May 7th, 2009
News to know: Cisco; Kindle DX; MySpace; 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.
Sam Diaz: Cisco’s third quarter: Better than expected; Sales down; Economic recovery ‘eventual’
Andrew Nusca: Amazon Kindle DX: The solution to a problem that doesn’t exist
- Gallery: Amazon Kindle DX revealed
- Heather Clancy: Amazon’s bigger Kindle has all sorts of vertical potential
- Sam Diaz: Amazon Kindle’s $489 price tag makes iPod Touch a better buy
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Amazon lifts lid on Kindle DX
- Amazon Kindle DX, in video
- Jason Perlow: Forget Kindle DX. How about the ZuneBook?
- Hands on: Amazon Kindle DX
- Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reveals the Amazon Kindle DX
- Live from New York: Amazon’s Kindle press conference
- Gallery: Kindle DX
- Techmeme
- Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft delivers new storage-appliance code
- Microsoft rethinking its Response Point small-business phone strategy
- Microsoft to turn .Net Micro Framework code, support over to the community
Ryan Naraine: Critical security hole in Google Chrome
Layoffs hit Microsoft security unit
John Morris: Dell laptops get WiMax, HP says it’s still too soon
- Christopher Dawson: Does inexpensive have to equal cheap?
Forrester: Can Open Text turn the page on Vignette’s recent history?
Jennifer Bergen: HyperMac external battery gives juice to MacBooks for up to 32 hours
Matthew Miller: It’s official; T-Mobile G1 Android 1.5 update coming next week
Larry Dignan: Rupert Murdoch: Worst over; MySpace exec changes will regain momentum
Diaz: Google to Congress: We can help news publishers - if they embrace opportunities
CNET News: Google: We’re good for journalism
EU lawmakers vote to introduce net neutrality
Dennis Howlett: NEXT09: Where are we in the social enterprise?
- Christopher Dawson: Live from the X2 Community Conference
- Dana Gardner: Compuware refocuses: optimization, performance, portfolio management in — Quality out
- WSO2 moves data services component to OSGI-based Carbon framework
Dave Greenfield: HD Telephony: The Next Big Step?
The Real Reason Why Acme Packet Bought Covergence
Screenshots: a tour of Wolfram Alpha (right)
Matthew Miller: The AT&T Nokia E71x is actually a great buy at $99.99
Jason Perlow: Lego Brick Virtualization
Jennifer Leggio: Is Twitter the new business card?
- Point / Counterpoint: Debating celebrities on Twitter
- Sickening swine flu, social media opportunism
- Twitter HTML notifications = ad revenue model?
Gadget Gal’s daily deals: iPod nano, Samsung LCD monitor/HDTV, HP PhotoSmart
Dana Gardner: Active Endpoints’ new ActiveVOS 6.2 offers ‘MultiSite’ BPM capabilities
Silicon Alley Insider: Top iPhone Apps Make $400 to $5,000 Per Day On Ads
Dana Blankenhorn: Certification the tip of the health reform spear
- Prospects dim for major health reform
- Nagios fork warning to Oracle
- Moonlight assumes subordinate position for Microsoft Silverlight
Michael Krigsman: Research: Gov’t lacks oversight on services contracts
Beware hidden costs in your IT department
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Microsoft’s latest “Laptop Hunter” ad
Paul Greenberg: Philadelphia Flyers Rock! - When It Comes To Customer Experience, That Is
GigaOm: After Long Delays, In-Flight Broadband Is Taking Off
Jason O’Grady: Apple should acquire…
Live MOTODEV podcast with Ed Burnette and Rylan Barnes
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