Impossible to fill?
Kingsley-Hughes: Microsoft Patents Sudo - So Sudo me!
Groklaw: Microsoft Patents Sudo?!!
Unwired View: Apple patents improved digital ink recognition techniques for pen-aware tablet
Engadget: Wistron: Readius-like ereader with pull-out flexible display launching in 2010
Jason O’Grady: Facebook app dev posts scathing indictment of App Store
- Apple hints at possible pen-based tablet
- Apple ranks 3rd in smartphones, nipping at RIMs heels
- Apple’s big box store debuts in NYC
- Gallery:
Apple’s new Manhattan Apple store on Upper West Side
The role of data governance in the enterprise
Matthew Miller: Shop at the Windows Marketplace for Mobile from your desktop browser
Heather Clancy: A greener way to shovel snow
Harry Fuller: Could be a trend–million Energy Star homes
DSL Reports: Verizon’s $1.99 Phantom Fee Returns
Dana Blankenhorn: Watch BPA get taken seriously now
Dow Jones: Qualcomm CEO: AT&T To Launch First Smartbook
Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day hole
November 12th, 2009
News to know: HP-3Com; AMD; Google; Blockbuster; Bing 2.0
News to know intro:
Sam Diaz: HP announces $2.7 billion acquisition of 3Com; raises outlook
- Larry Dignan: Cisco vs. HP: 3Com acquisition ups the ante
John Morris: AMD updates roadmap, promises “supercomputer in your lap”
Andrew Nusca: Google offers 20GB online storage for price of a latte
Rachel King: Blockbuster initiating rentals via SD cards at store kiosks
Mary Jo Foley: Bing 2.0 debuts
Christopher Dawson: Is Google’s Go language worth teaching or learning?
Sam Diaz: Recovery? This week’s pink-slip tally tops 5,000 for tech
Andrew Nusca: Matrox debuts world’s first single-slot octal graphics card; supports 8 displays
Sean Portnoy: Target Black Friday HDTV deal: Westinghouse 32-inch LCD for $246
Harry Fuller: Green building boom
GigaOm: Verizon to Launch an iPhone Next Year?
Ryan Naraine: Apple Safari exposes Windows to drive-by download attacks
Sam Diaz: LiveOffice opens cloud-based e-mail archiving to all mail platforms
End-to-end encryption is the key to protecting data and reputations
Dana Blankenhorn: Why not pay for what works?
Andrew Nusca: ZDNet’s Ultimate Black Friday 2009: Deals, steals & specials guide
Rachel King: UK Santas getting gadget training before the holidays
Sam Diaz: Real appeals injunction against RealDVD; says judge erred
Larry Dignan: Clearwire: ‘Google believes in us’
Joe McKendrick: Why IT can’t seem to deliver measurable productivity
Dana Blankenhorn: CCHIT going on almost as if nothing happened
Larry Dignan: Putting SaaS revenue in perspective
Tech Trader Daily: Google Plans $750M Buyback To Offset AdMob Dilution
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft delivers new Zune HD games; Twitter and Facebook still to come
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Zune HD firmware 4.3 brings with it 3D gaming
Paula Rooney: Yes, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 will run on Linux
Seattle PI: $35,000 for a tour of Bill Gates’ home
Doug Hanchard: Our freedom comes at a price
November 11th, 2009
News to know: Logitech-LifeSize; Macworld; Droid sales; Tandberg; e-book readers
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.:
Larry Dignan: Logitech gobbles up LifeSize; Enters video conferencing
- Dave Greenfield: Logitech Buys LifeSize. Now what about Polycom?
Sam Diaz: Macworld 2010: Gearing up for an Apple-less event
Jason D. O’Grady: Motorola sells 100k Droids on opening weekend
Larry Dignan: Cisco finds Tandberg shareholders a tough crowd
Andrew Nusca: Gartner: 2010 will be the year e-book readers take off
Jason Perlow: Cool New Google Maps Feature: New Jersey Wormholes!
Sean Portnoy: Moxi introduces three-tuner HD DVR, reduces prices on dual-tuner version
Ryan Naraine: Adobe plugs security hole in Photoshop Elements
Tom Foremski: Intel tries again with electronic products despite a very poor track record
Larry Dignan: Adobe cuts 680 jobs
Jason D. O’Grady: Apple bans bobble head Congress app
Dancho Danchev: Commercial spying app for Android devices released
Jennifer Leggio: Creepy elves and disco dancing: A business win for OfficeMax
Harry Fuller: American electric motorcycle price lowered
Andrew Nusca: T-Mobile to phase out MyFaves
Zack Whittaker: Size zero devices: How thin is too thin?
