July 13th, 2009
News to know: AMD; Windows 7; Chrome OS; 'Slow IT'
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: AMD rounds out six-core Opteron lineup
Joe McKendrick: In praise of ’slow IT’
Mary Jo Foley: Business licensees to get final Windows 7 release in July
- Sensors, search and sleep apnea on Microsoft Research confab’s line-up
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Windows 7 - Where’s the beef? How much?!!? Why, and why risk it?
Jason Perlow: To the Moon: Boeing, the Rocket Foundry. Gallery: The 
Boeing / Saturn V
Michael J. Miller: Google’s Chrome OS: Maybe Not a “PC” OS After All
- Mary Jo Foley: Taking the ‘PC’ out of the Chrome OS equation
- Zack Whittaker: The history and future of Chrome OS
- Sam Diaz: Google on offense: Chrome OS is a wager on the future of computing
- Dana Blankenhorn: When you see Chrome OS think business model
Garett Rogers: Consumer Watchdog blasts Google over privacy
- Google Apps users to get OpenID authentication
- Diaz: Google Images to identify free-to-use pics; Confirm on your own
- Google image search adds usage rights filtering
Paul Murphy: Pigeons roosting and doing what pigeons do
Andrew Nusca: Illinois researchers create fastest LED ever; aid computing efficiency
Motorola Clutch has QWERTY smartphone style, PTT, military-grade toughness, no contract [review]
Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week
Gizmodo: Specs Re-Imply Blackberry Storm 2 Will Probably Forgo Clicky Touchscreen
Jason O’Grady: Battery percentage indicator for all iPhones
Matthew Miller: Costco customers can buy the T-Mobile Dash 3G for only $89.99
iPhone Disney at Work application gives insight into the Magic Kingdom
Perlow: Frugal Friday: “Jackdotting”, Chrome OS, Amazon Kindle, Wildpackets
Heather Clancy: Tsk, tsk: Greenpeace scolds HP, Lenovo and Dell on latest green electronics listing
- Like Santa, only greener. PecoBOO knows when your PC should be sleeping
- Harry Fuller: Newly nationalized General Motors goes online…any greener?
Oliver Marks: Global Collaboration Competitive Success: Old Dogs, New Tricks & The Shift Index
Blankenhorn: Health reform must focus on incentives to cut costs
Photos: An iPhone as a movie projector?
Richard Koman: Botnet awakes in further South Korean attack
Diaz: Sun Valley roundup: Google, Twitter, Microsoft, Apple and more
AmazonWireless: shopping the phone instead of the plan
Janice Chen: Very awesome Olympus E-P1 stop-motion video
- Rachel King: Poll: What photo tips would you like to learn more about?
- How to shop for your first Digital SLR
- Jennifer Bergen: Olympus celebrates 50 years of ‘PEN’ with E-P1 mini-camera and awesome video
- Gadget Gal’s daily deals: Samsung digital camera, HP Officejet printer, Panasonic Viera HDTV
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