January 9th, 2009
News to know: Palm Pre, Windows 7, CES
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily:
Matthew Miller: Welcome Palm Web OS, now what happens with Palm OS 5 applications?
- Sam Diaz: Palm’s Pre and OS: Home-run announcements at CES
- Matthew Miller: Palm announces the Palm Web OS and the Palm Pre device
- Gallery: Palm Pre device revealed in all its beautiful glory
Windows 7:
VIDEO: Ballmer previews Windows 7
Mary Jo Foley: Poll: Is Windows 7’s ship date immaterial to you?
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Getting ready for Windows 7 beta 1 - FAQ
Jason Perlow: Windows 7 Beta 1: Ribbonized For Your Pleasure
Sam Diaz: Reasons to skip Microsoft’s Windows 7 Beta download
Consumer Electronics Show 2009, Las Vegas:
Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Welcome to the Consumer Electronics Show. Sales Are Flatlining.
David Morgenstern: CES: Where’s the Mac pavilion?
Sean Portnoy: Intel recruits Comcast, Samsung, Toshiba for its Widget Channel Internet TV initiative
- Hands-on with Netgear’s new streaming media devices
- Sony launches eco line of Bravia TVs, adds Internet Widgets to XBR, Z series sets
- Panasonic refreshes plasma, LCD line-ups, introduces 3D plasma TV
Andrew Nusca: The world’s first web-browsing camera [day 3]
- Flagship Viera plasma is 54″ across, 1″ deep, wireless-enabled [day 3]
- World’s thinnest plasma is 8.8mm thick
- Samsung’s 117-strong HDTV ‘wings of glory’
- 90% of Sony products will connect to Internet, each other by 2011
- Liveblogging Palm’s press conference
- Westinghouse’s new 120HZ 1080p LCD HDTVs, LCD monitors
Matthew Miller: Nokia announces E63 QWERTY device for the US for only $279 unlocked
- Slacker Mobile for BlackBerry and FlyCast for Google Android, PC, & Mac announced
- OQO announces model 2+ with OLED and Intel Atom processor
Zack Whittaker: Microsoft shows nothing new at CES
Video: Macworld’s fading future
Jason D. O’Grady: MWSF Appearance: Peachpit Press booth
Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Let ‘Em Go Cold Turkey on DTV, President Obama
Brian Sommer: The questions Satyam must address
Adrian Kingsley Hughes: AMD officially releases Phenom II and Dragon desktop platform
John Morris: AMD’s Dragon, Phenom II get official
Christopher Dawson: Why doesn’t anyone use our website?
Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.1 beta 3 code freeze slated for Jan 13 — maybe
Joe Brockmeier: From grassroots to government: Looking for a FOSS friendly national CTO
Harry Fuller: Obama’s push for alternative energy
- Is it time to haul ash? Maybe kick a little ash, too?
- As the mercury rises so does the level of mercury in the soil
Dancho Danchev: Microsoft study debunks phishing profitability
David Morgenstern: Cool enterprise security developments at Macworld Expo
Heather Clancy: Pentagon decrees Cree LED
Mary Jo Foley: Former Microsoft search leader resurfaces at eBay
Ryan Naraine: Microsoft planning quiet Patch Tuesday (1 critical)
Jason D. O’Grady: Apple updates iTunes store T’s and C’s
- Dana Blankenhorn: Did Vietnam take open source too far?
Jason D. O’Grady: Four core iPhones and firmware 3.0
Christopher Dawson: Making the case for 1:1
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: NVIDIA lifts lid on world’s most powerful single and dual GPU graphics cards
- Dana Blankenhorn: The Kibbe-Klepper challenge to medicine as usual
- Jason D. O’Grady: iWork sort of shipping; requires 10.5.6
Jason Hiner: Netgear shows off Wi-Fi router for sharing 3G mobile broadband
Sam Diaz: Lenovo announces layoffs, cutbacks
Christopher Dawson: OLPC laying off staff and cutting salaries
Richard Koman: Take his BlackBerry out of his cold, dead hands
- Dana Blankenhorn: Can VistA overcome?
- Dana Blankenhorn: VistA now all open source
- Heather Clancy: Green tech expert clarifies data center heat discussion
- Larry Dignan: Satyam management: We’re staying; Unveils crisis plan
Dan Kusnetzky: Intermedia - Pan Manager customer profile
Larry Dignan: Even ViewSonic is jumping into netbook game
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