Forrester: Social means business
Christopher Dawson: Intel e-reader combines Atom processor and accessibility
Doug Hanchard: Canada announces mandatory corporate tax reporting via Internet
Dennis Howlett: Epicor Perspectives: the analyst view
Harry Fuller: IBM figures rail transit is going to get faster and cleaner
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft whittles away at Oslo; now plans to fold it into SQL Server
Ryan Naraine: Microsoft patches Windows worm holes, drive-by download flaws
CNET: Hundreds of Facebook groups hijacked
Sam Diaz: No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of them
Ryan Naraine: Major online ad site hacked, serving up exploit cocktail Read the rest of this entry »
November 10th, 2009
News to know: Exchange 2010; Google; Oracle and EC; CIO priorities; Smartphone buyer guide
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.:
Mary Jo Foley: Windows Server 2008 R2 finally gets its day in the sun
- Ed Bott: Why I’m letting someone else run my Exchange 2010 server
- Gallery:
Ten Unsung Windows Server 2008 R2 Features - Which should a small business choose: Windows Home Server or Windows Server Foundation?
Larry Dignan: Google picks up AdMob for $750 million; Targets mobile display ads
Google: Investing in a mobile future with AdMob
Sam Diaz: Oracle: EC has ‘profound misunderstanding’ of database market; DOJ seems to agree
David Morgenstern: Snow Leopard update squashes bugs
Ryan Naraine: Mac OS X mega patch covers 58 security vulnerabilities
TechCrunch: Exclusive: Google Has Acquired Gizmo5
Zack Whittaker: Paperless students? Never going to happen
Sprint to cut 2,000 to 2,500 jobs
Sam Diaz: Survey: Cloud confusion among IT could slow enterprise adoption
- Joe McKendrick: Enterprise mashup, defined
- Forrester: Firms get more strategic about SaaS sourcing in 2010
- Michael Krigsman: Enterprise unplugged: Riffing on failure and performance
- Jason Hiner: CIO top priorities: Productivity and cost reduction, according to SIM survey
- SIM survey: 52% of CIOs reported diminished IT budgets in 2009, but only 28% for 2010
- Dennis Howlett: Enterprise 2.0: now we’re talking
- Dana Gardner: Here’s why text-based content access and management play crucial roles in real-time BI
- Tom Foremski: SnapLogic snaps together different data flows and cuts integration costs
Matthew Miller: Smartphone Buyer’s Guide: What are the choices on my carrier?
Silicon Alley Insider: EA Acquires Playfish For Up To $400 Million
AP: Electronic Arts posts 2Q loss, plans layoffs
Andrew Nusca: RIM announces app payment platform, Adobe partnership, OpenGL ES support
Eco-friendly Sony HDTV turns off when you leave the room
- Did you buy a Motorola Droid? [open thread]
- Walmart sells Lexmark wireless multifunction printer for $59
- Nokia recalls 14 million mobile phone chargers
- Jason O’Grady: Gallery: Droid vs. iPhone - battle of the screens
- Screen Shootout: Droid vs. iPhone
- Droid by Motorola and Verizon Wireless
TechRepublic: Five reasons why Windows 7 XP Mode will encourage upgrades
Digits: App Watch: HD Radio for the iPhone
MarketWatch: Cisco takes advantage of strong appetite for bonds
Images: Firefox through the ages
Dana Blankenhorn: Where should Mozilla go from here?
Foley: Microsoft ‘builds a branch to Java developers” with Teamprise buy
Sean Portnoy: Sony to charge $24.95 for Bravia owners to rent “Chance of Meatballs” before DVD release
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Counting vulnerabilities is pointless
- Dignan: ‘Tis the season for ID fraud: Retailers face $100 billion in losses
- Ryan Naraine: CBS 60 Minutes tackles cyber-terrorism
- Smart Planet: Old documents and the big identity theft threat
Kingsley-Hughes: OpenOfficeMouse - Put an end to button envy!
