July 17th, 2009

News to know: Google; IBM; Microsoft's edge; Palm SDK; Twitter

Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:00 am

Categories: General, News to know

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Data Center, Palm Inc., SDK, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Palm Pre

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: Google: Nice quarter, but…

Larry Dignan: IBM delivers strong second quarter, ups 2009 earnings outlook

Microsoft gets its edge back

• Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Office 2010: The odyssey continues
• Microsoft to shut down its Popfly mashup tool
• Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with Microsoft
• Read the fine print in Microsoft’s new application platform license
• Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Microsoft: Apple lawyers tried to stop ads

Dignan: Palm launches webOS SDK, aims to bolster app lineup

• Palm: Mojo SDK available to all
• Andrew Mager: I love my Pre, but it feels defective
• Jason O’Grady: iTunes 8.2.1 stops Palm Pre from syncing

Andrew Nusca: All-in-one PCs a smart idea for business? I don’t think so

• Gallery: Dell Vostro all-in-one desktop PC for small business (right)
• Broadband Internet is undervalued $32 billion, study says

Sam Diaz: Firefox launches Contributions for add-on developers

Ryan Naraine: Mozilla, Google plug high-risk browser holes

Zack Whittaker: Another kick in Facebook’s privacy policies

Reuters: Sun shareholders approve sale to Oracle

Nokia sales and profits dip

Data Center Knowledge: Google’s Chiller-less Data Center

TechCrunch: MySpace CEO: “Our users don’t know if we’re a social portal, a music site, or an entertainment hub”

Rachel King: Unofficial Nikon D300s Images Surface

• Nikon USA issues D5000 service advisory
• Canon releases two new camcorders: iVIS HF21 & iVIS HF S11

Harry Fuller: “Cooling trend” and global warming

• “Cooling trend” gets hot reactions

Heather Clancy: Corning: Cables count in data center energy-efficiency equations

Top 5 reasons healthcare in America is broken

Joe McKendrick: Experts convene to analyze SOA’s vital signs

Harry Fuller: Next electric car coming from…Nissan

• $20/gallon gasoline: heaven or hell?

Jennifer Bergen: Gadget Gal’s daily deals: Panasonic Lumix digital camera, Kingston flash drive 4-pack, Logitech QuickCam for notebooks

Dana Blankenhorn: CCHIT fate could be decided today