April 27th, 2009
News to know: Windows 7; Swine flu; Facebook; SOA
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.
Zack Whittaker: Tech-take on the spread of swine flu. Techmeme
Ed Bott: What you need to know about the Windows 7 Release Candidate
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Windows 7 RC 32-bit vs. Vista SP1 32-bit - Gaming shootout
- Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) leaked
First Look: Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100)
- Gallery: First look: Windows 7 RC
- Windows 7 Release Candidate release dates confirmed
- Zack Whittaker: The public Windows 7 RC build is here
- Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 Release Candidate now available for unsanctioned download
- Microsoft to provide ‘XP Mode’ with Windows 7
- Jason Perlow: Windows 7’s XP Virtualization: I TOLD YOU SO!
- Gallery:
Windows 7 public RC leaks (7100)
Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X
Richard Koman: At MPAA request, judge kicks public out of RealDVD court
ReadWriteWeb: Wolfram|Alpha: Our First Impressions
Paula Rooney: OS execs split over fate of MySQL under Oracle’s grip
Heather Clancy: How smart is your wind turbine? Intel is on the case.
- For many companies, client power management not yet a priority
- Chris Jablonski: Nanowires, nanoribbons and ‘graphane’ among materials that’ll revolutionize computers
- Harry Fuller: Window company sees future clearly, shhhhhh
Silicon Alley Insider: Facebook Opens Up For Developers, Turns Up The Heat On Twitter
Joe McKendrick: Justifying SOA: 12 key metrics to keep tabs on
Phil Fersht: Outsourcing in this recession: will it increase?
Garett Rogers: Microsoft is bleeding, time to rethink
- Paul Murphy: A question about Linux
The five most pointless Sony products ever (right)Larry Dignan: Cloudkick: Cloud provider market maker?
ComputerWorld: Maker: First Android netbook to cost about $250
Zack Whittaker: Universities should promote students’ resumes
Jason O’Grady: Gelaskins, just because
Jason Perlow: Frugal Friday: Oracle/Sun, VMWare vSphere 4, Pano Logic
TechCrunch: Google Earth Helps Solve A Plane Crash Mystery
Matthew Miller: MobileTechRoundup show #170, Viliv S5, Quickoffice for iPhone, 1 billion App Store downloads
Andrew Nusca: Would you buy a Lenovo business-class ThinkPad netbook?
Michael Krigsman: IT failures town hall: Aligning IT and business
Dana Blankenhorn: Microsoft and the PCjr
Gallery: 
Philips GoGear Aria
Philips GoGear AriaMatthew Miller: TouchDown Exchange Android app updated to version 3.0
Dana Blankenhorn: The spectrum and the stimulus
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