Jennifer Leggio: American Express OPEN keeps ‘pulse’ on small business with social media
Heather Clancy: Fortune Data Centers gets its LEED Gold certification
Doug Hanchard: Northrop Grumman sells consulting firm in leveraged buy-out
Wireless users may be shut off if sharing copyrighted files
Money pit? Clearwire to get cash infusion
Zack Whittaker: 10 technological changes in 10 technological years
Howlett: Fidor Bank: a glimpse to the future?
Google trying not to cross ‘the creepy line’
Rachel King: Black Friday digital camera and camcorder deal reports are rolling in
November 9th, 2009
News to know: Cisco; Azure; Smartphones; Twitter lists; Facebook; Skype; Twitter device
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.:
Sam Diaz: Cisco unveils collaboration, e-mail and social tools for the enterprise
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft puts more Azure cloud plumbing in place
Jason Perlow: In Smartphone Wars, Darwinism Triumphs Over Intelligent Design
- Andrew Nusca: Google classic homepage sports Motorola Droid ad
Jennifer Leggio: Twitter Lists will change the social dynamic
Zack Whittaker: Facebook profile privacy: Take control, student style
Sam Diaz: Skype’s legal drama finally ends; Time to start innovating
Rachel King: Peek releases $99 gadget just for Twitter
Christopher Dawson: Why aren’t students pushing paperless?
Harry Fuller: ZEROlab to measure carbon footprints
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Worm inflicts Rick Astley wallpaper on jailbroken iPhones
Garett Rogers: Coming Soon: Free video conferencing from Google
Matthew Miller: Zune HD firmware 4.3 adds predictive text and desktop mode
Sean Portnoy: TiVo readying 802.11n Wi-Fi adapter?
Paul Murphy: The real pros and cons of server virtualization
Tom Foremski: Scary study on how lack of IPOs is harming US economy
Doug Hanchard: Human x-ray machines: Coming soon to an airport near you
Joe McKendrick: Bridging the gap between BPM and SOA: look to the repository
Harry Fuller: Pre-Copenhagen climate talks end in Barcelona
GigaOm: Apple Still Not Allowing VoIP Calls Over 3G
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft ‘Geneva’ identity wares approach the finish line
Harry Fuller: Seeking a bright idea on light bulbs
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft to show off new visualization language at PDC
Tom Foremski: AT&T shows new technologies including a “telesole” for shoes…
Andrew Nusca: U.S. unemployment rate highest in 26 years, at 10.2%
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: February 2013 - The date when Firefox could pass Internet Explorer
Sam Diaz: Not enough hours in the day? There’s a personal assistant for that
November 6th, 2009
News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.:
Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are “fantastic”
Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can mean for health
Garett Rogers: See what Google knows about you, kind of
Doug Hanchard: FCC Chairman testifies on driving while texting
Sam Diaz: Congratulations to Steve Jobs, Fortune’s CEO of the Decade
Jason Hiner: Will business users get onboard with the Verizon Droid? [podcast]
Jason Perlow: Frugal Friday: Verizon DROID, Intel Antitrust, V-Block, Oracle/EU, ICCA
Andrew Nusca: The hammer falls on Quicken Online; Mint.com emerges solo
Robin Harris: A 4 SSD array: Apricorn pt 2
Oliver Marks: The Enterprise 2.0 Value Propositions Agenda
Sean Portnoy: Viewsonic introduces $100 VMP70 HD media player without network connectivity
Harry Fuller: Kerry-Boxer bill gets out of the (first) box
Dancho Danchev: Windows 7’s default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples
10 ways to evaluate your IT management software
Ryan Naraine: Patch Tuesday heads-up: Critical MS Office patches coming
Janice Chen: Olympus announces new E-P2 compact interchangeable lens camera
Mary Jo Foley: Billing system testing behind Microsoft’s SQL Azure outage this week
Jason D. O’Grady: Droid Preview: iPhone’s first real competition has arrived
Dancho Danchev: Which antivirus is best at removing malware?
Ed Burnette: New Epic 3D game engine toolset: Fabulous, fun, and free!
Harry Fuller: X-Prize competition for ultra-efficient car speeds ahead
Dennis Howlett: Twitter and web forgery
Doug Hanchard: Copyright associations want enforcement for free
Sam Diaz: House bill calls for ISPs to block some fake financial sites
Dana Gardner: Role of governance plumbed in Nov. 10 webinar on managing hybrid and cloud computing types
Christopher Dawson: An unusual day, part 1
Dennis Howlett: Gartner wins in ZL lawsuit: but is it a pyrrhic victory?
