March 27th, 2009
News to know: Windows 7 RC; Cloud wars; Scareware; Facebook WWDC;
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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.
Dion Hinchcliffe: Cloud computing and the return of the platform wars
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft accidentally confirms Windows 7 RC coming in May
- Ed Bott: Updating the Windows 7 release schedule
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: TechNet accidentally leaks Windows 7 Release Candidate information
- Microsoft ad: ‘I’m just not cool enough to be a Mac person’
- Users already honing their IE 9 wish lists
Ed Bott: Is IE8 really fat and slow?
Sam Diaz: NVIDIA countersues Intel over licensing agreement
Apple WWDC dates released; Will Steve Jobs be there?
- Jason O’Grady: WWDC 2009 dates announced
- GigaOm: Skype for iPhone to Be Released as Early as Next Week
- Apple to launch ‘variable-pricing’ for iTunes
- iTunes 8.1 creating duplicate entries in iTunes, iCal, Safari and Address Book
- How-to: upgrading the SSD in your Dell Mini 9
- Boot time shootout: MacBook Air v. Dell Mini 9
TechRepublic: 10 tips for secure computer disposal
Garett Rogers: New drawing feature in Google Docs
Business Week: Facebook Is Hunting for More Money
- Harry Fuller: EPA, CO2 and reality
- Joe McKendrick: SOA Consortium confab emits green glow
- James Farrar: Microsoft & Bill Clinton: We’ll Save the Cities from Climate Change
Paid Content: Bartz: Yahoo Has Tested 141 New Versions Of Its Homepage
Images: What Windows 7 might have looked likeDennis Howlett: Workday update: deep not wide
BusinessWeek: The Apps Battle Heats Up
- Joe McKendrick: Who cares if XP support is ending?
CNET News: App Store refunds: Much ado about nothing
Larry Dignan: Google cuts 200 sales and marketing jobs
Ars Technica: Clear skies ahead for WiMax, LTE in 2009 and 2010
Dana Blankenhorn: An open source grab for 3D web power
Gallery: iGoogle gets its game onMatthew Miller: Opera Mobile 9.7 coming with Opera Turbo server acceleration
Brian Sommer: Satyam, IBM - Layoffs, Acquisitions, Rumors
Christopher Dawson: Is it too late to turn around math/science ed in the US?
Zack Whittaker: BBC News run by students for a day
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