ZDNet UK: Zero-day flaw found in web encryption
Rachel King: Brinell’s Purestorage external hard drives are elegant, but pricey
Tom Foremski: GOOG Chief: Silicon Valley’s secret is its weather
Christopher Dawson: Edufire raises the bar with new video offerings
Heather Clancy: HP: How about your own personal smart grid for your data center?
Sam Diaz: Survey: IT workers eyeing security certifications
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft to add SharePoint access to Live@edu
Matthew Miller: Verizon’s HTC DROID ERIS may be the best $100 smartphone
Mary Jo Foley: Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft’s ballot screen proposal
November 5th, 2009
News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.:
Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion
Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft layoffs over now?
Matthew Miller: Motorola and Palm; will 2009 be designated as a comeback year?
Sam Diaz: EU showdown over Oracle-Sun; Objections seem imminent
Mary Jo Foley: The long and winding road to MSN’s reinvention as a social hub
Andrew Nusca: Revisting the Motorola Droid on Verizon [Q&A]
Sean Portnoy: Wal-mart preempts Black Friday with HDTV specials this Saturday
Jason D. O’Grady: I Am T-Pain enjoys 10,000 downloads per day
Jono Bacon: Not tolerating the intolerant
Sam Diaz: Xobni expands to include enterprise but where are Web, Mobile and even Mac versions?
Matthew Miller: The iPhone is one of the best phones in the world, carriers with it are the problem
Doug Hanchard: U.S. Ethics Committee staffer file-shares sensitive document
Tom Foremski: iSuppli: Cloud data storage market growth marred by privacy and security issues
Harry Fuller: Remember Kerry-Boxer?
Paul Greenberg: Organic Social Networks, the Yankees and….Wha’? (UPDATE: WE WON OUR 27TH WORLD SERIES!)
Andrew Nusca: Verizon to offer Sony Vaio P series ultraportable for $300 with contract
Harry Fuller: How about your own smarter grid at home?
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft does a 180 on Exchange 2007 support (in a good way)
Andrew Nusca: LaCie Network Space 2 NAS adds torrent support, wake-on LAN; $160
Dana Gardner: HP takes converged infrastructure a notch higher with new data warehouse appliance
Zack Whittaker: Google Maps and the mystery of the non-existent town
Joe McKendrick: Gartner: 10 reasons why both sides of the SOA debate have it wrong
Oliver Marks: Andrew McAfee & Enterprise 2.0 conference
Harry Fuller: German chancellor chides Congress on global warming
Michael Krisgman: Please vote: Shortlisted at Computer Weekly
Andrew Nusca: Hands-on photos of Spring Design’s Alex Android-based e-reader appear
November 4th, 2009
News to know: AT&T, Verizon; T-Mobile; Microsoft CRM; Win7; datacenters; Sony-Ericcson
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.:
Sam Diaz: AT&T sues Verizon Wireless, calls map ad “misleading” but doesn’t dispute accuracy
Matthew Miller: T-Mobile experiences voice and text outage across the country
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft seeks to lure Salesforce, Oracle users with six months free of CRM Online
Ed Bott: What Microsoft won’t tell you about Windows 7 licensing
Andrew Nusca: Cisco, EMC, VMware announce joint integrated datacenter venture
Matthew Miller: Sony Ericsson announces XPERIA X10 Google Android device
Sam Diaz: Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Alex, Nook
Christopher Dawson: Moodlerooms announces joule platform at EDUCAUSE
John Morris: Acer adds Core i7 to its desktop replacement
Chris Jablonski: Biodegradable silk electronics to improve implants
Andrew Nusca: Second Motorola Droid ad lands: ‘What in the world is that?’
Associated Press: Intuit completes buyout of Mint.com
Heather Clancy: Canadian organization enables peer-to-peer carbon comparisons
Doug Hanchard: The taxman goes mainstream on YouTube
Tom Foremski: Are iPhone users really as vacuous as this study reveals?
Heather Clancy: Seeing is believing: Locus Technologies environmental software helps visualize the impact
Harry Fuller: Washington: lots of talk about global warming
Dana Gardner: Aster Data architects application logic with data for speeded-up analytics processing en masse
Matthew Miller: Do you really want to carry another device just for Twitter?
CNET: Malwarebytes accuses rival of software theft
Christopher Dawson: New Live@Edu offerings keep pressure on Google Apps for Education
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft to show Office Mobile 2010 at TechEd Europe
Tom Foremski: Looking beyond iPhone or Android - Ribbit creates a software “clone” phone
Ryan Naraine: Adobe Shockwave haunted by critical security holes
Ed Burnette: Skype open source? Ain’t gonna happen
CNET: Chrome 4.0 gets beta release
Zack Whittaker: Google Wave: Has potential, but let loose too soon
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hardware 2.0 ‘Very Best Kit List’ for Nov/Dec 09
Dan Kusnetzky: Cloud computing making new alliances
Sam Diaz: Calling all innovators: Google hangs “Help Wanted” sign
November 3rd, 2009
News to know: Ruiz, Moffat resign; Microsoft; Psystar; Smartphones
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.:
Sam Diaz: Ruiz resigns as GlobalFoundries chairman; no mention of insider trading scandal
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft chops prices of its hosted enterprise cloud offerings
Jason Perlow: Psystar: From Hell’s Heart, I Stab at Thee!
Sam Diaz: Analyst: Big on Motorola, Android; no love for RIM, Palm
Christopher Dawson: Is Microsoft a dinosaur to Google’s mammal?
Mitch Ratcliffe: Headline 2010: e-Reader device failure
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Live Labs shutters ThumbTack bookmarking project
CNET: Scams surfacing on Twitter, Facebook
Christopher Dawson: Google defines its focus in Apps in 2010
Sam Diaz: iTunes TV subscriptions: Sure, it could happen - and probably will
David Morgenstern: UPS introduces iPhone app
CNET: New Trojan encrypts files but leaves no ransom note
Harry Fuller: Kerry-Boxer bill battle set for Tuesday
Mark Beckley: The perfect computer?
Ed Bott: Clean install with Windows 7 upgrade media? Get the facts!
Dana Gardner: Technical, economic incentives mount around seeking alternatives to mainframe applications
CNET: Inside one of the world’s largest data centers
Jennifer Leggio: Social book reading in the digital age
Robin Harris: Gallery: A visit to Microsoft’s first store
Techcrunch: Amazon Closes Zappos Deal, Ends Up Paying $1.2 Billion
Heather Clancy: Water, water everywhere. So why not use it to create steam?
Dana Blankenhorn: Obamicans rebranding NHIN-Connect as the Health Internet
Phil Wainewright: Figuring the value of software
Sam Diaz: SIA: Chip sales “above expectations”; more growth expected
Andrew Nusca: Maingear unleashes Shift desktop, child-sized ‘personal supercomputer’ for $2,199 (or $13,394)
Dana Blankenhorn: Mozilla goes back to the beta with Firefox 3.6
November 2nd, 2009
News to know: Microsoft store; Domain names; Blackberry Storm2; VoIP; Android
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.:
Robin Harris: A visit to Microsoft’s first store
Zack Whittaker: Web addresses to extend to non-English languages
Matthew Miller: Did you know the BlackBerry Storm2 is also now available?
Sam Diaz: Report: VoIP sales top $20 billion in first half; more growth to come
Matthew Miller: Hey HTC, where is your new QWERTY Google Android device?
Heather Clancy: Formal or ad hoc? Fewer than half of data center pros have real green plan
Michael Krigsman: Amplifying ‘weak signals’ for IT success
Oliver Marks: Corner of Bar vs Corner of Library: The Twitter Conundrum
Sam Diaz: Apple TV update looks good but doesn’t offer much more
Harry Fuller: The current system is stacked against greentech in big buildings
Garett Rogers: Google “attacking” developer community?
Tom Foremski: GOOG is not making phones or buying newspapers
Paul Murphy: Scaring yourself and others
Joe McKendrick: How to put the ‘lean’ in Lean IT
Dana Gardner: Internet performance management makes data center consolidation possible
Doug Handchard: ZDNet Government version of Throw out the Trash Day
Ars Technica: Did Congress really give the FCC power to protect the ‘Net?
CNET: Intel seeks new ‘microserver’ standard
Gallery: A close look at Intel’s microserver
Heather Clancy: Digital River e-commerce suite aids with levying environmental fees
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft refreshes Bing for touch phone users
Heather Clancy: If you STILL haven’t invested in power management, here’s another option
Harry Fuller: What’s the hurry? You can still see Miami from the plane.
GigaOm: Skype, Founders Settlement in the Works
Sean Portnoy: Men watch more high-def than women–and other things about HDTV you probably already know
October 30th, 2009
News to know: Spooky scareware; Ubuntu; Apple; Motorola
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.:
Dancho Danchev: Phishing experiment sneaks through all anti-spam filters
Spooky Halloween - scareware or crimeware?
- Rachel King: Trick or Treat: Five fun orange gadgets
Andrew Nusca: With Chargify, Web 2.0 and SaaS businesses can bill with ease
Christopher Dawson: Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: What’s the key to Apple’s success?
Apple headset with media player patent–photos (right)
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft adds more choices for developers targeting its Azure cloud
Heather Clancy: Software integration eases green product design
Doug Hanchard: Traffic management: New Internet coming to your local roads
Venture Beat: Nokia to invade U.S. market — will launch new phone with AT&T
Larry Dignan: Motorola’s Jha clarifies MotoBlur, Android 2.0 conundrum (Cliq vs. Droid)
- Motorola delivers profit; Android-powered future awaits
- Sprint loses money, more subscribers in third quarter
DSL Reports: AT&T: No, We Didn’t Misconfigure Our 3G Network
Reuters: McAfee profit rises
Amazon’s PayPhrase: Can it juice Amazon Checkout, Payments?
Paul Greenberg: RightNow Right Now is Right On
Internet TV in Windows 7 Media Center (gallery) Ed Bott: Internet TV goes live on Windows 7 Media Center
Dana Gardner: Separating core from context brings high returns in legacy application transformation
- Five reasons to deliver a virtual service, not a virtual server
- Joe McKendrick: ARIN CEO reminds: be prepared for Internet numbering expansion
Facebook users targeted by Zeus banking Trojan
Google: Our response to the FCC on Google Voice
MSM blog image gallery (right)
Juniper Networks makes its move; Rolls out processor, router, network operating system revamp
Reuters: Microsoft seen as Diller’s best bet for Ask.com
Rachel King: How to capture vibrant fall foliage with your digital camera
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Sony recalls 69,000 Vaio AC adapters
Dana Blankenhorn: Qualcomm joins open source movement at head of parade
October 29th, 2009
News to know: Droid; BlackBerry; Mac; Firefox fixes; SAP
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.:
Andrew Nusca: With Motorola Droid, Verizon puts doubts about Google Android platform to rest [review]
Motorola Droid vs. Apple iPhone 3GS vs. Palm Pre [spec shootout]
- Sam Diaz: Can Droid mask iPhone envy? Or will Verizon iPhone rumors keep users guessing?
- Matthew Miller: Smartphone wars; one platform will never rule them all
- Jason Hiner: Five interesting new details about Verizon’s Moto Droid
- Motorola Droid gets official on Verizon; arrives Nov. 6 for $199
- Ed Burnette: Motorola DROID on Verizon: Is this the iPhone killer you’re looking for?
Motorola Droid hands-on photos- What’s new in Android 2.0? Part 2: Developer features
- Matthew Miller: Motorola and Verizon announced DROID for 6 Nov at $199.99
- Larry Dignan: Google, Android 2.0 sticks fork in GPS devices
- Verizon’s HTC Droid Eris (aka Desire) may be priced at $99
- C’mon Sony, who is going to pay $600 for a feature phone?
- Can Palm and WebOS make it through 2010?
With BlackBerry Storm2, RIM wins the battle but loses the smartphone war [review]
Sprint to try hand at 3G netbooks; launch trial in 5 markets
Robin Harris: Long-term Mozy for Mac review
Facebook: Facebook Platform: A Roadmap for the Future
Ed Bott: Internet TV goes live on Windows 7 Media Center
Brian Sommer: Cloud-to-Cloud Integration - Another Big ERP Challenge!
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft’s Windows 7 challenge: Selling Live services (without being sued)
AppleInsider: Apple predicted to sacrifice ‘sweetheart’ AT&T deal for Verizon
Oliver Marks: Jive hits SBS 4: SharePoint in Rear View Mirror
Ryan Naraine: Firefox hit by multiple drive-by download flaws
Larry Dignan: Yahoo, Microsoft extend negotiations for search pact
Juniper steps up Cisco assault
SAP: Enterprise software market ‘difficult’; Emerging markets weak
- Dennis Howlett: SAP Q3: sales down, profit up
Intel, Numonyx claim memory breakthrough
Gallery: NASA launches next-gen rocket test
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Intel pulls new SSD firmware day after release
Sam Diaz: Yahoo gains respect, credibility as news outlet; looks to expand offerings
Ryan Naraine: Opera browser dinged by code execution flaw
Paula Rooney: Microsoft partners to allow Eclipse interop on Win7, WinServer 2008 R2, Azure
Venture Beat: Augmented reality company Layar gets $1M boost, launches on Symbian
Heather Clancy: Scientific Energy adds energy-measurement module to commercial building commissioning application
Andrew Mager: Fake Google Chrome OS looks a lot like Ubuntu
How to revert your Facebook home page back to show live status updates
Twitter now explains trending topics
Gallery: Best iPhone business apps (right)
Dan Kusnetzky: Revisiting the topic of Office versus OpenOffice.Org
Janice Chen: Canon 7D glitch produces ghosted images
Zack Whittaker: Facebook freezes deceased person’s profiles
Kingsley-Hughes: Modern Warfare 2 - A game too far?
Brainstorm Tech: Apple’s 2009 ad budget: Half a billion
Dana Blankenhorn: What the DoD now says about open source
October 28th, 2009
News to know: L.A. goes Google; AMD-Galleon; Cisco-ScanSafe; Ubuntu; Amazon RDS
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.:
Larry Dignan: WSJ: AMD’s former CEO was a Galleon tipster
Sam Diaz: Cisco continues its buying spree with ScanSafe acquisition
Christopher Dawson: Yes, Ubuntu can absolutely be the default Windows alternative
Sam Diaz: L.A. votes to “Go Google”; pressure shifts to Google and the cloud
Larry Dignan: Amazon launches relational database service: Think MySQL in the cloud
Ed Burnette: What’s new in Android 2.0? Part 1: User features
- Gallery: Google Android OS 2.0 photos
Jason D. O’Grady: Apple pitching media companies on tablet?
Sam Diaz: Document rental service brings “deep web” content to the mainstream
Jason Perlow: Congratulations B&N, you’ve built my Kindroid. So now what?
Ed Bott: Dear Microsoft: What’s the deal with Windows 7 upgrades?
Matthew Miller: Roku adds 2 new players, including the HD-XR with 802.11n support
John Morris: More laptops combine Core i7, Windows 7
Christopher Dawson: What does the Nook need to be Ed Tech’s e-book holy grail?
Sean Portnoy: Is HDTV turning Americans into hockey fans?
Tom Foremski: Stunningly poor quality predictions about the future Internet from Google’s CEO
Techcrunch: Yahoo To Launch Real Time Search, Too
Mary Jo Foley: SharePoint: The team that makes the donut(s)
Heather Clancy: The paper chase: Intralinks calculator tracks paper saved, emissions diverted
Dancho Danchev: New LoroBot ransomware encrypts files, demands $100 for decryption
Mary Jo Foley: Why is Microsoft opening up its Outlook file format now?
Oliver Marks: John Hagel on Real Time, Social & Mobile Web
Harry Fuller: Another flashpoint in global warming warnings
Wall Street journal: FCC Considers Shifting Some TV Airwaves to Broadband
Doug Hanchard: Banks and auto sector got bailed out, are telecom providers next?
Tom Foremski: CultureWatch - traditional cafes or cafe office-spaces?
October 27th, 2009
News to know: Apple tablet; Android; Social Search; Netflix on PS3; Verizon
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.:
Jason D. O’Grady: Times exec hints at Apple tablet
Dana Blankenhorn: Why Android is beating Windows Mobile
- Andrew Nusca: RIM BlackBerry Storm2 coming to Verizon on Oct. 28; $179
- Matthew Miller: Sprint and Palm announce 15 Nov date and $99.99 price for Pixi
Dave Greenfield: Google Adds Social Search
- Christopher Dawson: Any value in Google’s Social Search for students?
Larry Dignan: Netflix lands Sony PS3 distribution deal; Bolsters streaming footprint
- Rachel King: Netflix arriving on PlayStation 3 next month
Larry Dignan: Verizon preps fourth quarter device barrage; Droid will ’stimulate demand’
Sam Diaz: Google Voice extends voicemail features to mobile users
Sam Diaz: Salesforce, Adobe bring Flash to Force.com
Christopher Dawson: More e-readers - more misconceptions
Andrew Nusca: Lenovo reveals dazzling Windows 7 IdeaPad, IdeaCentre lineup
Harry Fuller: There’s still VC juice out there for greentech firms
Heather Clancy: Silver Spring signs up another smart grid client
Dave Greenfield: 22 Tools to LifeLog Today
Dana Blankenhorn: News Corp. prepares to destroy more online value
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ubuntu 9.10 launch - 29 October
Andrew Nusca: Dell unveils 12.1″ rugged multitouch tablet PC, Latitude XT2 XFR; withstands drops, spills, sand, children
Is the cloud a better place for our data?
Harry Fuller: Give us clotheslines
Andrew Mager: Threadsy: personal and social media convergence [invites]
Dave Greenfield: A Net Neutrality Solution: Opinions Wanted
Oliver Marks: Accelerating Business Performance: San Francisco & Frankfurt Enterprise 2.0 Conferences
October 26th, 2009
News to know: iPhone; Win 7 upgrade answers; Psystar; SOA; Google
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.
Ed Bott: Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions
Dion Hinchcliffe: Are the iPhone and social networks making the classic Web and intranet obsolete?
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft expanding Office Web Apps test program
- Selected testers get new build of Microsoft Security Essentials
- Ballmer: Zune services coming to ‘next release’ of Windows Mobile
Jason Perlow: Ding Dong, The Vista’s DEAD!
- Paul Murphy: What Windows7 could mean for Linux
- Dana Blankenhorn: Windows 7 will shine in medicine
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Less than 24-hours on and a potential Windows 7 Achilles’ heel surfaces
NYT: Sergey Brin Aids Charity That Aided Him
Unwired View: Nokia is exploring 3D multi-touch interface
Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Psystar releases ‘build your own Hackintosh’ kit
Joe McKendrick: SOA Manifesto unveiled
- Dennis Howlett: The maintenance renewal landscape
- Larry Dignan: Data center design 101
- Dana Blankenhorn: Application transformation case study targets enterprise bottom line with eye-popping ROI
Garett Rogers: Google Music: What if…
Sam Diaz: Google’s Schmidt: Washington politics “not very interesting”
Icahn to resign from Yahoo board
Sergey Brin: Chrome for Mac still unstable
Facebook settlement: Kill Beacon, pay $9.5 million into fund to promote online privacy
- Andrew Mager: Facebook launches confusing, counterintuitive, broken UI
- CNN.com launches cleaner, more personalized design
Venture Beat: Mark Zuckerberg on how to build hacker culture inside a company
Doug Hanchard: Government in action: 1.3M mobile plans; Mexico’s Internet tax; England’s crime map
CNet News: Apple punts on lower-cost MacBook
Andrew Nusca: Demand for Windows 7, Xbox lifts Microsoft earnings; more losses online
Sean Portnoy: Would you let Wal-mart do your home-theater installation?
Zack Whittaker: Universities in hot water over students’ peer-to-peer sharing
Meet Mozilla’s Raindrop: Like Google Wave, but different enough to co-exist
Photos: The newest in Taser tech
Janice Chen: Sony’s new digital photo frame includes built-in photo printer
Rachel King: Access, Emblaze Mobile debut Linux-based ‘Else Intuition’
Jason Perlow: Frugal Friday: Mac refresh, Magic Mouse, Verizon DROID, The Nook, Windows 7, Likewise
Dana Blankenhorn: Drupal challenged as White House goes blog
- Give Jim Whitehurst his due and proper
- Could diabetes fight the obesity epidemic?
- Bells give net neutrality the McCain two-step
Mark Cuban: The DVR vs Internet Video
Tech Crunch: Tim Armstrong’s Secret Project Is To Turn AOL Into A Low-Cost Content Machine
Dave Greenfield: LifeLogging and Love: A Fatal Combination?
Tom Foremski: MSFT versus GOOG - there’s a big gap
Heather Clancy: Alternative to electrical retrofits helps Verizon Center save $25K monthly
Zack Whittaker: Email Overload Syndrome: Too much in too many places
Christopher Dawson: So about this SIF thing
Matthew Miller: iPhone app review: Mantis Bible Study
Harry Fuller: Liquids from methane could be better than mere gas(oline)
Mitch Ratcliffe: Updating Kindles-sold estimates: 1.072 million
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